The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-03-10
CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, Feb. 27-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill TO incor-
porate the Maritime Canal Company of
Nicaragua. The several amendments
reported by the committee on foreign
relations were agreed to. Mr.. Edmunds
offered an amendment declaring that
nothing in the act shotild be deemed or
construed to restrict or impair in any
way any right of the United States IN
der any treaty in force with :he republic
of Nicaragua Agreed TO. The bill was
then reported back from the committee
of the whole, and he amendments
agreed uDon in committee were con-
Cured in. Mr.. Vest offered an amend
ment that the United States govern
metlt should have no pecuniarv obliga-
ton in connection with the work, and it
was again rejected, yeas %, nays 26.
The bill was then passed, yeas 3S, nays
Is. The Senate then took up the bill
granting pensions to ex-soldiers and
sailors who are incapacitated for the
performance of manual labor and pro-
viding for pensions to dependent rela-
tives of deceased soldiers and sailors.
After the adoption of a number of
amendments the bill was laid aside.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2S.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill granting
pensions to eX-soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated from the performance
of manual labor, and providing for pen
sions to dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers-the question being on the
adoption of Mr.. Calls amendment max
ing the bill apply also to those who
served in the war with Mexico or (for
thirty days) in any of the Indian
wars. The amendment was agreed to.
After long and exciting debate the bill
went over. A resolution offered last
week by Mr.. Hoar to continue the in
vestigation of last session into certain
events alleged to have taken place in
Texas (in the petition of Stephen Hack
worth and others) was reported back
from the committee on contingent ex-
penses and agreed to. Mr.. Sherman in
troduced bill authorizing the issue of
circulating notes to national banks to
the par value of bonds deposited there
for.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29.-Another hot
debate occurred on the dependent pen
sion bill, but no action was reached.
On motion of Mr.. Spooner the House
amendments to the bills for public
buildings in Milwaukee and Omaha were
n-concurred in and committees oi
conference were asked-Messrs. Spoon
er, Quay and Vest being appointed
Senate conferees Mr. Hale, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the urgency deficiency bill. Mr..
Mitchell offered resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on
public lands to inquire into the
proprietv and advisability of having
seven or eight townships of the public
domain surrounding and including
Mount Hood, Ore, set apart as a ma
tional park. On motion of Mr.. Hoar the
bill to establish a national art commits
sion was taken up and passed. The bill
to provide for the compulsory education
of Indian children was taken from the
| calendar and discussed. Mr.. Dawes
who had charge of the bill, approved
| the substitute for the bill that was of
| fered by Mr.. Vest when the bill was last
under consideration and it was amend
| ed and passed.
THURSDAY, March 1.-The Pension bill
was taken up again, the pending ques-
| ton being on the amendment offered
yesterday to add the words from the
| intirnities of age" After a long de
| bat, in which the question of pensions
was hardly touched upon, the Senate
adjourned without vote in the amend
ment being reached.