River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-12-26


rcylvlng and readjusting the COMPENSATION
OF consular officers. The euate amendments
10 the bill for the redemotion of the
loan OF 1888 were accepted and the bill pass.
cd. The bll 70 allow dstlllery warehouses
70 20 continued IN use after changes in the
management was passed. The salary reLeaI
bln was taken up, and the House became a
theatre OF excitement aud confusion. Var.
Gus amendments were offered and rejected
after de ate. Finally, Mr.. Hurlbut. of iii.
nols offered substitute for the original bill
which passed by a vote Of I22 10 IA The sub,
sttute liked the salaries OF Senators and
members OF the House at $4,000, and actual
individual expenses IN going b. and returning
from Washington once in each session. The
salary OF the Vice President and Speaker is
liked at s., 900, with actual travelling expenses
as IN the case Of Senators aud Representa-.
yves. The salaries Of the resident aud
Judges OF the U. \. Supreme Court remain
unchanged. The Secretary OF the Treasury Il
also instructed TO cover into the Treasury al
sums OF money remaining undraWn. under the
bill passed last winter. The House adjourned
at9P.M
Senate.
TUESDAY, December 16.-The Chap.
lain, in bis prayer, alluded to the death Of
Col Dent, and invoked the consolation Of Di-
vine Providence upon the President aud fam
lily. Abiding to the death of Agassiz, he in
voked the same blessing upon sages and
scholars, among whom a prince had lust
fallen. Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the House bIll
making special appropriation Of 81, 000, 600
Tor the navy without amendment. The bill
authorizing the payment Of a portion of the
duties on imports in legal tenders was re.
ported upon uniavorably by the Finance Con-
mittee. Bills We're introduced Amendatory
Of the enrolment and license laws to estab-
llsh an iron shipbuiliing yard on the
waters OF the Atlantic, and one in the AIisss-
slppl Valley, to ahcrd facilities to the Navy :
to facilitate the asserting and redeeming OF
national bank note currency and to authorize
the issue Of circulating notes to the amount
OF 81 per cent in lieu of the 80 per cent. now
authorized by law. IL authorizes the Presi-
dent TO designate some one national bank in
New York City, with a capital of at least ST.
600 600, to act as asserting or redceming
agent for all mutllated or soiled and WORKOUT
national bank notes issued by banks, keeping
an account Herewith, and such banks as keep
with this depository an average balance Of 2
per cent. on their ejaculation shall be entitled
to receive from the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency notes to the amount OF 90 per cent on
their United States bonds deposited IN the
Treasury a. security for their circulation. The
Finance Committee reported adversely on the
bill to repeal section six OF the act Of March
3, 1850, imposing q tax Of ten per cent. on cir
culating bank notes. The committee also re-
ported an act amendatorv of the act to
reduce duties on imports, and to reduce IN
ternal taxes, which provides that foreign mer-
chandise which arrived at port of the United
States on or before the 3lst day Of July. 1879,
and upon which duties were not paid prior to
Aug. / Of that year. though the same were
not entere1 OF transfer red to a public store or
bonded warehouse, shall be entitled to the
benefits of the eighth section Of the act of
June Oh, 1872, the ssme as such merchan-
disc would nave been entitled to had it actually
been in public store or bonded warehouse on
or prior to the LIST OF July OF that year.
Passed. The resolution to admit Pinchbaek
TO a seat in the Senate was debated by Messrs.
Morton and Stockton, after which the Senate
went iuto executive session. Upon reopeniug
the doors the House resolution 10 adjourn
over during the holidays, and the house bill
20 repeal the bankrupt act, we're read tor the
first time. Adjourned.
House
A resolution was adopted instructing
the committee on Civil Service Reform 70 in
qulre whether reduction can be made on the
part OF the civil service in tire number Of 9TH
GERS employed and compensation, without I'M
pairing the efficiency OF the service aud also
the eXpedieucy OF providing hat all officials
IN the civil service shall receive a. CONF
pensaton only such salary as shall be fixed
. and determined by law. The House
then took up the bill reported
, from the Judiciary Committee, to repeal the
bankruptcy act. Alter debate an amendment
was adopted that all suits aud proceedings
, now pending In courts Ut the United States
wherein an adjudication Of bankruptcy has
, been made, shall be proceeded with IN, and
governed by, the provisions of existing laws
/ which are hereby continued IN force only for
the purpose o. closing up suits and proceed
, lngsnow pending; provided, that the fees, CON-
missions aud charges OF officers and agents Of
i'm .far "a. IN
70 One- half OF the fees, commissions,
aud charges heretofore allowed, and
She bill as amended passed by
a vote Of 220 TO 40. Mr.. Hale Of Maine, from
the Select Committee on Salaries, reported
back a bill the first section Of which repoals
all provisions Of the act OF March 3, 1879
which Increases the salary or compensation OF
Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in
Congress, or Of any officer or emplOye Of the
Government, except so far as relates 10 judy
as 81 the supreme Court, and 70 the President
OF the United States, during the present term
OF office The second section provides that
hereafter he compensation OF Senators, Rep
resentatives and Delegates 10 Congress shall
be at the rate Of $3.50 per annum,
and this shall BE Ia lien Of AL allow.
auces, except the annual and necessary
individual travelling expenses, coming 20 and
returning from the national capital oneC every
session, which shall be paid to every Senator,
Representative. and Delegate, ON the same
being certified by him 20 the proper account
ing officer, and the salary or compensation Of
all officers and employees Of the Government
subject the exceptions named in section
one shall hereafter be the same as they were
prior 10 the passage Of the act OF 1878. The
third section requires the Secretary of the
Treasury 70 cover into the Treasury all sums
that may remain undrlwn, or that have beea
received as increased compensation, which
shall or may have come into his pos
session by the return thereof Mr.. Kasson
offered an amendment making the reduction
OF salaries take effect from the ith Of March,
1878. Mr. Butler, Ut Massachusetts, offered
an amendment 90 Mr. karsons amendment,
provldng further that members Of Congress
who were members ot any Congress and who
received back pay under acts passed at that
Congress. shall have the amount OF such back
pay deducted from toe amount due them gor
THIS Congress General laughter and hand.
chppng an over the Housel Mr.. Buffers
amendment was rejected; yeas l2l, nays 100.
Mr.. Kossuns amendment was then adopted;
yeas. ~ NAYS a.; and without any further
action the House adjourned.
Senate.
MoNpAY, December Bills were
introduced to provide for the construction Of
the Fort 81. Philip canal, aud IT, maintenance
rs national nubbt HIGHWAY tO repeal the