The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-05-07

No-Nl! Ia t'i'-F-lii NL1oND
Senate.
W ASH1NGr"N. April G7.-Thc army ap-
preparation bill was taken up in the Sen
ate, the question beng on str KING out the
House proNlSo which prohibits payment for
transportation OF troops and supplies of
The army ov 4 any uf the uuh0ndcd lines
owned. c, nt"o!ed or operated by the Tn
lCn Paclhc Company including the lines of
The Oregon short Line x Southern Rail-
way Company or by the Southern IL
cite Company over hneS embraced i'll It's
lacthc system. After Il long speech by
Senator Morgan the House proTieo was
struck ont tcaS % nayS ~. The bill was
then passed and IN" Senate adjourned.
W A>HINGTnN. -. C.. Aprll y. Thc
resolution offered on April Il by Mt
Jones Ark for payment to the Choctaw
and thickaaaw nations for their interest
| IN The lands IN the Indian territory the
Cheyenne and Arapahoc RESERVATIONS
was lald before the Senate. and Mr..
Allison tooE the floor 10 speak against
it. He SAID if this sum was paid
II would make precedent for tn" pay
mrnt "t further sum Of SI.01o.noa. W hat
hc thought therefore, ought To be done
was to rc-Commt the whole subject to the
committee on lmdIan affairs. and he would
make the motion At the close 0T the debate
After considerable discussion and without
Iourncd til Monday.
" ASiIINGToN. May Bills were dis
posed Of III the Senate to-day as follows:
70 fix the price of land entered under the
desert lani laws passed. 1t fixes the price
at S1.y5 per acre whether the lands are
ontSldc or within a railroad grant, and II
requires the payment Of the difference to
thoS" who have heretofore paid double
price for such railroad lands. For the Is
sue OF ORDINANCE stores and supplies to the
state Of Nebraska, TO replace similar stores
DESTROYED by fire: passed. After an exc
cuilvr session the senate adjourned.
ASltINGroN. -. G., May The Sen
ate to-day hy il vote or 20 to l5 adopted the
conference report on tht Chinese eNclu-
sion bill. The bill is practically a re-en-
actmcn for ten years OF the present law
With few additions. which were insisted
upon by the House conference. The
House bill placing binding tWiue on the
free list was lald before the senate and re
ferrcd 10 tn finance committee, After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The House.
AsuINGT0N, u. c.. April 2I.-By UNI
anim0uS consent the Walker cXpunClng
resolution still blocking the way CT the
regular order the House went into com
mltice of the whole Mr.. oats. of Ala
bama. III the chair on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill Mr. Hit
(Iu.) moved an amendment hav-
lnI Tor its effect the separation q the
missions of Colombia ard Ecuador.
which the pending bill cOnso!!datrS IN
one mission. The amendment was re-
jcctCd. MI. HIT made several efforts 10
prevent the consolidation of missions and
the reduction of the salaries of min stcrS
10 the South American republics, hut his
efforts were of no avail. lie then offered
OF amendment t0 restore to : .aGO the sal
AIRY OF The minister 10 Venezuela the com
mittee having cut II to 81, COO. NOquorum
voting on the amendment, the committee
rose aud the House adjourned.
NAsTINGTpN, April 2S-Ehe House by
unanimous consent Went into committee
Of the whole. Mr.. Gates (Ala.1 in the
chair, on the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill. The pending question
was on Mr. Hits amendment restoring
to $500 the salary of the minister 10
Venezuela. No quorum voting. Il call of
the committee was ordered. Al
though 1872 members responded 10
their names. the quorum vanished on the
vote on the amendment. ahd another call
showed that iIe members were present
These constituting quorum, the ;rlI"rs
resumed business at the old stand.
l'nt the business was slack and again
the tcllCrS went into liquidation,
and another roll call was insisted
upon. This time $50 prospective
customers responded: |: but when business
was agan resumed the number dNind!cd.
Finally the committee. on motion OF Nh
Blount, rose. Mr.. Biount then moved that
the House adjourn, and on this motion
demanded the yeas and nays. The result
was: Yeas, II: nays, lS3. Then Mr..
BIount moved that the Scrgeant-at-
arms be directed To bring III the at-
ScntceS. This was carried and the ser
gcant alarms procured several hacks and
HIS deputies proceeded 1T full speed 10 the
Jennings race track, where the spring
hpi h.l lIit raf fTt,l,
the races was not aN speedy as tn" trip
there, and rs II WAS evident that 10 huSl
ness could be transacted, the House adj
l0urncd.
" WA-iuNGToN, ID. c., April 30.Tie
races are still on. and less than 100 menu
bcrS were present. The House went INTO
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Oates in the
chair, on the consular ANA diplomatic ap-
pTopriatiun bill Nothing was done. The
Senate was not in session.
" ASlIINGToN. May - Ihr rules were
suspcndrd and the following bills passed:
70 pension Survivors of the Black Hawk,
Cherokee. trceK and Semu0I" wars: To
ratfy an agrCrmSnt with The Co!vlilG
band Of ldalanS III Washington. appro-
priati!.- >io0.OO0 for The establishment OF
military post at or near Helena, Mont
Mr. BRYAN Nei.l moved to suspend the
rules and pass the free binding tWlnr bill.
After 4 hrIcI debate the motion Ia
suspend the rules and pass the bill was
agreed tO-yeaS IS3. nays A.. tn
motion of Mr.. Blount tGa.l the rules
were suspended ana bll! was
PASSED appropriating l50, oou to enable the
1'rcsidcntto fulfil the stIpUIations contain,
ea in the treaty between the United states
and Great Britain signed 18th of February
ana 18th Of April. 1872. III regard to trIhu-
uaiS of arbitration al larlS. lhcI" was
neither opposition TO nor discussion "i in"
measure. The House then went INTO COM
~ al - :. IIIIIGnIlilt
consular appropriation bill, bnt without
action Up0n II the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, u. G., May @.-bU' luUc
routine business was done IN the lto&S
TINS morning and shortly after the r,a InT
9. the journal the iuuS" rntintO coiGu.t
zee ot the whole. Mr. Oates Ala IN He
chair. on the dipIO natl md cr't-
Suar appropriation bIli. The cor
>Idcration of the consular pol
tgon OF the bill having been ""u-
p3rtCd without any material chang.
having been made. the committee Tc|rFlcd
to the amendment Of a few days ago 3E
Mr.. Chapman Mich. and temporarily
passed over providing that no part ni the
emergency tund shall be paid 10 any
foreign government IN srtt'en'chr Q!
any claim against the United states
The amendment was adopted. Mr
Hlount ga, in charge Of the bill. moved
II strike ont tic appropriation Of
sta. Gtln Ia contlnU" the preliminary survey
for an Iut"r-contmrntal railway. After
debate the motion was agreed tp-li3 10
Il. The committee rose and reported the
bull as amended, 10 tn" House. 5T.
lIonker Mass demanded a Sypar-
itr vote en- the amendment striking cat
the s65. .0}0 appropriation for the Inter
continental ElIiway Commission. 1t was
a-rrcd tp-yedS 10: nays. 81. The hi
was then passed on motion of Mr.. oath
walre 90. the senate amendments u the
army appropriation bliS Were non on
Cured III. and a conference was ordered.
The House then adjourned.