The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY, June 2S.-Mr. Allison. from the
committee on appropriations, reported
back the legislative appropriation bill with
amendments, and gave notice that he " ould
move tomorrow to take it up. Mr.. Nc.
MILAN, from the committee on commerce,
reported back the river and harbor bill
with amendments, and said he would move,
on Wednesday, TO take it up and pass it.
Mr.. Allison lin the absence of Mr.. Logan)
submitted the conference report on the
pension appropriation biil-the House re-
ceding from its disagreements. The report
WAS agreed to. Mr.. Teller introduced bill
authorizing the President to appoint and
retire Alfred Pleasanton as major-general
MIR. Hoar gave notice that he would on
Wednesday next ask the Senate to take up
the resolution for open executive sessions
so that he might make remarks thereupon.
Mr. Edmunds called up the bill granting a
pension OF 500 per month to Emily j.
Stannard, widow OF Gen. Stannard, of
Vermont. The bill was passed.
TUESDAY. June 29.-Mr. Hawley, from
the committee on military affairs, reported
back a Joint resolution appointing Gen.
VIM. j. Sewell, of New Jersey, Gen. Martin
/. Mcmahon. of New York, and Capt. j ohm
l.. Mitchell, OF Wisconsin, managers of the
national homes for disabled soldiers, to fill
vacancies. Passed. Mr.. Beck introduced
to appoint and remove postmasters of the
third class, VINO are now appointed and re-
moved by the President. Mr.. Plumb sub
mltted the conference report on the army
appropria ton bill. The conference report
was explained by Mr.. Allison. The bill now
appropriates about $150,000 less than it
did as it passed the House. The report
was agreed to. Mr.. Allison submitted the
conference report on the bill to amend the
Pacific Railroad acts, and lit was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference committee
on the bill making appropriations for the
department OF agriculture, submitted a re-
port which was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, June 3O.-The conference re-
port on the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was submitted by Mr.. ALI
son and agreed to. The Senate then pro-
ceeded to The consideration of the legisIa-
tive appropriation bill. At it's evening SEES
sion the Senate resumed the consideration
OF the legislative appropriation bill, but
took no final action upon it. Much of the
evening was consumed in a desultory dis
| cussion over the proposed reduction of
force in the surgeon generals office, and the
reduction was finally rejected.
THURSDAY, July 1.-Mr. Miller, from the
committee on agriculture, reported back,
without amendments, the House bill taxing
oleomargarine, and gave notice that he
of theappropriation bills. Mr.. Jones (Ark.)
stated that Senators George, Gibson, Fair
and himself, q minority of the committee,
dissented from the report. Mr.. Riddleber-
| ger introduced preamble and a bill for the
reduction by 25 per cent. OF the salaries of
cabinet officers, senator's and members, and
addressed the Senate in it's advocacy.
FRIDAY, July 2.-Senator Gibson submit
ted a proposed amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, to appropriate
500, coo for salaries, travelling and Office
expenses OF the Mississippi River commits
sion and the assistant engineers under it.
Senator Mcmillan offered as a proposed
amendment to the same bill, the bill to APP
propriate 500, 900 for public building at
Duluth, MINI. The Senate took up the
river and harbor appropriation bill. Be
| fore the reading of the bill was concluded
Mr.. Eustis called up the resolutions In con-
nection with the death in this city, on the
18th Of March last, OF Michael Hahn. q
representative from Louisiana. After the
delivery of euogies on the life and charac-
ter OF the deceased by Messrs. Eustis and
Gibson, the resolutions were adopted, and
the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
House.
MONDAY, June 2S.-Under tina call
OF states, the following bills. etc,
were introduced and referred reso-
luton reciting tha+ it is a matter of
current newspaper gossip that the officers
of the Democratic campaign committee,
| through person not an employe OF the
| government, are engaged in soliciting con.
| tributions from Democratic congressman
| and Others in the employ OF the govern
| ment, and directing the committee on civil
| service reform to investigate the facts with
| 8 view OF asCert Va ming whether section /
| Oi the ciyilservice law has been violated.
| To reduce and equalize duties on imports,
| to reduce internal revenue taxes, and to
modify the laws in reia ton to the collec-
| tion of the revenue a resolution that the
| United States viii view with great solici-
| tude, and disfavor any action of the French
government which will identity it with the
| Panama Canal such as authorizing a lot
| terry loan of 600, 600, 600 francs. Thesecre-
| tary of state liz requested to send to Congress
all information bearing upon the subject.
TUESDAY, June 29.-Mr. Townshend Gil. }
| submitted the report OF the conference COM
mittee on the pension appropriation bill,
! and it agreed to. Mr.. Burns mo J
| from the committee on appropriations re-
| ported the general deficiency bill and it was
referred to the committee OF the whole. Tit
| appropriates Sc, ,062, ,S45 Mr.. B.ount
! (Ga.) submitted the conference report on
| the post-office appropriation bill, and it
| was agreed to. The Senate recedes from
| the amendment which authorizes the post
|
| foreign steamboat mail service when it can
be combined in one route, where the foreign
| office is not more than 200 miles distant
| from the domestic Office, on the same terms
as inland steamboat service. The Senate
also recedes from the amendment increasi ing
| by $50, 600 the apprO sriation for railway
| postal-car service. The Senate also recedes
| from the foreign mail service amendment
| known as the subsidy amendment. Mr.
| Erapp \ lI1h faI
port on the army appropriation bill, and
| it was agreed to. Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) sub
mitted the conference report on the agri.
cultural appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to. The House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 3O.--The House went
| into committee of the whole on the sundry
| civil appropriation bill. An amendment
was adopted appropriating S14 $40 for the
service OF the Army and Navy Hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark. The committee rose for
| the purpose OF enabling Mr.. Randall 30 pre-
sent, and the House to pass, a Joint resolu-
tion to provide for ten days from to-day
| (the last day OF the fiscal year, for the ex-
penditures OF the government not pro-
vided for in the appropriation bills
already passed. This having been
done, the committee resumed it's session.
! On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) an
! amendment was adopted providing that
none of the money appropriated for the ex'
penses of the United States courts shall be
| paid for the fees of marshals or clerks, or
| any writ or bench warrant for the arrest oil
| any person who may be under indictment
by any United States grand jury, when
such person is under recognizance taken
| before any United States commissioner, re-
| quiring his appearance before the court in
which such indictment is found The com
mittee having reached the last page OF the
bill, rose. Mr.. Belmont IN. " submitted
| the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, and it was
| agreed to.
THURSDAY, July 1.-The Speaker laid be
| fore the House a message from the Senate
| announcing that that body had passed
| over the President s veto, the bill to quit
the title of settlers on the Des Moines River
lands. The question of passing the bill
over the veto came up, but the necessary
| two-thirds failed to materialize in its
| favor, and the veto was sustained. The
House voncurred in the Senate amendments
! to the Joint resolution providing temporari