The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Sen ate.


WASHINGTON. u. C.. Jan. 20.-Mr. Platt
introduced bill to enable New Mexico
to form a constitution and state govern
nCnt and to be admitted into the Union as
state. lhc Senate took up the calendar,
the first eighteen bills upon 1t be
ing for public buildings. The fol-
lowing were passed: Grand Haven.
Mich, $4,000: DeadwOod. :. D.,
500 900: saltwater. Mlnn.. .,Sl0U, ,00J: Salem.
Ore, SlG0.Olu: The DalIeS. Ore, Sl0l.O0t.
The latter bill gave rise t. a long dis us
sion. but it was finally passed. 50 to l.. A
bill also passed for .,ubllc building 1T
FrcnSo, Cal. costing $4,000 MI Frey IN
troduced bill TO amend certain sections
of tho revised statutes and 10 carry
Into eject certain recommendations of the
United states delegates to The lnternatlOn
al Maritime Congress. Tue Senate re-
Sumcd consideration of the La Abra bill,
AID after tedious and wholly uniutercSt-
ing discussion the bill went over till to-
morrow without action. Mr.. Washburnc
introduced bill defining options and fut-
ares. and imposing special taxes for deal
crS therein.
WASIIINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 2l.-In the
Senate Mr. Stanford addressed the Sen
ate III advocacy of the bill introduced by
him on December ~ 10 provide the govern
ment with means sufficient to supply the
national want Of sound circulating me-
dlum. The bill proposes the lSSu" of Unit
eel States circulation TO the amDnnt Of
SlU1,nU0,0OO and such additional amounts
from time To time as shall be
necessary to meet the requirements
of the act to he lent under the super
vision of a land loan bureau TO owners OF
agricultural lands 10 an amount not eN
ceeding halt the assessed valuation of the
land at the rate Of per cent. interest
MI PETER made long speech IN advocacy
of the bill At the conclusion of Mr.
B,att ar Nr =
motion. renamed on the table. to be called
up on some future occasion. Mr.. tOckrcll,
from the committee on military affairs, re-
ported the bill for the relief of the Cnl-
vcrsity of Missouri at Columbia, and after
explanation it was pissed. The La Ahra
bill was again discussed.
WASuING Ton. ID. e.. Jan. .5.-lt was
but five minutes short of | o'clock when
the presentation OF petitions for the pas
sage Of the TOrrcy bankruptcy bill and the
closing Of the Worlds Fair on the
Lords Day came to an end.
Then the message was formally
laid before the Senate and a minute later
Chief Clerk Johnson started to read the IN
tcrestn9 document. The reading of the
message was concluded at so. when MI.
sherman. chairman OF the committee on
foreign relations, rose and said: Il move.
Mr. President. that the message and accom-
ranyINE documents he printed and referred
~ litt' tblLlllIlttt tI lUltiSl itiatitHS. Iii
view If the gravity and mportdncc OF the
subject matter. do not think il eXpedent
to MAKE any remarks. The motion was
agreed to and 900 additional copies were
ordered to be printed. Mr.. Iurpie. from
the committee on privileges and elections,
reported re solution III the case OF Scna-
tor Call. of Florida. declaring that
scrat0r duly elected and lawfully entitled
To his seat Placed on calendar. The
ylcp-rreSidrnt laid before the senate a com
munlcatiDn from Chief Justice Fuller, of
the supreme court. announcing the death
of Justice bradley last Friday. Remarks
in cUlugy OF the deceased Judge were made
hy Mr.. Mcpherson and Mr.. lloar. and
then. IN token OF respect for his memory,
thp senate adjourned till tomorrow.
WA>IINGTON, ID. C.. Jan 26. The pro-
CeedngS in the Senate were dull and unill-
terestimg. Mr.. Morrill,. from the fin&ncc
committee. reported back with Il substitute
the Joint resolution to provide for an inter
national hl-mct"llic agreement. Mr..
Dawes. from the committee on Indian af-
fairs. reported hack the House bill for the
completion Of the allotment Of lands t1 the
Cheyenne and Arapahoc Indians. The
bill WAS passed AMI now goes To the PreSl-
dClt. Mr. George offered a resolution for
the appointment OF a select committee OF
five to inquire INTO the causes OF
tie present low price Of cot
ton. and of the depressed condition
OF agriculture in the cotton raising
states: referred The House bill 10 amend
the act granting the right-ot-Way 10 the
Hutchinson d Southern Railway Company
through the Indian Territory was taken
from the table and passed. The Senate
bIll apprOp:latlpg Sl0O.Go0 for a public
building al LcadyIlle Col. was taken from
the calendar and passed. The La Abra
bill was taken up aud discussed until adj
iOUrnment.