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

banks TO restore their capital when
impaired ; 10 extend the time for the compile
ton OF the Portage Lake aud Lake Superior
Canal tor the care and preservation OF the
U. S. cemetery near the CITY of Mexico: Ia
confer uDon the superintendent Of the Mill
taTy Academy tle power to convene court
martial for monument at Salisbury N. c..
to soldiers who died in prison and are there
buried; to pay IN gold seamen in foreign
countries; making Captain George Presle
Commodore, ani p omOtlug other officers Of
the navy; TO allow Lieut.. b. NJ. Mason OF tho
navy, 70 accepta decoration from the Emper-
or Of Brazil; t. establish the custom house
value ofthe English pound sterling at S4.S6
l-l0, and TO tx the par OF exchange: for
negotiations With the Grow Indians.
for the surrender of their reservation in Mon
tana to authorize preemptors or homestead
settlers TO aletate portions of their preemp-
tons or homesle2ds for certain public pur-
poses allowing the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe RAILROAD to extend its route from
the western linz OF Kansas to Puebla, Colora-
DO, and branch road from point on the main
line southwestrly tC San Felipe, on the Bio
Grande extending for nine months the time
for completing the st. Paul and Pacific
Railroad. Conference reports on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the bill for a
bridge across the river at Little Book, the
post Office army, legislative and judicial, river
and harbor AMI deficiency appropriation bills,
and on the bill to amend the revenue laws,
were concurrel in. A resolution of thanks to
Speaker Blaine was adopted. The committee
appointed by the House to impeach Judge
Delahay, OF Kansas, reported that they had
performed that duty. The judiciary Commit
tee reported IN the matter of the proposed I'M
parchment OF Judge Sherman, that the COM
mittee had no time TO give the accused hear
ing, and reported back the testimony to be
presented to the next House.
SENATE. On Saturday, March 1st,
the Senate passed the House bill to mako La
Crosse port OF delivery. The committee on
public buildings reported that they were una
BILE to agree with the Senate committee upon
the acceptance OF any Of the models offered
for the statue OF Admiral Farragut. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was taken up and
passed, with an amendment reappropriating
the uneXpenled balance of the appropriation
Of last year, to enable the President to carry
out civil service reform. The Senate laid up
on the table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the Louisiana bill was rejected. The
House amendment to the legislative, eXecu-
tive aud judicial appropriation bill, increasing
salaries, was non-concurred in-ayes 2, noes
50. The House provision Tor a suit in equity
against the Union Pacific Railroad was con-
CURED in, but the remaining amendments
failed to pass. The committee on the revision
of Susan b. Anthony and others, for constitu-
tlonal recognition of woman's right to vote.
The river and harbor bill was considered in
committee Of the whole, reported, and passed
in amended form. The Senate then
passed the RaccOOn Forks land bill
and Texas Pacific Railroad bill and
at Ais a. NJ, Sunday. took recess until
p. NJ. Upon reassembling, the resolution ten
dering the congratulations of the United
Stat ~ ha of in
Resolutions we're also passed ordering $1,000
copies of the Agricultural Report printed, to
be sold at 50 cents each; and to print "a 500
copies of the report OF the United States Cen
tennial Commission. The bin to provide for
tho payment of judgments OF the Southern
Claims Commission, and a large number of
pension bills were passed; also bills TO remove
the political disabilities of ID. L. Lake, of Vlr-
gina; to allow the National Bank OF Spring.
field, Mo-, TO change its name; authorizing the
construction Of a bridge across the Mississippi
at st. Louis: and to amend tae act in relation
to the sale Of lands IN South Carolina for di-
rect taxes. Mr. Bayard's resolution to inquire
into the conduct of army officers in South
Carolina was adopted. The deficiency appro-
pnation bill was reported from committee and
read, when the Senate went INTO executive
session.
HoUsB.-After the disposition of
several matters of no general importance. the
judiciary legislative appropriation bill came
up, the question being on Mr.. Butler's mo-
ton to reconsider the vote rejecting the pro-
posed increase Of salaries. The vote was re-
considered, and after much discussion the
amendment passed by vote of 100 yeas and
81 NAYS. \ JOINT resolution, reported by the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. congratulating
the people of Spain upon the establishment OF
a Republic, was adopted. motion
to reject all OF the Senate amendments TO the
army appropriation bill prevailed. The de-
ticiency Appropriation bill was considered in
of the whole. reported, and passed.
A bill was introduced to secure the interest of
the United States aud the public in the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad. 1t provides for the ap-
pointment Of three commissioners to examine
the financial condition of the road, and wheth-
or there was any unlawful disposition Of the
corporate moneys, bonds, stocks and other
property of the cOrp1ratiOn--the commits.
sioners 70 report at the next session of Con-
grcss. The Senate amendments to thegundrv
civil appropriation bill were next taken uD.
but not disposed Of
SENATE. The session of the Senate
on FEBRUARY 9th lasted until 7.40 II. on the
28th. The Louisiana bill was defeated by a
vote of is ayes against 20 nays On February
3 bills were passed author zing the use OF
third beer barrels and third stamps: making
san Diego, California, port of entry; amend
ing the act authorizing honOrablY discharged
soldiers and sailors to acquire homesteads on
public lands, and legalNng the homestead
entries OF soldiers and sailors not exceeding 100
acres each within the limits ofrallroad grants.
The sundry civil appropriation bill came up for
The Committee on Commerce
reported the river ana harb0r appropriation
bill with amendments. Mr.. Howe submitted
the report Of the committee of conference on
tho blll 10 continue the Southern Claims Com
mlttce, and II was agreed to.
HoUsE.-The report of the conference
committee on the bin to continue the SOUTH
ern Claims Commission was coucurrea in. A
resolution was adopted for the appointment
OF committee to go to the Senate to impeach
Judge Delahay. If Kansas. The testimony
taken showed habtual intoxicItiou on the
Part OF Delahay. The conference report On
the pension law was agreed to. An amend.
ment to the legislative appropriation bin was
adopted. directing the Attorney General to
ef1lt AGAINST "a. T7f.t,,, D..s4t, M