The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16
con ONGRESSIOyAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

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The credentials of John W. Daniel newly
elected senator from Virginia, were read and
lald on the table. A bin to legahze the cleo
tlon IN the ninth territorial di.trict of Wv
omlng was read third time and passed.
resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign relations looking to the extension
oil existing extraditiOn treaties. so as to
cover cases OF embezzlement, etc. Among
the bills introduced were: \ bill to substitute
SILVER dollars in part in place of gold
com and currency in the treasury reserve
lunds TO repeal the civil service reform act,
70 retire priyates and non-comissioned Of
neers who have served in the regular army
thirty years, with 10 per cent. of pay; to
retire Judges of circuit or district courts; to
provide for the compulsory education of
Indian children; to establish a national
university in the District of Columbia; to
give the right of a trial by jury to pension
claimants whose claims have been rejected
by the secretary of the interior
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-Among the bills in
troduced and referred were the following:
To fix the time of the meeting of Congress
every second year on the second Monday in
October to prevent contraction OF the cur
rency; to authorize the settlement of the
! claim OF President Monroe for half-pay as
Northumberland during the revolution.
bill was fayorably reported to aid in the
establishment OF common schools. The
Senate took up and debated at somele length
the Utah bill, the pending question being
Mr.. Hoars 5 motion to strike out the sec
Itlon dIsfranchising the women OF Utah.
The motion was rejected. Numerous other
amendments were offered and rejected, and
1.-THE bill went over.
! THURSDAY, Jan. almost the entire
Iday was taken up in the Senate by the de-
bate on the Utah bill, the discussion being
participated IN by Senators Morgan, Cali,
lEdmunds, Cullom, Teller, Voorhees, and
Van Wyck Without concluding considera-
ton OF the bill the Senate adjourned.
| FRIDAY, Jan. S.-The Senate took up the
utah bill, which after some discussion was
passed by yea and nay vote OF 3S to Z.
New bills were introduced: To improve the
mouth OF the Columbia River, appropri-
Iating S1,l30, 600 for a public park near
Santa Fe, \. NJ; 20 establish a postal tele
Taph system, ard to prohibit the letting
lof government contracts to persons who
I'mploy convict labor. Adjourned to Mon
lay.
TUESDAY, Jan. 5.--The Hoar Presidential
succession bill was referred. The speaker
did not announce the committees. Bills
introduced: To provide for the Delaware
Maryland ship canal; to establish addi-
tional Hfe-savlng stations; to repeal the
tenure OF office act; to provide that cabinet
lOfficers may occupy seats in the House of
lRepl esentatiyes; to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy; to create a
marine signal board; to place all
kinds OF lumber on the free list;
to repeal the duty on sugar; to repeal the
ltobacco tax; to secure uniform standard
Iof value with Mexico; giving the President
lpOwer to veto one or more items in an APP
preparation bill; appropriating 5000, 900
tfOr monument to Gen. Grant in New
York; to tax Oleomargarine; to prevent
marriages between white and colored peo-
/ yle in the District Of Columb mbia: 20 abolish
Internal revenue taxation. Bills were
Introduced for the erection OF public build
ings at the following places: Rome, Marine
City, Lapeer, Mt. Clemens, East Saginaw
Jackson and Grand Haven, Mich; Duluth,
Mimi; Vicksburg, Miss; Sedalia and
Springfield, Mo-; Beatrice and Hastings,
Neb. Without reaching the conclusion OF
the call, the House adjourned The num-
ber of bills introduced was 100.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-The call OF states
was resumed and a flood of bills were in
troduced and referred among them the fol-
lowing; To repeal the civil service act; to
make shareholders in national banks indi-
vidually liable; to restore the duty on i'm
ported wool; to restore wages in the gov
ernment printing office; 30 place Gen. Rufus
Ingalls on the retired list; to limit the coin
age of the silver dollar, to repeal the in
terDal revenue tax on tobacco; to esta blish
"a postal telegraph system; directing the
secretary OF the treasury to redeem $50
4 00O0O0 3 per cent. bonds; to incorporate
/ the htlantic & Pacific Ship Railroad Com
pany for the removal OF all political disa-
| bilitis. There were $50 bills introduced.
! The speaker has not yet announced his
| committees.
THRsDAY, Jan. T. Bills introduced:
| For ajax on oleOmargarine; to retire lieu
tenaDs in the army after twenty years
| servle; for the admission Of Dakota for
the mission of the state of Washington.
The 9eaker announced the committees, as
folloe, after which the House adjourned
till Abnday:
Was and Means-Morrison II), Mills
Tex, Hewitt lN. Y Mcmillan Tenn,
Harrs (Ga.). Breckenridge Ark, May
berry (Mich.), Breckenridge Ky, Kelley
| Pa Hiscock (N. ", Browne Ind.),
Reed Me- Mckinley (OJ.
Apropriations-Rand Pa, Forney
ALA, Holman Gnd.), Townshend Gll.),
Burn Mo- Cabell (Va.), La Fevre (O.),
Adams (N. ", Wilson Nv. Va.). Cannon
(Ill.) Ryan Ekas.), Butterworth lO.), Long
Mass, McCnmas Md, Henderson tIa.).
Colage, Weights and Measures-Bland
MO, Lanham Tex, Seymour Conn,
Hemhill rs. g., Norwood (Ga.), Scott
pa. McCTaary Ky, Bynum Tnd.),
Jams IN. ", Rockwell Mass Little
| 90 FELTON, Cali, Fuller Ia.J, Toole
| (Mot.).
Riers and Harbors-willis Ky,
BlaDhard la, Jones (Ala.), Murphy
/ ia, Gibson (W. Va, Stewart Tex,
Carbon (Mich.) Cutchings Miss, Glover
! mo, Henderson GI.). Bayne Pa, Stone
/ Mas, Burleigh N. y, Grosvenor (OJ,
Markham (CaI.).
F5reign Affairs-Belmont N. y. Glenn
eats (Ga.l, Cox On. O. Singleton Miss,
Worthington, (Ill.), Daniel (Va.) f, McCreary
ky.), Grain (Tex.), Rice (Mass.), Waite
Conn, ketcham (N. ", Phelps q. j.,
Hit lm.).
I Naval Affairs-Herbert CAIa.), Hewitt
\. ", Wise, (Va.), Ballentine TENN,
McAdoo IN. j., Norwood lGa.), Lore
kDel.l, Sayers Tex Harmer Pa, Thorn
Ias lIn9 Goff (W. Va, Boulette Me-,
Mines and Mining -CIardy MOI, O'Fer-
al (Va.l, Hill lO.) Skinner N. c., Jones
| Tex, New Tenn, Gay (La.), Barry
Miss. }, White Mimi, Woodburn New,
indsley (N. y, Symes Coll, McKenna
Cali, Bean "A. t..
Pacific ays-ThrockmortOn TEX,
Fisp Ca, CabaII Va, Dunn ARK. J,
1iss n. Y, Tiilnan IS. c., Cultivate
D. Richardson Tenn, Hanback, Tex,
Iolmes Ia-}, Everhart Pa, Hayden
Mass, Weber q. ".
Public Lands-Cobb Ind. Henley Call,
an Eaton Miss, Doran 90, Laifon
/ ky.), Stevens Mo-, Lands In.), McRae
Ark Strait Mimi Anderson (kas.),
!aysOn IIl.), Stephenson Wis, Jackson
Pa, Voorhees, w. t..
Territories-HiIl (O.}. Springer In.),
priggs n. ", Burns GA, Sadler (Ala.},
ioyle Pa Perry IS. G., Dawson MO-,
itruble Ia.), Baker o. Y, Cooper (O.),
terman (Ore.), Symes Coli, Joseph
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