The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-03-12

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my SDNtI1iHitilt dlu loE tllt y NlcdItS I'D
Canal, said he was urgently in favor
OF such legislation. The Idaho election
case was taken up and Mr.. Villas ar
gucd that the sitting member. MIR. Du-
bois, was legally elected and entitled 10
the seat. Mr. Teller. who was TO close the
debate on the part of the majority of the
committee. said he did not care to weary
the Senate any further and moved to pro-
ceed to vote on the resolution. but on the
suggestion Of Mr.. Gray that some sen ators
were absent who deS red to record votes on
the question 1t as finally arranged that
tie vote be taken al 3 O'Clock tomorrow.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned.
WAsUINGTON. Msrch :}.-The House bill.
authorizing the postmaSter-generalt to cred
1t the late postmaster al Indianapolis.
Aqullla Jones with the sum of 81 t3S, was
called up AID passed. The Senate resumed
consideration OF the Idaho election cOn-
test, being addressed by Mr.. Gray in sup
port of The claims of Claggett,
the defendant. Finally at > o'clock,
the debate was closed and the
voting was begun. The question OF the
minority resolutions in favor of MIR. Clag-
9ettS right TO The seat was decided in the
negative-yeas !. nays % The vote was
then taken on the majority resolutions
affirming The right of Mr.. Dubois to retain
bis seat. and it was decided in the aifirma-
tive: yeas %. nays ). The pure food bill
was then taken UP. and upon motion Of
Mr.. Paddock several amendments. mostly
OF a verbal character We're agreed to. No
action was taken on the bill.
ASHINGTON. March 4.-The Vice Pres
ident lald before the Senate a communica-
ton from the secretary of the interior in
relation to the Yosemite Park i'll CalifOr-
MIA. The communication was referred
to the committee on public lands. Mr..
Stanford introduced a bill directing the
purchase of silver bullion and the coinage
thereof. Referred. The pure food bill
was then taken up. and Mr.. Vest stated at
some length his position in regard to it
and To such legislation in general. Mr.
Paddock replied to Mr.. Vest, after which
eulogies were delivered III respect to the
memory of the late Representative Lee. of
| Virginia. ana the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
WASflNGToS. March l. Mr. Morgan
moved to reconsider the vote whereby Mr..
Dubois was declared entitled to retain his
seat. The motion was laid aside tempo
rarily. as was also motion by Mr.. Nor
gan to reconsider the vote by which Mr..
Cla@Gett's claim was rejected. The reso-
lutionS heretofore offered by Mr.. Call in
respect to railroad companies III Florida
influencing the senatorial election Il
1891. and for the opening to settlement
of the railroad land reservations
| in that state were taken up and
MIR. Cali addressed the Senate. The reso-
luton as to the railroad lands in Florida
was referred to the committee on public
lands, and the other resolution was al
lowed 10 remain on the table. The pure
food bill WAS then taken up and Mr. Berry
addressed the Senate. The question was
then taken on MIR. Cokc's motion. made
some DAYS ago. to strike out sections and
5. The vote resulted. yeas 13, nays l5.
This was not quorum and the Senate adj
lOurned.
WASHINGToN. March s.-Among the
papers presented to the Senate at the open
ing of the session to-day was a memorial
from the Chamber of Commerce of Port
Townsend, Washington, setting forth that
''the present status 4 the Rehring Sea seal
! ing fishery works are a grlevouS hardship
TO our fishermen by depriving them Of the
! rights and privileges which they enjoy in
! the North Pacific Ocean. IN which they
are encouraged and protected by the gov
! ernment of the tnlted States.' The Cham
! her asserts its belief that the waters of the
North Pacific Oc 9an and EehIlng Sea, and
all the products to be found in those wat
! erS. should he as free as the waters of the
| North Atlantic. Mr.. IIihglnS called the at
ientiom of the Committee on Foreign
| Relations to a resolution offered by
| him some time since on the
| subject of the Nicaragua Canal. He de-
| sired now to have It referred to that COM
! mittec. II was referred, Mr.. Stanford in
! troducnd bill. which was reforred to the
| committee on finance, to fix the duty on
! opium at 50 a pound. The calendar was
! then taken up. and bills We're acted on as
| follows: JOINT resolution 10 provide for
an international bi-metalic agreement. laid
| aside without action: to prohibit the
! sale of firearms and ammunition to
| Indians residing upon reservations.
| passed: referring to the Court of Claims
| the Ticemeter claim, passed: apprOpri&ting
| S3eO.Wo tor public building at Spokane
| Falls. Wash, passed: approprlatlng S2I5.-
| 900 for the construction OF two United
! States revenue cutters for service on the
| great lakes. passed: to amend the act of
| August ~, 1890, ITO IeorganiZe and eStab-
| lSh the customs collection district of
Puget Sound. passed: to authorize
| the cor Struction of iettleS. piers
ana bre9kwaters al private expense in the
| Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of Ropes
| Pass. Tex. passed: to establish military
post near Little Rock. Ark, passed. All
| the bills that We're passed were Senate
| bills. At y o'clock the pure food bill was
! taken up as unfinished business the
question being on Mr.. Coke's amend
| ment 10 strike out sections and 5.
| The amendment was agreed to. The
| vote was then taken on Mi. Coke s
! motion 10 strike out sections and and
the motion was reiected-yeaS l9: nays 81.
| Mr.. COckrcil moved TO strike out section
| anu IL was GgEtti u. 1t uttIdIcu tudt
| violations of the act should be held to i'm
| ply knowledge and intent on the part of
| the accused. The second and other sec
| tionS We're amended so as to restrict their
application TO original. unbroken packages.
| Mr.. Morgan moved an additional section.
| providing for prosecution of cases IN any
| district court of the United States, and for
| the seizure and contiscatIon of the articles
by a process for condemnation. The pro7
ceedS to be paid into The treasury. Agreed
| TO. Mr. PETER moved an amendment
changing the phraSeology of the bill IN
some important particulars. Rejected.
| The vote was about to be taken on the
| passage of the bill when il was suggeSSed
! that as il had been amended so extensive
! w. it should be printed before being voted
| on. Ii was therefore ordered 10 he printed.
! vt $50 O'clock this afternoon the Senate.
! on motion Of Senator Sherman, chairman
| of the committee on foreign rela-
| consider the arbitration treaty received To-
! day from the President. There were nc
| copies of the correspondence showing the
| various steps in the negotiations leading
up to the signature of the treaty. and the
! Presidents letter which came with the
| documents was simply one of trans
! initial without suggestion or recon-
mendation. After the discussion had
| progressed for an hour on mo-
! ton of the chairman. the treaty was re.
! feTred 10 the committee on foreign rela'
| tionS. Meanwhile. the interest of the
senators has been fully aroused. and it is
probable that after the document is re-
ported back from the committee the strug.
! Gle viii De renewed.
lie House.
WASHINGTON. March IL ne proceed
mgs of the House were confined strictly
! To the consideration of the District of Col
umbla appropriation bill. Mr.. llemphlll
proposed an amendment reducing the Sill
| oAo or ST.. .o01 salary W hich the recorder of
| deeds OF the District of Columbia receives
in the way Of fees Ia a fixed salary of
! $500 per annum All fees are to be
! turned into the public treasury after de
auctions for necessary clerk hire. Mr..
/ Buchanan of New jersey. raised a
point of order that tins was the legislation
! that did not have for its object the reduo-
/ tIon of expenditures The chair oveTruled