The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-03-19

SENATE.


anu eIght firSt-c!asS torpedo boats. He re-
ported it back with an amendment appro-
prlating ~5n,OA} tor experiments In the de
Nelopment Of turpcdoeS and IN the procure
nent of standard toTpedue>. Mr.. Squire
moved to reconsider the S01c hy which the
Senate yesterday passed TIE bill IL relation
To the collection district OF Puget Sound.
lie motion was entered Mr.. Morgan IN
troduced hill declaring that all laws and
parts of laws are imperative which cN-
cmpt from Tie payment OF duties Articles
Of commerce which are not on the free
list. entered III the custom houses ot
the United States for trauSpGrtatI on
through the | m1ed states IL or from any
! British possession. Mr.. MorIans bin
would deprive the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road OF It's valuable concession ct the
right 10 transport goods in bond through
the | nltCd States and from Europe and
other foreign ports. The pure food bill
was then taken up. and. after the adoption
OF slight amendments. 1t was passed with
Out division. After an executive session
! of nearly three hous the Senate ad-
jUHrned.
WA>nINnToN, March iU. Among the
bills reported from committees and placed
on the Senate calendar to DAY was one Ia
establish Il port OF delivery at lies NonaS
I la. Mr. Morgan offered Il resolution which
! was agreed 70. calling on he President fuI
copies of correspondence in regard to the
Venezuela award since June lS4R. The
resolutions heretofore offered by Mr. Nor
gan m>tfuctmg the committee on privileges
aud elections 10 inquire into ana report
upon the manner cI ele ting United States
! senators was agreedlp. Mir, Teller offered
resolution. which was agreed 20, calling
! ON the secretary OF the treasury Tor Infor-
nation as 10 the amount of treasury notes
issued under the provisions OF Tie d,.i Of
! July II. lA9o the amount of silver dollars
coined under the provisions of that act. the
amount Of silver bullion now in the treas
ury purchased under the provisions of that
act, whether the silver dollars coined un-
der lis provisions are available for the
ordinary expenses OF the government OF
I are held for the redemption of treasury
notes. whether SILVER dollars OF silver GER
! tltcatcS have been redeemed OF exchanged
/ for gold and If 50. to what amount, and
whether silver dollars and silver ceTtiii-
+ Gates that are received fur publ" dues are
used in lhs discharge Of government obII-
( CATIONS, ANA II SO what class OF obligations
are discharged by them. The Agriculture
al Meat Inspection Deficiency bill was
/ taken up ami passed. as was the bill
! 10 survey and marx the boundary
! between the states of Nebraska and South
/ Dakota, on the Pine Ridge and Rose bud
! Indian rcSe rvationS. At : o'clock the un-
finished business was taken up, il being
! the senate biil to provide for the erect ION
! of public buildings for poSt-0ticeS in
towns and cities where the post-oi1ice re-
| ceipt5 for three years preceding have eX-
/ CprdpG -3.Dn annually. No action was
/ taken on the hill. an after bret execu-
/ tive session the Senate adjourned.
/ " ASIIINGTUN. March Il.-Am0ug the
4 bills introduced IN tn" senate and referred
! In committees was Nh. Ntewarts $ PROPOSE
/ tiUn for constitutional amendment, pro-
! Nidin9 that attrl 1874 no person who has
held the office OF president shall he eligible
tu that office WuHlu tour years after the
. expiration OF his term OF Office. The reS0-
luton was referred tu the committee oI
| civil service reform. Mr.. Stantordss I'LL
ITO provide The government with means
to supply the national want of
sound circulating medium was tascI
up. Mr.. Doirh spoke IN opposition t,
the Suh-tEcaSuTF scheme and reciprocity
with Canada and in favor of protection as
, set sOrth III the Mckinley act AT tie
close Of Mr.. Dulph's spccch MI Cutiom
! from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported back the Military academy aprrD'
! pTiation bill. The post-Ofcr buildings
! bill was then taken nj. ON motion ot Mr
! Vest the appropriation of 1900 was
struck ont. til" Object being to leave thai
| question To The commlttcc on appTorria
tiGns. The hIli was discussed at great
length hut no action was taken. III,
| urgent deficiency bill was then taken III
! and passed and the Senate adjourned tll
| Monday.
Wh~HfNGToN. March III the Senat,
! the Joint resolution authorizing the libra
rian of Congress tU exhibit al the " Orld
| FaW such books. papers documents ant
! other articles from the library OF Congress
| as NAV relate IL christopher t0lunlhuS anC
! the discovery and early history OF Amer
lea. was reported and passed. MIR
! PetligreW. also from tile sam" committee
| reported the Senate j0int resolution atL
thOrjZing and requesting the President tt
| extend 10 the King and Queen Regent .
1 Spain and all living descendants Of Chris
topher Columbus an invitation TO attend
| the opening ceremonies ol tile v orld Go
lumhian Exposition as the guests of th'
t government. and directing the secretary o
| state to make suitable arrangement
tor their reception and entertain
ment. Mr. Corkrell objected I" lis
consideration until he had some lnf0rma
ton RS TO tn" number OF living descend
ants of Christopher Columbus. They
| might embrace half the population o
Spain. The Joint resolution was placed OF
the calendar. 4 conference was ordered
on the urgent deficiency mlls and McSSrS
Hale. Allison and Co@kTrll were appointed
cOnferetS on the part Of the Senate. ih'
vote hy which the Senate recently pasSrt
a bill in regard to the collection district O
Puget Sound was rrcomSidcrcf and the bII
was rccommitted to the comMIttC" 0I
commerce. j he Senate then proceeded I;
! eyecutive business. When the doors wer,
rcopened the Senate resumed ronsldera
ton Of the post-ottice building bill 1t wa
finally paSSed-YeaS y, nays Il.
WA~fIlNGToN. H. C.. March l5 TIT
Senate in executive session listened TO
two hours to arguments By Me~sr5. \ oDT
hess and IurpIe in opposition 10 the con
tirmati0n of Judge WoOdS. and To MT
Hoars defense Of the nominee. Th'
judiciary committee had III lis re
port placed Judge Woods name al
the head of the list ot circuit Judges
80 1t was not possible for any o
the other nominations to be- acted upol
until the Woods ease was disposed OF
Soon after the opening Mr.. Morgan intro
ttuctd a hill 10 increase the facilities OF tn
Post-Ofticc Department for obtaining tn
use of buildings for r0>totfice purposes
and explained its provisions, ii pro
posed. he said. TO interest private capita
aud private enterprise in the con
structiOn Of pOSt-Offlcc buildings oI
lone terms of lease. and to have iiNc,
a maximum rat "f rental. the buildings T.
be III all respects according TO the plan
and specifications to be approved by tn
| paSfulaSter-geneTai. II was referred to til
post-offfce committee. MIR. PETER intro
duced q bill. which was referred to th'
| finance committee, to regulate III" value 0
| certain coins and pieces Of money. and /
give all sorts of current money tire lcga
tender quality and to prohibit ana pre-
| vent discrimination in favor OF gold com 0
bullion as money Mr.. Hale presented tn
| conference report on the urgent ueLciehc
bill and that il waSagrced 10. The ocnat
then proceeded to the consideration OF in
military academy Appropriation bull. /
| was passed and the senate went INTO exec
| ntivt session. When the doors reopene
the senate adjourned.
Tie House.
WA>HIyGroS. March @.-The tarlft dis
cussion of the Fiftysecond Congres
oleued in the Isus" Of Representative
f6.dav with Representative McMiiiil
TENN a. the leader or the tariff reform
forces and Representative Hmglcy Ne.
as fhe defender of the Mckinley law. BE
lore the conclusion Of MI. Dngley
speech the committee rose and the H0us
adjourned The debate VIII he IeSume
Tomorrow and continue for hye or 81
! weeks. with occasional interruptions o
two OF three days for the silver bill an
| appropriations
Wk%HixsTtoN. March lo.-Ihc tarih di;
cussiOn was resumed 10 ths House hi
morning Representative Dngley io-da
concluded his speech begun yesterday