River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07
4. Congressional summary.

! A billwss passed Authorizing the sale OF
fportion of the military reservation at Fort
/ Ripley, Minnesota. Several bills we're report
ed from committee, among them the mousse
/ hin creating q port of delivery at La Crosse.
4 Wis After considerable discussion aboug
| business to be considered, the agucu.tnral
4 college bill again came up, and was referred
/ to a committee of conference. TIE army APP
preparation bill was next considered ana
| passed, after which the Utah bill came up
HOUSE. The Speaker laid before the
| House a message in refereHce to Louisiana.
The day and evening sessions were devoted 70
the consideration of the resolutions offered by
the Poland Credit Mobilier Committee for the
expulsion of Ames and Brooks.
SENATE. On February oath, after
some unimportant Introductory business, the
agricultural college bill was taken up, but in
terrupted by motion to consider instead the
committee report on the case of Senator Cald-
well. The motion was defeated and the con-
sideraton of the college bill proceeded, occu-
plying the entire day and evening session.
HoUsE.-Some bills were presented
for reference, but there is no possibility OF
their being acted upon. The Speaker present.
cd a message from the President urging leg
islation TO bring into operation the articles of
the Treaty of Washington, May Sth, 1871, re-
lative to the fisheries and other matters touch
ing the relations of tine United States with the
British North American possessions. The
river and harbor appropriation bill came up.
Mr.. Butler INTERRUPTED its consideration by
presenting the report Of the Judiciary Com
mittce IN the matter OF impeaching growing
out of the report of the Credit Mo-
bilier Committee. Messrs. Patton and
Goodrich dssented from the views OF the ma
jority. spirited debate followed upon the
question of recommittal, after which the
river and harbor bill received attention, and
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fisheries bill was next taken up
aud after debate and slight amend
ment passed. The Senate amendments TO
the naval appropriation bill were considered,
and with one or two exceptions concurred IN.
A conference committee was ordered on the
disagreeing vote. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Senate amend
ments to the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. To the first amendment
Mr. Butler proposed an additional clause in
creasng the salaries, after the 4th of March,
1878, as follows President of the United
States, $4,000; yice-President, Justices OF
the Supreme Court heads of departments,
and Speaker of the House, $4,000 each; Chief
Justices of the Supreme Court, SIC, 500; Assist
ant Secretaries of the State, OF the Treasurer
and of the Interior, Sc 500 each; Senators, Rep
resentatives and delegates, including the
Forty-second Congress, $500 each, and in
lieu of mileage they are TO be allowed the
session, including the Forty-seconG Congress.
After an animated debate the substitute was
agreed to. Various other propositions TO in
crease the salaries of employees Of the House
were offered and carried amid considerable
confusion.
SENATE.--0n the Dist, resolution
of the legislature of North Carolina was pre-
scented and referred, stating that the with
drawal of the United States troops from that
tn he I,a
Committee on Public Lands reported adverse
~ on the soldiers bounty land bin Several
bills were introduced by Senators and report
ed from committee. The two per cen. oil
was refused third reading. The postoffice
appropriation bill came up and occupied the
remainder Of the day.
House. "A bill was passed author
izing the construction of a railroad bridge
across the Mississippi river at st. Lous also
a bill TO authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury to dispose of the old postoffice property
at Chicago. The bill granting the right OF
way to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad Company came up, and created con-
siderable discussion. The afternoon was spent
in considering the civil appropriation bill. In
the evening, the Sutro Tunnel blll was dis
cussed, and Mr.. Banks made speech on Cuba.
SENATE. On the 22d the Committee
on Judiciary reported adversely the House
bill for the distribution of the Geneva award.
Notice was given that the report of the Cald-
well and Louisiana committees will be called
up a week from Monday. The post-ofice APP
preparation bill came up in regular order and
passed.
HoUsE.-The Committee on Waysand
Means reported the evidence taken in refer
ence to Judge Sherman, together with a reso-
luton instructing abe judi ciary Committee to
examine the evidence with the view Of i'm
peaehing Judge Charles T. sherman. The
resolution was adopted. The sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was taken up and passed. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the Com
mittee on Elections to take testimony in ref
| erence to election frauds against S. II. Sypher,
of Louisiana. The river and harbor appro-
priation bill was next taken up.
SENATE.-On Thursday, the Goth.
bills were introduced for the establishment Of
Geographic communication between the Can't
toll and Government buildings IN Washington
city: to remit duties upon goods destroyed by
the Boston fire, and imposing tax Of ten per
cent. upon the unauthorized circulation OF
certificates in the similitude OF circulating
notes; majority and minority reports from the
committee on elections, on the credentials OF
Mcmillan and Ray. each claiming 10 be legally
elected Senator from Louisiana, were read.
The army appropriation bill was reported from
committee with amendments The death o,
Alr. Spear, late representative ia Congress
from Georgia, was announced
HoUsE.-The bill to pay the war
claims Of 1912 was discussed and refused a
third reading. The House refused, bv a vote
| OF los yeas to 100 nays, t. consider q resou-
tion offered by Fernando Wood for the i'm
parchment OF Schuyler Coliax. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was considered in
Committee OF the Whole for some time. Upon
rising, the death Of Thos. J. Speer, OF Georgia.
who died during the recess OF Congress. was
announced, appropriate eulogies delivered.
and the House adjourned.
SENATE. On February 10Th the
House bin for removing the disabilities Of OK.
/ Governor Smith, Of Virginia, was passed.
Several bills were reported from committees
with amendments; the Indiana Ohio and
Illinois two per cent. bill was taken up and
debated at length. A bill was introduced au-
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