The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-27
oyernor under the proclamation OF the

President of June 10, 1868; House bill
to amend the act of February, 1885, so
as to entitle men who have served
thirty years in the army, navy or
marine corps to be placed on the
retired list with 20 per cent. OF
their paw and allowances: Senate
bill appropriatlng sl25,O00 tor public
building at Wilkesbarre, Pa; Senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur
chase OF certain manuscript papers and
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson,
now in possession Of his descendants;
Senate bill releasing $. II. Brooks, as
sistant treasurer of the United States at
san Francisco. and his sureties, from
liability for $4,000, lost at that sub
treasury; and Senate bill to reim-
burse certain persons who expend-
ed moneys and furnished services
and supplies in repelling invasions and
suppressing Indian hostili!ies within the
territorial limits of the present state of
Nevada. Mr.. Eyarts reported joint
resolution appropriating s. 900 for new
site for the Lafayette statue. and stated
that the size selected was an esplanade
of some eighty feet square at the south
east corner of the treasury reservation,
not injurins, he said, but Improving the
dignity of the treasury in
closure. After some debate the
resolution was passed. The Sem
ate then resumed consideration
of the Senate bill to establish United
States land court and to provide for the
settlement OF private land claims in the
states of Nevada. Colorado, Wyoming
and in the territories of New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah. After a long debate
and the adoption of numerous amend
ments the bill was laid aside without ac-
ton. The private pension bills on the
calendar were taken up, and eighty of
them were passed IN thirty minutes.
THURSDAY, Sept. 1S.-Mr. Plumb Of
of the treasury to inform the Senate
whether the rule or policy of his depart
ment, which requires the payment of
checks for silver bullion over the counter
of the sub-treasury instead of through
the proper clearing house, does not re-
suit in paving out notes of the larger de-
nominations instead of those suited for
circulation and use in ordinary business
transactions, and whether such method
of payment does not result in the pay
ment of gold instead of treasury notes.
The resolution was agreed to.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following Senate bills, among others,
we're passed: To provide for the in
spection of live cattle, hogs and the
carcasses and products thereof, which
are the subjects of interstate COM
merce; to revive the grade of lieuten-
ant-general in the army of the Gnlted
States; for the relief of women en-
rolled as army nurses iallowing 81 a
month to women who have for six
months rendered actual service in any
regimental, camp or general hospital,
and who are unable to earn their sup
port-the pension to commence from
the date of filing application, after the
passage of the act}; House bill to
amend the articles Of war relative to
punishment on conviction by courts
marshal.
FRIDAY, Sept. 20.-At the opening of
the session, Mr.. Crisp moved that yes
terdav's journal be corrected, but this
motion was laid on the tablc-yeas 40,
nays 2-and Mr.. Crisp raised the point
of no quorum. The speaker counted
the point of order that, notwithstanding
the four vacancies existing in the mem
bership Of the House, lG4 members did
not constitute Il quorum. After further
discussion the speaker decided to adj
here to the rule that 1876 members con-
stituted a quorum a call of the
House was therefore ordered, and the
presence of l10 members was disclosed.
The journal was then approved and the
question required on ordering the pre-
vious question on the Langston-N enable
case. The previous question was or
dered-yeas, l41; nays, the clerk
noting a quorum. Mr.. Cheadle moved
to recommt the case. Lost to AS.
The question recurring on the
minority resolution, declaring Lang
ston not elected, the quorum dis
appeared, and a cal OF the
House was ordered, which disclosed
the presence of l61 members. The mi
noritv resolution was then rejected and
the vote was taken on the second mi
duly elected. Lost to 15o-the
Speaker counting quorum. The first
majority resolution, declaring Nenable
not elected, was next i'll order.
One more than quorum re-
sponded to this call, and then
the quorum disappeared on the pend
ing resolution-the vote standing, yeas
l43, navS 1, and once more was call
ordered, and lbl members re-
spondcd. There being no quorum the
House, by unanimous consent, took a
recess, the evening session 10 he for the
consideration of private pension bIlts.
At It's evening session the House post
poned until "Wednesday next the bill
granting pensions to the widows ofGens.
Mcclellan, Fremont aud Crook. Sew
enty-tWo private pension bulls We're
passed.
SATURDAY, Sept. 2O.-The Senate
passed the Senate bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury 10 settle the in
debtedne1s to the government of the
f'.,- p,.iE So p,iirTa1 'nD,,,any-
Consideration of the Senate bill to re-
duce the amount Of United States
bonds to be required Of national
banks was then resumed, but 1t
was laid aside without action.
The following bills, unohjected to,
on the calendar were, among others,
passed: To confirm certain sales of the
Kansas Trust 4 Diminished Reserve
Lands In the state Of Kansas; approprl-
ating SO, 600 for a public building at
Fergus Falls, Mimi; to provide addl-
tiOnal lights on the naylgable channels
of Puget Sound and rivers tributary
thereto, in the state of Washington; ex-
tending the privileges of the free de-
livery of mails 10 towns having popu-
lation of ) 900, or a gross postal revenue
of 5000: 10 amend section S31 Of
the revised statutes relating to the
fees and emoluments Of district at
torneys. marshals and clerks in Oregon,
Nevada, Idaho, Montana, North and
South Dakota, and Wyoming; granting
a right Of way through the Fort Douglas
military reservation, Utah, TO the Salt
Lake City Railroad Company; also
House bill for the restoration of Tene-
dor Ten Eyck to bis former rank in the
army, and to place him on the retired
list. Consideration of the House bill to
define and regulate the jurisdiction of
the courts of the United states from the
judiciary committee, was resumed, An
amendment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was
adopted. Without further action the
bill was laid aside informally, and the
nriNafa nnnSlnn bulls on the Calen dar