The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-04-07
50. 90 A YEAR.
CONGRESS.


MONDAY March 26.-The Senate took
up the House bill to provide for the
purchase of United States bonds bv the
secretary os the treasury. Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment IN the form of a
new section requiring the secetlry OF
the treasury whenever the circulation of
national bank is surrendered. To issue
treasury notes of an equal amount The
amendment was adopted, but the bill
went over.
TUESDAY, VI rch 27.-Mr. Blair called
up the question of the second reading
OF the bill introduced by him some time
since to give preference to disabled
Confederate soldiers, as between men
who had been disloyal, in appointments
10 civil office. Mr.. Edmunds opposed
the second reading of the bill, VIII ch
p'-nt over without further action. Mr..
Palmer introduced bill for the pur-
chase OF the Portage Lake ship canal.
Mr.. Dolph offered a resolution. which
was adopted, calling on the secretary of
the treasury for information as To the
necessity ior Notifications in PUGET
Sound and as TO the practicabilitv OF
fortIiying Its entrance. Mr.. Sabin
introduced bill ior the appoint
ment OF a commission TO tstab-
Northern Minnesota and the Canadian
provinces Referred. The Senate took
up the unfinished bu mess of Yesterday,
being the consideration of the House
bill TO rovlde for the purchase of United
States bonds by the secretary Of the
treasuiy-the pending question being on
the amendment of Mr.. Stewart author
izlng the deposit of gold and silver bull
ION and the issuance of coin certificates
there or. After brief debate Mr.. Pal
mer moved that the bond bill be recon-
mltted to the committee on finance.
The motion was entered and will be
pending when the bill is taken up again
next week.
THURSDAY, March 29.-AMong the bills
passed were the following: To amend
the act of March 8, 1879, providing adj
dltlOnal regulations for homestead and
preemption entries of public lands: for
the disposal of the Fort Wallace mill
tary reservation in Kansas; appro-
prlatlng $4,000 for a public. build
ing at Helena, Mont; appropri-
ating S250,00 for a pubic build
ing at Sioux City, Ia; approprlating
$4,000 for public building at Chey-
enne, NyO. TO authorize the Columbia
River Bridge Company to construct Il
bridge across the Columbia River be-
tween Oregon and Washington Terr.-
tory; for the relief of purchasers and
other grantees of the United States of
certain swamp and overtlOwed lands,
and to reimburse and idemnify certain
states. The total number of bills passed
was siXty-one. The Senate adjourned
till Saturday.
SATURDAY, March 3l-The Senate took
up bills on the calendar that were not
objected TO. Among the bills passed
were the following: Increasing the ap-
preparation for public building at Los
Angeles, Cal, from $500, 600 to 500 900;
to obtain prison statistics; abolishing the
office of United States surveyor-genera
for the district of Nebraska and Iowa; to
credit the state Of Oregon with $l2. .39S
for ordnance and ordnance stores in con-
nectlon with the Nez Perce Indian war
OF lS17-S; for a celebration at the ma
uonal capital III the spring of
1889 in honor of the centennial
OF the constitution of the United
States; granting the rloht of way to the
Duluth, Rainy Lake River K South
western Railroad Company through GER
tain lands in Minnesota; appropriating
so, coo for the establishment and main
tenance of an Indian industrial school
in Michigan appropriating $1,000, 900 for
public building at Bay City, Mich; in
creasing the pension of Mrs Gen. w. B.
Burnett TO 800 der month; to amend
the act of the Sd of March, 1877. as to
removing the disabilities of those who
having participated in the rebellion,
afterward enlisted in the army and be-
came disabled; repeating the law which
barred alter certain time, the claims
to pension Of state militiamen, and also
extending the law SO as to include
those who served in Indian wars The
total number of bills passed was lS4.