The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-13

Senate.

tiit bidiiH6, ACCOUNTS ana vouchers slS- |
pended in that department. The papers
were ordered printed. The Senate had
two executive sessions, one at 1920 and
another after receiving the Presidents
message
TUESDAY, March 2.-Among petitions
presented was one by Mr.. Hoar from
workingmen employed in government work.
shops since the eight thour law of 1868 was
passed, praying compensation for over
time, or a reference of their claims to some
tribunal that may adjudicate the question
whether they ought to have such COM
pensation. Mr. Van Wyck, from the com.
mlttee ON pensions, reported, with an
amendment. the House bill to increase the
pension OF widows and dependent relatives
OF deceased soldiers and sailors. The
amendment provides for the increase of the
pension of minor children from so month
the amount fixed by the House-to 81
month
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-The education
bill was takenup an amendment was made
providing Tor division of the sum received
byany state having separate schools for col
ored children between the two classes so as to |
give each the benefit. Among the appoint
ments OF the President confirmed by the
Senate was that OF Postmaster Paul, OF
Milwaukee.
THURSDAY, March 4-The education bill
Nthii4C Hp again, anu MT DOIDU oUeEeu an
amendment providing that Alaska be in.
cluded IN the bill. The amendment was re-
lected. An amendment by Mr. Logan to
increase the total amount to be appropri-
ated to Sl36, 600 900 in ten years, was also
rejected. He then moved another amend
ment appropriating $4,000, 900 to aid in
the construction OF schOOl-hOuses, which
was adopted alter debate.
FRIDAY, March 5.-The discussion cf the
afl1naa. Ill
and several amendments to the bill were
adopted. One of these, offered by Mr..
Logan, provides that the secretary of the
interior be charged with the proper admin
istration of this law, through the commits
slOneI OF education, and those two officers
are authorized, with the approval OF the
President, to make all needful rules and
regulations to carry out those provisions.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dolph was
agreed to, requiring from each state full in
formation each year as to the number of
school districts and the relative number of
white and colored children in each; also an.
other amendment substituting the census
of 1890 for that OF 1880 as the basis of
distribution for the moneys OF the bill after
the census figures of 1890 shall have been
received-the figures of 1880 to operate till
then. Mr.. Evarts offered an amendment
providing that II any state should decline
or reinquish its quota of the money under
the b H. the amount so declined or relin-
qulshed should go to increase the quota of
the states accepting. Mr.. Blair favored
this and Mr.. Maxey opposed it. 1t was
agreed to-yeas %. nays %. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Spooner was agreed to,
requiring the secretary OF the interior to
investigate complaints of unjust discrim-
nations in the application OF the funds,
the evidence to be preserved and re-
ported annually to Congress. An amend,
ment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was agreed to-
including the District of Columbia in the
bill. Other amendments of detail were
made. The bill having thus been perfected,
as in committee OF the whole, was reported
to the Senate, and most of the amend
ments C4ade as in committee OF whole were
agreed to. On motion of Mr.. George the
section setting forth that the design of the
act was not to establish an independent
school system in the states, but only to ex-
tend aid TO the state governments, was
restored, by unanimous vote. The bill
was then read the third time and passed.
| yeas, SO; nays, IL. A number of
pairs were announced, owing to the
| necessary absence of some senator's
| The bill, as passed, provides that for eight
! years after its passage there shall be annu-
| ally appropriated from the treasury the
| following sums in aid OF common school
| education in the states and territories and
| District of Columbia, and Alaska: The
| first year S7,O00O0O, the second year,
| $4,000, 900; the third year, SIS ,000, ,O00
| the fourth year, $4,000, 900; the fifth
| year, S1l 600, 900; the sixth year, $4,000
| 600; the seventh year, S7,O0O,OOO: the
| eighth year, So, 900, ,OO0 making SIT O00,-
| 600; besides which there is a special appro-
! priatiOn of 50 900, 900 to aid in the erec-
tion of school houses in sparsely settled
| districts, making the total fund S79,00O,-
| 600.
! House.
MONDAY, March 1.-Among the bills in
| troduced were the following: To repeal the
| internal revenue laws; to create depart
| ment of industry and bureau of labor; to
| admit free of duty lumber, salt, coke, coal
| and iron ore produced or mined in the
| Dominion Of Canada. Mr.. Eldredge (Mich.)
| moved to suspend the rules and pass the
| Mexican pension bill, with a provisO ex-
! ceptlng from it's provisions persons polit-
| ically disabled. After debate, and pending
action upon the motion, the House ad-
| iourned.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Mr. Morrill, (Kas.)
from the committee on invalid pensions, re
| ported bill extending until July l, 1888,
| the time within which applicttions for
| rears for pensions may be filed, extending
| the provisions of the arrears act to special
! pensioners, and providing that in applca-
! tions for pensions the person on whose ac-
|
sumed prima facie to have been sound and
| free from disease at the date OF entering the
/ service. Referred to the committee of the
| whole. Mr.. Belmont IN. ", from the com
| mittee on foreign affairs, reported the con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
and it was referred TO the committee of the
| whole.
| WEDNESDAY, March 3.-The House, in
| committee of the whole, discussed the pen
| sion appropriation bill at length, but took
no action. Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) from the com
| mittee on agriculture, reported a bill to
| stablish agricultural experiment stations
| in connection with colleges established in
! the several states. Mr.. Weaver ia }, from
| the committee on expenditures in the in
| terror department, reported back a reso-
! luton directing that committee to Investi-
! gate the administration and expenditure OF
| the pension bureau under the present and
| previous administrations and ascertain
| what foundation there Is for the statement
| IN the annual report OfCOmmissioner Black
| IN reference to partisan management and
| extravaganza in that bureau during the
| term of office of his predecessor. Mr.. Bragg
| lWls.) reported the army appropriation
| bill, from the military committee, and it
was referred to the committee OF the whole.
| 1t appropriates for the maintenance of the
! army during the next fiscal year, the sum
| OF S23, ,SS7 5SS.
1. r
| to take up the agency deficiency bill, and
/ the discussion OF the pension appropriation
| bill continued. The bill was finally
/ passed with but one dissenting vote.
| FRIDAY, March 5.-The House took up
/ the urgency deficiency bill and Mr.. Burns
/ (Mo.) explained its provisions. The total
amount carried by the bill was 1884 ,452;
/ $3.50 was appropriated for rcompensation
/ OF special agents of the treasury to examine
/ the books of the several sub. treasures.
/ Alter an extended debate in committee of
/ the whole, the committee rose and the bill
4 was passed-yeas, 229; nays, 20. The
/ House then went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar. The com
/ mittee soon rose, and the House, after
! passing two private bills, took a recess un-
/ I'll 7.30, the evening session being devoted
| to the consideration OF pension bills, fifty
OF which were passed.
/ SATURDAY March 6.-Immediately upon
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