The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-30
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| WASHINGTON July 20.-P0Iitics was
! tahooed III the House to-day, and the ma
| chinery OF legislation, well oiled by reSo-
luton from the committee on rules. ran
with unusual SmoUthneSS. 4 number of
| measures We're passed, the most important
| Of which was bill increasing the pay of
| hight service men. The bill granting an
| American register TO the steamship China
| was defeated The commerce committee
| was authorized to investigate the Reading
combine. Adjourned.
WASUiNGroN. July 2l.-The most inn
| portant legislation passed by the House
| to-day was the bill 10 enforce reciprocal
commercial relations between the nitcd
| states and Canada. The President has
sent two messages to Congress on the sub
| irct, and to-day the House passed the
measure without division, and sent it at
| once To the Senate. 1t was lald before
that body iust before adjournment. and
placed on the calendar. The bill provides
that when the President shall be salts
ted that the passage through any canal
or lock connected with the nayIga-
ton of the II. Lawrence River, the great
lakes or the waterways connecting the
same, Of any vessels of the nlted states
or of cargoeS or passengers IN transit to
any p0ri of the United states. is prohibit
ed or is made difficult or burdcnsomr by
the impo>it. On of tolls or otherwise. which
he SHALL dprL' To he Icclprocally unjust
and unreasonable, he shall have The power
to suspend the night Of passage through 1t.
Mary Fails Canal SO FAR as il relates to
yr>SC Is owned by the subjects of the gov
eminent discriminating against Inc United
states. 4 number of measures pertaining
To military and naval matters were passed:
hut postal affairs were not SO successful
the only measure OF general importance
called up for the issuing OF postal fraction
al notes not reaching a favorable Conclu-
Sion. Mr.. McCreary. from the committee
on foreign affairs. called mp a loInt
resolution expressing sympathy with
the Russian Hebrews in distress
and the hope that the Russian gov
eminent viii mitigate the severity of the
DEGREES against them. On motion of Mr..
henderson \. G. bill was passed au-
thouzIng the postmaster general. when
necessary. II provide star route mail sery-
ice between the dates Of the annual adver-
tI>rmrntS for bids. Mr.. LaCan. of Louis
lana. entered motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House laid on the table
the bill granting an American register to
the steamship China.
WASHINGTON. July 22-The committee
on puhHc lands had an hour of the time of
The House to-day, but was peculiarly uD-
fortunate. for IL was obliged TO withdraw
each and every one of the three bills It
mad selected a. most worthy of passage
hey We're these. 10 settle the claims OF
Arkansas under the swamp land grants:
- iNAtAlbuISt StllltiS Oh the les MONIES
hlNtT lands, and 10 MAINTAIN a school Of
mines In Colorado. The TEST of the day
was consumed in the discussion of this
conference report on the deficiency bill.
winch VIII be disposed OF tomorrow and
another conference Will be ordered.
AsRINGToN. July 23-The House to-
day made substantial progress with its
business IN at least one particular. aud
that was the disposition OF the senate
amendments 10 the general deficiency bill.
which were with one exception non-Gou-
CURED IN. ana sent 10 a further conference
olherWlSe the day was without feature.
The Senate amendment which was con
curre IN was The appropriation of SIS, 90
lor the payment OF Indian degradation
claims.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-It was general
~ expected that today would be a held
day IN the House and would be productive
OF some campaign literature On both Sid-S,
the SUBJECT beng the pension office iuVeS-
tS atoms, but the persons who so expected
We're doomed 10 disappointment 0HIg
tnTee speeches were made-ule OF Them
aaeA!aplatrd and none q them exeIt!.E
lte slightest !aisrssf. Ng. hTuakshire
tiss' !, I'aa. thH casualties ca pa.ta,nass