The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY, February 11.-PetItions we've pre-
septed for the immediate relief Of sufferers
from floods in the Ohio valley. Also for the
batter equipment of the navy. Bills introduced:
For bridge across the Mississippi river at st .
Paul; for the relief Of officers and crew of the
c. S. steamer Monitor. The senate then passed
:he Dill, reported by Mr.. Platt from the COM
mittee Oh patents amending section 4. 1887 of
the revised statutes. securing TO American in
ventors the full term Of seventeen years for
their patents in cases where the foreign patent
expires before that term. The Greedy bill was
taken up and passed. After executive session, a
message was received from the bouse annouuc-
ing the passage by that body of joint resolu-
tlon authorizing the secretary of war to use
rations for the relief of destitute persons in the
district of the oveIfowed Ohio river and its
tributaries, and making an appropriation of
$500, 900 to relieve the sufferers by such over
flow. The Joint resolution was read three
times and passed Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February IA bill was intro
duced and referred, to suspend the coinage of
standard silver dollars. 1t provides that the
coinage be suspended until January /, 1886 and
the trade dollars be received in sums of IS or
les7 for postage and rev enue stamps and con-
verted bullion. Mr. Voorhees, introduced a
bill to prohibit assessments for political pur-
poses by government officials and employees
The senate bill authorizing the construction of
building for the accommodation OF the con-
gresslonal library WAS taken up, and passed.
The senate took up the bill for the relief of
the State National bank of Louisiana. Pend
ing the debate the senate went into executive
session and afterwafd adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February, 13.-Mr. Voorhees,
offered q resolution, which went over till to-
morrow, directing the secretary OF the in,e-
-, 10 Ill for -, 1,f
patents Oh certificates of lands selected by ths
Northern Psci6c Railway 10 lien Of others ssld
to haze been lost TO said company, under the
act of July 1864 preamble to ths reso, u
ton sets forth thst the right of settlers might
be iniuriously affected BY snch approx
al. Mr.. Pendleton introduced bill to grant
condemned cannon to be used for the construc-
ton of statue to the memory of Gen. VIM.
u. Lytle. of Ohio. The senate took up the
special order for the dav-McPherson's bill
reported Dy Hr. Baysrd from the committee
on finance, to provide for the Issue of circuiat
ing potes to the National baking associations.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY. February 1.-The senate took up
the bill making all public roads and highways 8
post routes, and after 4 slight amendment it
was passed. The bill for the relief OF the Louis
lana State bank permitting that Uank, nCtwith-
s'andir the statute of limitations, 10 present
to the ccurt Of claims its claim for cotton taken
bv the United States ia 1865, was tsken I'D
Mr. Jackson, who reported the bill. said the
claim was for 367 bales of cotton, worth S90,-
900. After the debate The bill was passed.
MIR. Becs called up the Mcpherson bill relative
to rational hanks and, pending the discussion.
after an executive session, the senate ad-
jonrned.
FRIDAY, February 15-Pendleton sent to the
desk and had read telegraph dispatch from
Richard Smith, Of Cincinnati, to Representa-
tive Jordan, saying the secretary Of war had
done grsndly in the matter of relief for the
suffers by the Ohio floods: that the red tape.
from which interfere nee had been feared. had
been all cut up and thrown awav; but that con-
gress should appropriate an additional million;
il would have TO crme, ard the more prompt
he better. PeDdleton said there was no poll
tics in the matter; everybody was working for
it as cau4e of common humanity. voorhees,
said be bad simllsr kilograms, some of which
be read. The matter was referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. and st Lao Allison,
frum that committee. reported favorably onthe
| JOINT resolution. sDd Il vss lmmf dlateIv read
three tunes ani pissed. At O'Clock mes
| sage was receifsd from the house. annOuDci bg
| that that BODY had passed the JOINT resolution
ma king further appropriation OF s2h0, 00O
| for the rehef of destitute reIsons IN the dls-
tricts overfowed by the Ohio River and its
tributaries. After executive session the senate
| adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February ll.-Bills introduced: Io
imHose duties on cocoanuts, bananas and pine
apples; for the erection of public building IL
| Detroit: TO abolish the Office of assistant sur
geon general in the army: to rereai the i'm
| poIt duty on books; to provide additional life
| saving stations on tie oceans and lake-: re
| quIrirg the secretary Of the treasury TO pa,
| 500 00o.000 in per cent. bords. A joint res
olutIon was adopted appropTisiiDg 1880, ,0A
| for thu relief Of sufferers from floods 10 tn
| Ohio valley BY vote of 233 10 y.
TUEsDAY February 12- A bill was intro
duced and referred to extend the bonded det
at ~ per cent. Bills we're reported for Ii