The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-05-15
COSGgEssxo oSAa P.oCEEDrxGs
Senate.


MoNDY, May 3-NIr. Hoar. from the
committee on privileges and elections, re-
ported fvorably Senator Ingalls, Joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the con
stitutiol providing that the 30th of April
shall hereafter be substituted for the 4th
OF Marh as the beginning of the official
term OF the president vice-president and
the Congress-. Mr.. Dolph reported from
the committee on public lands an original
bill to repeal all laws providing for the pre-.
emptioL OF public lands laws allowing en-
tries for timber culture and for other pur-
poses. lie said it was designed to be offered
as q substitute for the bill on the same sub
!ect already reported from the committee.
TUESDAY, May 1.-The post-office appro-
prlatlo1 bill vas taken upand considerable
discussion followed on theproposed appro-
priatioa OF SS00,000 for the carriage of
United States mails to Central and South
Amerisa, China, Japan, etc. The amend
ment was finally agreed to. Other amend
ments were agreed to and the bill was
passed by vote OF 45 to 10. The COM
mlttee on finances reported faYorabIy the
bill to tax fractional parts OF a gallon of
whisky.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-The Interstate
commerce bill was taken up and Senator
SpOoEer delivered an address against the
short and long haul principle. The Senate,
in executive session, cleared it's calendar of
nominations. The or'y confirmation made
public is that OF Z. b Iulick, to be govern
or OF Arizona. The nomination of Z. S.
Dement, to be surveyor. general of Utah, ad-
versely reported from the public lands COM
mittee, was recommitted. The rejection OF
Chas. X. Pollard to be associate Justice Of
the supreme court of Montana, is officially
announced /. Harkness has been nom
mated for postmaster at Berlin, Wis.
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merce bill Ess again discussed at length.
The Chimes bills were made the special or
der for Mag 10.
House.
MONDAY May 3.-The House adopted
the conference report on the Indian appro-
priatiOn bill; also conference reports on
various bills authorizing the construction
OF bridges and on the Fourth OF July
claims bill. The house decided that its
sessions after May 10 should be from II
a. NJ. to P. NJ, and passed a number OF
public building bills. Mr. Bean (Ariz in
troducea bill authorizing the President
to offer a reward of S25, 900 for the killing
or capture OF Geronimo.
TUESDAY May 4.-The House adopted
after engthy debate the resolution of the
majority of the committee on elections con-
firming .he right of j. B. Weaver, of the
Sixth Iowa District to his seat. Mr.. Green
IN. j.. called up the resolution allowing the
contestee, William A. Price, from the Sec
ond DUtrlct OF Rhode Island, thirty days
within which to take further testimony, and
the contestant, c. II. Page, thereafter to take
testim.ny in rebuttal. After an extended
discussion the resolution was adopted.
The House at the evening session passed a
numbe' OF bills reported from the military
committee, including one to regulate the
promotion OF graduates of the military
academy, and another to remove the charge
OF desGtlon standing against any soldier
by reason OF his having enlisted in any
regiment without first having received
discharge from the regiment in which be
previously served; also, appropriating
S150,)00 for additional barracks at the
Southern, Northwestern ana Western
brancnes OF the National Home for dis
abed volunteers.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-The day was set
asidefor the consideration of business re-
ported from the committee on military af.
fairs, but no business of Importance was
transacted.
THURSDAY, May Reconsideration OF the
river and harbor appropriation bill having
been completed in the committee of the
whoe the measure came before the House.
The only amendment reported from the
committee upon which separate vote was
demanded was that directing the secretary
OF var to negotiate for the purchase OF the
works of the Monongahela Navigation Com
papy. 1t was agreed to. Several other
amendments were rejected, and the bill
passed by vote of 143 to 102. A report
was received from the committee on rail-
roads and canals appropriating sac, ,0OO
Tor the survey of a water route to connect
the waters Of Detroit River with Lake Mich
igan.
FRIDAY, May IA greater part of the
session was taken up in discussing a per-
sonal claim and the Military Academy ap-
preparation bin. The committee on post
offices and post-roads instructed Repre-
sentative Merriman to report favorably a
bill to ratify the construction given by
General Gresham and his sue
eessors to the act of March ,, 1885, author
lzing the postmaster-ceneral to readjust the
salaries of third and fourth class postrnas-
ters.
SATURDAY, May S.-The President re-
turned without his approval two private
pension bills. The House went into com
mIttee OF the whole on the Military Acad-
emy appropriation bill, which appropri-
ates 1927 sos. The bin was read By
sections and no objections being made the
committee rose and the House passed the
bill, after which the army appropriation
bill was taken up IN committee of the
whole, but without making much progress
the committee rose and the House ad-
IourBed.