River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-01-24
Proceedings in.COngress.

prohibits direct or indirect payment Of inter-
est on deposit; allows United States bonds
hearing coin interest to be counted, as well as
lawful money Ia reserves, aud provides that
banks may redeem their circulating notes
either in coin or legal tenders, or in United
States bonds at par with accrued interest, at
the option of the banks. Mr.. Frelnghuysen
offered joint resolution proposing constitu-
tional amendment to provide that diputes
arising with regard to persons chosen as elect
ors OF President and Vice-President m any
state, shall be decided by the Supreme Court
! OF the United States, and that Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by appto-
pirate legislation. A resolution directingt the
| Committee on Privileges and Elections to in
quire and report whether the recent elections
have been conducted in Louisiana and Arkan-
sas IN accordance with the constitution and
laws of the United States was passed. No
| other business Of importance was transacted.
HoUsE-Several bills were introduc.
ed and referred. @. Burnell, of Pennsylvania,
took the oath and seat in place OF Mercuf,who
resigned. Mr.. Hale reported the naval appro-
prlation bill, appropriating SIS, SSi 1913. 1t was
made the special order tor next Saturday. A
bill was passed TO enfarce the stipulations of
the convention with Venezuela, OF April %,
I 1866, and the payment OF adiudlcated claims.
/ The fertilization bill was introduced. The
House then went into Committee Of the
! Whole on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. Upon rising, the
| Speaker announced the following select COM
mittee ordered yesterday ON the Credit Mos
! bilier and Union Pacific Railroad question
! Messrs. Wilson, of Indiana, Sheabarger,
| Hoar, Swami and Sloeum. The Speaker also
presented the resignation OF Beverage, as
Congressman at large from Illinois.
SENATE.-Bills were introduced on
January 9th raising the salaries OF Bureau
officers in executive departments at Washing
! An Of ha In
! terror, with the consent of the Ute and Mis-
souri, Indian tribes, to survey and sell tier
reservation, lying in Nebraska and. Kansas,
and with the consent of the Sacs and Foxes,
| to sell that portion of their reservation that
lies within the state of Kansas Extending
the time of patent for settlers on land on
| the late Sioux Indian reservation. Referred.
To incorporate the North Central Railroad
Company and grant a right of way for the
construction OF its proposed road in Minnesota.
| Referred. To incorporate the European and
American immigration Company. It names
as incorporators James Craig of Missouri,
John Wilson of Illinois, Henry ID. Cook of
the District of Columbia, Daniel Ruggles of
Virginia, William Helmick OF Ohio, G. c. Cox
of Maryland, j. L Emory of Kentucky Thos.
b. Bryan OF Illinois, William Stone of Iowa,
Louis Dent of Mississippi, and d. w. Bliss of
Michigan, and empowers the company to buy
and sell and hold real estate, provided it shall
not own more than one million acres at any
one time, and to make and to enforce con-
| tracts for the emigration of foreigners and
their transportation in the United States.
Capital stock 81 900 600. Bills were passed to
authorize certain postmasters to deposit pub
lie money in national banks to author.
| ize deputy collectors Of customs to act
as dlsburslng agents in certain cases; to
repeal certain provisions of the law relating
to advancement in the navy; to amend
the act to establish department of justice
M of, anYfI ,T 81 -.
from practising as attorneys or solicitors in
United States courts in certain cases. The
Senate resumed the constellation Of the M
dian appropriation bill, ard the discussion of
our Indian policy, and reported it to the Sem
ate, when the amendment providing for the
removal OF the Winnebagos of Wisconsin was
non-concurred in. se
HoUsE-The Committee on Terrific
ries reported bill for the admission of Col
orado as a state. bill was passed to amend
the twentieth section of the act for the APP
pointment of shipping commissioners. The
bill to promote emigration to The United
States was, after debate, referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
which is regarded as defeat f the measure.
SATURDAY, January 1Ith-SENATE--
There was no session Of the Senate.
HoUsE.-After the introduction of
some bills of a private nature, the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the le-
gislative, executive and judicial appropriation
SENATE-Mr. Logan made personal
explanation on January 18th. MIR. Chandler
introduced bill exempting mineral lands in
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota from the
operation OF the mining act of Nav 10th. 1872.
The bill for the further endowment and sup
port OF agricultural colleges was taken up and
occupied the remainder of the day.
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduced
I fol To -
ury Department, fix the salaries ofits officers
and establish system of appointments in the
civll-service in Washington as prepared by J.
II. Saville, of the Treasury Department; pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution for
the consolidation of the public debt and uay.
ment OF the principal and interest thereof
and for the payment of the annual current ex-
peDditures of the government ; to provide for
an increase OF national bank-notes and for the
! organization of national banks without circu-
lation for three bridges over the Big Sioux
river between Dakota and Iowa for the re-
moval OF the charges Of desertion from soldiers
who agreed to join the enemy to escape from
southern prisons and who never actually bore
| arms against the United States for the pur.
chase OF the original painting knows as the
first reading of the emancipation proclama-
ton; TO equalize newspaper postage:
for census OF the various Indian tribes. A
resolution of inquiry into the conduct of
JudgeDurell. of Louisiana, and prepare arti.
cles Of impeachment against him IL necessary.
was adopted. The bill repeating that section
OF the army appropriation bill Of the Goth of
March, 1871, which requires the payment 10
Pacific Railroad Companies of one-half of the
charges for the transportation OF mails and
government supplies, &C., occupied the re.
mainder of the morning hour. An effort 10
suspend the rules and pass the bill repealing
the iron-clad test oath failed. The concurrent
resolution for the appointment of Joint com
mittee Of three Senators and six Representa-
tiyes 20 inquire into the Louisiana election
was debated, and the subject was referred 40
| the Judiciary Committee