The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL PgOCEEDEEGs
Senate.

MoNDI Y, June 14.-The Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill was taken up, and hot
debate ensued, an adjournment being taken
at o'clock with Senator George on the
floor.
TUESDAY, June 15.-The Northern Pacific
land grant forfeiture bill was again taken
up and after debate was passed.
WEDNESDAY, June 16.-The Military
Academy appropriation bill and the invalid
pension appropriation bill were passed as
reported from the appropriation commit
| tee. Consideration was then begun of the
House bill for the repeal of the preemptiou
timber culture and desert land laws, the
Senate committee having amended the bill
by substituting the provisions of the Sen
ate bill.
THURSDAY, June 17.-Among the meas
ures passed by the Senate we're the follow
ing: A House bin appropriatiug $3.50 600
for additional barracks at the soldiers
homes at Hampton, Milwaukee and
Leavenworth; bill to provide for one ad-
ditional assistant adiutant general with
the rank Of IN 5Gr nf cavalry, bill TO &C
cure to the Cherokee freedmen their pro-
portion OF certain proceeds OF lands under
the act OF March 3, 1888; to authorize the
purchase of a tract of land near Salem,
Ore, for the use of the Indian training
school; granting to the Oregon Railway
Bridge Company, of Oregon, the right to
build bridge over the Willamette River
near Rays Landing, Ore; House bill to
provide for the sale OF the Cherokee reser-
vation in Arkansas; a bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to repair the barracks
OF Forts Robinson and Niobrara, Neb.
and those at Fort Russell, Wyo.; a
bill TO pay to the representatives OF the
government Of Great Britain S15,JO0, to
enable that government to indemnify the
owners of the British bark Chance for
abandoning their whaling voyage In the
Arctic Ocean IN 1871, and rescuing ninety.
six American seamen from shipwreck in the
ice; bill authorizing the postmaster-gen-
eral to pay rent for buildings leased rs post
Offices a bill providing for appointment
OF an additional assistant secretary OF the
treasury to hold Office for one year from
the passage of the bill; providing for an in
speCtion ofmeats for expectation, and pro-
hibibiting the Importation OF aduIterated
articles OF food or drink; to authorize the
pOstmaster-general to allow compensation
70 railroad companies in certain cases
for apartment service furnished; to
authorize the Improvement OF the water
power In the Mississippi River at Little Falls
Mimi; Classifying registers ana recelvers OF
land offices and fixing salaries for them ac-
COrding to such classification, in lieu of fees.
60 promote the political progress and COM
merclal prosperity OF the American ma
tALlDriLlDE
the President to invite, on behalf of the
people of the United States, delegates from
Mexico and Central and South America, to
meet in Washington October l. 1887. to
meet delegates on the part of the United
States to consider such questions and rec
ommend such measures as shall be to the
mutual interest and common welfare OF the
American states, The following public
building bills were passed. For a building
"a
$3.50, 600. To complete buildings already
begun the following additional amounts
were appropriated: For the building at
Hannibal, Mo, S37 600; Peoria, H., $50.
600; Frankfort, KY, S15, 900; keokuk, Ia,
$4,000.
FRIDAY, June IS The Fitz John Porter
bill was made the special order for next
Thursday. Mr.. Platu's resolution provid-
ing for open executive sessions was objected
to and went over. Among the bills passed
were the following: A House bin reducing
from cents to 5 cents the fee on domestic
money orders for sums not exceeding So:
prohibiting the publication of lottery ad-
vertisements in the District of Columbia
and the territories; a House bill to make
the allowances for clerk hire to postmasters
at first and secondclass post-oftices cover
clerical labor IN the money order business:
a bill for the encouragement of the Ameri.
can merchant marine and TO promote
postal and commercial relations with for
eign countries; a bill authorizing the free
transmission OF weather reports through
the mails; bill to increase the efficiency OF
the army of the United States. The Senate
adjourned until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, June 14.-Mr. Cobb ,Tnd.}
called up the report of the committee on
public lands, recommending concurrence in
the Senate amendments to the Atlantic 4
Pacific land forfeiture bill. Mr.. McRae
Ark opposed the Senate amendments,
contending that notwithstanding the title
of the bill the adoption of the amendment
would convert the bin into a coGfOrmatory
act. The report OF the committee was then
agreed to and the amendments concurred
in. Under the call ofstates the following bills,
etc, we're introduced and referred. To in
corporate the United States and Congo Ma
tionaI Emigration Stea mship Company:
for the deposit OF gold and silver coin and
bullion and the issuing of United States
coin certificates therefor; resolution for
the appointment Of a committee of three
senator's and i've Representatives TO con-
slider IN what mannerCan best be ceIebra ted
the centennial anniversary Of the orgauiza-
tion OF the constitutional government Of
the United States, the first meeting Of Con
gress and the inauguration of George
Washington az president of the United
States, which will occur on the 30th OF
April, 1889. The floor was accorded to
the District of Columbia committee. 4
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