The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, April 7.-After the transaction of
uuimportant business the Senate took up the
education bill. An amendment was adopted
fixing the amount appropriated at ST., 900, 900,
distributed over period of eight years. Hoar's
first amendment was then taken up providing
that the amount to be distributed the first wear
be S7.000,000 the second year $40. 1000, coo,
the third $4,000, 000, and then diminish the
rate ~, 0O0. GOO yearly until the expiration of
the eighth year when the appropriations shall
cease The amendment was agreed to-38
yeas. IL nays. Another amendment of
Mr.. Hoar S was agreed to, providing that equal
opportunity in education he given to all chill
dren OF state- The motion of Mr. Logan was
agreed to, striking out the section which per
n1ltted states having less than per cent. Hit
eracy to use money for normal schools or in
dustrlal education. number of amendments
offered by Mr.. Harrison were agreed to. The
bill being completed as in committee of the
whole, was reported to the Senate, read three
times and passed, after which the Senate ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, .Aprll S.-Bllls introduced: For
the deposit in the treasury OF the receipts of
the money-order system, and for the payment
of its expenses out Of the appropriations; to
provide for the establishment of terms of
court IN the district OF Colorado. The follow
ing bills were passed: To authorize the con-
tween Eagle Pass, Tex, and P-edras Negras
Mexico, and brioge over the same river be-
tween Laredo, Tex, and Nueva Laredo, Mex
leo. The Char laid before the Senate a bill to
provide a uniform system for bankruptcy
throughout the United States. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April ,.9.-The original bill to
establish postal telegraph system was favora-
bly, reported. The bill provides for contracts
with existing companies The balance of the
session was consumed in debate on the naval
appropriation bill, but without action the
Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY. April 10.-Vest, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported favorably the
bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi at st. Louis. Bills in
troduced and Ieferre1: For the better protection
of citizens in their rights of property, and to
punish the infringers of patents; to protect the
employees of railroads engaged in interstate
commerce; to declare forfeited the lands grant
ed to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge * Vicks-
burg Railroad Company. The DEBATE on the
naval appropriation bill was continued. Ad-
journed until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April IA resolution was adopted
directing the Secretary of the In erior to de-
liver to the Cincinnati law library certa1 court
records and other public documents, copies of
which were burned during the recent riots
After the Introduction of numerous bills the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 8.-The House considered
bills relating to the territories, and among
those passed was one requiring governors to be
residents of the territories for at least two
years prior to Their appointment; also a bill
authorizing the appointment of a commission by
the President to run boundary lines between
portions of Texas and Indian Territory, in con-
nectlon with similar commission by Texas.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-Hopkins, of Pennysl-
vania, offered a resolution asking that the com
mittee on commerce be instructed to inquire
into the evils that were alleged to exist in the
transportation of live stock. The resolution
declared that by the present system an enor-
nous percentage of the cattle shipped from East
to West perlshed on the way, thus deprlving
consumers of a quantity of necessary article
OF food and bringing up the price Of the re-
malndeT. The resolution was referred to the
committee on commerce. In the committee of
the whole bills providing for public buildings
at heokuk, Ia, and Waco, Tex, were favor
ably recommended. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10-A bLl was favorably
reported from the committee on laws relating
to the election of president and vice-president
and the counting of the electoral VOTE In
committee of the whole. after long and lively
debate, bills were favorably recommended
making appropriations for public buildings as
follows: At New Albany, Ind, 100000;
Pittsburg, Pa, S150,000; Chattanooga,
Tenn, 100000, and Augusta, Me-, $3.50, 600.
Adjourned until Monday.
FRIDAY. April 1.-THE bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to offer reward of $685.
900 for rescuing or ascertainiug the fate of the
Greedy expedition was passed. Henley, from
the committee on public lands, reported bill
forfeiting the Northern Pacific land grant;
placed on the House calendar. The House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer
IN the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
When the committee arose the Speaker laid be
fore the House message from the President
submitting special estimate from the chief OF
ordnance for permanent annual appropria-
ton of ST, 800, COO to provide the necessary
armament for sea coast fertilization. At the
evening session the House passed five pension
bills
SATURDAY, April II Bills were favorably re-
ported to make bills of lading conclusive evi-
dence IN certain cases. granting letter-carrers
and clerks in frst-class offices thirty days
leave of absence each year; to allow fruit
growers to manufacture brandy out of the
product of their orch rds without payment of
tax. An adverse rep rt was submitted from
the committee on alcoholic traffic on the bill to
restrict the use of distilled spirits to arts ard
manufactures. Eulogies were delivered on the
late Representative Thomas II. Herndon, of
Alabama. Adjourned.