The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-27
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.
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land grant forfeiture bill. Mr.. Haugen
| Wis., then called up the Langston-
| Nenable contested election case, against
which Mr.. O'Ferrall raised the question
| of consideration, and the House
slider it. Mr.. Haugen then
demanded the previous question, TO
which Mr.. Cheadle Ind.l protested
and raised the cry of sitting debate
Mr.. Haugen then Withdrew the demand,
and proceeded with an argument of the
case. After debate the case then went
! over until tomorrow, Mr.. Haugen stat
ing that he would call the previous ques-
| ton at , o'clock. The Speaker an
nounced his signature to the river and
harbor appropriation bill, and the House
took recess, the evening session
| to be for the consideration of bills
reported by the committee on military
affairs. At the evening session the
Senate bill was passed with amend
ments) transferring the weather SER
vice to the Department of Agriculture:
| also the Senate bill providing that pro-
motion to every grade IN the army be-
low the rank Of brigadier-general,
subject to examination, shall be
made according to seniority The House
bill was passed authorizing the secre-
tdIN III Val " Il iioliil Il Jod1l VI ItAlcW
| to review the findings and sentence of
any court martial for the trial of a com
mlssloned officer or enlisted man when
| the accused has been dishonorablv dis
| charged.
| THURSDAY, Sept. 1S.-After the APP
proval of the journal Mr. Haugen de-
manded the previous question on the
| LangstonN enable contested election
case. On ordering the previous ques-
| ton the vote stood yeas, l33; nays, 10.
| This being no quorum, a call of the
| House was ordered. 1t being found
impossible to secure a quorum long
enough to get a vote on the case, the
House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sept 19-Mr. Plumb's reso-
| luton to recommit the bankruptcy bill
| to the judiciary committee with instruc-
| tons to amend it by making it apply to
voluntary bankruptcy only was taken
up. After considerable discussion
the resolution was placed on
| the calendar with the understand
ing that its passage would not
be asked at this session. Mr. Voorhees,
| introduced a joint resolution for imIne
diate increase of silver money by the
| purchase and coinage of 100000
| within the next thirty days; this pur-
chase to be in addition to the amount
required by existing law. Referred
to the finance committee. An
| hour was devoted to unobjected
/ bills on the calendar, and,
among others the following Senate
| bills were passed: Approprating $50,
COO for public building at Joplin. Mo-;
S50, 900 for the building of memorial
structure at Marietta, o., commemora-
tive of the settlement of tie Northwest
ern territory: House bills to discon-
! tinue the coinage of the IS and 81
| gold pieces and the Scent nickel
| pieces; to grant certain lands for
school purposes to the town of Dear
born, Mich. Senate bill for the protec
| ton of trees and other growth on the
public domain from destruction by fire
was passed. The House bill TO define
and regulate the jurisdiction of the
| courts of the United States, with
the amendment reported from the
! Judiciary committee, in the nature of a
| substitute, was taken up as the ''untin
ished business" and went over until to-
morrow without action. The Senate con
tirmed the following appointments to-
dav: Theodore NJ. Sehleire, of Tennes-
see, consul at Amsterdam Charles b.
Nunnemacher, postmaster at Ashland,
/ kas; Charles Scovile, surveyor of Gus
toms, Evansville, Ind.
SATURDAY, Sept. 20.-The journal was
read without objection, but Mr.. O'Fer
! rail-, of Virginia, objected to its approy
al. The question being on the approval
| Mr.. @ 'Ferrall demanded the yeas and
navs; and as the Democrats rose in sup
! port of this demand their names were
noted. The speaker counted 81 Demo
| Gratis prestnt-not enough to order the
yeas and nays. Mr.. Breckenridge (ky.l
demanded tellers, and his time the
! Speaker counted Is members. The
yeas and nays having been ordered the
vote resulted: Yeas, l5l; nays, Ono
quorum, and the House. at l o clock, ad
! Journed.
MONDAY, Sept, 22-At the conclusion
of the PRAYER this morning, the clerk
called the roll on the approval of Fri
days journal. The vote resulted:
Yeas, l53; nays, Ono quorum; and a
call of the House was ordered, when
l59 members responded. Mr.. Mckln-
ley moved an adjournment. The mo-
ton was carried-yeas, 50; nays, 20.
Representative Moore. of New Iiamp-
shire, to-day introduced the following
resolution:
That the committee on rules he instruct
ed to report an additional rule, to-wlt:
! Rule NLNI-Contempt Of the House:
/ When a call of the House discloses the
! presence of a quorum. any member alb
Senring himself on the succeeding roll call
/ for the purpose OF breaking quorum shall
/ be arraigncd at the bar OF the House, and
/ fired in Il sum not exceeding S5to.
TUESDAY, Sept. 25.-When the House
was called to or,ier the Speaker de-
! clared that there was q quorum, and the
! journal of Friday. saturday and Monday
/ was approved, and the contested cleo
7 MT Z ia "a Tho
/ question recurred first upon the major
| itv resolutions to unseat Nenable. 1t
/ was agreed to-yeas, l5l; nays, | Mr..
! Cheadlc the clerk noting a quorum.
| Then came the question on the seating
! of Iangston, and it was carried on dl
| vision-Mr. OFerrall and Mr.. Cheadle
alone voting in the negative. Mr..
/ Haugen then escorted Langston
/ TO the bar Of the House, while
/ the Speaker administered the oath.
| Mr. Roweil (Ill) called up the South
| Carolina case of Miller against Elliott
! Mr.. O'Ferrall made the point that there
was no quorum present. The Speaker
declined to entertain the point, say
/ ing that the last vote had shown
| quorum and that since then several
/ Democrats had entered the hall. The
/ previous question was ordered, and,
| despite protest from Mr.. Kerr Ia
! that some reason for its adoption should
! be given, the resolution unseating Elliott
and seating Miller were agreed to with
out division. Then. on motion of
Mr.. Henderson Ia, the House went
! into committee of the whole
| Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, in the
! chair on the Senate amendments TO
/ the deficiency bill The afternoon was
! consumed in discussion OF the French
! spoliation claims, the debate being par
| ticipated in by Messrs. Coggswell, Dib
| bic and Naux in favor of the Senate
/ amendment. and by Messrs. Buckalew.
! Cannon and Savres IN opposition,
! Without action the committee rose.
/ WEDNESDAY, Sept 1.-The Senate
/ to-day passed the House bill author
! lzIng the construction of a railway
7 rhrn1rnh the Enrt llarL military resar-