River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-01-13
Congressional Summary.
Senate.

TUESDAY, January 6.-MT. Bucking.
MANS free banking bill was referred 10 the Finance
Ooniin''ee.---NIr Morrill,, from the Finance Com.
ni'tee' reported back the resolution introduced by
MI sumner instructinq that oonmi,taa 40 renort
t HnotD,lshlhg the office of Commissioner OF In.
49,. e,i hesenue' and to provide for the collection Of
tdAes " stamps, with the recommendation tbat a.
DC indefinitely postponed - EJ,vard 49, s-4s 80
suthoriIeu by resolution 10 accent n nreaent
rom tne emperor of Russia.-The Finance
SUinn. .ee reported back. with amendments
Mt. Morton's bill authorizing na,ianai Is,
that nave decided to reduce their canitaI s,ocr ~
wlthdraw pro rata proportion of bonds unon rs ~
trlng their own circulating notes or dencsi,irs,
lawful money Of the United States n the pranortinS
| provided by law a bill was introduced and ~
ierred authorizing the President of the United
ntates 70 request the republic Of Hayti TO indempi
| ~ Antonio Pelloter, for his imprisonment spolia
ton and damages, amounting TO 1918, sOO.--atihe
expiration OF the morning hour the bill 10 rep.el
/ the act Of March 8, 1873, Increasing the
salaries was taken up and debated NV
Senators Flanagan, Edmunds, Conkling and Car.
penter The latter stated that he could see no rea.
son now why the bill should be repealed, except
one thnt is, the people demand II. The theory to-
day, and very proper one IL, that the people gov
ern through their servants and, as the governing
power of this country the people have a right to do
what they please, wise or unwise. II this bill
should be submitted to the people Of Wisconsin to-
day II would be repealed by a vote of Eve to one
He regarded himself az their agent on the floor Of
the Senate and should cast vote which he believed
the people Of Wisconsin would cast. And further
he would to put the repeal back just as far as
4 the Constitution would allow him.
House.
Mr.. Coburn introduced bill for the construction
f., of ship canal around Niagara, and al the mouth
| Of the Mississippi which was referred. ALSO
amendment 10 the Constitution in relation TO the
! election and appointment of officers, which was
also referred Mr.. Syphor offered a resolution
directing the Secretary Of War to issue army ratons
/ in such quantities as may be necessary to keep
poor people in certain portions OF the South from
actual starvation Refered.--The supplement-
| airy civil rights bill then came up, and
/ speeches made by Messrs Durham, Blount
| Bright, Herndon, Whitehead and Buckner against,
and Messrs. Elliott, Monroe and Lawrence in favor
/ OF its passage. - The naval appropriation bill was
/ then reported TO the House, and made the special
/ order for next Tuesday. The bill appropriates
! Sl6,5o0 S5l.--Adjourned.
Senate
! MONDAY, January 5.-The President OF the
Senate laid before that body Statement Of the
amount of compensation received by Senators since
the organization of the government. Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported back the
House bill to repeal the bankrupt law, with sundry
amendments, and recommended that with such
amendments the bill be passed. Several Tesolu.
/ lions were offered and adopted. - Mr.. Allison in
PRODUCED bill to regulate and facilitate commerce
| across navigable rivers forming the boundary of
states. 1t provides that all railway bridges
such rivers shall be declared public highways, and
shall be equally open to the use of every railway
having terminus at or near said bridge, upon
| the payment TO the owner of such bridge and
/ the approaches thereto of reasonable COM
pensation under limitations and conditions
which the bill in detail prescribes.-The
House bill TO establish the compensation Of
Senators, Repre- sentatves and Delegates, was taken
up and discussed until the expiration of the NOM
/ ing hour, when the resolution reported from the
Committee on Finance, before the holidays, de-
claring il 10 be the duty Of Congress at the present
! IN IN hp
pledge made by the government for the earliest
practicable redemption of the United States notes in
coin, came up as the regular order, and Mr.. Boey
addressed the Senate.-Afterwards the considera-
ton of the salary bill was resumed, and occupied
the remainder Of the session.
House.
The session of the House, after the vacation,
was resumed at noon, with pretty full attendance
Of members, and with defeely crowded galleries.
Bills were introduced: For the appointment of
commission of three persons on the subject Of
wages, hours of labor, and division Of profits be
tween labor and capital; for uniform system OF
railroad transportation in the United States to
provide uniform currency, and for the retirement
of national bank notes. and the substitution OF
G5100 bonds to regulate services in the collection
of customs at various ports of entry and aboishing
notifies TO public officers; TO create National
Board of Trade, and prescribe its duties; to pro-
hibit the creation of deficiencies in the public SER
vice; to legalize pontoon railroad bridge across
the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chen; requir-
ing the Attorney General to prosecute suits
for payment to the Government of in-
terest paid for the Pacific Railroad Company.
w Wheeler, of New York, from the Committee on
/ Appropriations, reported the Army Appropriation
Bill, appropriatng s2s, 4l9 e16, which made the
special order for Tuesday next.--The House then
resumed the consideration of the Supplemental
Civil Rights Bill. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Nye and Ransier in favor, and Messrs. Stephens, OF
! Georgia, and Mills in opposition. -The Speaker
aid before the house message from the President
II reference to the steamer Virginius, after which
/ he House adjourned.