The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-07
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS,
titbuSe.

NEpNESDAY, MAY 2S.-The House to-
day passed the river and harbor bill
without division. In committee of the
whole, on motion of Mr.. Dunnell
lAllnn. J, section s. which declares that
1t shall not be lawful to construct a
bridge over any nayigable waterway Of
the | nltcd States within the limits of
the state without obtaining the approval
OF the secretary OF war, was stricken
oat. On motion of Mr. Post tIll
4 survey was authorized of the
Illinois River from La Sale to
the Mississippi River as recon-
view To- aSccrtaining what lands would
tlon IT a navigahlc waterway between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi Riy-
ct. Mr.. Comstock Mimi made mo-
ton, which was agreed To. to strike ont
the clause aut horlZln" a survey of the
entrances to the bay of Superior, at the
west end of Lake superior. The com
m1ttcc then reported the bill To the
House, and Mr. Dcckcrv No moved to
rc-commit it with instructions 10 the
committee on rivers and harbors to
report il back with the IIennepin Canal
clause stricken out. The motion was
lost-reas, 81: nays, l2S. The bill was
then passed without division. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Cannon tIll.) from the
committee on rules, a resolution was
adopted setting aside tomorrow for the
consideration of public building bills
An adjournment Was ordered from to-
morrow until Monday.
THURSDAY, Nav 29.-The House in
committee of the whole took favorable
action on the following public building
dian, Miss, S5o,nuO; Milwaukee, Wis,
increasing the amount 10 81 400 900;
Youngstown, O.. 50 600; Camden, Ark,
f. 500; Sioux Falls, = D., Sl5o,m0;
Stockton, Cal, S775,"o; Beatrice, Neb.,
o,mo; Davenport, Ia, Slm,"m;
Rock Island, ILL.,. 5000: South
Bend, Inc, So, 900; Fargo, \. d., $780,
WO; Madison. Ind. s4O,0np: Pueblo,
Col, Sl5o.G0: Sioux City Ia. S:ieo.roo;
Lima. O.. $4,000: Portland. ore. 800
900; Bloomington. H., Sloo,co0; Kansas
City. Mo. 81 ,2co,oo0; Racine, Wis.
Sl0D,unO: Akron, O.. SIW.mH; Rockford,
H.. SlWs~: Fort Dodge, Ia, 1000;
Shcbovgan, Wis, so 600 The commit
reported, and the House adjourned UNI
til Monday.
MONDAY, June 2-The rules were sus-
pended and the House passed a bill
granting To the Portland X Puget Sound
Railroad Company right of way through
the Puvallup Indian reservation; also
the Senate bill granting an American
register To the steamer Australia, of al
ifornia; providing for an additional ar
socate Justice of the supreme court of
New Mexico; increasing to $4,000 the
limit of cost Of the public building at Du
luth, Mimi: increasing To SlN,VO the
limit Of cost of the public building at
Fort Worth. Tex; the Senate bill divld
ing the judicial district of Kansas into
two divisions. The Senate bill was
passed relieving the Union Iron Works,
of San Francisco, from certain penal
ties tamnnnting to $1,000 incurred in
the construction of the Charleston.
TuE>pNY. June 3.-fhc House passed
the Senate bill authorizing the sale of
timber on the Mcnominec Indian Re
eeryation in Wisconsin. The House
non-concurrcd in the Senate amend
mcnts 10 the bill tor buying post-oiiice
site in Washington. and Il conference
was ordered. The House then proceed
cd To the consideration Of the Alahama
contested election case of NcDutlie W..
Turpin, and, after brief debate, adj
lourncd.