The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate

ate: and, after the journal " as read and
message received from the House, business
WAS suspended. Nj. German announced
the death of his colleague, and after an adj
dress II eulogy of the deceased offered
resolutions expressing tie great sorrow
with which The Senate had heard of The
death Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. epooner paid his
tribute TO the dead senator, and as q work Of
lesl ect the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY. Feb. .t.-After agreeing 10
several amendments plr0Iriating money
for public buildings. the senate passed tie
sundry civil appropriation bill. The lcgls-
latiVe. executive and judicial appropriation
bill was then taken Up, and the amend
ments rcrorted fIom the committee on ap-
ITopriatlonS were acted on rs read. hr.
a Alli>on reported the Indian appropriation
| bill. Mr. Sanders Mont. offered as 3 new
section TO the bill an amendment
providing for the purchase OF 15,oVo-
GEO ounces Of silver and the IS
sue of treasury notes thereon. Mr..
Edmunds raised a point of order against
the amendment, Which was sustained by
tie chair Ar. llarrsh The legislative
bill was then completed with the exception
OF several amendments On which several
votes We're deiiianded. and the bill was iaid
aside until tomorrow. The conference re-
port on the military academy aTpropIIa-
ton bill was agreed TO. / he bill remains
as Il passed The House. the enate receding
from the only amendme ut ii made. lie
NIldEl ia*iti iilt ftli.i VII
the Senate as unfinished business.
FRIDAY. Feb. 21.-Ihe consideration of
tbs Legislative Appropriation bill was re-
Sun.ed and the hlll WAS passed. Mr Pad
,n / moved that the Senate proceed 10 the
consideration OF the pure food bill. The
motion was agreed To: Yeas 40, nays II.
The pure food hill was thereupGn taken
up, and became the unfinished brsln, S.
Mr.. Dawes moved TO take up the Indian
appropriation bill. ! he motion was
agreed to. The Senate then projected to
the consideration Of the House bills on
the calendar. Among those that were
taken mp and passed wtra the following:
In amcndmt ut of the various acts relative
10 immlgratton and the importation oi
aliens under contract or agreement
to perform labor; 10 amend the act OF
March =, JSSg. for The relief of certain VOL
untccr and regular Soldicrs OF the late war
ond the war with Mexico: authorizing the
suspension fer one year OF the act rs TO
linc-carrylng projectiles and other life-saE-
ing appliances OF lakes and bays: Tor Tie
allowance q certain claims, for stores and
supplies taken and used by the United
States Amy, as reported b. the
court of claims under The provls-
ions Of the act of March 8, 1853,
known as the Bowman act" with amend
mentS.) Mr.. CockTell moved an additional
amendment 20 the !,Ill inserting an item OF
sSll4,ii5 for the ChCuteau claim in conH"c-
ton With the building Of an ilon steam
battery. Nj. CockrcIfs amendment WAS
agreed 10; also one by Nj. Carlisle to ray
i've Kentucky claims aggceS .iting Sa,5Cp
The Senate thrn began consideration Of
the Indian appropriation bill.
SATURDAY. Feb. 13.-ihc IiCuSe amend
nents to the direct tax bill were agreed TO
by the Senate. and the measure low goes
70 the President. The Indian apprrpri-
alton bin was then taken up. the pending
question beng On an amendment offered
i.Sr Tlsrltf l,Ev IsE3
makes tho settlement price OF the
Slsseton and W2hpet0n land Sl.e5 an acre.
instead Of $50. IL was agreed 20. Mr
Regan offered an anleECn.ent- v hiCn was
adopted, 10 pay 3-UJ,UJJ to the friendly
! Sioux lnGlduS Tor property lost or de-
str0yed by obedience TO the orders Of tie
government during the late trouble. Ii
nallE, 1t 5 T.. VI. the vote was lahon on
the passage OF the Indian Appropriation
bill, ana 1t was passed without DIVISION
lhc> enate then proceeded TO The consdcra-
ton OF the r0stoitiCe appropriation bill. ihe
amendments reported by the com mitt6e
on appropriations few and unimporlan
We're agreed 10. Sir. Mitchell offered an
amendment. which was agreed t".
aprrnpriating $1,000 for the pur-
chase Of the postal records Of
the Confederate government. Without
making any progress the senate AZ ll:%o
went into executive session. The n0orS
were rcopened at l-:l5, and il was then
stated by the presiding officer Mr. Plattl
that an agreement lad been made To pro-
coed 10 the consideration Of the shipping
hlll on Monday morning. Immediately after
the reading OF Tie Journal. Nj. Stanford
announced the death of senator Hearst,
and att,r euloGiStic rCuatNS, The Senate
adjourned al LOO A. NJ. to !:Jo a. NJ. Mon
daT.
MONDAY March 2.-The postal subsidy
bill was passed by the senate to-day, and
went TO the President for his Signature.
The poSt-ottlee and agricultural aPpro-
pIIat on bills were also passed hy the
Senaty. he Scna.e met a 50, when
the general oeticIcncy bill and az
rlcultuTal appropriation bill were
reported, with notice that action on them
would BE- asked to-day. Mr.. Frye then
called up the liousc amendment tior post
al SUBSIDIES to the tonnage subsidy pill,
and moved 70 non-cOnCur III the amend
ment. Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 concur lii the
House amendment. and after some debate
his motion was agreed to, 10 81. Ij.e
lost-oiiIce appropriation bill was titntakcn
up. and Mr.. irte. in place OF the amend
ment which he had ottcred on Saturday
night. offered one approprIatng >l.t0a,Uo
for transportation OF forei@h mall. Nj
{, r. sic moved 10 amend Mr.. Flyt 5 no,lon
by reducing the amount for transportation
OF the lor"lgn mails TO Si..5a.0 a. and
II MAS agreed 10. The qGts te-
ing on Nj. Morsan's amendment
With vessels owned exclusively By citizens
Of he United States. Mr.. Plumb moved 10
add TO il the words ''and Il constructed III
the | uiteJ States hir. Plumb amend
meut was agreed to--.s2 to Is. Mr.. Morgan
tlcn Withdrew hi> amendment. Mir. FrXes
amendment rs amended was agreed 70. and
the bin passed. NessTs. Plumb, Allison.
and Blackburn We're apro!nted StIa;e con-
fcrerS. The conference report Oh the bIli rs
10 CLAIMS Tor Indian Cepredauons was also
agreed 10. The House amendments 10 the
bill tor pdbhc building II Saginaw.
Mich, reducing the Gmoun: from N-50.ulp
10 S-Hhth. WAS CoECUrrtd in. The House
bill relating to tire treaty Of rccinrucIIy
! with the Hawaiian Islands was passed:
also the House JOINT resolution approyri-
ateu Sl,o~.Uu3 for the Improvements
OF the Mississippi River To he iul-
medIatrlN available. Mr. Plumb offered 4
Teso luton con'InUipE the select committee
on Pacific Railway Grhts daring the recess
Of The Senate. with power II ST at y ash
in2tpn. Aereed to. conference report
was presented and agreed 10 on Inc bill rs
10 Hfc-SavIng appliances on steamers on
any lakes or bays ot tie United States
suSpeRdlug operation ct that law for
one year from March. ISL. The Senate
then proceeded ~ the consideration
OF tie agricultural appropriation bill.
The committee amendment allowing sor-
ghum >U.ar manufacturers tie use ct dis
TILTED spirits free of lax was agrct Il 10.
The bill was then passed. senator Man
dcrson was elected presiding o:ncer pro
temloIc Of the Senate freplaeing Mr.. In
gals. to hold the Office during the pleas
ure OF TIE Senate. In the x en!ng the vote
by vllt h the ), nate last week as ed the
House bill 10 pay judgements OF tho court
Of claims Tor army supplies under The
Bowman 2ctl was TrCcDSidered All the
Senate amendments which had been then
agreed 10 were disagreed 10. inciuding the
CLouteau claim CT S1i9,090. aud the bill
was seain passed. iEe reason assigned
for this course was thar II II were
not followed tie whole til would fail.
The consideration Of the deficiency bIll
was proceeded with. All The committee
amendments having hetu diSIosed OF, Mr.
Spoon eT moved an amendment 70 increase
the approprIation tcT the public building at
DallaS. Tex, to Sl5o.e agreed 70. the
hi was reported 10 The Senate, but final
action was reserved TIL tomorrow. Inc
conference report on the legislative
aprropriation bill was presented and fur
tier conference was ordered. The confer