The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-16
House.


MONDAY, June 4.-The House to-day
passed the Senate bill making inaugura-
ton day a legal holiday, and also a bill
authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Missouri in Winona and Berk
Counties, Iowa Mr.. Mills then at
tempted to have the tariff bill called up,
but the Republicans refrained from yot-
ing, leaving the House without a
quorum. After an hour of dilatory pro-
ceedlngs, the House at , O'Clock adj
Journed until tomorrow.
TUESDAY, June 5.-After routine busi-
ness, the House went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill, the debate
on the pending clause wood manufact-
ures not especially enumerated or pro-
vlded for being limited to thirty min
utes. Mr.. Springer took the chair.
Upon the expiration of the debate, Mr..
Bayne's motion to strike out the para
graph was rejected and the next para
graph, relating to sawed boards, plank
deals, and all other articles OF sawed tim
bel" was considered. 4 motion by Mr..
Motfat to strike out was rejected after a
short debate. Slaves of wood" was
next considered with the same result
The committee then rose. The speaker
pro TEN. laid before the House q message
from the President returning, without
his approval, bills for the erection of a
public bull ting at Bar Harbor, Me, and
for the purchase of additional ground
for the building at Council Bluffs, Ia.
The cOnferees on the bill relating to
postal crimes presented their report
and the Senate amendments were
agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, June 6.-The session was
taken up in debate on the tariff bill, but
little progress was made.
THURSDAY, June The House to-day
agreed To the conference report on the
bill to authorize construction of a pub
lie building ut Bay City, Mich. The
limit of the cost is fixed by the con
ferces at S200,00 The House
then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill,
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, speaking
IN opposition TO Breckenridge amend
ment prOviso attached to the lumber
schedules of the free list. 1t proposes
TO aCmit Canadian fish free Of duty up
on the allowance by that country of
commercial rights to our vessels, and
also for reciprocity N the exchange of
productions between the United States
and Canada. \ protracted debate fol-
lowed, but finally the lumber schedule
FRIDAY. June S.-The House to-day
took up the tariff bill, the salt para
graph being under consideration.
After an extended debate, participated
in by a large number of members of
the House and without developing
any incident of int rest, a vote was
taken on a motion made by Mr.. Burrows
to strike out the paragraph, and it was
rejected. An amendment offered by
Mr.. GrOsyeuor 90 to exclude bulk salt
from the free list, admitting only dairy
and table salt met with a similar fate
This concluded the consideration of
the salt paragraph. Mr. Bayne Pa Of
fered an amendment to insert rice,
cleaned and uncleaned, in the free
list Rejected. The four lines relating
to flax were ahad, and Mr. Browne
lInd.l moved TO strike them out Of the
free list. Pending debate, the commit
tee rose. Mr.. Dorsey (Neb. called up
and after brief explanation of it's
terms the House passed bill providing
for the sale Of a portion of the Winnie
bagO Indian reservation in Nebras-
ka. BY unanimous consent, bills
were passed as follows: The House
bill authorizing the construction of
bridge over the Missouri River near
ing right of way through the Indian ter
Titory to the Paris. Choctaw & Little
Rock Railway Company. Mr.. Dinglev
Ne }, from the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, reported back his
resolution calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for information as to
whether any order is now in force bv
which vessels from United States ports
are required to pay less tolls in passing
through the Welland and other Cana
dian canals when they pursue their vow
age by way Of the 1t. Lawrence ana
Montreal than when they pursue their
voyage by way of Lake Ontario to Amer
lean ports and whether additional legis-
lauon Is necessary 10 authorize the sec
retary 81 the treasury to impose addi-
tonal tolls upon vessels passing through
the Sault Ste. Marie and It. Clair Flats
Canal bound TO Canadian ports, in case
the Dominion authorities continue dis
eliminating against vessels bound TO
American ports. Adopted.
SATURDAY, June q.-The early portion
of the session was taken up in a political
discussion grawiugo out of the debate in
committee of the Whole on the tariff
bill. When the committee arose, Oh
motion Of Mr. O nonneH Mich bill