The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-17
ing to secure any agreement Mr.. Farqu-

bar moved that general debate
close at O'Clock to-day. Mr..
Elount Ca an amendment
moved that Tuesday next be substituted
for to-day. Mr. BIount's motion Was
agreed to, but Mr.. Farquhar's motion.
as thus amended, was rejected, so that
no limit was placed upon the discussion.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
in the chair, on the shipping bill. OF
course no action was reached, and al
the usual hour, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 9.-Mr. Harvey, of Okla
homa, called up the bill authorizing
Oklahoma City TO issue bonds to pro-
vide right OF way 10 the tnOctaW Coal
< Railroad Company through the city.
The bill passed. The House then went
into committee of the whole. Mr.. Al
len (Mich. in the chair on the private
calendar. The first bill on the calendar
WAS one referring TO the court of claims,
the claim of the Citizens Bank, OF
Louisiana, growing out of the seizure
and covering into the United States
treasury OF certain moneys OF the
bank by Gen. Benjamin i. Butler The
amount involved is S2l5,GlO. The
measure gave rise TO quite Il long dis
cussion, it being advocated by MeS~rs.
Blanchard and Boatner La. J, and OPP
posed by Mr.. Thonlas wis. and Mr..
Grosvenor (O.l After further debate
MIR. Thomas moved 10 strike out the en-
acting clause. Lost-59 to IS. The
hour of > o'clock having arrived the
bill went over, the committee rose ana
the House took a recess until o clock
the evening session to be for the con
slderaton OF private bills.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10-The House went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Ding
ley Me- in the chair, on the army
appropriation bill. Mr.. Cutcheon
mich. J, chairman of the committee ON
military affairs, explained that the bill
was purely an appropriation measure
and contained no general legislation
whatever. The amount carried was
81 ,639, 900. or 100000 more than t.,
appropriation forthc current year. T.
! bin was discussed by Mcssrs. Lonham,
Kerr and Tassney, and pending further
debate the committee rose, and euiO-
glstlc addresses were made In memory
of the late Joseph p. Walker, of Mis-
souri,.
MONDAY, Jan. l2.-The House has de
cided to investigate the alleged silver
! pool business. The matter was brought
up this morning by MIR. Dockcrv, who
offered resolution on a question of
privilege, reciting the fact of the refer
ence of his "silver pool" resolution
| to the committee on rules, and the
fact that that committee had refused 10
report the same, and directing the com
mlttee on rules to report the resoln-
ton to the House for reconsideration. Mr.
Rogers Ark. offered an amendment
TO the DoCkery resolution, proyld-
, ing for the appointment of special
! committee OF five members TO inquire
into all the facts and circumstances con-
| nected with the silver pool, III which
senators and representatives are al
legged TO be interestcd; also as to the al
legged purchase and sale of silver prior
to and since the passage Of the act OF
July IA, 1890, including the names OF
| the persons purchasing or selling the
of the Sl2,OO0,OO0 Of silver buI-
lion which the United States is
now asked to purchase. Mr.. Rogers
amendment was agreed TO, and the res
olu,ion as amended was agreed to. Mr..
Rockwell Mass reported the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bull,
and it was placed upon the calendar.
The House then, after some sparrng as
TO the limitation of general debate.
which was finally fixed at one hour and
half, went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
TUESDAY, Jan. l3.-The House went
into committee OF the whole, Mr.. Ding
ley, of Maine, in the chair on the arm
appropriation bill. Mr. Bland 5 amend
ment, providing that no salary shall be
paid bv the United states to military
officers detailed to military colleges
of state institutions, was defeated
s. to l2 Mr.. Bland raised the
point of no quorum. a quorum
was counted by Mr.. Dingley, in the
chair-only loD votes being necessary
III committee of the whole. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Williams (G.) to
prohibit the drawing of pay by an ot!i
Ger on the retired list while in the re-
ceipt of any other salary from the GOV
ernment, was adopted without a diVis
ion After long debate which took q
wide range, during which Mr.. Lodge
Mass paid his respects to Mr.. Stone
(Mo.), and without completing
the reading of the bill, the com
mittee rose. Representative Mckin
| lev, from the committee on WAYS and
means. reported to the House the bill
providing that the commercial rec
iprocity treaty with the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands shall not be impairt Il
by the tariff act of October /, last. It is
believed IN some quarters, says an ac-
companying report, that the ac. alluded
to may abrogate the Hawaiian treaty
| The committee recommend the passage
of the bill