The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
House.

House.
WEDNESDAY,. Dee. l0.-Mr. Stone
(kv.), from the committee on war
claims, called mp the bill authorizing
the secretary Of war to appoint Il COM
mission 10 ascertain the facts concern
Ing the destruction OF property =
Cynthiana, Ny. III 1861. 1t was laid
the tabic-yeas, l"4. NAYS. 81. Ths
House again went into a committee ot
the whole Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan
in the chair on bills reported from the
committee on Indian affairs. The first
bill called up was a Senate bill for the
relief OF the Mission Indians in the
state Of California. 1t provides for the
appointment OF commission, whose
duty il shall he to select a reservation
for each band or village Of lie Mission
Indians. Alter discussion the commit
tee arose. and the bill Was passed.
THiR>DAY, Dee. Tile House passed
the fortltication appropriation bill and
spent some time III considering a bill 70
amend the anti-polygamy law by pro-
Elding that the personal property, for
meilv belonging 10 the Mormon church.
but which was forfeited by Congress
and placed in the hands OF 4 receiver,
snail be placed IN the common school
fund of the territory Of | tab. which
was the disposition made of the
real estate held by the MormouS.
Mr.. Casweli. Of Wisconsin. explained the
necessity for the passage of the bill.
Without cOmpietln" its consideration
the House laid it aside as unfinished
business and went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. burrows (Mich. in the
chair, on bills reported from the public
lands committee. Mr.. Pavson tIllD.
he oh a.,
indemnify purchasers OF swamp lanG,
and To reimburse the several statc3 for
lands due them under the swamp .ands
act. After discussion the committee
rose for the purpose Of closing debate,
hut Mr.. Holman raised the point of no
quorum. The House then adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dee l2-In the House Rep
rcscntative Flower, of New York, in
troduccd, for reference, Il Joint res0lu-
ton directing the secretary of the treas
nry 10 extend the bonded period, for
goods in bond in custom houses, from
February | until July /, 1881. Almost
the entire afternoon was consumed in Il
discussion OF tie merits Of Il bill for the
relief of John A. Rhea and Joseph L.
Anderson, OF East Tennessee. Not
Withstanding a vigorous tight in its favor
by Mr. Stone, Of Kentucky, ani MIR
louk, Of Tennessee. the committee rec
commended its recOnm;ttal 10 the COM
mlttce on war claims. Bills were passed
for the relief of Allarl and Crozier
Samuel Ec!S, the legal representative of
Peter lyle. Matilda Cook, James A.
Gregory. the estate Of F. NJ. Murray
and Warren Hall. The House then adj
iourned.
SATURDAY, Dee. 13.-Mr Baker a.
~ called up the Senate bill for the in
spection of cattle and hogs the products
and carraSses Of which are subject to i'll
tcr-statc commerce. Mr. Mills TEN
began the debate hy Il speech against lis
passage. He was followed by Mr..
Stockhridgc, Of Maryland, who favored
the bill, Whlch Wa~ finally referred TO
the committee on agriculture NJ.
Grain tFeN.l, from the committee on
post-"tticeS AMI po-troads, reported 4
resolution calling on the postmaster
general Tor information ~ 10 the extent
and grounds for complaints of inefficient
post office service III TrNas and other
states.
Mo>DAy, pec. l:'.-In the House, Mr..
>plnola y. ", from tie committee on
military affairs, moved to suspend the
rules and pass a bill approprlatlng SitO.-
Geo for the erection Of i monument 70
the victims Of the prison ships al Fort
tIrttll. BrpBkINN. IN the course 0t the
debate MIR Cannon SAID that he was in
formed that the committee on the
library Idd reported tayorahlE thirty
monument bills There Was an ssti-
mated increase in the expenditures of
the government of 50 WU,Hn, and an
estimated decrease III the revenues of
st,u, 600 900. The motion to suspend tran
rules and pass the bill was lost-ya,,
80: NAYS, lO;. Mr. Mckinley co. ir,,, IA
the committee on WAYS and means, Ma
ported the Flower Joint resolution. : pa
tending the bonded period from Feb,aak
arv to July 1901 There being t.
position OF the part Of Mr.. CulberHi
Tex to debate the measure. Mr.. WeIG
kinlcv Withdrew it, and the House acI;
jOurned. -,
TUESDAY. Dec. lG.-Nr. Donnell cal Oh
up his apportonment bill in the Ho..--
to-day and briefly explained It's prov
ions. Mr.. McRae Ark. gave notice
an amendment increasing the represtONS
tatives to 55H Mr.. Flower N. y ;
fered an amendment increasing low low,
thirty-five the representation from Nj i
York. The debate continued cr a
length. The hour of ) o'clihce,
having arrived, Mr.. Dunnell
manded the previous qucst'
Mr.. Blount Ga. INTERCEPTED mot ,tG ~,
to adjourn. The motion To adjourn '
lost-yeas, lis: nays. 145. At the cove
gestion of Mr.. Hluunt Ga. it was agrtion
that after two hours debate tC-mor ! ~. :.
the previous question should be
sidercd as ordered, and the House egist
journed.