The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-03-15
FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS.


the daV WAS the CONSIDERATION OF public
building oils. Considerable debate
was held on the appropriation Cf $500
ODo for building III Sa Jose, Cal, but
It wa. reported favorably from the com
mlttee OF the whole and passed, togeth-
er with the Senate bin appropriaiins
10000 for public building at Lansing.
Mich; for publ" building at Gales
burg, H., 10 cost So, 900; for a pub IL
building st Ashland, Wiz, to cost
$4,000. Mr.. Cannon made Wig
orous fight against the Wash
ington, d. C., post office bill,
moving to adjourn, amid cries OF
"dllatory motion" from the Democrats,
and raising the point OF no quorum
amid shouts OF "tiilibuste rlng' from
the same source, The Speaker counted
quorum, and the bill was passed. The
Speaker presented message from the
President, transmitting the report of
the Chippewa Indian commission. Mr.
Morse Mass. presented the petition OF
the v ome ms Industrial League, asking
that two women be appointed on the
Worlds Fair committee OF 1892.
FRIDAY, March Mr. iIaugen Wis. J.,
from the committee on elections, re-
ported Il resolution IN the Alabama con-
tested election case of Threat VS.. Clark.
lit lcSoIuitpii, WHICH vas ttlHu' lIlOISIy
reported declares Clark entitled to re-
tain his seat. 1t was adopted, The
House so IL after went INTO committee
of the whole, Mr.. Alien Mich. IN the
chair, on the private ca endar. With
out transacting any business of impor-
taEce the committee rose and the
House took Il recess. the evening session
to be for the consideration OF pension
bills.
SATURDAY, March S.--The House COM
pleted the time set apart for conslc er.
alton Of public building bills, after
passing dozen or fifteen bills and stop
ping on tie calendar some SIX
or eight bills rom the Meat
ure increasing the APPROXIMATION for the
Milwaukee, ederal binding by the
amount OF S2G0,ttO. The Racine and
Eau Claire bills are away down on the
list, and there is no how to reach them
except at some time WHEN the House Is
in good humcr, and TIE bills can be
called up by Un nimous ,onEent, or
under suspens on OF the rules. This,
however. IL not very cheering quite Ok
for these bills.
MoNpAH, Marcn Io.-On motion OF
Mr.. Owen (IEd.] the Senate resolution
was conCnrred n providing that the
Senate committee on Immigration and
the House CUmi.Ittee Cu immigration
and nGtr ra,lZation Jointly investigate
the WOI KINGS of the various laws OF !he
[ nited States and the several states rel
atiye to immigI alton. The esolution " as
SO amended GS 10 direct The ,olnt com
mittee to investigate the effect on Amer
lean NorkIn- men, which is likely 10
follow the purchase of American in
InStrIpg AV tngalyJ lS0 n
report to Congress the official CORE
spondeEce on the proposal to make
BedIoe's Island. New York hurbor, an
Immigrant depot, and whether in the
opinion OF the committee such island is
the best and most suitable place for
such depot. Mr.. Lacey, from the com
mlttee on elections, reported q resOlu-
ton for the appointment of q suD-com-
mittee TO make II tu and thorough in
vestigatiOn o. the contested election case
of Clayton vs. Bfeckiuridge. The sub
committee is empowered to proceed to
Arkansas. An amendment, directing
the subcommittee to investigate all
events relating 10 the contest or aris-
ing therefrom alter the election, was
agreed 10, and the resolution was adopt
ed. The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Oklahoma
Territory bill. Without making much
progress the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 1l.-Mr. Baker IN.
", from the committee on Territories,
reported the bill ior the admission OF
Wyoming. He asked for its immediate
consideration, which, under the new
House considered the bin in commit
h. 1f ka la1a
reached.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, March 5.-The bill in
creasing tie pension of the widow OF
Gen. Warren WAS taken up, but no
action was reached. The Blair biii.was
advocated hv Senator Barbour and op-
posed Dy Senator Plumb.
THURSDAY, March 0.-ln the Senate
the biIl TO increase the efficiency and
reduce the expenses OF the signal corps
OF the army. and for the transfer Of the
weather service to the Department OF
Agriculture, was reported and placed
on the calendar. Among the bills in
trOduCed and referred were the follow
ng: For a monument to John Ericsson; !;
or the punishment OF officers and
others selecting Jurors with reference
to political utilization; to amend
the revised statutes SO as to permit
the purr base and registry OF foreign
built vessels by citizens of the | nited
States for employment in foreign trade.
The following bills passed: Giving a
pension of SO a month to the daug hter
Of Mai. teen. ". j. Worth, ard increds-
ing to 800 month the pension of the
widow of Maj Gen. G.. X. Warren. Aft
er an executive session the Senate adj
iourned Confirmed: II. 4. Taylor, as
nited States railroad commissioner;
Frank Il. Iarr, as receiver of public
moneys At Eau Claire, Wis; Isaac Cie
ments. pension agent ut Chicago; Ed
win Knott, marshal Western District
Iowa.
FRIDAY, March The Senate took
its daily dose on the Blair bill, after
which the following public building bills
were taken up and passed: For Ster-
ling, ILL.,, *50GC0; Oak and, Cal, 800, :
600; Cheyenne, Wyo., $l50, coo; Chester,
Pa, 100000; Helena, Mont, 100000.
After executive session TIE Senate adj
iourned.
M0NDty. March lO.-In the Senate to-
day, on motion of Mr. Sherman, the
bill reported hy him from the commit
tee on foreign relations, providing for
an inspection Of meats for expectation,
prohibiting the I'm portatIon OF adulter-
ated articles Of food or drink, and au-
thorIzing the Pres dent to make pTocla-
nation IN certain cases, and for other
purposes, was taken from the cal
endar, but after debate was laid
aside without action. Mr.. StaE-
ford offered a preamble and reso-
luton instructing the committee on
finance 10 inquire what relief !or the
existing agricultural depression may be
furnished by the United states govern
ment, and p.rt cnlarly whether loans
may not be made by tie government
upon mortgages Oh real estate. lnde-
pendent Of improvements al such rates
and to such a. amount as viii make the
curite 70 the kjverHme 1t perfect.
TuE,rA4T March li.-MT. Hoar, IN The
Senate, called up the resolution report
ed by him for the exclusion from the
record OF tie sentences lnterpClated hy
Mr.. Cal! in the report Of Lis remarks II
the discussion witt Mr.. Chandler some
weeks ago. This brought on an inter
estiug debate, but pending action the
Senate adjourned.