The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-25
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! tions, including the Worlds Fair items.
were dlSposed OF with the exception of the
series relating to river and harbor improve.
ments, and these were IN the full tide of debate
when the Presidents Hawaiian message was de-
llVered aud then without the delay of minute
ihe senate, on Mt. Shermsn's motion. went
into executive session. The diplomatic
and anG-ooi consular and and. the military academy
placed on the calendar. The conference report
on the army appropriation bill was presented
and read. and after some discussion went over
i without action. The resolution offered yeSter-
day by Mr.. Hoar for the reading by the presi
dent pro tenn. Mr.. Henderson, Of Washington 5
farewell address al the session on the 22d day
! OF February, was agreed to.
NASHINGToS, D. c., Feb. l6.-The ssion of
the Senate to-day was occupied in / con
/ sideratlon of the sundry civil appropriation
bill An amendment involving the continu-
ahce OF the Office OF supervisor Of elections gave
rise to a long and heated political discussion.
No action was taken on the amendment.
The conference report on the California debris
commission bill was agreed to. Mr.. Faulkner
gave notice that III consequence of the very
serious illness OF one of the late Senator Ken
mas children the memorial services for Mr..
henna were postponed from next Saturday till
Monday, February %.
WAsHINGToN, y. G., Feb 1.-THE sundrv civil
APPROPRIATION bill occupied the exclusive at
tention of the Senate to-day. I he amendment
which had been discussed on Wednesday, and
the effect of which is to continue il force the
law for federal supervision of elections was
carried By party vote. All the committee
amendments having been disposed OF and the
O!lI Delu5 open 10 general amendment, the
question as To the issue of per cent. bonds to
maintain the gold reserve was preci pitated on
4 the Senate. The amendment offered by
Mr.. sherman, and point of order was raised
against il by Mr.. Stewart The point was after
discussion, over-ruled by the vice president
and an appeal from that decision was laid on
the table by vote OF Is yeas to IS nays. The
merits OF the amendment were discussed ior the
rest of the day. and the Adjournment came be-
! fore the debate closed.
WASHISGTON, D. C.. Feb. lS--Ry the expedi-
. tiOuS method of Vice President Morton "a
Senate almost escaped the long debate on the 8
j per cent. bond Issue amendment TO the sundry
civil appropriation bill which formerly lasted
for five or six hours. AS soon as the bin was
taken up Mr.. Morton put the question on Mr..
| Mills amendment Ito make the bonds redeem
/ able at the pleasure OF the Jnited States and
/ declared 1t lost and then, with equal Ce!erity,
| he put the question on the Sherman amend
! ment and declared it carried The whole
question was Ieopened however. and after n
/ long debate the sherman amendment was
/ agreed to-Ieas, S0 nays l6. The bill went
! over without final action. In executive session
! the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge
! Jackson to be associate justice of the supreme
| court. There was not even the formality OF a
vote the confirmation of Judge Jackson being
made without single objection.
civil appropriation bill occupied the attention
! of the senate throughout the day. The House
bill to provide for the publication of the elev-
! enth census was passed. The House bill to
limit the jurisdiction of the district and CirC nit
courts of the United States was reported back
adversely from the judiciary committee and
| placed on the calendar. Messrs. Pugh, Coke
and George of the committee dissented from
! the report
WAsHINGToS. q. G., Feb. 2l.-The desk occu.
! cupied by senator Carlisle, of Kentucky. when
be resigned his seat in the senate IN order tC
! take one at tie cabinet table. decorated to.
| day with the model OF n log Cabin standing IN
garden OF roses. 1t was in honor of Mr. Car.
/ isles successor, MI Lindsay, who appeared and
! took the oath of office and subsequently cast
! his first vote as Il senator u proposition re.
! specung site for a new government printing
rise to rather heated discussion one IL
! reference TO the expenses Ofthe soldiers homes
and that discussion drited naturally TO the
! question OF pensions. The credentials OF VIII
/ lam Y. Allen, as senator from Nebraska from
! the 4th of March next. in place of Mr.. Paddock
! were also presented and placed on file
| House.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The invalid pension
! appropria ion bill mOnOpoized the attention of
! the House 10. day. The general debate was en-
| liyened by Mr.. Eoute!le (Me.) who made one of
| his vigorous ana Characteristic speeches. But
! the House at large looked upon the con-
! troyersy to-day without excitement, and 1t
| ended without gain on either side. Against
| the amendments changing the existing pen
! sion laws points OF order were made, the deter
! miuAtIon OF which was postponed until to-mor-
! row. The House passed the Senate bill CIV
/ ing Gen. :Doubleday's widow $50 per month
! pension.
| WAsnIHGToH, D. C, Feb. I6.-The feature o f
! the day i'll the House was Il personal collIsto Il
| between Iurpin, of Alabama, and Waugh. OF
! tiOn of friends might have resulted serious
| ly, but it turned out, any injuries that
| were received were recelued by the peace
! makers. The House resumed in committee Of
/ the whole the consideration of the pension p
! preparation bill. The chairman Mr. Wilson.
| w VA. delivered his decision on the points OF
| order raised against the various amendments
| recommended by the committee on apprO-
! priatious changing the pension laws. Those
relative TO the transfer OF the pension
! bureau to the War Department, TO the
| re-ratiug upon the basis OF ability to earn 8
! living. TO the limitation to persons receiving an
| income Of less than 5000 and to soldiers widows
| were overruled. Mr.. Burrows appealed from
! the decision regarding the transfer of the pen
| sion bureau. The decision of the chair was
! sustained-lG3 TO 50. After debate the amend
| ment for the transfer was disagreed tO-53 TO
| %. The other amendments relative TO re-
! quring pensioners under the act of 1920 to
| show that they are disabled for manual labor,
! and have not an annual income of $500. and
providing that no widow shall be granted n
| pension If she was not married within five
years after the close of the war in which her
| husband served, were also defeated without
| division.
| WAsHINGToN. D. c., Feb. 1.-THE pension D.
! propriation bill was taken up and lis consider.
! alton completed. The committee then rose md
| reported the bill to the House. After a scene OF
| confusion, during whichsJhe Speaker appealed
| to gentlemen TO conform to the rules of the
| House and not deliberately violate them, he
! bill was passed The House then, in committee
! of the whole, proceeded to the consideration Of
! the post-otce appropriaticn bill An amend
! ment was agreed to increasing the app-Opria-
! tion for the payment Of the salaries of the post
office clerks, and without disposins of the bill,
! the committee rose and the House adjourned.
| WAsHINGToS ID. c., Feb 1S-The conference
| report agreed TO on the bill regulating
! hydraulic mining in the state of California.
! The House then resumed in committee of the
W hole the consideration of the post otfCe appro-
! priatiou bill. Without making much progress
| with the bill. public business was suspended
| and after paying proper tribute TO the memory
| of the late Representative Warwick, of Ohio
| the House adjourned.
WAsHGNGroS, D. C., Feb. 2o.-Fil clustering
| against the New York and New Jersey bridge
| bill proved Intellectual to-day. II was led by
| MessrS. w. A. stone and DGlzell both of Penn.
| sylyania), but they were never able to muster
| more. that seven men 10 their support, and the
| bill was passed practically without opposition.
After the disposition Of the two private bills
the naval and agricultural appropriation bulls
/ were called up under suspension of the rules
| and passed, and the House adjourned.
| WASHINGToN. D. c. Feb. 2l.-In the House to-
| day the hours were mostly employed in flibus.
| was devoted 10 the consideration of the post
! Office appropriation bill the debate on which
was confined TO the special service provision
| no result being reached. But the ''car coupler
measure the one which met with de-
| ternlned opposition. Mr.. Richardson led
| the opposing forces and by parliamentary
! taken on It Mr. stump, from the committee
| on immigration. reported the Senate bill tC
facilitate the enforcement OF the immigration
! and contract labor laws Calendar. Mr. Wise
| moved that the senate amendments TO the cal
| coupler bill be concuTred in, pending whiCt
! Mr.. Richardson moved the reference of the bill
TO the committee on commerce. ! his was de
| featcd-ve&s, ca, nays. Isl. Fl4lbuStsrlng
! then cyan. and after various dilatory
! notion. a vote was ordered motion
! 10 adjourn until Thursday. No quorum ap
! pesriug, there were several attempts
| made to reach a compromise. The principal oi
| these was made by Mr.. Hatch. He was, he said
! q friend of the impending measure. He asked
! the Speaker whether this bill pending on the
/ Speakers table would be in the same condition
| tomorrow after an adjournment as ii was to-
| dav. The speaker replied that he did not lik,
| to answer the question without some e1amina
/ ton of :he subject, aud finally he declined &c
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