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

MONDAY, Feb. 27.-The introduction
of a resolution of inquiry into the actions
of Pension Commissioner Black brought
out an extended debate on the general
subject of pensions. resulting in the T.
bling of the resolution. 4 number of un-
important bills and petitions were re-
ceived, ana after the placing of testi-
monial of respect for the memory of w.
w. COrcoran ON the records, the House
adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2S.-After Considera-
ton Of the bill organizing the territory
of oklahoma, the House went into COM
mittee of the whole Mr.. Mcmillan in
the chair on public building measures.
The bill appropriating $500, 900 for site
for public building at Omaha, Neb.,
was agreed to, with an amendment
reducing the appropriation to S400, 900.
The next bill called up was one for the
erection of an appraisers building in
by Mr.. Cox On. Y the bill was agreed
to, unanimously. The site and
building Will cost 81 100000. Bills were
also agreed to appropriating 100000 for
an interstate building at Texarkana
and $l25,O00 for the purchase OF addi-
tional grounds at Indianapolis. Ind; for
the erection of public building at Bay
City, Mich, at an ultimate cost of $780,
600, and appropriating 100000 for a
building site at Milwaukee, Wis. The
committee having risen, the house rati-
fed its action, and also passed two bills
coming over from Saturday, increasing
the limit of appropriation for the build
ing at Chattanooga and providing for
the purchase of a site at Buffalo.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29.-The House
weat into committee of the whole to-
day for the consideration of the bill
authOrizieg the secretary of the treas
ury to purchase bonds with the surplus
revenue. After general debate Mr..
McCreary (ky.) offered the following
amendment, which was accepted by
Mr.. Mills: provided, That the bonds
so purchased or redeemed shall consti-
tute no part of the sinking fund, but
shall be cancelled by the secretary of
the treasury" The committee then
rose and the bill was passed. The
bill relating to postal crimes passed.
A bill was passed dividing the state of
Minnesota into two collection districts,
and making st. Paul a port of entry and
st. Vincent SUPPORT. The House then
proceeded to the special order, being
the delivery of the eulogies on the late
SCNll ~ -iVAls'tt1 VI anu y pIp-
pirate speeches were made by Messrs.
Cutcheon, Ford, Oates, O'Donnell,
Whiting, Cannon, Hayes, Allen, Wade,
Osborne, Chipman, Gallinger and Con-
ger. Resolutions reciting the past serv-
ice and worth of the deceased were
adopted upon motion of Mr.. Burrows.
THURSDAY. March 1.-The floor was ac-
corded to the committee on foreign af-
fairs and Mr. Belmont IN Y J under in
structions from that committee called mp
the resolution. accepting the invitation
of the French republic for the United
States TO take part in the international
exhibition to be held in Paris in 1898.
The amendment which appropriates
s25, 600 with which to carry out its pro-
visions was agreed to. Mr.. Morrow
(Cal. from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported a resolution calling on
the President for information as to what
steps have been taken in the direction
of the treaty stipulations or otherwise to
prevent the continued immigration of
Chinese laborers into the United States,
notwithstanding the provisions of the
treaty of November Il, 1880, between
the United States and China and the
laws passed in pursuance thereof.
Adopted.
FRIDAY, March 2.-Ihe House went
into committee of the whole on the
private calendar and resumed the con-