The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-14
ElFTI-FIRST CONGRESS.
House.

WEDNESDAY,, June Tho House to-
day disposed Of the Alabama contested
election case of NcDutfe against Turpin.
The majority resolution, seating Me-
Dutfie. was agreed to-vcas l3o. navs
ll3 ~ and Mr.. McDutfie appeared
at the bar Of the House and took the
oath Of office. Mr., Osborne Pa pre-
scntcd the conference report on the
army appropriation bill, which was
agreed TO. Mr.. Morrill, kas.1 reported
disagreement of the conference on the
Senate dependent pension bill. The
House insisted on its amendments tpro-
vlding a service pensionJ, and further
conference was ordered
THURSDAY, June 5.-Mr. Mckinley re-
ported resolution providing that the
House shall proceed Immediately to the
consideration of the silver bill, and that
the consideration shall continue until
SATURDAY AT ; p. NJ. when the previous
question shall be considered as ordered.
Forty minutes debate was allowed.
Messrs. Blount and Bland opposed the
resolution, but II was adopted by vote
of l2o To III. The bill was read, after
which Mr.. tong"r, of Iowa, offered a
substitute, and the balance of the ses-
sion was taken up III debate.
FRIDAY. June Cit was field day for
silver in the House, the entire session
being taken up in debate on the various
propositions.
SATt RDAY, June 7.-The House to-day
passed the caucus substitute silver bill
hy a vote of l:;o yeas To 1l9 NAYS. The
ballot succeeded a most interesting de-
bate, in which the advocates Oh both
sides Of the question did able work. By
the provision of the bill the secretary Of
the treasury is instructed to purchase an
aggregate of 81 .on.WO worth Of silver
bullion each month at a price not
exceeding Il for 81 25-l00 grains, and
10 issue United States Treasury notes in
denominations from 81 to 81 900 in pay
ment therefor. Mr.. McComas amen,i-
mcnt to the substitute was adopted. Ii
provided that when free coinage is AT
tanned the monthly bullion purchases
shall ccasc. The substitute ts amenti-
cd WAS then agreed to. anti the
question, reCurred upon agreeing IL
the bill as amended hv the substitute
Mr. Bland Mo- moved To re-commit
the bill with instructions To the commit
tee To report a free coinage bill not later
than Tuesday next. The motion to re-
commit was defeated; yeas llb, nays
40. The bill was then passed: Yeas
80, nays ll9.
MONDAY, juno -Rcprrscntativc
Oates, of Alahamu, from tn" committee
on ludlciarF, to-day reported t" the
House the bill to prohibit aliens from
acquiring title to or owning lun'is within
the | 'nitcd States. IN elaborate report
accompanied the bill The bill proposes
To place these aliens under Tire disabili-
ties of the civil law, as to all future at
tcmptS to acquire lands III this country;
1t also contains "a provision which will
compel alien land owners 70 cause
to hr such, ur To becomt citizens of
the | lnitcd States within ten wears.
Representative McRac, Of Arkansas. in
troduced in the House Il bill on the sub
icct of silver coinage It provides for
the free coinage Of silver; foran increaS-
ing of nted States treasury notes each
year to make the total iSstIc thereof
equal in amount 10 the revenues OF the
government tur.that year, for the Issue
Of treasury notes To- replace national
bank notes surrendered; fol The rcrcaI
ut the laws authorizing the sale of
United States bonds. and for the ac-
cumulation of the gold reserve Of 800
UD,0Ao, and finally for the covering of
that reserve into the treasury as an
available asset. Representative q Nclil,
Of Pennsylvania, reported f:iNnRbiy Ia
the House. from the library committee,
the bill arproprlatln@ son,1@ for the
erection of 4 monument on the battle
field of Tilpccanoc, Ind. TO rommomo-
rate the heroism Of the men V no fought
and died there under the leadership OF
Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison.
TUESDAY,, June l0.-Thc IIous" passed
the senate pipeline bill, which Is an
amcndatorN feature of the internal roy
cnue laws Tn" bill is largely in the in
tercst of Milwaukee brewers. and au-
thorlZcS the commissioner of internal
revenue to formulate rules and reyula
tons lay which beer may be carried
direct from the watts L. the hutIling de
partment without passing through the
intermediate process of being drawn IN
10 kegs. The r"~t-otiire appropriation
till was passed a> was also Il hiil author
izing the construction Of Il railroad line
through the Fort Clark military rcs"r-
Walton in Texas. after which the House
adjourned.