The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

TUESDAY, July Ga very large number
OF petitions were presented by various sen
ators, praying for the passage OF the bills
forfeiting railroad land grants. The pc.
titloos are all uniform and are those that
have been got up and signed through the
exertions of the Knights OF Labor. Mr..
| Cockrell, from the committee on military
affairs, reported a bin to regulate the pay
OF army and navy officers who refuse or
neglect to provide for their families. Cal
endar. The Senate took up the bill to Sc
cure to the Cherokee freedmen ard others
their proportion of certain proceeds OF
lands. Mr.. Ingalls,, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported a substitute for
this bin. 1t appropriates $4,000 for the
purpose and directs how the amount shall
be distributed. The substitute was agreed
to and the bill passed, The river and har-
Dor bill came up for debate, but went over.
WEDNESDAY, July 7.-Mr. Plumb pre-
sented the petition of John A. Kirkpatrick
"a pension bill in whose favor had been
vetoed. The petition was read in full, and
referred to the committee on pensions. On
motion OF Mr.. Edmunds it was ordered
that the Senate meet at IL A. NJ for six
days. After the call for, and disposition of
resolutions, the time remaining until 1890
shall be devoted to the calendar, beginning
with the first case thereon. Every mat.
ter objected to shall be passed by and
debate shall be limited TO five minutes
The Senate adopted the amendment to the
river and harbor bill making an appropria-
tiOn OF $3.50, 600 for the purchase of the
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship ca
nal and harbor OF refuge with an addition
making the canal free commercial high
way. The Chair laid before the Senate the
message OF the President vetoing the bill au,
thoriziDg the construction of railroads
through the Indian territory in Northern
Montana. The message was read and re-
ferred to the committee on Indian affairs
THURSDAY, July S.-The river and harbor
appropriation bin was under discussion
An amendment reducing the sum for he
Improvement OF the Kentucky River from
$3.50, 900 to S100, 900 was rejected An
amendment to provide for the purchase bv
the government OF the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior canals was adopted. When
the Hennepin Canal clause was reached
further action was postponed. The resolu-
ton for open executive sessions was on
motion OF Mr.. Platt, made the special order
Tor Wednesday, December s. The bill to
establish forest reservation on the head
waters OF the Missouri River and on the
headwaters of Clark fork of the Columbia
River was passed.
FRIDAY, July 9.-Mr. SeweU, from the
committee on pensions, presented the re-
port in the case of the vetoed bill granting
ltlieIOu " hdfHdTtU u. hhTCHdDQ, WIDOW
of Commodore Marchand. The committee
repeats its former report in the case, and
recommends the passage of the bill over the
Presldents 5 objections. Then the Senate
went into executive session, and immed-
ately after the doors were closed, an order
was made apOn motion OF Senator Ingalls,,
that the public should be excluded from
the upper corridors, lobbies, and committee
rooms, which order was carried into effect
at once. This resulted in closing the offices
OF the Associated press aud the Western
Union and Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
companies and the ejectment OF ali re-
porters from their quarters in the Senate
wing OF the capitol. The case of John
Goode, nominated to be solicitor-general.
and adversely reported from the judiciary
committee, was taken up. denomination
was rejected, 20 to 2S.
House.
TUESDAY, July 6.-The general deficiency
bill was before the House and was debated
at length. A number OF miro amendments
were added TO the bill. The first vote was
taken On the amendment for the payment
OF the Old Colony and Pacific Mail Steam
ship Companies for transportation OF ma
rines to Aspinwall in 1885. It was agreed
to-yeas III, nays 80. Pending further
action the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July THE entire session
OF the House was taken up in debate on the
twenty one vetoes OF private pension bills
received from the President
THURSDAY, July S.-Another session was
taken up in flibustering on the Presidents
pension bill vetoes.
FRIDAY, July 9.-The remaining pension
bill yetoes were taken up and after consid
erable discussion were referred. The House
then resumed the consideration Of the GEN
eral deficiency bill, and by vote OF, yeas,
124, nays Sc, confirmed the action of the
committee of the whole in agreeing to the
amendment making an appropriation to
meet the Fox and Wisconsin River claims.
stormy scene then ensued over the
amendment granting the House and Senate
employees one months extra pay. No final
action was reached when the House took a
recess till evening, when private pension
bills were considered.