River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-04
CONCRES SIONAI.

lub SENATE. on Tue AtLD, was engage
ed in consideration Of the bill to abolish the
Office Of supervisor Of internal revenue, and
the bill to sn.end the laws relating 70 the
legal tender Of silver coin.
Bills were introduced in the House
to increase he national bank circulation, 70
lquidate the national debt, to reorganize the
navy, and 10 regulate taxation IN the District
Of Columbia, resolution was passed re.
guessing the President 70 take STEPS 10 Sc
cure the release Of Q. NJ. Condor, now i'm.
prisoned in Ensland Mr. Blaine proceeded
to make personal explanation in regard 10
the newspaper charges connecting him With
the Union Pacific railroad company
The Senate indefinitely postponed
che bill for surveying the Austin Pacific rail-
road route, on the 25th, and refused to recede
from its amendments TO the diplomatic bill,
and also insisted on its amendments TO the
deficiency bill Mr. Mcmillan was appointed
a member Of the Mississippi election commit
tee, in place of oglesby, excused The legal
tender silver bin was ordered printed
The House passed the District of
Columbia bill, and took up the executive
appropriation bill in committee Of the whole,
commencing at page 81 after disrosing Of six
pages the House adjourned ltcame out in
reference 10 salaries Of territorial udsea that
Utah makes additional compensation in the
case Of federal judges acting in dual cepao-
ity, and an amendment 70 the bill was made
forbidding such practice.
The Senate spent the morning hour,
on the Goth in considering various unimpor-
tant motions, alter which the silver legal ten
der bin was taken up and amendments pro-
posed by Mr.. Sherman. Mr. Morrill, called up
the ill TO establish on educational fund and
20 apply portion Of the proceeds OF public
school land salee to public education. Mr..
/ MaXley, Of Texas offered n substitute oonse-
Grating the entire proceeds Of sales Of public
lands TO educational purposes Without
action the Senate adjourned
The House was occupied with prop.
osi,ions TO investigate the clerks and subor.
dinates Of the House, the assistant engineer
Of the capitol, the sale Of commissary articles
at West Point, and the management Of the
| New Orleans custom house, after which Mr..
Cox took the chair IN committee Of the whole
on lie appropriation I'LL Tor executive ok.
penses
5 Nh, TaphMle, IN the House. April
27th, introduced an amendment TO the con.
stitpion authorizing the President 70 approve
or di,approve Of separate clauses OF provision
Of q bill The bill excluding Missouri from
the at Of 1879 relating to mining interests
was reported fsvorsbly, with the added clause
CAL lands in said state shat h. subject e
disposal as agricultural lands" An amend.
ment was added to the postal sppropria.
ZION clause Of the executive appropriation
| bin prohibiting any employe Of the govern
Ineni nom giving or receiving money, d.
rectly or indirectly, Tor political yuryosss
The Sentae was engaged in The Bel
knap impeachment
on ths morning Of tho 2sth ult. thC
decision OF chief Justice Cartier was laid he
fore House discharging Hall It Kilbourne from
custody. IN regard TO the bill transfcrrin,
the Indian bureau 10 The war department,
point Of order was raised which ruled outihi
section. The speaker sustained the point
The legislative bill was passed rs q vote Q
2Os to u. a bill was passed appropriatiuj
5000 for the subsistence Of The Apache IN
dians The Senate was IN session as eour
Of impeachment
/ The House, on the 20th, discharge,
the military committee from further inquu.
into the charges made agaius, Horace Bough
ton, lie clerk, for the reason that tie wrong
charged are borred from criminal frosecu.io
by the statute Of limitations The House "a
iourned without action on the other bushes
called up