The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-16
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

House.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6.-Mr. Reed Ga,
presented the conference report on the
'Original Package" BILL (The repor,
leaves the bill exactly as it passed the
Sc nate, and is dissented from by Mr.
Oates, of Alabama, one of the con-
ferees). After debate the conference
report was adopted-Feas, 120; nays
50. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Payson, of Hi
/ nois, in the chair on the general de-
ficiency bill. A verbal amendmen,
presented an occasion TO Mr.. McAdoo
| of New Jersey, and Mr.. Turner, of New
York, to criticIse the action of John |
Davenport in conducting elections in
New York; and to Mr.. Farquhar, oi
New York, and Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio
to defend that gentleman. Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Aug. THE House to.
day went into committee of the whole
on the general deficiency bill. Mr.
Rogers ARK. moved To strike out the
clause appropriating 5000 to pay
George a. Matthews in full for the un-
expired term of the Fifty-tirst Con
gress, for which he was elected as a
delegate from the territory of Dakota.
| Lost, 63 to "a. Mr.. Clunie Cal. } offered
an amendent granting an extra month s
pay to the employees of the Senate and
| House. Agreed TO, Il to 4}. The bill
| having been disposed of the committee
| rose. All the amendments were agreed
to except that crantingan extra month s
and then the bill went over till TO-
nF n.ll
Mimi, bill was passed applying the
Interstate commerce act to unincor-
norated express companies.
FRIDAY, Aug. S.-Thc House rejected
the amendment 10 the general dehs
cheney bill, granting months extra
pay to employees Of the House and Sen
ate The amendment was loSt-yeas,
-; noes, lG4. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Cannon llll.b, from the committee
| on rules, reported resolution prOvld-
ing that after the passage of this reso-
luton it shall be in order, aft
er two hours debate, to move
that the House non-cHncur in all the
Senate amendments to the Indian APP
preparation bill, and to ask a committee
| of conference. The House decided
yeas 10, nays G6-tu consider the rcpor
/ of the committee on rules. Mr.. Dock
cry moved to rcCOmmlt the resolution.
Reiected-yeas -: navs 95 The ques-
ton then recurring on the adoption OF
the resolution, no quorum voted and
the House took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration oi
private pension bills.
SATURDAY, Aug. 9.-In the House the
Speaker stated that the vote was upon
the resolution of the committee on
rules, providing that after two hours
debate it shall be in order to move q
nOn-conCurrcnce In the Senate amend
mcnts to the Indian appropriation bill
The resolution was adopted-yeas, 1903
| navs. Il. The House then proceeded
under the special order to the consider.
alton of the Senate amendments to the
| Indian appropriation bill. The vote
then REQUIRED upon the motion to non
concur in the Senate amendments. This
was agreed to. Yeas. l19; nays, ..
MONDAY, Aug. 1.-THE House pro
ceeded to the consideration of the con
ference report on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. After a brief debate
the report was agreed To, and Il further
conference ordered upon the amend
ment still in dispute. The floor was
then accorded to the committee on the
District of Columbia and the bill know Z
as the Atkinson bilD conferring certain
privileges on the Baltimore & Potoma,
Railroad Company was taken up, but
without action upon it the House adj
journed.
TUESDAY. Aug l2-Mr. Hale report
ed back the House bill to extend the
census law so as TO require information
to be obtained from unincorporated eX-
press companies, and, in response to in
quireS. stated that il applied to ali I'M
incorporated express companies OF
co-partnerships, whether doing
only local or general busI-
ness; that only some three OF
four of the great express companies OF
the country were Incorporated. that
over Sl5,OUO,0O0 Il year were paid an
nually by express companies to railroad
companies. and that ii was very deslr-
able that statistics Of all these express
companies should be obtained in the
census returns. The information would
be obtained chiefly by correspondence
and would apply simply to the
and to the amounts paid by them 10
railroad companies. The bill was
passed. Mr. Edmunds presented the
motion for change Of the rules by
limiting debate on the tariff bill, which
he had offered at the time of adjourn
ment Yesterday, and IT was ordered
printed. Mr.. Blair also offered a reso.
luton for such a change of the rules as
will permit the previous question to be
moved after proposition has been CON
sidered two DAYS. and the same dispo-
sition was made of it. The tariff bill
was then taken up, the pending ques-
ton being on Mr. Vests amendment
(otfered yesterday reducing the duty
on tin plates FROM 210cents per pound
to cent lthe present rate). Without
action upon the question the Senate,
after an executive session, adjourned