The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-29
CONGRESS-.
Senate.


ale" Objection to its present consider
alton being made the order went over
tlll tomorrow. The billin question had
been enrolled and signed 10y the presid
ing officers of both houses. X
was delivered at noon to-day to
the proper officers of the House,
ready for transmission 10 the President.
1t is believed, however, that out OF
courtesy to the Senate 1t will be re-
turned to that body in case the Ed
munds order Is agreed 10. Mr.. Ed
munds offered joint resolution, which
was passed, appropriating 100000 Tor
the yellow fever sufferers of the South
Mr.. Sherman's resolution as 10 the Ca
uadlan affairs was, at the request of Mr..
Morgan, postponed till tomorrow.
Speeches on the Presidents tariff mes
sage were made by Messrs. Jones Ark
and Stewart, the former defending Mr..
Cleveland S course and the latter attack
ing it. Mr.. Chandler reported back
the blil regulating the purchase
from Indians of timber on GER
tam Chippewa reservations IN
Minnesota and Wisconsin The fol-
lowing bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed: The Senate bill appro-
prlatlng 800 ,OOO for post office build
ing In st. Paul, Mimi; the Senate bill
for the ascertainment of the amount due
To the Potawatomie Indians of Michigan
and Indiana; the Senate bill to forfeit
lands granted TO the state of Michigan
TO aid in the construction of a railroad
from Marquette to Ontonagon; the SEN
ate bill appropriating $4,000 Tor pub
lie building at Kalamazoo, Mich.
THURSDAY, Sept. 20.-The order re-
ported yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds
al
tons directing the retention of the
Chinese exclusion bill having been
taken up in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Ed
munds said that as the bill had gone
out OF the possession of TIE Senate, the
order was not applicable to the present
state of the case. Therefore, so far as
he was concerned, the resolution might
be laid on the table. 1t was so ordered.
The Senate bill to ratify and confirm
agreements with the upper and middle
bands of Spokane Indians was reported
from the committee on Indian affairs,
explained by Mr.. Dawes, and passed.
Mr.. Shermdn's resolution as TO Canadian
affairs WAS further postponed until
MondaY next. Mr.. Hawley offered a
resolution, which was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses, di-
recting the committee on agriculture TO
inquire into the purchase of reed by the
agricultural department. The agrlcui-
tural department bill was taken up, but
went over.
FRIDAY, Sept 21-Mr. Stewart intro
duced bill regulating the presentation
of bills and Joint resolutions to the
President of the United States, which
after a brief discussion, was referred
70 the committee on rules. The House
bill to make the Department of Agri-
culture one of the executive deDart-
mentg of the government was then taken
mp, the question being on the amend
meut reported by the committee on
agriculture TO strike out the fifth sec
ton, which transfers the weather
the Department of Agriculture.
F, The amendment striking out
was adopted and the bill passed. A
committee of conference was ordered
on the disagreeing votes, and Senators
Palmer, Sabin and George were APP
pointed cOnferees on the part of the
Senate. The conference report on the
sUndry civil appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. Mr.. Sherman
moved to instruct the Senate cOn'erees
that if the two houses cannot agree in
relation to the library building the Sem
ate conferees shall propose that the text
OF the House bill disagreed to by the
SenateJ be stricken out of the bill. This
motion was agreed to ana the COnferees
on the part of the Senate (Allison,
Hale and Cockreil) were re-appointed.
The Senate then adjourned till Mon
! day.
MONDAY, Sept. 24.-Mr. Berry, from
the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported the bill allowing any person
who has abandoned or relinquished a
homestead entry before the expiration
Of the requisite six months, to make an
other entry not exceeding a quar-
ter section of land. Passed. ON
motion Of Senator Evarts a bill WAS
passed appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the monument COmmem-
Grating the surrender of BurgOyne at
| Saratoga. The general deficiency APP
preparation bill was then taken up.
Among the amendments reported from
the committee on appropriations and
agreed to were the following: AppropTl-
| ating SS4. .S62 and S99, ,2SJ to reimburse
| the Chickasaw funds for moneys
| Improperly disbursed therefrom; ap-
propriating $50, 900 in further aid OF the
Industrial Christian Home Association
Of Utah; appropriating 81, OBS Tor com
| pensatlon of postmasters under the act
of the Sd of March, 1888; appropriating
| sS,745 to pay to the widow of the
| late Chief Justice Waite, the
balance of his years salary. Mr..
| Plumb moved to insert as an addl-
| tiOnal section a provision extending all
| the criminal laws Of the United States
| to the unorganizeG territory known a.
| No Mans Land, and placing that terri
| tory within the judicial district of Kan
sas and within the land district Of
| Southern Kansas Agreed to. Mr.. Gail
| offered an amendment appropriating
! for the widow of an internal Teve-
| nue. officer who died at Jacksonville,
| Fla, of yellow fever, the amount OF his
| year. 5 salary. Agreed to. He also Of
tered an amendment appropriating $20,
| 900 for the purchase of a steam launch
/ for use OF the collector at Key West,
| Fla, to enforce the quarantine laws and
| to prevent smuggling. Agreed to.
| After a number of other amendments
| had been agreed to the bill was passed
| and the Senate adjourned.
| TUESDAY, Sept. 25.-The Senate took
| up the resolution offered by Mr.. Sher-
man for an inquiry into the state Ot the
| relations between the United States and
| Canada and Great Br tain. Mr. Morgan
| took the floor and defended the Presi-
dents retaliation message, and the usu-
| al political discussion followed. The SEN
ate then proceeded to pass private pen.
sion bills which were on the calendar
| to which there were no objections
| Among the bills passed was a Senate
| bin granting pension of $500 q yeal
| 10 the widow Of Gen. p. II. Sheridan
| Mr. Berry said he was opposed TO the
| bill but would not make any argument
against it. contenting himself with vot-
/ Tr1f .rr.ff on 3fz MASSAGE : Ii the Ben-
| tiion bills on the calendar, III IN mum
Der. were passed. he legislative opera
| ton occupying 45 minutes.
house.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. I9-The conference
report on the sundry civil bill was takeI
/ IN In the Hnr1se again tho clausa Te