River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-10
Congressional sum mary.


THURSDAY, April 1.-The SenA To bills
to amend the act TO promote the mining ss es's OF
the United States, and in relation to the LosN. ue
aud Portland Canal, were returned from the HSssse
with amendments and referred "A memorial
was presented from the survivors Of the POaris
pedon, asking for relief also the petition Of Mrs
Mary Hall, widow of Captain Hall, q e Arctic ex
plorer, for pension. The committee ON postof
noes reported bill TO provide for the transmission
Of correspondence by telegraph. II is copy Of the
Hubbard postal telegraph bill, unchanged except IN
matters Of detail THE morning hour having
pred, the senate resumed consideration Of the bill
to provide for the redemption ana reissue of United
States notes and for free banking. Mr. Merrimon
offered as a substitute for the third section of the
bill reported by the committee, the following
" That s460OO,000 in notes for circulation, in add
ton to such circulation allowed by law, shall be
issued to any national banking associations now or
ganized, or which may be organized hereafter; and
such increased circulation shall be distributed
among the several states, provided in section one
of the act of July 10, 1870" Adopedyeas 80, nays
10. Other amendments were offered and rejected,
and the bin went over.---Mr. Window introduced
a bill 10 enable the Mennonites, from Russia, 70 Ell
feet permanent setttsnent on public lands OF the
/ United States.-Ihe Senate then proceeded TO the
consideration Of executive business, and soon after
adjourned.
The committee on tsomserce reported bill au-
thorizing the appointmenst of a competent person
to obtain and report authentic information regard
ing the seal fisheries and fur trade Of Alaska, the
condition of the natives, etc. with salary of eight
d ,lars day and actual Il aveling expenses--The
cons Iteration Of the currency bill was then resumed
Mr. X Ny gave notice thar at the close of the debate
10 Womb offer his 1865 a substitute for the bill Of
she commit. oe.-Ihe house then took a recess un-
~ ., -eping for the discussi On Of the bill.
Senate.
FnlDBY, April 3.-,-rhe committee on
military a,fsr. reported favor bly, the bill to set
apart portiop Of Mackilac l. land as national
park. The Sense then coftsih cred DIS on the
calendar until the expiration II the morning hour'
when the bill to provide for the REDEEM Ion ana re-
issue If limited states NOES and for 4. zee banking
was again taken up but went over at the uest OF
Mr. sherman. . The bill for the paymen. Va M
Louisville and Portland Canal Company oct "fieu
the remainder of the session, the Senate adjourn e
until Monday.
bill was passed to legalize the pon.oon bridge
across the Mississippi at Prarie du Chen also thes
bill for the appointment of a'ent to obtain in
formation in regard to the fur and seal trade Of
Alaska The House then considered bills on the =
private character, and passed seventy, mostly PEN
sion bills. One of the bills passed requests the
President 10 use his good offices with the English
ward O'AIeagher Condor, of Cincinnati, convicted
on charge Of murder III Manchester Eng
Among the reports made was one very important
one from the committee war; Claims in the
case ot J. and L. Green Of jackson, Miss. The
claim was for nearly Sl000,0C0 for the value of cot
ion and wooden mills destroyed during the war Of
the r,bellen by order of Gen. Grant and for cotton
bonds and confederate money taken from bank
al Jaeksou The committee reported adversely,
and the bill was laid on the table. The House then
adjourned.