The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02

Alter rurther GeDSfe and without ccm-
pieting the bill the committee rose and
the House adjourned
FRIDAY, Feb. 22.-Mr. Randall re
ported from the committee on m es 9
resolution providing that after to-day
the daily hCur for the assembling OF
the House shall be 10 O'Clock; that from
that hour until ii O'Clock business shall
be transacted by unanimous consent
and that the Speaker shall noi at suy
olher time receive requests n
unanimous consent except to con
cur or non-cOncur in Senate amend
nents to House bills, or to pass
Senate bills when presented from the
speakers table. The resolution was
adopted. Then MIR. Reed Me-. from
the committee on rules. reported a res
oiullon for the immediate consideration
OF the Senate bin granting a pension to
Irene Rucker Sheridan. The Se nate
bill fixes the pension at 81 500 q year
and II was so amended as 10 reduce
the rate to 90 500. On motion
OF Mr.. Mstson (Ind.) sn amend
ment was also adopted making
the pension subject 10 the provisions
and limitations Of the pension law The
effect OF this amendment is to provide 6.
pension fol the children in case Of the
remarriage or death OF Mrs SheridRn
The bill was then passed. The Senate
bill Tor the retirement CT Gen. Tose-
Grams was taken up and passed after
long debate.
SATURDAY, Feb. 23.-An attempt was
made under the operation o. the resolu-
ton passed yesterday 10 CAL up meas
ures for passage by unanimous consent
IN the hour from 10 10 II. Filibustering
-1Enr-z4 n and o+H5-,-- ne 49,.
plshed. On motion of Mr Cox n. !. T.
the Senate amendments were concurret
II 10 the House bill for the taking OF the
eleventh census. The principal amend
Inents are those extending the scope Of
the inquiry as TO the number OF sol
dlers and sailors and their wid-
ows, and 10 provide further for
ascertainlng the number of negroes.
mulattoes, Qusdroons and ocjorooDs
and for ascerlaining the recorded in
debtedness of private corporations and
individuals. The House then went in
10 committee o the whole, Mr.. Dockery
Mo- In the chair on the deficiency
appropriation bill. Mr.. Bingham
Pa. offered an amendment ap-
propriating 100 TO reimburse Mrs
A. +. Hancock for money expended
by Gen. Hancock in entertaining The
l. Ni.t
moved TO amend the amendment bv
providing that none Of the appropria-
ton shall be used TO reimburse Mrs.
Hancock for moneys expended for
wines or liquors. Lost. Mr.. Blngham's
amendment was adopted. Pending
further progress with the bill, public
business was suspended and eulogies of
the late Congressman Burnes. OF Mis-
souri, were delivered by Mr.. Dockery
MO- and others, after which the House
adjourned.
MONDAY. Feb. 25.-Dilatory motions
again prevented the transaction of bus
lness by unanimous consent in the hour
before II O'Clock. Mr.. Hatch Mo J
asked unanimous consent TO nou-concur
III the Senate amendments TO the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, but Mr..
sherman, Of New York, objected. Eff
forts were made to secure consideration
of several other measures and flibuter-
ing was again renewed by Messrs
O'NeilI Ind.) and Bland {Mo.)) The
conference reports were finally egTe i
10, authorizing the IeAyenworth < Eio
GranOe Railroad Company 10 consti Mt
a road across the Indian Territory La
the St. Louis & San Francisco Road
through the same territory, The Sen
ste amendments were non-C0ncurred
IN TO the agricultural appropriation bill.
After more hlibustering the House de-
cided TO consider the California contest
ed election case, but Mr.. MCkenna, Of
California, who had voted IN the affirm
atIve for this purpose, moved recon
slderatlon. Mr.. Crisp moved to table
that motion. Only 124 votes were
found recorded in the affirm
ative, while cipher represented
pay II 81
house was ordered, which was followed
by several other calls with the same re-
suit The hours passed and there was
no change in the situation. Time and
again Mr.. Savers called attention TO the
fact that 1t was impossible for the
House TO proceed to-day with the
election case, and appealed TO the
house 10 allow the deficiency
bin to De taken up. The Repub-
licans expressed their assent TO this
proposition, but a demand for the
regular order from Mr.. Crisp operat
ed II each case as sn objection. On one
occasion Mr.. Crisp expressed his de-
termination TO keep the House in q
continuous session until the election
ton case was taken up If he could re-
ceiYe the support Of his side of the
House. Finally the House, wearied at
It's own inactivity, adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.-The House to-day
passed the deficiency bill with the La
mont amendment stricken out, Mr..
Ssyers Tex reading letter from Col
Lamont stating that when he accepted
the position Of private secretary to the
President he had full knowledge Of
the pay attaching TO it. He pre-
feIred not TO be the beneficiary
OF retroactive legislation, and be
therefore asked that the committee
recede from its amendment appropri-
ating s., 600 for his benefit. The con-
ference report on the pension apprOpri-
alton bill Was presented and agreed 10.
The House then vent into committee Of
the hole Mr.. Dockerv, of Missouri. in
the chair on the Indian appropriation
bill. After long debate the reading of
the bill by sections Was entered upon,
but in few moments the committee
rose. The House non-concurred
IN the amendments 10 the
bill opening portion Of the
Sioux reservation and q conference WAS
ordered. The recommendation Of the
committee On appropriations relative
10 the Senate amendments 20 the sun
dry clvil bill were agreed TO, a confer
ence was ordered and Messrs. Randall,
Forney and Ryan were appointed con-
ferrees. There was small attendance
Of members when the House met this
evening for the further consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Peel
offered an amendment appropriating
s. 81. 900 for payment 10 the Seminole
band Of Indians for the land in the In
dian Territory ceded BY that band TO
ne United States Pending a vote, the
House, at 1870, adjourned.
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