River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-16
Congressional summary.
House.

House.
SATURDAY, January 10.-The session.
Of the House to-day. Mr.. Butlor, of Tennessee, in
the chair was given up entirely to the speeches Of
Mr.. Arthur on Louisiana affairs; Mr.. Field, on
finance and commerce Mr.. Vance, on civil rights
Mr. Whitehead, on the tobacco tax Mr., Kelly, on
money OF the United States Messrs. Kane and
Grassland, on civil rights.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January GA bill was pass
ed for the relief Of aged or infrm presumption set.
tiers on public lands.--Bills we're introduced for
the protection Of settlers In Utah. and to aid in the
execution Of laws in that territory The House
bill making an appropriation Of 50 900 for tho legis-
lative expenses OF Colorado, was passed.----1he
Senate bill authorizing national banks that have de.
cided - reduce their stock, to withdraw proper
ton OF bonds upon retiring their circulation notes
or depositing sum Of money in the proportion
provided by law, was taken up and discussed until
the expiration of the morning hour when the com
siderstion Of the salary repeal was resumed. Sew.
eral amendments were offered and voted down
The question then being on concurrlng in the SEN
ate substitute for the House bill, the latter was
amended so as TO Ak the salaries Of Members and
Delegates at 5000 per annum, with mileage ana
other allowances. - Mr.. Dennis introduced a bin
TO provide for the arming and equipping OF the
whole BODY OF the militia OF the United States. Re-
ierred--Pending the discussion Of the salary bill
tho Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned until Monday.
House.
bill wac passed to credit Assistant Treasurer
Hillhouse Of New York. with sis5 900, the proceeds
Of the sale Of internal revenue stamps elnbez1Ied
from bis Office without any neglect Of his own
a number o. bills were referred, including one bv
Mr.. Randall 10 regulate the drawing and s,,nroony,
ing Of Jurors in the United States District and Cir
cult Courts.-Mr. Starkweather, from the Com.
mitee on Appropriations reported the fortifcatIon
bill, which was made the special order for Wednss.
day next The bill appropriates s994. OOO.--ssyer-
al memorials were presented.-At q O'CLOCK n !.
death of James Brooks was announced bv his s,c'
oessor, MI Cox, and euloges Of the deceased were
pronounced by Messrs. Coz, Wood Davis ana
reilly; The death Of W. D. Foster, Of Michigan.
was then announced, and two OF his collearnss
Messrs Waldron and Williams, delivered euIogics
on ais character. The House then adiournad
WIN the agreement that Saturdays session should
De devoted exclusively 10 debate,
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 6.-Petitions
we're presented relating to the sale ana manufacture
OF Intoxicating liquors; also against the repeal of
ne bankrupt law.--Mr. schurz introduced bin
for the relief Of the University Of Missouri whien
was referred. - The consideration Of the bin 10
repeal the act Of March 8, Increasing salaries. was
snen resumed, and the question recurring on the
amendment, which provides that the ply for the
oasnce OF this Congress shall be such amount az 10
make the total, with that already received. sI00pS
ior each year. II was rejected by the decisive
VOC OF ~ eyes against IS noes, as follows. YEAS
Messrs. Bogy, Conkling, Cragin, Fenton, FerTy OF
Michigan, Hamlin, Morton, Oglesby, Pratt. sar
geant, schurz, Thurman, WadleiRh ana Wilson-14
nAIs-MeesIs. Allison, Bayard, Foreman, Boutwell,
broWniow, buckingham, Cameron, @ rpenter, Claw
ton. Conover, Cooper, Crozier, Davis Dennis.
Dorsey, Ferry Of Conn, Flanagan, Frelinqhuysen'
Gloert, Goldthwait Hamilton Of Nd, Hamilton OF
Iexas, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,, Kelly. Lewis.
Logan, McCreery, Merriam. Mitchell. Morrill, III
maine, Morrill, OF Vermont, Norwood ramsey
salisbury, Ransom, Scott sherman, Spenc,r. Ste.
phenson, stewart, Sumner, Upton and Wrigbt-lT
- Mr.. Pratt submitted another amendment pro.
Wiling that the amount of compensation of sena.
tors, Members and Delegates for the year ending
March 81, 1879, shall be $500. and for the year
ending March Sd, 1875, t2.500 exclusive of mileage
and allowance This amendment wac under dis
cusslon when the report closed.
House.
The House resumed consideration of the bill TO
establish an educational fund, 10 apply the proceed
Of sales of public lands 10 the education of the
people. Laid over until Tuesday.-The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the ma
val appropriation bill It appropriates SIG sos 1856
Upon rising the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January Mr.. Sumner
presented petition signed by s5,l7e persons of
Ohio against the present theological amendment of
the Constitution of the United srates.-A petite n
from Good Templars was also presented asking for
the passage OF a law prohibiting the sale of Iouor
IN the territories.-Also q petition from tbe
Moman's suffrage Association of California asking
the adoption OF an amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States declaring that the right 10 hold
ONCE shall not be denied on account of SEX
After the presentation of several other petitions and
memorials, the salary repeal bill was taken up and
discussed until p. NJ when the Senate adjourned
House.
Bills were introduced 10 provide the money
Of the United States and regulate the value thereof
by Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, to establish certain regua-
tons Of commerce conducted on railways among
the several States and with foreign countries and
70 regulate railways with respect thereto.-Several
resolutions we're also presented. The House then
resumed the consideration of the supplementary
clVll rights bill, which, after discussion was recon-
mltted to the Judiciary Committee. The Com.
mittee on Education and labor reported adversely
upon the reolution directing the issue of army
ratlons TO the starving poor in the Southern States
"A OH was passed TO fill vacancies In the Regents
OF the Smithsonian Institute, as follows Asa
Gray, OF Massachusetts,, in place of Louis Agassiz
j. ID. Dana, OF Connecticut, in place Of Theodore
ID. Woolsey; Henry Coppee, of Pennsylvania in
place OF William b. AstOr, and John Mclean and
refer Farker, re-appointed.-The bill to establish
an educational fund, and TO apply the proceeds of
the puohc lands 70 the education Of the people was
reported back from committee, and went over
Adjourned.
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