The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-12

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| row. On motion of Mr.. Carey (Wvo. a
| bill was passed TO establish three new
| landdistricts in Idaho.
| THURSDAY, April 3.-The House to-
| day passed the Idaho admission bill.
| the Democrats re!raining from voting,
| and the Speaker counting quorum.
| The Democrats say they intend to make
! this a test case, and have the courts
! pass upon the constitutionality OF the
| rules allowing the Speaker to do 90:
| 1t had been intended to make one OF
| the contested election cases test case !;
| but as this could be done only by
suit for salary brought in the court
, Of claims, this course was abandoned
, and the present action decided upon.
| Mr.. Joseph \. NJ presented the
| claims of the territory for admission.
Among the bills passed were: Author
| izjng the secretary of war to deliver to
| the state of Colorado flags carried by
| Colorado regiments; amending the ar
| ticles o. war so as to provide that when
| the punishment on the conviction OF a
military otfense is left with the court
| martial, the punishment in time OF
peace shall not be in excess of a
| limit prescribed by the President. Mr..
| Lawler introduced bill to test the
science of short spelling and to estab-
| lish 100 schools for the purpose. The
Senate concurrent resolution was agreed
! to requesting the President to invite
| from time to time, as tit occasions may
arise, negotiations with any govern
ment with which the United States
may have diplomatic relations to the
end that any difference or disputes
arising between the governments, which
cannot be adjusted by diplomatic
agency, may be referred to arbitration.
FRIDAY, April 4.-Private pension bills
| were considered in the House to-day.
| committee on alcoholic liquor traffic,
to-day reported to the House the bill
| agreed upon by that committee provid-
ing for the appointment of an alcoholic
| liquor traffic commission. The re-
| port of the committee says that
! n large portion OF the people
! have ior long time desired an honest,
| intelligent, impartial and thorough in
vestigation of the liquor traffic in all its
| phases. Reference is made to inquiries
! by similar commissions IN England
which have had remarkable results and
| warrant further investigation. Reports
| from domestic sources Indicate that
the liquor traffic causes iour-fifths
! of all the crimes committed, wastes
| one half of taxation, causes the ex-
| pendlture of $SO0,O00, 600 year in
| drink, ;ncapacitates mentally and
| physically half million people for
| labor ana business, causes three-iourths
| of the pauperisIn OF the country, and ls
| responsible for the fearful increase in
| insanity. On the other hand these
statements are denied and pronounced
to he the hallucinations of a diseased
| brain. The ore, says the report, let US
have an investigation, and let the
world know the truth or fall
sity of these assertions. Repre-
sentative Quinn, OF New York,
| presented a minority report in op-
of the bill while the commissioners
| shall not belong to the same political
party they may all be Prohibitionsts.
The majority concede that Congress
has no power to regulate the liquor
traffic in the states, and it is there ore
a novel proposition thar 1t shall lnvestl-
gate a subject without possessing
the power to carry out by legislation
| the Recommendation made by the COM
mittee. Mr.. Quinn maintains that
there is no information on the subject
| that has not already been published !;
no argument relating thereto has not
| been already made. The bill, he says,
| is intended to infringe upon the rights
/
! its character.
| SATURDAY. April Bills were passed
granting the right of way through the
| Fort Pembina Military Reservation to
| the Duluth & Manitoba Railroad Com
panv; increasing to eleven the MEM
| bership of the boad of managers of the
| National Homes for Disabled Soldiers,
and making the following appoint
ments: Edmund n. Morrill,, Of Kan
sas, for the unexpired term of John
| A. Martin, deceased; Alfred l.. Pearson,
| of Pennsylvania, unexpired term OF
| John F. Hartranft, deceased, and VIM.
B. Franklin, of Connecticut: John Z.
| Black, of Illinois; Augustus B. Farnham,
| Of Maine, and George W. Steele, of In
| diana for the term commencing April
q, 1890, to fill vacancies occasloned by
| the expiration of terms of office and
| by the increase provided hereby;
| providing that in making appoint
ments to the army from civil
life the president shall give prece-
dence to graduates at West Point who
| have been honorably discharged, to
| meritorious members of the National
| Guard. and to deserving graduates OF in
| stitutions OF learning having army oftl-
GERS detailed as instructors. In COM
| mittee of the whole the Senate Joint
resolution for the removal of the naval
magazine from Ellis Island, New
/ York harbor, was considered. 1t au-
| thorizes the secretary of the navy
| to take immediate measures for the re-
moval os the naval magazine, and ap-
| propriates S15, 900 10 improve the Island
| for immi grafton purposes. Alter long
| debate the committee rose. and the
! Joint resolution was passed. with an un-
| important amendment which will ne
cessitate its return to the Senate tor
| further action.
MONDAY. April The House to-day
| refused, on motion OF Mr.. Morrill,
| kas.l. 10 suspend the rules and pass,
| with substitute. the Senate bill grant
| ing pensions to soldiers and sailors who
| are incspacitated from the performance
| of labor, and providing for pensions to
| widows and minor children ana de-
! pendent parents. The House tnen
| went into committee OF the wnole on
the naval appropriation bill. Without
| action the committee rose and the
| House adjourned.
| TUESDAY,, April Sin committee OF
| tie whole the House considered the
! naval appropriation bill by sections,
| but the committee rose without COM
pleting its work. Among the bills
passed vas one granting the right OF
wav through various Indian reserva-
| tions in Wisconsin to the Duluth Il
| Winnipeg Railroad Company; prevent
ing the enlistment of aliens IN
| the naval service OF the United
States: TO cause certain lands at
the headwaters of the Mississippi,
! ST. Croix, Chippewa and Wisconsin
| Rivers, set apart FOR reservoir purposes,
| to be restored to the pubilc DOMAIN ;
authorizing the entry of public lands by
Incorporated cities and towns for ceme-
terry and park purposes. The vote by
which the House defeated the bill max
ing appropriation 70 supply the de-
iciency caused b. the >llcott deisica-
ZION WIS rpconsidered and the bill
passed.
1 senate.
| WEDNESDAY. April 2.-In the Senate
Nv Edmunds. from the judiciary com