The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate,

senate,
WASHINGToN. ID. G.. Jan. 2.-Mr. Nor
gan offered a resolution directing the sec
retary Of state to send the Senate copies
OF tlie correspondence with the govern
ment relating to to Tie non-ac acceptance of
Henry W. Blair as nted States minister
I" China. After debate Mr.. Morgan
modified the resolution SO rs to re-
quest the President 10 furnish the cor
feSpondence if moi Incompatible with pub
lie interests. In that form there was no
objection 10 ii and II was agreed 10. The
resolution heretofore reported by Mr. !oar.
tothe committee on privileges and elections
declaring Mr.. Chiffon, Of Texas, entitled
10 retain ms seat in the Senate. was
taken up, discussed briefly and agreed %
without division. The Senate then pro
ceeded to business on the calendar. The
first bill considered was one appropriating
/! $4,000 for public bullGing at Reno.
NeE. Some opposition I" the bin was
developed ana It was discussed until
the hour OF o'clock arrived,
when the Mexican award bill the La
Abra claim came up as the unfinished
business ami the Reno blli going over
without action. Mr.. Morgan continued his
argument in favor of the Mexican award
bill. Without completing his argument
Mr.. Morgan yielded for an exective session
and the Senate ad lourned till to-m0r -ow.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. % In the Senate
the resolution offered by Mr. Hale on the
18th inst, directing the secretary OF state
TO furnish the Senate copies Of all agree
mcntS made with other countries relating
10 an interchange of trade and commerce
under the act or October |. 1890, with all
information received as TO the practical
effect of such agreements was taken up
and Mr.. Hale addressed the Senate on the
subject. Mr.. Vest took III" floor on Mr..
llale,s resolution, which went over with
oat action. The Mexican award bill as to
the La Abra clalml was then taken up as
flor
ment went over until Monday After
brief executive session the Senate an
iourncd until Monday
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA bill appropri-
atlng 100000 for public building at Kan
saS CITY, kas-, was passed The Mexican
award bill as to the La a bra cialml was
taken up. and after the various amend
ments had been disposed of. was passed.
\ like bill in relation TO the Benjamin
We'll claim was then taken uD and passed.
" ASHiNGToS. Feb. 2.-Mr. Palmer in
troduced a Joint resolution TO amend the
constitution SO as 10 have United States
senators elected by popular vote and gave
notice that he would on some convenient
occasion address the senate on tie
subject. The following bills were
passed: ipproprlating SioO,ao0 for
public building IN Grand Forks, S.
D.: 10 increase the endowment Of
the Louisiana State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. and the
Southern University of Louisiana; grant
ing ~, 100 acres of the public lands III
Louisiana. The printing bill was dis
cussed for over two and me-half hours.
was amended in some particulars and went
over without final action. on motion
al Mr.. Teller the House bill 10 delin"
ana punish blackmailing, which was
reported from the Judiciary committee last
week and placed on the calendar, was
taken from the calendar and recOmmitted
to the judiciary committee. Mr.. Teller
making ii remark Ia the effect that It had
been reported through mistake. The Sen
ate then went into executive session, III
which some nominations were referred to
committees ami then adjourned til TO
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