The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-10-04
FlETY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..


and agreed to by vote of 80
to 36. Mr.. Kennedy was accord
| ed the floor for twenty minutes.
| The House then went into committee of
| the whole Mr.. Allen, of Mich, in the
| chair on the Senate amendments TO the
F, deficiency bill. The French spoliation
claims amendments were non-concurred
| in, and conference was ordered. On
motion of Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, the
Senate bill was passed providing that
/ naval vessels of the first rate shall be
named after states of the Union, those
of the second rate after cities. those OF
| the third rate after important events or
| names connected with the naval history
of the United States, and those of the
| fourth rate after lakes and
rivers. On motion of Mr.. Town
send (Col.) the Senate bill was
| passed with an amendment including
| the Pagosa Springs reservation opening
| to homestead settlement the Fort Lyon
and the old Fort Lyon military reserva-
! tions in Colorado. Senate bills granting
| pension of 3 ,OC0 year to the widows
| OF Gems Fremont, Mcclellan and Crook
| were passed.
| THURSDAY, Sept. 25.-In the House
| this morning Mr.. Enloe offered resolu-
| ton relative to the investigation of GER
| tain charges against the postmaster OF
! the House of speculation in office. 1t
recites that it is alleged that the post
master Of the House, J. l.. Wheat,
whose duty it is to let contracts for
| the carrying of the mails, let a
contract to one Samuel Culber.son
| for 5000 Il wear on the condition
that Culhertson should pay to him
! Wheat $50 month out of the money
| received from the government for his
services. and that Wheat did receive
| that sum for five months, and directing
| the committee on accounts 10 lnVeStl-
| gate these charges and such other
matters rs pertain 10 Wheat's admins
! tration Of the post-ofiice of the House OF
Repre- sentatives. Mr.. Hopkins Of
| fcred an amendment extending
! the investigation into the prac-
| ticcs of the postmaster in the forty
ninth and tiftieth congresses. The pre-
vious question was ordered: Yeas, l0S;
nays, ST. Mr.. Hopkins amendment
| was adopted, and tie resolution as
amended was agreed To. Mr.. PAYNE
| (N. W, chairman Of the special com
mlttee appointed to investigate the
| Silcott dc1alcation, called up the bill
defining the duties of the scrgeant-at-
arms, and il was passed. 1t enables the
! scroeant-at-dfms TO make rCqulSltlon
directly, upon tue treasury Tor the pay
and mileage q members, and constl-
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