The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-18
CONGR ESSIONAL RECORD
senate.

WAsHINGTON, :une S.-There were
twenty-five senators present during the
morning hour. Nice-PrcSident Morton
was IN the chair Mr. Call gave notice of
| his intention to address the Senate next
| ednesddy on his resolution for an invcS-
ugatlou as to whether railroad compa
mics interfere with the election of United
| states senators. \ bill to increase to
9iOaO,00o the appropriation for public
| building at Portland, Ore, was reported
| ana placed on the calendar. Mr.. Bolph
| read an argument IN support OF the bill IN
| tIOduccd March providing for the irr1ga-
| ton and reclamation of arid lands, for the
| protection of forests and tie utilization of
| pastures. The pension deficiency bill was
lad before the Senate ana referred to the
commltte on appropriations Adjourned
until Tomorrow.
WA~HlNGToN, June 9-The Senate was
IN session to-day an hour and twenty min
utcS, but good deal of business was
transacted in that brief space of time. The
urgent deficiency bill, approprating over
S1,GOO,O00 for the fiscal year, was passed
without word Of discussion. Two OF the
general appropriation bills, the legislative
and the agricultural. came over from the
| House and We're referred t. the committee
| on appropriations. and the two bills Tor
the admission Of New Mexico and Arizona
as states welc received from the House
and referred. Then speeches were made
| on the silver question, one by MI Morgan
and the other by Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, June 13. The pension
| appropriation bill, with amendments, was
reported back from the committee on ap
| rIopriations and placed on the calendar
is an increase Of Sil, ,912, 2S4 over the
tltun the estimate. The bill as
reported exceeds that Of last year
by Sll,012 5t5 Tne punccipal increase
and navy pensions. The bill introduced
| by Ar. PETER Ito increase the currency
and provide for the circulation, To rcdncc
| the rates IF interest. and to establish a
| bureau ot loans was taken from the
table and Mr.. PETER addressed the senate
| in explanation aud advocacy OF it.
| The House
| WASHINGTON, June S.-The regular
| order having been demanded by Mr.
| Tayior. OF Illinois. the speaker said the
| regular order was the vote on ordering the
! the previous question to the directing of
! the bill amending the act Of 1880 for the
| forfeiture Of certain railroad land grants
Mr., Ncfa"@. of Arkansas (in, charge
| OF the BID, cautiously yielded the
floor to Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, on
| whose motion the House went into
| committee of the whole MIR. Congcr, of
| Kentucky, IN the chair. for the cOnSidera-
| ton OF thc agricultural appropriation bill.
| There was no general debate, and the
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
| mcnt. The committee then rose. ard
the bill was passed. On motion of Mr
! tutbcTtSon. Of Texas, a resolution was
| adopted setting aside tomorrow for the
| consideration of bills reported to the COM
| mlttcc on judiciary. Mr.. McRac again
| called up his bill fGrfcitng certain lands
| tor the purpose Of aiding III the conStruc-
nj rgi n IA
| House adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, June Immediately
after the reading Of the journal in the
| House and the reference of sundry Senate
! bills, the floor was accorded to the commit
| tee on the Judiciary Mr. Oates. or Ala
| bama. called up a bill amending the lie
| VlScd Statutes 50 as to dispense with proof
| OF loyalty during the war of the rebellion
! as 4 prerequisite To being restored or adj
mttcd to the pension roll OF any person
| who otherwise would be entitled thereto:
| nor shall proof of LOYALTY be necessary the
! any application for bounty land VIII crem
| proof otherwise shows that the applicant
| Is entitled thereto provided that no soldier
| restored or admitted to the pension roll
! shall receive any back pay. This act Is
! not to extend 10 any person under the dis
! ability imposed by the fourteenth article of
| the amendment to the constitution.
| Passed. L. 3. Taylor called up the bill
defining the crime of murder In the first
| and second degrees and manSlaughtcr ID
| places and on waters under the exclusive
! inrs ictlon of the United States, which
! passed. ON motion of Mr.. Culbcrtson q
| bill originally introduced by NJ. O NeilI of
! Missouri, was passed permitting persons to
| SHe IN the United States courts uuon aitida-
Wits. and authorizing the court 10 appoint
counsel. Adjourned
| WA-TuNGToN. June Bon motion of
| Mr.. Peel. of Arkansas, 4 bill was passed
! providing that Indian children shall be de
| clar"d TO be citizens when they have
| reached the age Of 4 years and shall there
! after receive no support from the govern
| mrnt providing they had ten years Of in
| Gu>trIaI training. In the consideration
| morning hour the senate bill was passed
with an amendment authorizing the en-
| Try of lands Chiefly valuable for building
| stone under the placer mining law.
| Also the bill 10 protect settle.
| mynt nights where two or more persons
settle on the same section of agriculture
| land before survey thereof. Also granting
| to the state of Minnesota certain lands in
It. Cloud and Crookston for a public park.
/ Also 10 establish division line between
J lands OF the United States and the Pitts
/ burg IT WAYNE { Chicago Railroad Com
| pany. The bill granting to the state 0i
| Kansas in trust, the Fort Hayes military
| reservation for the purposes Of Il soldiers
| home on the cottage plan gave rise to op.
| position. and without disposal OF it tbs