The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-26

passed: House bills appropriating
| $lo, 900 Tor a public building at Gales
| burg, H., and 100000 for a public
| building at Ashland. Wis; Senate bill
| apptopriating 100000 each for public
| buildings at Grand Haven, Mich, New
| burg, \. y, and Norfolk. Neh.; House
| bill to divide the judicial district O,
North Dakota, with amend ments.
! THURSDAY, April 1.-THE House bill
/ to transfer the revenue cutter service
| from the treasury department to the
navy department was takeE up. but Mr.
| Sherman opposing, it was laid as de for
the House joint resolution for the ap-
| pointment of thirty medical examiners
! for the bureau of pensions without
/ reference to the ciyil-service law.
| Mr.. Faulkner opposed this and moved
| to strike out that provision. MIR. Hoar
! moved to amend the amendment by in
, sertlng the words "under regulations
, to be prescribed by the President of the
! United States" At the close of the dis
! cussion Mr.. Hoar, at Mr.. Faulkner s
suggestion, modified his amendment so
| as to make it read that ''the examina-
| tlon for the appointment of these medi-
cal examiners shall be under regulations
prescribed by the President of tine
| Inlted States This was agreed to
yeas, 50; nays, 8, and the bil, went over.
| Messrs. Sanders and Power, the new
Montana senators, were IN their seats
| this morning, their desks having been
| placed on the Republican side since ad-
| journment yesterday. The desks were
first located on the Democratic side,
after the four new states were admitted
and there they remained until the ac-
ton OF the Senate yesterday seating the
Republican contestants. t nder the
terms of resolution presented in
executive session yesterday, by Mr..
Hoar, Messrs. Sanders and Power will
be assigned TO the classes Of senators
| whose terms expire IN 1898 and 1895
| respectively. In accordance with the
terms of the resolution proposed by
! Mr.. Hoar, the clerk placed in a box two
papers of equal size, bearing the num-
bers and >. Senator Sanders drew No
/, ard Senator Power No. ). Senator
Sanders term will therefore expire
March 3, 1893, and Mr.. Powers March
3, 1895.
FRIDAY, April lS.-Mr. Hawley made
an effort in the Senate, to-day, to secure
| consideration of the Worlds Fair bill,
but the motion of Mr.. Dolph to 60 into
| executive session was carried. Alter
the doors reopened Mr.. Hawley re-
| newed his motion, and the Senate
| dlately after the morning business
on Monday next. The Senate.
| III executive session, disposed
of the report and recommendations o.!
| the Dolph special committee appointed
| two months ago to investigate and To-
cate, if possible, the leaks by which
! proceedings Of executive sessions of the
Senate become public. The report was
discussed nearly four hours, and at the
! close the recommendations of the com
mttee were rejected 10y vote OF 50 to
%.
SATURDAY, April 19.-The Senate bill
! to pay Mrs. Emma 5. Cameron $4,000
! for property taken by the army during
| the battle of Chattanooga, Tenn, was
| discussed at much length in the Senate,
| to-day, by Messrs. Jones Ark, Cock
rell and Pasco against it, as an exagger-
| ated estimate OF value. and by Senators
! Spooner and Allen in it's favor. The
| b II went over without action. The cal
| endar was then taken up and the follow
ing bills among others passed SEN
ate bill to ratiiy and confirm an agree
| ment with the Indians in Fort Berthold
agency in North Dakota, and approprl-
ating $50, 900; Senate bill to dispose OF
! certain lots now unsold of the Fort
| Dalles' military reservation, and the
| improvements thereon; Senate b'll
! erecting an additional land office in the
state OF North Dakota; the bill for the
! construction of a railroad and wagon
bridge across the Mississippi River at
| South St. Paul, Mimi; House Dill grant
| ing the counties of Hennerln
and Dakota, Mimi, the right to build
| two bridges across the Minnesota
| River; Senate bill to authorize the
! construction of bridge across the St.
| Louis River at the most accessible
| point between the states of Minnesota
and Wisconsin (mOtion TO reconsider
! entered; Senate bill TO construct, main
tain, repair and operate military tele-
graph lines between Alpena, Mich,
! and Thunder Bay ana Middle Islands,
Lake Huron; House bill author
! iZing the construction Of bridge
aaross the Red River of the North,
with amendments; Senate bill to
provide for the disposal of Fort Hart
| sutf, Fort Sheridan, and Fort McPher-
| son military reservations in the state of
| Nebraska, to actual settlers under the
! provisions of the homestead LAYS; Sem
ate bill for the payment of back pay
| and emoluments as major in the army
| from 1864 to 1915 to the widow
of Lieut-Col. Nathaniel II. Mclean {;
Senate bill appropriating 100000
| for an equestrian statue IN Washington
! to Gen. Grant. Mr.. Henderson intro
| duced two bills, that were referred to
| the library committee, for the purchase
| of Matthews portrait OF Abraham Lin
coin and to accept from the q. A. K. a
! statue of L. S. Grant and pedestal, to
be placed IN Statuary Hall IN the Capt.
| to-.
MONDAY, April 2l.-The Senate to-
| day passed the Worlds Fair bill, with
an amendment providing for naval
review in the harbor of New 1ork, but
omitting the provision for ceremonies
in connection with the statue Of Column
| bus. The vot, was 43 to Is.
TUEspAY, April 22-Mr. Mitchell spoke
in favor of the constitutional amend
ment proposed by him for the election
of senators by popular vote. The pres
ent system OF electlng senators Mr..
| Mitchell declared to be unrepuhlican,
not democratic. and vicious in all re-
spects. The secrecy of executive ses-
sions, he said, was also a relic of mon
archy, and should find no recognition IN
a republic. Mr.. Morrill,, from the con.
ference committee on the bill for the
| organization, improvement and main
| tenance of the National Geological
Park, reported that the committee
| had been unable to agree, and
| he moved that the Senate recede from
its position and agree to the House
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