The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-28
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MONDAY, April ia motion was
made TO suspend the rules and put the
river and harbor bill on its passage. A
motion TO adjourn was made and voted
down by 170 nays to 81 yeas. After a
sharp debate the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was lost. Mr.
wilkins (O.) moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the following resolutions
''Resolred, That it is the sense of this
House that section of the act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses
of the government for the year ending
June 80, 1882, and for other purposes, APP
proved March >, 1881, which is as fol-
lows: THAT the secretary OF the treas
ury may at any time apply the surplus
money IN the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, or so much thereof as be
may consider proper, to the purchase
or redemption of United States bonds.
provided that the bonds so purchased
or redeemed shall constitute no part of
the sinking fund but shall be redeemed
ana cancelled, was intended to be a
permanent provision of the law and the
same Is hereby declared to have been
since its enactment and to be now, in
the opinion of the House in full force
and effect" After a warm debate the
resolution was adopted, yeas 13S, nays
81
TUESDAY. April 1.-THE debate on the
Mills tariff bill was opened by Mr.. Mills,
who was followed by Mr. Kelly, the en-
tire session being occupied by the two
gentlemen.
WEDNESDAY, April 1S.-The floor in
the House was accorded to the commit
tee on labor and the bill to establish a
department of labor was passed. The
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boards of arbitration for the settlement
of labor controversies and differences
betWeeninterstate common carriers and
their employees; and it was considered
in committee OF the whole. On motion
of Mr.. Cannon the sixth section, which
provides for the appointment by the
president of boards of arbitration, was
amended by substituting the words
commissioner" for 'arbitrators," and
decision" for award" The commit
tee then rose aud the bill passed.
THURSDAY, April 19.-At the sugges-
tion of Mr.. Mills, an understanding was
bad that the committee on ways and
means would yield the floor for the day
to the appropriation bills, and that the
debate on the tariff bill would be re-
sumed on Thursday of~next week, Sat-
urday being accorded to the committee
bAI DlABI4I minus III tAle tbnNIdtIdllDil Vi
the homestead" bill. The House then
went into committee of the whole for
the further consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. The previous ques-
ton being ordered the matter went
over until tomorrow and the House ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, April 20.-The House passed
the Indian appropriation bill to-day
and then took up the pension appropri-
alton bill. This was also passed after an
interesting debate. 1t appropriates
| $50, $50, 900.
SATURDAY, April 2I.-The special or
der in the House to-day was the home
stead bill. but it was displaced by the
river and harbor bill. Mr.. Randall
(Pa.l offered an amendment. which
/ was adopted, appropriating S250, 900 for
the Improvement OF the harbor Of
Philadelphia and for the removal OF
Swiit's windmill and Petty's Islands.
Mr.. Grain TEX offered an amendment
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the construction of harbor of refuge
at Port Iayacc0, Tex, but it was reject
ed, and the committee then rose.