The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-01-23
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agreed to. calling on the secretary Of the
treasury for 4 tabular statement Of all
goods imported into Porto Rico and the
dominion Republic since the reciprocal
agreement went INTO effect Also rca0lu-
ton. agreed 10. calling on the secretary OF
state for copies uf all communications be
tween the | nited States and those coiIn-
trleS. Cuba, Salvador and Brazil, on the
subject of reciprocity. On motion OF hE.
Bland. Of Missouri. resolution WaSad0pt-
ed. calling on the secretary OF TIE treasury
for information as to whether at any
time since the f., bonds became due there
has been sufficient funds in the treasury to
pay The same and If 50. by what authority
he has assumed to continue such bonds At
per cent. and why tn" same Ncr1 rot
paid at the time they We're due. Tie fol
lowing bills were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Lewis. oi Alabama. To rci@al
The law creating sinking 1und:
by Mr.. Wilson. Mo-. for the cl&SSI-
Iication of clerks in first and Secohd-claSS
p0St-oltices: by Nh Cutting ,t2l. J, tor the
construction of a rcycnu" cutter tor san
Francisco: by Mr. Watson jta. To con
vert into the treasury the SitJ 00it % of
gold reserve mow held for the REDEEM, tion
OF United States notes. Bills were nitro
duced for public buildings at l.iDcOin and
South Omaha Ncb.
WAsIINGToN. Jan. II. 4 Ted hot de
bate took place for four hours over MT.
lIolman's 5 resolution declaring that the ap-
preparations of the present session shall be
strictly limited to the moneys necessary TO
carry on the several departments Of the
government No other business was trans
acted. and at the close Ot the discussion MI
Holman asked that the call OF the preVionS
question be rrc0nsdered. in order that lie
might consider several radical aurnd-
mentS 10 his resolution. This was done
and NE House adjourned till tomorrow.
WAsHINGTON. Jan. l5.-The Holman
~ u l.arp fFTsl1F
subsidies. bGuutleS and land grants ard IN
favor OF rigid retrenchment in apqropra-
tons was to-day finally adopted by the
House. but not until after its au-
tG0r had consented that it should
be interpreted in a sense "hroaG enough
10 permit any and all appropriate and
legitimate legislation. After the aGop-
ton of these resolutions the House took UP
for consideration the reports of The COM
mlftee on accounts. assigning clerks
10 various committees OF the House,
and a discussion cnSued as 70 whether
there was not extravaganza in these as
sIgnmentS The minority substitute pro-
viding for twenty-tour clerks was defeat
eG-veas 81 NAYS leland the majority re-
port which provides for thirty-Seven
clerks was agreed to. Mr.. Fyan
Mo-. who has been absent on ac
count of sickness. was then sworn III. but
his health was 50 feeble that he was
Obliged to take oath of Office from his seat.
MI Hatch Mo-, introduced bill amend
inc the presidential succession act 50 a. 10
add the Office OF secretary Of agriculture
after that of secretary Of the interior. Re
ferred. Then. on motion Of Mr.. Cat hIngs
Miss b, the House adjourned until Mon
day.
A>uISGToN. ID. G.. Jan. II. The
House resumed the consideration of the
bill providing for the public printing and
binding and distribution OF public docu-
ments. Nr. O'NeIil Mo- opposed the
measure and moved that il he referred to
The committee on printing. After con-
siderable debate Mr.. Richardson Tenn.
moved that the further considera-
ton of the bill he postponed until
Friday next. pending which Nh
O'NeiIl Mo- moved TO lay IL" bill on
the table Agreed toy eas. 49,; nays, l02
Mr.. O'Neill moved 20 reconsider and To lay
this motion on the table. pending which
Mr. springer Ill. moved an adjournment.
which was lost So 10 lis. amid laughter on
Tie Republican SHE. Mr.. O Neill ; motion
+ table the motion 10 reconsider was
| tzleed Il. IEis defeats the hill,
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