River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-04-06
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The Senate on the 9th ult. passed
resolution setting apart the l4th Of April next
as a holiday for govenmentemployees to allow
them TO witness theunvelingo Of Lincoln mon.
ument. Another bill was offered or the regu.
lation of Sd class postage The bill for a pom
toon bridge across the Mississippia at La Crosse
was reported favorably. The consular and
diplomatic bill as passed by the House wa.
next taken up; and the salaries of the minis
ters to England, France, Germany and Russia,
which the House had fixed at sI4,O56 were
raised to sl7, 1870, pending discussion on re-
storing Italy to its former position, the Senate
adjourned
Mr. Willis, in the House. introduced
a bill for funding the national debt in 4 per
cent bonds Mr Payne moved to suspend
the rules and pass his finance bill, known as
the payne bill" The motion was lost by
vote Of 81 yeas--all Democrats-and 1866 navs.
OF which 66 were Democrats and Independ-
ents. In committee Of the whole the silver
resumption question was considered at length,
but no vote reached The debate was quite
lengthy and spirited, being participated in by
Randall, Townsend, Garfield and others
\ bill passed the Senate on the 18th.
removing political disabilities from S. J.
Sholfon Of Mississippi Amendments were
offered including names OF persons who have
not applied for pardon, and the chairman Of
the Judiciary committee stated that it was
rule Of the committee to consider no case
until application was made by the person in
terested, and satisfactory evidence received
that the applicant had behaved himself since
the war.
In the House, bill was passed es-
tabishing the city of Sheboygan as a port OF
delivery. The United States Marshal for the
District Of Columbia made application for the
custody Of Hallett Kilbourne, that he he
tried in court for misdemeanor on five counts.
The House, by vote of 80 to 1872, refused to
deliver up Kibourne, who is the recusant
witness in the District Of Columbia land pool
investigation. On Recommendation of the
conference committee, the Red Cloud Sioux
deficiency appropriation Of $4,000 was con
ucrred Ia.
The Senate, on the Goth took definite
action on the consulor and diplomatic sppro-
priation bill, refusing TO concur in the House
reductions All posts wiped out by the bill
as it passed the House, and every salary re-
duced was rcstored-35 to i6 Morton's Mis-
sissippi eleotion-frauds bill was made the un.
finished business Of the day, and the Senate
adjourned
After the adoption of several resolu.
tons Of no general importance, the House
took up The bill to regulate the pay of army
officers, Mr.. Banning said the committee re-
porting the bill had acted in accordance with
the advice Of Gen Sheridan, who said "cut
of Al the head and not the foot" The pay
Of general officers only was cut down bv the
bill, which was passed by vote Of I4l to 81.
Mr. Kasson Of Iowa moved to amend the title
Of the bill 70 read "a bill 10 punish the
army OF the United States tor the gallant
services rendered By It in preserving the
Union. Mr. Banning made remarks reflect
ing upon Kasson's warrecord, and the amend.
ment was rejected Silver resumption was
the next subject taken up. Among q large
number Of amendments proposed and reject
ed was one by Dunnel to strike out the section
providing for silver coin, after which the
bounty equalization bill, which was made the
special order for Wednesday the 5th
The morning hour of the Senate, on
the 3Oth, was spent ihfeceiving resolutions
and petitions, after which Morton, Missis.
sippi resolutions were taken up Mr. Bayard
proposed TO add a House committee 20 the five
Senators in the commission Mr. Boutwell,
in his reply made reference 10 the Democrat.
ic party as the cause OF the Southern troubles,
wtiereupon Bayard retorted, and a bitter per-
sonal debate followed, in which Bayard said
he belonged TO a loyal family and any one
who charged differently stated in his throat
lie Senator Morton then took part in the de-
hate in reply to Bayard
The House adopted a resolution
lookingto an amendment Of the extradition
treaty between the United States and Great
Britain. A bill was offered to carry into exc.
cuiion certain provisions Of the l4th amend
ment Articles Of impeachment were pre-
sented against ex.Secreiary Belknap, and or.
dcrdered printed. The silver resumption bill
was also und consideration, and sevreal
amendments were considered, all OF which
were rejected
The Senate, on the 3lst ult., devoted
the entire day TO consideration Of Moron's
Mississippi resolutions. Speeches were made
by Bruce (coloredl, Key, Merrimon, Chris.
tisncy and others, when the resolutions were
adop,ed-27 70 10.
A memorial from women citizens of
the United States wa. presentedin the House,
asking ior women the right 20 vote in the
District Of Columbia Mr. Banks said hat
one hundred years ago Mr. John Adams made
arequcst tor the right Of women 10 be sccur.
Ell IN the organization Of The government, and
he wanted this petition 10 20 upon the records
az memorial Of that fact TWAS 50 ordered
The House proceeded 70 vote on the bin Tor
silver resumption, and IL was passcd by
vote of ~ against 100 o. Republicans and
s.. Democrats voting yes, and % Republicans
and 81 Democrats voting no
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