River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

| The Senate, on the 18th. refused To
| take up the bill for the equalization Of boun-
ties by vote Of 20 to 81, Messrs. Hamilton
aud Sargent both voting with the Democrats.
] Consideration OF the river and harbor bill oc-
| cupled the remainder of the day. In the
House bill was introduced apprOpriating
| one hundred thousand dollars for the COM
| pletlon OF the Washington monument; also q
bill authorizing the government to accept
volunteers from Kansas, Nebraska, Minne-
sofa, Wyoming, Colorado, Dakota and Utah,
for service against the Sioux Indians also
Tor the erection OF an equestrian statue to
custer. The bill was passed removing the
| political disabilities OF Gen. Beauregard.
Another attempt was made to repeal the re-
sumption act, but iailed-99 TO 80.
The Senate committee on commerce.
on the 18th, reported favorably on the bill to
! authorize the construction OF q railroad bridge
across the Missouri at or near Sioux City.
| Senator Booth, from the committee on lands.
reported bill declaring the rights OF settlers
| u~on lands claimed by the Union and Central
! Pacific railroads under the act of 1862. In the
| House bill was introduced providing tor
the election OF governor and other officers in
territories Mr.. Kelly introduced a bill max
| ing standard dollars legal tender hot
debate ensued on the southern outrages, in
which Cox and Townsend were guilty ofover-
stepping the lounds Of parliamentary usage 5.
Without coming to vote the House adj
| journed.
On the 10th the Senate instructed
the committee on library 20 inquire into the
expediency of purchasing from Count de
Roehambeau certain papers in his possession
relating to the war OF the revolution. The
impeachment trial was again opened with J..
ID. Evans on the stand Evans said he knew
nothing OF the money paid to Bell1nap until
made public IN the newspapers. Legislative
business was then resumed and the sundry
civil bill reported favorably as il passed the
House. The House directed a survey made
otthe Union and Central Pacific RAILWAYS for
which the Governments bonds were issued
On the Goth the Senate passed bill
to continue for ten days longer the temporary
provisions for deiraying the expenses of the
government. The evidence in the impeach
ment trial being all in manager Lynch opened
the argument Tor the prosecution. In the
House the bill for the protection OF the Texas
frontier was passed. The report of the COM
mlttee on the sundry civil bill was agreed to
and the bill sent to the President for his sig
nature. bill was also passed TO punish
counterteiting of trademarks, and adjourned
In the Senate on the Dist long dis.
cussion was had on the river and harbOr bill
in which the political question of whether or
not Tilden is retormer was the only point
touched. Mr.. Howe said there might be sew
eral arguments as to when the Democratic
party ceased to do good, but there was one
point ON which all could agree, and that was
that this river and harbor bill should be re-
committed. No business of importance was
transacted by the House.
| The Senate, on the 22d, passed the
bill appropriating money to complete the
Washington monument, after fixing the
amount at 100000. The bill for providing
disabled soldiers and sailors with artificial
limbs was passed. No other business was
transacted. The House was not in session.