The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-05-10
FIETY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

Ing the age lin ltatI0n from o. TO OU years
| of age. The bin authorizes the secre-
| tary OF the interior TO place on the pen
| sion ro!l the name of any officer or en-
| listed man of 80 years of age or over
| or who shall hereafter reach that
age, who served ninety days or
| more in the army, navy or marine
| corps OF the nited States during the
! war of the rebellion and shall have re-
! ceived an honorable discharge there
| from; said pension to commence from
| the date of the pplication therefor. ami
| TO continue during the term OF the hte
! OF said officer or enlisted man, at the
| rate of s month. All persons who
| served ninety DAYS or moIe IN the mill
| tary or naval service ofthe United States
| during the late war of the rebellion. and
who have been honorsbly discharged
| therefrom, and who are now or may
| hereafter be suffering from men,
| tai or physical disability equivalent
| to the grade now established in the pen
| sion office fer the rating Of IS per
month, upon due proof OF the fact ac
cording to such rules and regulations as
| the secretary OF the interior may pro-
| vide, shall be placed upon the list of in
| valid pensioners OF the nited States at
| the rate of IS per month. 1t also plo-
vldes for pension TO the widow of any
! soldier when she shall arrive at the age
| OF 50 years, or when she shall he with
out other means Of support than her
daily labor. Mr.. Yoder moved to
re-commit the bill with in
| structions to the committee on in
| valid pensions TO report back Per
| Diem bill. The motion to re-commit
was lost-yeas, IS; nays. l6l. The Sen
ate bill as amended by the substitute
was then passed-yeas, l79; nays, 90.
| The House also passed the bill for the
classification OF worsted c,oths and wool
cloths. 1t authorizes the secretary OF
the treasury to classify as WOODEN cloths
all imports Of worsted cloth, whether
known under the name of worsted cloth
or under the names Of worsteds or
diagonals or otherwise.
THURSDAY, May 1.-The House con
| sidered the Senate bill TO protect trade
and commerce against unlawful re-
straints and monopollee. Mr.. Bland
(Mo.) offered an amendment making
| unlawful any contract or agreement to
prevent competition IN the sale or pur-
! chase of any commodity transported
from one state to anC ther. Inc amend
ment was adopted on viva VOCe vote
and the bill WAS passed in the same
manner with a single negative vote.
! Mr.. Adams (Ill.) next called up the in
ternational copyright bill and explained
its provisions. Without action upon the
bill, the House adjourned. During the
debate Mr.. Cannon announced that the
tariff discussion would begin next
week.
FRlDAY, Nav 2.-The House refused
to pass the copyright bill for engross-
ment and third reading-yeas, 9s; nays,
l26. Before the announcement of the
result. Mr., Rreckinridge XIV
who voted in the affirmative,
changed his vote to the mega
tive tor the purpose 0! moving a recon-
sideration. Mr.. Hopkins (Ill.) moved
to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table, and Mr.. Adams (Ill.) to take
recess. A vote was taken on the recess
| motion, and it was defeated, but as the
hour of ) o'clock had arrived the chair
declared that under the rule the House
was IN recess until o'clock. The mo-
ton to reconsider. and to lay that mo-
! ton on the table, go over, to be acted
upon tomorrow.
SATURDAY, May ".-The House passed
the diplomatic and consular approprla-
ton bill after discussing ii II committee
OF the whole. Mr.. McCreary (ky.)
made an argument in favor OF reclprocl-
ty with the South American repubnc,
! and condemned the Republican party
for being opposed 10 sGCh reciprocity.
Speaking Of the Pan-American confer
ence, be criticised the administration
for keeping the proceedings of the con-
ference as quiet as star-chamber
proceedings and affording congress
no opportunity to read the speeches
delivered by the delegates. While the
conference had been a success, that
success had been delayed and retarded
by the blunders aud mistakes of those
who had it in charge 1t had been
mistake to appoint all the United States
delegates from those who were iD SYM
pathy with the present administration
and not in sympathy with more than
onehaf of the people OF the country
who desired that taxation should be re-
duced. 1t had been q mistake not to
appoint one United States delegate who
was identified with the people of the
Southern states. 1t had been a serious
blunder that the PanAmerican dele
gates were not sent to the Southern
states. But in spite of biunders and
mistakes, he believed that the inter-
national conference would be re-
corded in history as success. 1t
would be rememb bered as the first step
in the social and commercial union
among the American republics. APP
plause. The committee then rose and
the bill was passed. 4 Joint resolution
was passed appropriating Sl,0m,G00 for
Improvement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio river-such sum to be
Immediately available. Conference re-,
ports on public building bills for tuild
ings at Ashland. Wis. Qimit 100000
and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Qimit Sl5o, o,000l
were agreed to.
passed the following bills: Authorizing
the secretary of war to establish new
harbor lines in Portage Lake, Mich.
Senate bill to establish two additional
land offices in Washington. 4 res
olution offered BY Mr.. Brecken-
ridge WAS adopted accepting
the Senate's invitation to attend
the funeral services, and provid
ing for committee of nine to assist the
Senate committee III making the ar
rangements for the funeral. In ac-
cordance with the terms of the resolu-
ton the speaker appointed the follow
XVI. Holman, Blount. Bland, Hatch,
Wilson Ky, Banks, Duunell and But
terworth. The House then, as marx
OF respect to the deceased, adjourned.
Senate.
W EDNE>DAG, hpfl. oo.-I Ne senate re-
sumed consideration of the customs ad-
ministration bill. Mr.. Vests amend
ment that the general appraiser VINO
originally acted on g case shall be eX-
Cluded from the board of three general
appraisers 10 which an appeal may be
made, was defeated after long deblte.
Several other amendments were offered
and discussed, but the bill was finally
laid aside without action. Mr.. Dolph,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported a concurrent resolution re-
questing the President TO negotiate with
the governments OF GREAT Britain and
Mexico with view Of securing treaty
stipulstions for the prevention Of the
entry into the nited States OF Chinese
from Canada and Mexico.
Tn RsDAY, May senator Vest, OF
the select committee on meat products,
made report Of the result OF his com