The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-11
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, Jan. 30.-The bill to reduce
letter postage to ! cent was reported
back adversely from the committee. Mr..
Frye offered a resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information touching the
transportation ofgoods across the bound
ary line between the United States and
Canada, In bond or otherwise. The
House bill making appropriation to carry
into effect the law establishing eX-
perlmental stations at the agricultural
colleges was reported from the commit
tee on appropriations and passed, with
an amendment appropriating the money
from the treasury directly, instead of
devoting the proceeds of the sale OF
public lands to the purposes. The Blair
educational bill came up for debate and
Senator Evarts announced his intention
TO speak on it tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Jan. 3l.-An attempt was
made to pass a resolution providing for
an inquiry into the causes of alleged in
efficiency in the mail service, but after
debate the resolution went over till to-
morrow. Among the measures adopted
was a joint resolution introduced by Sen
ator Hoar proposing an amendment to
the constitution. 1t provides that the
term of Office of the President and of the
Flitieth Congress shall continue until
the 30th day of April, 1889, at noon
that the senators whose existing term
would otherwise expire on the 4th
of March, 1899, (and thereafter),
shall continue in Office until April
80 succeeding such expiration; that the
30th of April, at noon, shall thereafter
be substituted for the 18th of March as
the commencement and termination of
ba fio,o Of ha ,,n-iIn,t -
president, senators and representatives
IN Congress; and that the twelfth article
of the amendments of the constitution
shall be amended by striking out the
words fourth day of March," and sub
stituting the words 'thirtieth day in
\ pril at noon"
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1.-Mr. FRYE re-
ported back adversely the bill to facili-
tate the settlement OF Alaska and to
open an overland route through that
territory to Japan. Among other bills
reported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following: For
an inspection of meats for expectation;
prohibiting the importation of adulter-
ated articles of food or drink; authoriz-
ing proclamations by the president in
certain cases and increasing pen
sions of soldiers and sailors who
nave looJ bOll nduuS. Among
the bills introduced and referred
were the following: By Mr.. Cameron
To place on the pension roll all officers
and enlisted men who have served in
the army or ravy between March t.
1861, and February l, 1866, at the rate
of per cent. per month for each days
service-this TO be a service pension
bill, B." and an addition to invalid PEN
sions for disability" Mr.. Rildleberger
made an unsuccessful attempt to get
adopted a resolution for the discussion
OF the pending treaty with Great
Britain in open session. Senator Pugh
spoke in favor OF the Blair bill.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2-Mr. Kenna ad-
dressed the Senate on the tariff, in re-
ply to Senator Sherman, and the latter
rejoined briefly. The bill to increase
the pension of the totally helpless to S72
a month was passed. The president pro
tenn announced he had appointed as the
select committee. to which had been re-
ferred the presidents message on the
Pacific railroads, Messrs. Frye, Dawes,
Hiscock, Butler, Hearst, Davis and Nor
gan. The Senate adjourned till Monday.