The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-08
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

w EDNESDAY, Aug. Z1.-Ihe conference
report on the deficiency appropriation
bill was again taken up, the debate
thereon being as usual of a political
character. In the midst of the debate,
at the request of Mr. Allison, a vote was
taken on the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The re-
port was agreed to. Mr.. Allison moved
that the Senate insist on its amendments,
other than those settled in conference,
and ask for further conference.
/ Agreed to, and Senators Allison, Hale
and Beck were appointed conferees.
Without finishing the discussion the
Senate passed few unimportant bills,
and after short executive session ad
journed.
THURSDAY, Aug. 30.-The Presidents
essage was discussed, but of course no
action taken. The Senate then took up
the fortification bill with the amend
| ments recommended by the committee
on appropriations. The first amend
ment was the insertion of a new section
providing Tor supervising board. AT
ter some discussion it was modified and
agreed to. Other amendments were
agreed to as follows: Increasing from
500, 900 to $500 600 the item for torpe-
does for harbor defense; reducing the
chase of a gun factory and machinery at
Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, n. Y,
from $3.50 900 to $3.50, 900; increasing the
appropriation for steel for guns from
81 100000 to 81 500, coo, and inserting the
word American" before the word
''foreings." After long discussion the
bill went over till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, Aug. 3l.-The Senate took up
the fortitication bill, begun yesterday,
the question being on the adoption of
an amendment to section 8, authorizing
contracts for cast-iron breech-loading
mortars. not less than fifty nor more
than 100, at a cost not exceeding 81. 800
each, and of single charge breech-loading
steel guns, not less than fifty ten-inch
and fifty twelveinch; appropriating
$500, 900 for investigations, experiments
and tests, providing that the contracts
shall not involve an aggregate expendi-
ture of over $6,000,000 or an
annual expenditure of over 81
000,O 900, requiring all guns, etc,
to be of American production, and to
be furnished by citizens of the United
States. The amendment was adopted,
and the bill as amended passed The
House joint resolution TO extend till the
18th of September next the joint reso-
luton of July 81, provide temporarily
for the expenses of the government,
was passed. Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, Sept. 3.-The Senate took up
the bill for the admission of the state of
Washington, and was engaged in it
when message was received from the
House, with the bill for the absolute ex-
clusion of Chinese immigration. This
brought on warm debate, at the close
of which the bill went over till to-mor-
row.
TUESDAY, Sept 4.-No business was
done, the time being taken up in politi
cal debate over the Chinese immigra-
ton bill and a resolution relating to the
assistant librarian of Congress.
house.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29.-Mr Forney
ala asked unanimous consent to in
| troduce for immediate consideration
Joint resolution to provide temporarily
until September 15) for the expen
ditures of the government. He ex
planned that all the appropriation bills
had passed with the exception of the
Army and Sundry Civil bills, and that
the resolution only applied to those
two objects. Passed. The House then
esumed in committee of the whole,
the consideration of the bill for
the printing of government securi
ties in the highest style of art. After
some debate, and on motion of Mr..
Wheeler ala in charge of the bill, the
second section was stricken out and the
bin as so amended was reported to the
House and passed. The House then
debated in committee of the whole the
oklahoma bill, but no action was
reached.
THURSDAY, Aug. 30.-The conference
report on the bill TO provide for the
sale of the Fort Wallace military reser-
vation, in Kansas, was agreed to.
Various other matters were discussed,
including the Oklahoma bill, but in the
absence of quorum no business was
transacted.
FRIDAY, Aug. 31.-The House pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the con-
ference on the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill. After some opposition to the
report bv Mr.. Cobb (Ala.), on account
of the agreement TO the Senate amend
ment appropriating $40, 900 to pay GER
tain claims of the Miami and Peoria In
dians the report was agreed to. The
House then considered the amend
ments upon which an agreement had
not been reached in conference. The
remainder of the day was devoted to a
discussion of the amendment relative to
the Congressional Library building. An
evening session was held for the con
sideration of private pension bills.
MONDAY, Sept 3.-Mr. Scott Pa in
the house to-day, obtained unanimous
consent for the immediate consideration
of the Chinese bill supplementary to the
| act to execute the treaty stipulations re-
lating 10 Chinese immigration. 1t pro-
vides that from and after the passage #
the act it shall be unlawful for any
Chinese laborer who shall at any
time heretofore have been, or who
may now or hereafter, be a resident
| within the United States, and who shall
have departed or shall depart there
| from, and shall not have returned be-
fore the passage Of this act, to return to
the United States. 1t is also directed to
| the revocation of the issuance OF certifi-
Gates of identification. The bill, after
| briei discussion, was passed.
TUESDAY, Sept. 4.-The retaliation bill
came up in the House and was debated
at length, but no action was reached,
and no other business was attempted.