River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-03
Congressional Summary.



THURSDAY, MARCH 26.-The House
bill appropriating $4,000 to continue dredging at
the mouth Of the Atssissippi was oa-eed Nc
Wright introduced "a bin 10 enable the necnle ~
Ny@ as Elco . form state government, and pro.
Muihg Tor the ADMISSION Of the state into the
,,5tr IN go, nm nouse mi concerning practice in
,'triloii,l courts and appeals therefrom was pass
ell hr Wright, from the Judiciary COMMITTEES
reported untaNoraby on the bill 10 remove ne uolit
ital disabilities OF John Cobcll OF Texaa Cohau
recently accepted a nomination ffr a n ate ,,,e
The morning hour having expired the CHAIR a,,,
noune.d that the Senate would resume o1fisiaera.
ton Of the bill TO provide for the redsmntion AMI
reissue Of United States notes aud for FREQ hant
ing. The question being on the amendment of M
Schrz' 70 strike out " 81 and insert So y 40 that
the United states notes should be 1856 600 oO0 in
stead Of tjS2,0000O0, reported by the committee
! IT was og-l8 yeas, 40 nays as follows Yees-Ar,
thony Bayard, Chandler, Conkling, Cragn, Fenton,
Ferry, OF Conn, Frelinghuysen, Hager, Hamilton
OF Md, Hamilton, Of Texas, Morrill,, Of Me-. Ham
( bh, Mprril Of W. Sargent, salisbury. Schurz
SteWmt-ls Nays-Alllson, Bogy. Foreman, Bout.
4 well, buckingham, Carpenter, COnoyer, Cooper,
Dayis Ferry, Of Mich, opdlhwaite, Gordon, Har.
/ ycy, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,, Johnston Lewis,
! Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morton,
Norwood, Oglesby, Patterson, Poase Pratt Ramsey,
4 Ransom, Robertson, Scott sherman, Spencer,
Spaguc, Stevenson, Thurman, Upton, West,
| ~ildom-t0 Messrs. Flanagan, Kelly, stockton,
and Edmuntr, vino would have voted for the
/ amendment were paired with MessTs. Brownlow,
/ Dorsey, clayton, Dennis and Wright, who would
have voted against II.
!
hrs section Of the bill aud the enaotng clause and
insert "The amount of United States notes for eircu-
ation is hereby fixed at 100000 000.n Mr. Sherman
moved to strike out the words for circulation" in
Mr.. Wrights amendment, and insert before the
word amount the word " maximum" that il viii
| read !" the maximum amount" Of U. s. notes
Is hereby hxed at sl0O,O0O,OOO. Mr. Wright modified
his amendment TO read III that manner, and il was
! adopted-yeag u, nays 20, as follows.
NEAs-Messrs. Allison, Hogy, foreman, Carpen-
ter, Conoyer, Ferry Of Mich, Godhwnite, Gordon,
rNaffg lis Ns.lU
gan, McCreery, Merrimon, NitelAsn, Morton, Nor
wood Ogesby, Patterson, Pratt Ramsey
Ransom Ransom Robertson sr' Iipton' West
NAYs-NIessrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckingham
! Chandler, Conlng, Cooper Cragin, Davis Fenton
Ferry Of Ct, Freltnghuysen, Hoyer, Hamilton of
! Md. Hamilton of Tex, Hamlin, Howe, Morrill, of
Me-, Morrill, of VT, Sargent, Salisbury. Schurz,
sherman. Stevenson. Stewart, Thurman, Wadleigh
Pc.
Substitutes we're offered for the whole bin by
Messrs. Merrimon and Buckingham, and pending
the discussion the Senate adjourned.
House.
bill was Introduced Tor the reduction OF the in
fantry force Of the army Ny five regimens.---The
House then proceeded to on the bill to regulate
commerce by railroads among the several states,
aud the bi was passed by yeas III, nays lI6. The
bill as passed is with slight modification, the one
reported ~ Mr. McCrary, Of Iowa, from the Com
miee on Railways aud Canals, on the 18th Of Jsnu-
airy. 1t enacts that all railroad lines carrying
frei hit and passengers between different points,
whether owned 10y one or various corporations,
shall be regarded as employed in commerce among
the several states and shall be liable for any viola
ton Of this act. They forbidden TO charge more
than fair and reasonable rate for transportation Of
freight or passengers, such rate to be ascertained
and fixed by Board of Railroad Commi 5sioDers to
be appointed by the President, with tine advice and
consent Of the Senate, and to be residents of each
of the nine judicial districts OF the United States.
They are TO be disnterested persons, and not to
have any interest in the stock bonds of property of
any railroad or any transportation company. This
F, Board of Railroad Commissioners Is to institute q
thorough Investigation and inquiry into the rates
Of toll and compensation charged for the transport
taion of freight and passengers over each of the
lines of railroads and into the reaonableness there.
Of and is as soon as practicable after such inyesti
cation and inquiry, to prepare for the owners and
operators Of each OF the lines separate schedule
for rates and charges for the transportation Of pas
senger5 and freight, and the cars on or over said
lines respectively. This schedule is to be duly
thentCatcd by Boald of Commissioners, ard to
be pIinted and posted up in each Of the offices and
dep0ts Of such railroad company, corporation, or
person. They may, from time to time, and 80 often
as circumstances mas require, change and revise
tue schedule, aud shall give notice of such changes
or reyislons ~ the same manner. The currency
bill was next taken up, and occupied the remaind'
Of the session.
senate.
FRIDAY, March 2S.-Bills to relieve
from political disabilities Thomas Hardeman, OF
Georgia. and William L. Cabell, Of Texas, were
taken up and paseed.-The consideration of the
bill to provide for the redemption and reissue Of
United States notes, aud for free banking then
resumed, the pending question being the amend
ment of Morrill, OF Vermont, TO the rst section of
the bill, prohibiting the Of any portion OF the
S400 900, 900 authorized by that section, demand
ed by Wright, for the purchase Of bonds Of the
United States above par. Without coming to vote
the Senate adjourned.
House.
number Of private bills reported from
committee and referred TO committee OF the whole.
The Senate bill removing the political disabil-
ities of William l.. Cabell, Of Texas, was taken
from the Speakers table and passed.-The House
then resumed the consideration of the bill to amend
the several acts providing for the distribution OF
national currency and TO establish free banking,
but did not come to q vote.