The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL P4OCEEDTNGs

con 0EGRESSEONaL PfsOCEEDEgG
Senate.
MONDAY, March 15.-The Senate agreed
to a resolution to appoint the Rev. ]. G.
| Butler, D. D., OF Washington, chaplain of
| the Senate. Among the petitions presented
and referred to committees were a number
from local assemblies of Knights of Labor
! throughout the country IavOring the build
ing of the Hennepin canal; also, memorials
of the Knights Labor protesting against
| the denial OF ext pay which had been pro-
vided for by law for workingmen in the gov
| ernment service who worked more than eight
hours per day. In presenting one OF these
memorials, Mr.. Ingalls, said the complaint
was a Just one and thenation had been dis
graced by the violation OF the law COM
planned of in the memorial. Mr.. Ingalls,
submitted Joint resolution, proposing a
constitutional amendment providing that
the Both of April shall be the day for the
| beginning OF the successive administration
of government hereafter, instead OF March
| 4. 1t was referred to the committee on iu-
dietary.
TUESDAY, March 16,.The Senate passed
the bill to increase the pensions of widows
and dependent relatives from SS to $12 a
month. The bill was passed as it came
from the House. Mr.. Morrill,, from the
| committee on finance, reported adversely
the bill introduced by Mr.. Malone to allow
drawbacks on imported tobacco when man
ufactured in this country and afterward ex-
ported. Among other reports from commit
tees was one by Mr.. Blair from the commit.
tee on pensions being bin for the relief OF
soldiers ofthe late war honorably discharged
after six months service, who are disa'
bied and dependent on their own labor for
support and the dependent parents OF sol
ders who died in the service or from disa-
bilities contracted therein.
WEDNESDAY, March ia resolution
was agreed to directing the committee on
public lands to examine into the alleged un-
| lawful timber cutting along the line of the
Northern Pacific Railroad The electoral
| count bin was laid before the Senate and,
alter remarks by Mr.. Hoar was passed
Several messages from the President were
laid before the Senate, one of them unsigned
but received, said President Pro TEN
Sherman, "in due and official form" The
message, on suggestion of the Chair, and on
motion of Mr.. Cockrell was returned to the
President for signature. The papers were
| ordered printed.
THURSDAY, March fS.-Mr. Cullom's 5 mo.
tion to make the interstate commerce bill
the special order for March 30, was agreed
to, as was HOar's motion to make the
bankruptcy bill the special order for March
81. Mr.. Allison called up the urgent de-
tiCiency bill and the Senate concurred with
the House OF Representatives that some OF
the items making up the sum expended for
the funeral Obsequies of Gen. Grant were
not properly OF an urgent deficiency char
acter. The remaining Senate items were in
sisted on. The Senatepassed without debate
the bill providing for a commission of five
persons to investigate the alcoholic liquor
! traffic. Mr.. Logan called up his bill ITO
Increase the Efficiency Of the Army" 1t
was amended and ordered reprinted.
FRIDAY, March 19,-Mr Coke's bill estab-
! fishing a national livestock highway was
passed; also a bill 'tO define the states and
for the relief of heirs or legal representa-
| tives of certain recruits for the Fourteenth
Kansas Cavalry Volunteers, who were killed
at Lawrence, kas., August 81, 1863. bv
guerrilas." number OF private pension
bills were passed and Logan's bin to in
crease the efficiency Of the army was made
the unfinished business Of the morning
hour on Monday.
House.
MONDAY, March 15.-Only unimportant
routine business was transacted the an
nouncement OF the death of Representative
Hahn, OF Louisiana, being followed imme-
dlately by motion to adjourn.
TUESDAY, March 16.-A resolution was
adopted ordering an inquiry into the truth
OF the charge that members OF the House in
tie Forty-eighth Congress had been brbed
to vote for a $50, 600 appropriation foran
improvement on the Ohio River. Bills were
introduced amending the rules 50 as to pro-
hlbIt the Speaker fuOm receiving any resOlu-
tion authorizing the appointmentofa OF a com
mittee to accompany theremains OF any de-
ceased representative OTsena tor beyond the
| limits Of the city Of Washington: amending
the act to prohibit the Importation OF con
tract labor; granting the widow OF Thos. 4.
Hendricks one years salary OF the office
OF YiCe-president; amending the act to aid
| in the construction Of telegraph lines; es-
| tabllshing post-ottice savings banks; direct
| ing the committee on education to report
the Blair bill forthwith: proposing con
stitutional amendment prohibiting polyga-
my. Under suspension Of the rules the bill
passed for closing of the business OF the
court OF commissioners OF Alabama claims.
| The Senate bill passed authorizing the
comptroller of the currency to permit the
! receiver of a national bank to use the trust
funds for the purchase OF property upon
which the bank holds a mortgage or other
evidence OF Indebtedness. The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr. ROwel on
/ the committee on elections, and of Mr..
Hudd on the committee on levees and i'm
| provement of the Mississippi River, to fill
/ vacancies.
WEDNESDAY March 17.-Mr. Caswell
! (Wis.) from the committee on judiciary,
reported back resolution calling on the
[ secretary of the treasury for statement
I OF the account between the United States
and several states and territories OF direct
7 taxes levied and apportioned by the act Of
1861. Adopted. Mr.. Richardson Tenn,
! from the committee on claims. reported the
I bin providing for the payment OF the ad-
/ Indicated Fourth OF July claims. Mr.
Burns MOI, from the committee on ap-
proprIations, reported back the urgent de-
/ iicieucy appropriation bill, with Senate
/ amendments. Concurrence was recon-
! mended in some amendments, and non-con-