The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-11
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MONDAY, July 30.-The sundry civil
| bill was again taken up in the Senate
| to-day, and Mr.. Brown offered an
amendment appropfiating s250, 600 for
| the purpose of invest eating the extent
| TO which the atid region OF the United
| States can be redeemed by irrigation.
| After a long debate the amendment was
| adopted with some notifications
TUESDAY, July 31-Mr. FRYE, from the
select committee on the Pacific railroads,
| to-day reported to the Senate tEe Union
| Pacific refunding bill, providing for a
| settlement of claims growing out of the
| issue OF bonds to secure payment OF all
| Indebtedness. This was the Gathwaite
bill and was placed on the calendar.
! The bill Tor the erection of a marine
hospital at Evansville, Ind, was report
| ed and placed on the calendar. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was
| taken up and agreed to. 1t provides
| for the appointment of q committee of
seven senators to report upon the rela-
tIons OF commerce and business exist
ing between the United States and the
British North American possessions, in
Guiding the effect upon the commerce
| and carrying trade of the United States
of the Canadian system of railways and
ment of any existing industries estab-
lished there. The sundrv civil appro-
priatiOn bill was taken up and Senator
Spooner offered an amendment pTovid
ing for an appropriation to refund the
direct war tax. Ruled out of order by
the Chair
WEDNESDAY, Aug. l-House bill for
a bridge across the Mississippi at Vino
ma, Minn., was passed. The senate
passed the Sundry Civil BILL after re-
jecting Mr.. Calls amendment appro-
prlatlng $4,000 to recover property of
the late confederacy, now held in cd
verse possession to the government.
TurRsDAY, Aug. 2,-Tha Senate took
up the fisheries treaty and Mes5rE. Rid
dleberger and Morgan spoke in opposi-
tlun TO It's ratification. The presiding
officer announced the appointment of
the select committee under Mr.. Ho1r's
resolution as to the relations of COM
merce and business between the United
States and Canada as follows: Senators
Hoar, Allison, Hale, DoIph, Tugh.
Eustis and Blodgett. 4 conference
committee was ordered on the naval
appropriation bill.
FRIDAY, Aug. 3.-Mr. CuliOm offered
8 resolution instructing the committee
and report whether any United States
railroad lines are owned. operated or
controlled by the Grand Trunk or Ca
madam Pacific, or any other Canadian
railway companies; also, whether com
merce originating in the United States
is diverted from American to Canadian
lines, to what extent and in what man
ner; also whether any discrimination
is practiced in the charges for tolls
against American vessels in the
Welland and St. Lawrence canals;
also to inquire into the question of the
regulation of commerce carried on by
railroad or waterways between the
United States and Canada. After hot
political debate the resolution was then
adopted without division. The re6o-
luton Of yesterday fixing the hour Of
daily meeting at II \. N. was adopted,
yeas q, nays 23, and a resolution offered
oy Mr.. Gray that when the House adj
iJuTn to-day it be till Monday was also
adopted. The Senate then proceeded
to consider the fisheries treaty in open
executive session and was addressed by
Mr.. Teller in opposition TO lis ratifi
cation.