The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,

SCAStS
| MONDAY, July 12.-The Chair (by re-
| questl introduced bill to stop all pay
ments OF public money to James B. Eads,
| MS associates or assigns, for past, present
| or future work at the mouth of the Missis.
| slppi River, until further ordered by Con-
gress. Referred. On motion of Mr.. Hoar,
| the committee on privileges and elections
| got permission to sit during the session of
| the Senate. 1t is understood that this is
connected with the consideration of the
| Payne case. The House bill granting
| pensions to soldiers and sailors of the Mex
lean war was passed. The Hennepin Canal
| clause In the river and harbor bill was agreed
| to.
TUESDAY, July 13.-The debate on the
river and harbor appropriation bill occu-
pied the attention of the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, July 1.-THE following
House bills were passed: For bridge
across the west channel of the Detroit
River; establishing additional aids to navi-
cation at the mouth of the Mississippi
River with amendments). Senator Logan
introduced Joint resolution directing the
secretary of war to accept the deed and
conveyance of the land known as High
wood tract" near Chicago, donated by the
Commercial Club, OF Chicago, for military
purposes. The river and harbor bill was
considered, and the clauses relating to the
Hennepin Canal and the Illinois Il Michigan
Canal were adopted.
THURSDAY, July 15.-Gen. Logan asked
leave to call up the Joint resolution author
Izlng the secretary of war to accept the
deed and conveyance of the land known as
Highwood, in Lake County, H., twenty five
miles north of Chicago, containing sos
acres, Tor military purposes. He explained
that it was purchased for $500, 900 by the
{ mmercial Club OF Chicago and rendered
to the government. Mr.. Beck objected,
and Dir. Logan gave notice that he would
call 1t up at a future date Mr.. Wilson
| la. offered a resolution that in
augural addresses, annual messages, and
such special messages as may be deemed of
general public interest, of the several presi-
dents of the United States be arranged in
| chronological order and printed AS a SEN
ate document. Referred to the committee
on printing. Mr.. Allison submitted the
| conference report on the legislative appro-
prlatlon bill, the committee agreeing upon
| all points OF dispute between the two
| houses except as to the following points
| Clerks for senators mot chairmen of COM
| mitteel salary OF the assistant treasurer
| at Baltimore; an az preparation for three
| clerks for the civil service commission and
relating to the compensation of internal
revenue agents, surveyors, etc. The Senate
| still further insisted on its disagreement
| with the House on these points.
| hItA1 ulg IO.--AIt6F passing d nulnDer
/ OF private pension bills the Senate resumed
| consideration Of the river and harbor bill
| The reading of the amended bill with the
! original amounts reduced % per cent.) was
| then proceeded with. The readingwas tenn
| porarily interrupted and a message from
| the House presented, insisting on it's dis
| agreement to three or four amendments to
/ the legislative appropriation bill. The
| former conference was reappOinteC. The
| reading 0f the river and bnrhnr hill Vu 70.
| sumed. After discussion the amendment of
| the committee was agreed to. The Senate
| then took up the naval appropriation bill
| The amendments reported by the commit
| tee on appropriations were all agreed to-
| without question, and the bill was passed
! The Senate then adjourned.
| SATURDAY, July 17.-The Senate took up
| and considered the oieomargarine bill at
| length, and it is understood that vote
will be reached on Monday. After execu-
| tive session an adjournment was taken.
| As passed by the Senate, last night, the
river and harbor bill allows $50 900 for
/ Milwaukee harbor; S11, $50 for Manitowoc;
| $1,000 for Racine; 50, $50 for Port Wash
| ington; So, ,250 for Green Bay; S39,750 ior
! Kenosha; S11.250 for Ahnapee: 81, 500 for
| kewaunee; $4,000 for Oconto; 81, $50 for
| Sheboygan: SO, $50 for Sturgeon Bay: S22 :
| 500 for Ashland; S22, 500 for Superior
! Bay The allowance for Wisconsin rivers
| and for Sturgeon Bay Canal are respective
| ly 10 per cent. of what were allowed by the
| committee.
/ MONDAY, July 12.- Under the call OF
| states, the following bills, etc, were intro.
duced and referred: Declaring it to be the
sense OF the House that Congress should
not adjourn until it has enacted law ap-
| propriating portion of the surplus money
| IN the treasury to assist the states in the
great work of education; authorizing the
| President to create a commission to dis
| pose OF claims to citizenship in the five civ
| lliZed tribes; appropriating SO, 900 for the
erection OF granite shaft to mark the
| birthplace OF Abra ham Lincoln; to abolish
| the Importation of Italian or other slaves
| or laborers under contract and held
| to involuntary servitude into the United
| States for the relief of the settlers on the
| Des Moines River lands above the Raccoon
fork, a resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent for information relative to the prob
able advantages or disadvantages to accrue
to the United States by the operation of
| the reciprocity treaty with Mexico. Mr..
| VOORHEES,, from the committee on public
| lands, reported a bill permitting all persons
| who have lost homestead rights to make
| new entry. Committee of the whole. The
| Senate amendments to the legislative ap-
| prODriation bill were considered in COM
| the House an adjournment was taken.
| TUESDAY, July 13.-In accordance with
| the special order made last week the
| House to-day went into committee OF the
! whole on the Joint resolution directing pay
! ment of the surplus in the treasury on the
| public debt. The following is the text of
| the resolution: THAT whenever the sur
| plus or balance il the treasury, including
| the amount held tor redemption OF United
/ oh ba ,S,gE I
| 000,00 it shall be, and is hereby made,
| the duty OF the secretary of the treasury to
| apply such excess, in sums of not less
| than $4,000, 600 per month during the
existence OF such surplus or excess, to the
| interest bearing Indebtedness OF the United
| States, payable at the option ofthe govern
| mentn bill vas received from the wavs
| and means committee OF which the follow
ing il a synopsis; mo Manufactured tobacco
/ shall be sold or offered for sale unless put
| up in packages and stamped as prescribed
in this chapter, except at retail by retail
| dealers from packages stamped as pro-
| vided in this chapter; and every person
! who sells or offers for sale any snuff, or any
| kind OF manufactured tobacco not so put
up in packages and stamped, shall be fined
| not less than $500 nor more than $4,000
| and imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than two years" The bill was
passed. The Senate amendments to the
legislative appropriation bill vera consid
| cred.
WEDNESDAY. July 14.-The House in the
| afternoon passed the resolution TO apply
the treasury surplus to the payment of the
public debt by a vote of 207 to 67 after
debate lasting nearly all day.
THURSDAY, July 15.-Mr. Randall, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the Joint resolution continuing in force un
til July 81, the provisions of the Joint res
oiution providing temporarily until to
day for the expenditures OF the govern
ment. Passed. On motion of Mr. Price
of Wisconsin, a bill was passed providin.
for holding terms of the United States
courts at Eau Claire, Wis. At the even
. ing session the House passed the fol
lowing bills from the committee OF
labor: To prevent the employment o
convict labor or alien labor upon public
buildings and other public works; amend
ing the act to prohibit the importation oil