The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-07-05

amendments made to the House bill,
and Messrs. Platt, Cullom and Jones
ARK. were appointed conferees. The
bill for the admission of Idaho went
over as unfinished business" till Mon
day next.
SATURDAY, June 2S.-The Senate
passed bills to-day as follows: The
Senate bill extending twelve months
from the passage OF the act) the time
for filing claims under the French spoil
alton act; the House bill to provide for
the disposal Of the abandoned military
reservations in Wyoming with amend
menn; the Senate bin for public
building at Altoona, Pa, cost not To eX-
cced Sioo, 900; the senate bills for pub
lie buildings us follows: Muskegon,
Mich, So 900; Palestine, Ten, $4,000;
Jacksonville, H.. $1,000; CarksviIie,
Tenn, $4,000. The Senate bill to re-
classify and fix the salaries of railway
postal clerks ut increases the classes
from , To !, and fixes the salaries of the
several classes at $500. 5000, - 900, 81 =
200. : 100, 81 600, and 81 500; the Sen
ate bill to grant right of way to the
Texarkana & Fort smith Railway Com
panv through the Indian Territory and
oklahoma: the House bill to provide for
an additional associate justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico,
with IN amendment; the Senate bill to
amend the census act 1T proVldcsa PEN
atty for giving Il fee or bonus to a CEN
sIs enumcrator or supervisor, or for re-
ceiying the same; the House bill in
creasing the limit of cost of the public
building at Fort Worth. Tex, from So
900 10 sl.5,o00 was reported and passed.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution
(which was agreed to- calling
on the secretary of the in
terror for information as 10 Spanish
and Mexican private land claims pend
ing in that department and in the Unit
ed States A bill granting pension of
81 200 a year to the widow of Mai-Gen.
George Crook was reported and placed
on the calendar; also the agricultural
appropriation bill. A message was re-
celved from the president announcing
his approval and signature of the de-
pendent pension bill.
MONDAY, June 30-In the Senate to-
day ii was agreed To postpone the com
memoratlOn service IN respect to the
late ). 5. Cox, until Tuesday of next
week, on account Of the illness of Mr..
Voorhees,, which prevents him being
present. The House bill in relation TO
oaths in pension and other eases was
taken from the calendar, passed, the
agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Cook moved
to amend the paragraph appro-
priating $4,000 for investiga eating
the history and habits of in
sccts, by increasing the appropriation
s. 800, and directing that amount to be
expended in investigations into the nat
ural history of and remedies for the
cotton ball worm, which was agreed to,
and the bill was passed. \ further CON
ference was ordered on the Legislative e
appropriation bill, the only point of
difference being in the amendment to
increase the pay of senator's clerks.
The consideration Of the Idaho bill was
resumed, and McCullom addressed the
Senate in favor of its passage. The Ida
no bill having been laid aside, Mr.
Jones (Ark.), from the committee on
territories, reported bill to authorize
the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa
County. Arizona, to issue certain bonds
in aid of a railroad. The bill was placed
on the calendar, and the House joint
resolution continuing the annual ap-
preparations for thirty days after the
close of the fiscal year IF the appropri-
alton bills have not then become laws
was reported by Mr.. Allison, and
passed. The confcrenc. report on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was then taken up. 1t went over with
out action, and the Senate adjourned.