The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-20
CoyGREssI PRoCEEDIyGs
Senate.

MONDAY, March S.-AmOng the petitions
presented were a large number from local
assemblies of Knights of Labor favOring
the building OF the Hennepin Canal Mr..
Vance offered a resolution directing the
committee on civil service reform to report
forthwith the bill before them providing for
the repeal Of the Civil-serviCe law. st $50
P. NJ. Mr.. Stanford announced the death Of
Senator Miller, of California, and the Sen
ate at once adjourned.
TUESDAY. March 9.-The entire session
was taken up by Mr. EdmUnds in a speech
IN support OF his resolution regarding the
DuskIn case. At the conclusion Of his ad-
dress Mr.. Pugh obtained the floor, and aft
er executive session the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 1O-In the Senate
Mr.. Black kburn caused some amusement bv
reporting IN open session upon an appoint
ment. He begged the Chairs pardon for
having done 80. The urgent deficiency bin
was taken up and an amendment was
agreed to, appropriating $50, 0OO to defrav
the expenses Of Gen. Grant funeral. The
bill was passed, after some debate. On the
item Of S1S5, 600 deficiency IN the DEPART
ment Of Justice, cOusidera ble talk was made
but no action was taken.
THURSDAY, March 11.-NI Hawley. from
the committee on Civil-service, reported ad-
versely Mr.. Eance's bin for the repeal Of
the cIvlI-servlce law. Mr.. Hawley said the
committee was not unanimous. r.Logau.
from the minority Of the committee on
military affairs, submitted the views Of the
minority members on the FItz-J Ohm Porter
/ bill. 1t Is the same report presented BY
the minority IN the last Congress with the
addition of Gen. LOgan's letter in reply to
Gen. Grant article IN the North American
Review. Justifying the conduct Of Fitz-JOh
| Porter. In the morning hour, the bill for
/ The forfeiture Of part Of the lands granted
TO the state Of Iowa to aid IN the COnstruC-
/ ton OF railroads was taken up, and after
/ debate went over.
FRIDAY, March Ex-senator Kenna OBJ
tanned the floor and delivered a long speech
on the right OF the Senate to papers in sus-
/ pension cases. Mr.. Spooner's amendment
TO the bill forfelting part OF the lands
granted TO the state Of Iowa IN aid Of rail-
roads was agreed to-32 to 13-aud hebiI
/ passed. The amendment withhoIds IRON
/ the operation Of thea certain Of the lands
as to which a suit Is now pending in the
United States supreme court.
House.
MONDAY March S-BiIls were introduced
| TO repeal the civil service law and to pro-
/ tect the Garden Of the Gods, in Colorado,
| from spOiation and to create pubicpark
/ Of the same. Mr.. Reagan Tex. from the
| committee on commerce, reported back the
! Interstate commerce bill, and II was placed
/ on the calendar. Mr.. O'Neil Pa was
/ granted leave to file a minority report on
| the bin. Nj. Henley Call, from the
| committee on public lands, reported favor
| ably the bill TO declare forfeited lands
| granted to aid in the construction of a rail
road from Portland, Ore. to the Central
Pacific IN California, House calendar Mr.
/ Crisp (Ga-) in behalf OF the committee on
/ Pacific railroads, called up the bill requir-
/ ing the Pacific railroads to pay the cost Of
/ the survey Of the lands granted to them by
/ the general government, and to take out
| patents for the land. Al this point Mr
Morrow, OF California, announced the death
I OF Senator Miller, and submitted apprOprl-
ate resolutions. which were adopted and
! the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 9.-The House passed
I the bin requiring Pacific railroads to pay
! the cost Of surveying their lands and to
/ ta ke out patents thereto On behalf Of the
/ committee on labor, Nr. James, Of New
/ York, called Up the bill TO prohibit any
! officer. servant or agent OF the government
/ to hire or contract out the labor OF prison
/ ers incarcerated for violating the laws Of
/ the United States government. The bill
( was passeG-yeas, 249; nays. :. Mr.. DID
/ bic IS. @, from the the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. reported back
I the Senate bin 70 provide for the ascertain
+ rnent OF the market value OF certain prop
1 ertv IN Chicago and authorizing the secre-
/ such property. NJ. Eldredge Mich. from
/ the committee on pensions. reported a bill
/ granting pensions to the soldiers and
/ sailors of the Mexican war. The House
/ then went into committee Of the whole Mr..
I Townshend (Iil.l IN the chair. on the In
dian appropriation BIZ. Mr.. Welboru
/ TEX briefly ran over the appropriations
made by the bin and said II carried s., SOL
I 562 as against S5,777,451, appropriated
{ F1- the crlrraur wear
WEDNESDAY, March 10.-Mr. Herbert
4 Ala. trem the committee on naval affairs,
] reported the bin to increase the naval e.
/ tablishmsnt. Nr- Pulitzer n. y. from
+ the committee on CiyiI-service reform, re-
ported adversely the Senate bin to repeal
! the civI-service law. The bill was placed
+ on the calendar and leave was granted fer
( the fling of a minority report. IN the
+ morning hour, Mr. Morrill, thss.N ,, on behalf
I Of the committee Oh invalid pensions, called
/ up the bill repeating the limitation on the
time within which the claims Of militia men
/ u no were disable while acting under orders
/ Of a United States officer must be filed.
! Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas; Mr., Reagan. oi