The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-24

supervision of elections. Mr. WolCott
. moved 10 amend the bill by providing
that any person falsely claiming to be
( Ci;lZen Of the nited States, or TO bG Il
resident or qualified voter, IN any ap-
Pli;atIon, shall be punished by contine
mcnt of not more than two wears,
or by Il fine Of not more than
sl,0UO; or both fine and imprisonment.
+ Agreed to. Mr.. Hoar moved TO table
Mr.. Vests amendment. Agreed to
yeas, 3j55 nays, % Mr. Reagan offered
an amendment to come in at the end of
section ,, providing that the chief SUI
peryiSor shall keep the petitions and
lists of names appended TO them open
/ for Inspection and examination by cltl-
zens at all reasonable hours. Mr.. lloar
moved that the resolution be laid on
the table. The vote was taken and the
result being a tie-yeas SO, NAYS 80 the
vice. president voted ave. and Mr.. Rea-
gan's resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice Of an amend
ment providing that the application,
and the names signed thereto. shall be
published III m least two newspapers
OF opposite politics. in the congressional
district, every day for one week preced
ing the election. Mr.. Ioar moved the
first of the committee amendments-to
strike out of section % the words. re
turn of House canvass Agreed to. Mr..
AldriCh gave notice that, Tuesday next,
he would ask the Senate TO proceed to
the consideration of the resolution to
change the rules Of the Senate. Other
amendments offered by Mr. Iloar We're
agreed TO without opposition, including
one increasing from three TO four the
number of supervisors of election in a
! district. The bill was then laid aside
/ informally, and the vice president an
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Me
Connell on the committees on civil
service and revolutionary claims, in
place of Messrs. Aldrich and Power
MONDAY, Jan. l9-Mr. German ar
gued against the correctness of ruling
of the Vice-President during Friday =
session. Alter debate the journal of
Friday was approved. Among the bills
reported and placed on the calendar
were three To confirm agreements with
the Sacs and Fox, PottaWotamies, Shaw
nees, Cheyennes, and Arapahoes. At l
O'Clock the elections bill was taken as
the unfinished business. and Mr.. George
took the 1loor IN opposition TO the
measure. \ message was received from
the Presid mt transmitting the agree
mcnt ndGc with the Crow Indians for
( tie sac Of the western part Of their
res, ,tion in Montana and Mr., George
resumed his speech, which he Will con-
Clude tomorrow.
TUESDAY,, Jan. 20.-ln the Senate no
day, after Unlmportant morning bnsl-
ness Was disposed of, Mr.. Aldrlch
moved that the Senate proceed tO the
& Ysideiation of the resolution to change
the rules, submitted hy him December
~. The motion was agreed to. At p.
NJ, the Vice President laid before the
Senate as the unfinished business, the
elections bill, and Mr.. George took the
floor to continue his speech against
it. After Mr. George had spoken
three hours lie gave way to Mr.. Aid
rich, who moved that the Senate take
up the resolution heretofore reported
from the committee Gu rules and
known as the Cloture rule. Alter con-
siderable confusion the Chair declared
the motion carried. The resolution was
read, thus bringing ii before tile SEN
ate, and that body then adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. li-Immediately
after the reading of the journal the
House went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Dingley Me in the chair,
on the army Appropriation bill. Alter
diSposing of few amendments OF
minor importance, the committee rose
then went into committee of the whole
on the District OF Columbia appropr!a-
tion bill Mr.. Mansur Mo- introduced
for reference a bill 10 throw open the
/ Cherokee strip. Mr.. Nansur said that
the Cherokee commission were hope
less Of coming To an agreement with
the Cherokees, and therefore this
measure was introduced. The bill was
framed on the proposition contained II
the act creating the commission, winch
/ was authorized to offer 81. % an acre 1ol
the land. The bill rccites the law by
which the government has a right Il
take the land and pay the Indian:
A. 49-lO0 cents an acre, but 1t waive:
the right and agrees to pay sl.23.
THURSDAY. Jan. IA message from
the Senate was received by the House
announcing the passage Of the tinancla
bill with free coinage substitute. The
bill went to the Speakers table. The
Speaker announced the appointment o
the following committee TO investigate
the silver pooi question: Mcssrs. Ding
lev, Payne, i,owell, lockerv ard Oates
/, Mr.. Duckerv asked tn be excused. The
Speaker appointed Mr.. Peel ark t
till the vacancy.
FRIDAY, Jan. 16.-In the House 0
{ Representative TODAY. Mr.. Rodger
am. J. dIttI IIlG ilN l''' 70 ~ t'-ti
liamentarv law as recognized by the
: Speaker, passed on to a brief discussion
Of the free coinage bill Mr. ShlvelH
lind. spoke III opposition to the ship
/ ping bill. Mr.. langstOn y a. made {
speech in support of the elections blll
, The House at its evening session passed
, q bill granting pension OF S.rD month
to Gen. Franz Sigel, and one granting
pension Of 500 month TO Gen. \. I
. Banks The passage OF the latter bll
was greeted with general applause OF
both sides of the House.
SATURDAY, Jan. 1.-THE House wen
into committee Of the whole on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill
long discussion. foreign to the bill be
fore the committee. ensued, and In
. day was spent IN talk.
MoNDAY, Jan. l9.-Almost the entir
session vas taken up IN talk over IN
approval OF the journal of Saturday
The journal was finally approved. yeas
l37; NAYS. l0l. The Senate bill for th,
relief Of Sarah +. +. Periue was passed
The speaker appointed Mr. Geary Cal.
as member OF the committee on post
offices and rost-roads.
TUESDAY,, Jan. 20.-The House to-ha,
went through the stormiest scene in
very stormy congress. Mr.. Mills, o
Texas. charged the speaker with iuten
tionally pfacticing q fraud upon tn
House in refusing to recognize hum 10 dc
oate the approval OF the journal and int
mated that Mr. Mckinley was not a MAJ
Of honor. These sentiments met witt
vigorous denunc!at;ons and Kisses from
/ the Republicans, and for few minute
The House was in great confusion. Atte
: au.et had been restored the journa
was approved l44, nays los. Tn,
House then went into committee Of the
whole on the district appropriation bill
The Chief Clerk : Corps.
Chief Clerk Porth, OF the Assembly
: lu- made the following appointments;
Assistant ClaTkS-I. /. TiauscT, Of Mon
tavi and 81. Donny. Cf WaUpun.
l}GokkeeI eIers-,JoseIh Huntington, 0
~un Prairie and VI. J. keenan,, MiiWau
Ice.