The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

committee to reyise the existing law reg
ulatlng the election of members of Con
gress. was taken up in the Senate to
day and Mr.. Evarts spoke in its sui.
port. No vote WAS taken.
THURSDAY, Feb. 1.-THE resolution
heretofore offered by Mr.. Stewart for
select committee of seven senators on
irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
was agreed to. The Senate bills grant
ing right of way to the Cherokee Central
Railroad Company through the Indian
Territory, and to the jamestown Il
Northern Railroad Company through
the Devils Lake Indian reservation
were reported and placed on the calen-
lotment of land in severalty
to the Indians on the Oneida
reservation. i'll Wisconsin, was reporte d
back adversely and placed on the cal
endar. Mr.. Wilson Ua.l addressed the
Senate in support of the bill relsting to
imported liquors, introduced by Mr..
Frye December 2l, 1887, rep orted back
adversely from the Judiciary committee
March l9, 1888, and then placed on the
calendar. The bill reads: "The con-
sent of Congress is hereby given that the
laws of tie several states relating to
the sale of distilled and fermented liq-
uors, within the limits of each state,
may apply to such liquors when they
have been imported, in the same man
ner as when they have been manufact-
ured in the United States.' No action
was taken on the bilD which still re-
mains on the calendar. conference
committee WAS ordered on the legsla-
tive appropriation bill, and Senators AL
Gson. Dawes and Cockrell were appoint
ed conterees. The Senate then took up
the resolution reported from the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections, and
was addressed by Mr.. Coke.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15.-The credentials of
VIM. ID. Washburn, as Senator from the
state OF Minnesota for the term begin
ming March 4 next, were presented,
read and placed on file. Mr.. Hale gave
notice that next Monday he would ask
the Senate to proceed to the considera-
ton of the census bill. The Senate bill
TO ratify and confirm an agreement
with the Muscogee, or Creek, nation
Of Indians in the Indian Territory,
opening to settlement unassigned lands
in the Indian Territory, the considera-
ton being $2,2SO,S ,S57, was passed; also
the Senate bill authorizing the presi-
dent to place Gen. VIM. S. Rosecran, on
the retired list as brigadier genera, of
vidual pension bills were passed in
twelve minutes. Mr.. Coke continued
hls speech on the Southern
election outrages, but without
concluding it yielded the floor to Mr..
Gibson, who offered resolutions express
ing the sorrow of the Senate at the
death of the late Representative Rob-
ertson. of Louisiana, and proceeded to
eulogize the life and character of the
deceased member. After appropriate
remarks by Senators Eustis and Reagan
the Senate, at 4:45, as a further mark OF
respect, adjourned til tomorrow.
SATURDAY, Feb. 16.-The Senate bill 70
place Maj. James Belger on the retired
list as colonel IN the regular army was
passed by the Senate. That body then
resumed consideration of fhe res
olutlon reported from committee
on privileges and elections, as
TO outrages in Washington County.
Texas; and Mr.. Coke proceeded with
his argument. Mr.. Coke Welded the
floor to permit Mr.. Sherman to pre-
sent the conference report on the
Direct Tax bill. The house provision
in relation to the lots and lands
at Beaufort, S. c., is amended so as to
appropriate 100000 to pay for the town
lots in Beaufort at the rate of half the
value assessed thereon for taxes by the
United States tax commissioner for
South Carolina, and the amount of
50 per acre for the lands. The
report was agreed TO. Mr..
Coke then resumed his speech. but
soon yielded again in order TO allow
Senators Blair and Ednunds, who were
not present when the report on the d.
rect tax bill was adopted, to express
their views in opposition to the bill.
Senator Coke did not wish to complete
his remarks to-day. The Senate then
adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. lS.-Mr. Vest moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
conference report on the direct tax bill
was agreed to on Saturday last, and said
his object was to give his reasons for
opposing the bill. After debate the
matter went over, and a message WAS
sent to the House requesting the return
OF the bill. 1t will be called up
and disposed of tomorrow. Mr..
Cullom, from the committee on
Territories, reported back the House
bill to organize the territory of Okla
homa, and it was placed on the calen-
dar, Mr.. Cullom giving notice that he
would call 1t up for action as soon as
possible. Mr.. Butler presented a sub.
stltute, as representing the views of the
minority. Mr.. Allison, also from the
committee on appropriations, report
Ell back the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, with amendments.
and gave notice that he would call
it up tomorrow. The House bill to
provide for taking the eleventh and sub
sequent censuses was passed. Mr.. Coke
resumed his speech on the Texas out
RACES. AT its close the resolution was
adopted. Mr.. Palmer offered concur
rent resolution accepting on behalf of
Congress the statue of Gen. Cass from
the state of Michigan, and delivered an
eulogistic address He was followed by
a number of other senators and the res
olution was adopted.
TUESDAY, Feb. 19.-The direct tax bill
also figured in the proceedings of the
Senate, that body discussing the motion
made by Mr.. Vest to reconsider the
vote by which the conference report
was agreed to last Saturday.
Finally the motion to reconsider
was rejected, yeas s, nays As.
The senators voting yea were
Messrs. Berry, Blair, Call, Jones Ark,
Pugh, Reagan, Salisbury and Vest. The
sundry civil appropriation bill was
taken up and amendments were adopt
ed making appropriations for light
houses, signals, ETC., as follows: Point
Betsy, Mich, $35 ,00O; Point Peninsular,
Mich, $1,000; supply department. for the
Ninth Lighthouse district. $50. 900: steam
tender for the great lakes, $85, 900. The
Senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite
IS, 745, the remainder of one year g salary
of the late Chief Justice Waite, encoun-
tered considerable opposition, but was
finally agreed TO, yeas, 2S, nays, Is. The
amendment appropriating 10000 each
for statues of Gen. Philip H. Sher-
idan and Gen. John A. Logan, IN
Washington, was agreed to, and Mr.
Daniel gave notice that after all the
committee amendments were disDosed
of, he would offer similar amendment
for statue TO Gen. Winfield Scott Han
cock.
House.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. l3.-The only busi-