The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-04
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

MONDAY, July 23.-The Senate tooL
up the fisheries treaty II open exec,,-
tive session anu was addressed Inv Nr
Dawes and Mr.. Stewart in opposition r.
It's ratification. Nothing was done n
the matter of adopting or reiectins .he
treaty, and after ADOPTING thE confer
ence report on the river and harbor hin
ana PRESSING the House bill for the re-
ne! OF the Southern Illinois Normal
University, the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 24.-The resolution to
PRINT 100000 copies of pension vptons
stirred up political debate. The mat
Ter was allowed to pass ot-er N-ithout
action, and Mr.. Sbermlh. from the com
lmttee on tinahce, reported an amend
ment to The sundry civil bill, to inc0r-
porGte III 1t provision TO refund the
direct tax. Referred 10 the committee
on appropriations. The Senate then
took up the naval appropriation lill.
WEDNE1DAY, July 25.-The Senate
took up and passed. after few amend,
ments had been added 10 ii, The naval
appropriation bin. M. Cullom offered
preamble ami resolution with refer
ence t. ;he monOpolization of traffc by
foreign transportation companies. The
senate bIll appropriating SIS, 600 for a
public building at Allentown, Pa, was
passed. The Senate then proceeded TO
pass the private pension bills on the
calendar, and disposed Of all of them
40 IN fifty minutes, and adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 26.-The Senate took
UP the army appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hawlev, appropri-
ating aI50,0O0 for an armosT gun fac
tory at the WatcrTiiet arsenal, New
York; S5,rG0,OlO for the purchase of
stee! for high power coast defense guns
90OO,Oo0 for the purchase of submarine
mines, and 100000 for the subnarins
controllable tOrpedoes, Tie amend
ment was agreed 10 without a division
and after the adoption of few other
amendments the bill was reported back
from the committee of the whole) tc
the Senate. Mr.. Hawley's amendment
WAS agreed to, yeas a, iav3 Is; and the
bill was passed. The fisheries treaty
was then debated in open executive ses-
sion.
FRIDAY, July 27.-After an address
by Senator Salisbury in defense of the
fisheries treaty, the Senate took up the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Among
the amendments agreed to were the
following; Increasing the appropriation
for repairs of lighthouses, etc, from
93O0,OGO TO 1928 900; increasing the an
preparation for salaries of lighthouse
keepers from 1856, 600 to $500, 900: in
creasing the appropriation for the
lighting Of rivers from S235, 900 10 $3.50.
600; inserting an item Of $4,000 for ex-
penses Of enforcing the alien contract
labof laws; inserting an item of $780,
UoO tor expenses of collecting revenue
from customs of 1889, in addition to the
permanent appropriation; inserting an
item of 500, 900 for the survey and re-
location of the boundary line between
the United States and Mexico. west of
the Rio Grande
SATURDAY, July 2S.-After having
passed bill appropriating 500. 600 for a
public building at Nuskegon, Mich. the
senate to-day took up the Sundry civil
bIll, the pending question being on the
paragraphs relating to the new library
building in Washington. An amend
ment was adopted inserting provision
apprOpriating 81 00O,000 for the con-
structlon of the western front of the
building, under the direction and
supervision of the chief of engineers of
the army, and for the abolition Of all
contracts made for the construction
Of the building, loss and damage
under the same TO be adjusted and paid
by the secretary Of the interior. Among
other amendments agreed to were the
following: Increasing the appropria-
ton for the cavalry and artillery school,
Fort Riley, Kas., from 100000 to $780,
coo; inserting items for buildings at
military posts-Sl0 200 for Denver,
Col; $4,000 for Fort Robinson, Neb.,
and $4,000 for Fort Niobrara,
Neb.; appropriating $500, 900 for a
geological park in the District
Of Columbia; inserting items for
additional buildings at the Pacific
branch Of the National Soldiers home,
SI99,0C0, and at the Northwestern,
Southern and Western branches, SlO1,-
600. The last amendment TO be acted
upon WAS the insertion OF an item of
$4,000 to be paid to the widow of the
widow of the late Spencer +. Baird for
h services and expenses as fish COM
missioner from 1871 to 1887. This dis
posed of all the amendments reported
by the Committee on Appropriations.
but Mr.. Allison said he would have some
three or four amendments TO offer on
Monday.