River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
Congressional SUMMARY.


several private rehef bills; authorizing pro.
motions IN the medical and ordnance depart
meuts 70 extend time for filing claims tor ad.
ditional bounty; authorizing the Secretary Of
War TO distribute arms and military equip
ments TO states which have not received their
quota under the act Of 1868 for the relief OF
j. w. Fee, late Lieutenant OF the lst Kentucky
irfantry; authorizing Joint entries on puollc
lands by presumption settlers granting
pension of fifty dollars per month to the
widow Of General w. w. Morris also like
pension to the widow Of General Wood, daueh-
ter OF eX-President Tyler
On tuesday, the Attn the Senate reconyened
at $3.50 A. NJ, aud passed bills providing for
the purchase of a site for public building at
Pittsburg to remove the political disabilities
OF X. M. Il. Hunter, OF Virginia and to ex-
tend the time for the restoration to market OF
the Ottawa and Chippewa lands in Michigan.
Messrs. Conkllng and Irumbul having been
appointed for that purpose, waited upon the
| President, and on returning reported that he
had no further communication to make TO Con-
gress. At d few minutes before twelve tho
| Vice-President elect, escorted by Senator
! Cragln, chairman OF the committee on
arrangements, followed by the members
OF the Cabinet, entered tho chamber.
Vice-President Colfax then addressed the Sen.
ate. He concluded by introducing the
new Vlce-President, 10 whom he administered
the oath, after which the latter made few
remarks, The Senate was then declared adj
| journed. Vice-Presldent Wilson then called
the Senate OF the Forty-thTd Congress TO
order, and announced his readiness to admin
lister the oath Of office to Senators elected 10
the forty-third Congress, and acc( rdingly the
| following Senators were sworn in: Allison
/ Bogy, Cameron, Conkling, Conover, Den
mis-, Dorsey, Howe, Ingalls,, McCreery,
OF Kentucky, Mitchell, Morrill,, Og-
| lesby, Patterson, Sargent sherman.
Conkling and Merriman. senators Gordon
/ Jones and Wadleigh did not appear. After
\ the oath OF Office had been administered Ia
the new Senators, the Presidents proclama
/ ton eonvenlng the Senate IN extra session at
I ~ o'clock to-day was read. A PROCESSION was
| then formed and proceeded to the platform ON
| the central portico of the Capitol. AT 1850
/ the Senate returned to Its chamber. com
mttee was appointed to notify the President
1 that the Senate was ready to receive any com
munication he might have to make. The
Senate then adjourned to Thursday.
HoUsE.-The following Senate bills
were passed: To provide board Of Comma
siohers TO report a system OF irrigation for the
San Joaquin. Sacramento and Tulares valleys
California TO establish q board Of local in
spectors of steam vessels in Michigan: to
amend the act 10 enable discharged soldiers
and sailors to secure homesteads on public
lands; donating cannon balls to the Gtttys-
burg Battle field Memoi lal Association to au-
Z ulSc0lfQH0
So dlers and marines In national cemeteries
The Senate bill to authorize the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company to connect with. CONSOLE
date with or lease Otner abroad lines in CALI
fOrnia, except through lines 10 the Pacific
Ocean, etc, was defeated. The number OF
standing committees was increased from nine
20 thirteen. Mr.. Garfield made a personalex.
PLANTATION, in which he protested against that
portion Of the report OF the Poland Credit Mo-
Dilier Committee which referred to him. At
IL o'clock Speaker Blaine delivered his vale /
diCtory and declared the House OF Reprcssn- /
tatlves Of the Fort! Second Congres adjourn I
ed Sine de
SENATE.-On Monday, March Sd, !
the Senate concurred in the House resolu- /
ton to print ten thousand copies Of the testi- (.
mony before the Poland COMMITTEE Bills /
were passed to establish a military prison; to .
relieve Treasurer Spinner from responsibility 4
for defalcatlon OF subordinates to establish a /
board or local inspectors OF steam vessels for +
Michigan; relating to the sale OF vacant coal I
lands relating to the old bridge at Rock Is
lanG; authorizing the Secretary Of War to /
furnish duplicate certificates OF discharge 4
where the same have been lost; authorizing /
the Secretary Of War to survey plats and sell /
the present cemetery grounds upon the Fort I
Gratlot military reservation in Michigan, and /
for other purposes; granting the right of way
through public lands to the Utah Northern /
Pacific Railroad Company; to confirm certain
land titles in the state of Missouri, with
amendments; to AID in the erectonof monu-
ment to Major General Thomas; to amend
the tariff act of June 9Th, 1872, striking out
the 30 per cent. duty on maccsronl and YER /
micelli. The consideration of the deficiency
bill was resumed and the bill passed A com
municaton was presented from members of
the Legislature of South Carolina against the /
admis sion OF Patterson to the Senate. Messrs l
Butler, Peters and Potter, the committee
from the House Of Representative, appeared
at the bar OF the senate and lmpeached Mark !
W. Delahay, District Judge OF the United
States Court for the district Of Kansas In the I
name Of the House OF Representatives and OF 4
all the people Of the United States for high /.
crimes ana mlsdemeanOrs IN Office. The pres- I
ding officer informed the committee that the (
senate viii take order IN the premises. and
give the House due notice. Conference re- T
ports on the Ruadry civil and the postOlfice app !
preparation bills we're agreed TO. Mossrs Free /
hnghuysen, Nlckers anu Thurman. from the I
select committee TO investigate the charges /
against Pomctoy, submitted reports. The de- I
tlelency bill wa. considered and passed The
conference committee GA the Geneva award (
bill reported their inability 20 agree, and
suggested postponement Of the distrbu.
ton Of the money. Agreed To-. The confer
ence report on the legislative, executive and
Judicial appropriation bill was received. The
committee agreed TO retain the House amend.
ment increasing salaries. The report vas
concurrei in ayes 80, nays 7. Senator Pat
teTsou asked To- the consideration Of his case.
but The Senate refused.
HoUsE.-Bills were passed appropri-
aung 500 GEO tor q government building AT
Lybchuurg, Va; to refund the internal reve-
nue. tax on import duty % persons possessing
tobacco or sauil and cigars manufactured or
imported pIior to the 2jd Of November. 1865
authorizing the entry OF 100 acres OF coal
lands by individuals. or $50 acres by associa-
ions, az the rate q ten dollars per acre where
the land is not within fifteen miles of q COM
pietcd railroad, and twenty dollars per acre
When 10 is for the relief Of owners of land
sold for direct taxes IA the iusugractionarv
states, allowing repayment Of net proceeds or
Ter the apurtioumeut of an taxes. pcXpeuscs.
interest ETC.: Tor the construction az ralr,aI