The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.



MONDAY, July 26.-The deficiency bill,
which was reported to the Senate and
passed to-day, contains clause for the
payment OF the claims of the commission
for services in adiu1icating claims for dam
ages resulting from the overflow OF the Fox
and Wisconsin Rivers. On motion OF Mr..
Malone, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration OF public building bile, when the
following were passed: House bill, in
creasng to S1S0,C00 the limit of
cost OF the public building at Reading,
Pa. appropriating S1OO,O 600 for a public
building at Haverhill Mass; increasing to
S162,0O0 the limit of the cost to the build
ing at aCrosse, Wis, ,appropriatiDg $780,
600 for the purchase of additional land
near the public building at Brooklyn, n. Y;
appropriating 100000 for public build
ing at Charlotte, n. c.; authorizing the con-
struCtion OF a public building at Owens
boro KY. On motion of Mr.. Sewell, bill
was passed appropriating $3.50, 600 for the
establishment Of a military post at or near
Denver, Col. Fifty private pension bills
were passed at the evening session.
TUESDAY, July 27.-Mr. Sewell, from the
committee on pensions, reJorted back the
vetoed Senate bill granting a pension to
Mrs. Annie c. Owen, recommending its pas
sage, Notwithstanding the President s oblec
tions. Calendar. Mr.. Aldrich, from the
OF the vetoed pension bills, with recommen-
dations that they pass. Mr.. Blair gave no
tlce that ne would ask action on the vetoed
pension bills on Thursday. Mr.. Palmer
presented the resolution of the Fairbanks
Post (Michigan) of the Grand Army of the
Republic in favor of the passage OF the ve-
toed pension bill of Cornelius Schenck. Re-
ferred.
WEDNESDAY, July 2S.-Mr. Mcmillan,
u "a.
and harbor bill, reported that the commit
tee had been unable TO agree. The Chair
(Mr. Sherman) thereupon laid before the
Senate a message from the House to the ef
feet that it had instructed it's conferees to
insist on striking from the bill the items as
to the Portage Lake and Lake Superior
Ship Canal, the Lake Michigan and Henne-
pin Canal, the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship Canal, the Mississippi River
improvements and the Potomac River
improvements. Senators Mcmillan, Con-
ger and Ransom were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate.
The Senate, to-day, took up the
fortitication bill. The bill, as it came from
the House, appropriated S620,OOO. The
Senate q dds S601, 900 to that amount, in
accordance with the recommendations OF
the ordnance and gun foundry boards, re-
garding the manufacture OF heavy guns.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment appro-
priating $500, 900 to enable the secretary
OF the navy to provide additional tools and
machinery for the finishing and assembling
OF heavy ordnance at the Washington navy
yard. Adopted. The bin was then re-
ported to the Senate, the various amend.
ments agreed to and the bill passed. The
Senate then took up the surplus" Joint
resolution and thereupon adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 29.-Mr. Hoar asked
leave to report from the committee on the
library q preamble and resolution for the
appointment of committee of five sena.
tors (the presiding officer to be one) to
consider, formulate and report at the next
session OF Congress plan for properly cell
ebratiDg at the capital OF the republic the
centennial anniversary lin 1899 of the
adoption OF the constitution, and the 400th
anniversary (n 1892 of the discovery of
America by Christopher Columbus-two
historical events fraught with great patri-
otto interests. Mr.. Hale objected and the
resolution went over till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, July 30.-The Senate resumed
consideration of the House Joint resolution
directing the payment Of the surplus in the
treasury on the public debt, which WAS
finally passed alter the adoption OF a mum
Der OF amendments including one proyid-
ing for the receipt OF trade dollars by the
treasury at par.