River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-22
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-
Proceedings of the second sessio

On the 9th and 18th no other bust
ness was transacted by either house except
that recorded under the head of Presidential
Tribunal in another column.
In the Senate on the 18th joint res
olution. of the Illinois legislature was present.
ed asking for protection to inventors that
they should receive just compensation for
their inventions. Mr.. Window presented the
joint resolution of the Minnesota legislature
TOR a survey of the st. Croix and St. Louis
rivers, and Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin joint
resolution of the legislature for an apprOpri-
alton to complete the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal. The arrest of Jourdan,
the N. Y. bank cashier who refused to testify
in the Oregon case, was ordered.
A bill was passed by the House, on
the 18th, authorizing the laying of a telegraph
cable from Baltimore to France. A debate
sprung up on the Florida electoral count, and
MIR. Dunnell spoke in support OF the minority
report OF the investigating committee. MIR.
Purman, of Florida, who has heretofore acted
with the Republicans, spoke at some length,
declaring the Florida election to have been
the most peaceful ever held in the State, and
he claimed that every man, woman and child
in his State knows that the Tilden cleo
tors were truly elected. Mr.. Purman was re-
minded that the same canvassing board
counted him (Purmani into Congress, in the
same manner as they counted in the Hayes
electors.
In the Senate on The ii the Joint
resolution OF the Minnesota Legislature for
the Improvement of Red River OF the North
was received. The bill providing for the
publication of a new revision of the statutes
was passed. The most of the time tor the
day was given to the discussion OF the Pacific
railroad bill, relatingt to the Central and Union
Pacific lines.
The House adopted the majority re-
port OF the Florida Investigating committee
by strict party vote. The remainder of the
session was devoted to the consideration OF
the naval appropriation bill.
The Senate on the 18th discussed the
bill for the support of the government of the
District of Columbia at great length, and the
bill passed. The unfinished business was an
amendment TO The Pacific railroad acts so as
10 create a sinking fund Tor the liquidation o.
| Indebtedness due the government, but de-
cisive vote was not reached.
The naval appropriation bill passed
after slight amendment. The political disa-
| bilitics OF Joseph 4. Johnston were removed
| The Sioux treaty bill regarding cession of the
| Black Hills, which come from the Senate,
| passed, with an amendment providing that
nothing in The act should authorize the re-
m6val OF the Indians to the Indian territory.
The Senate on the 10th spent the en-
| tire day in discussing the bill amending the
| Pacific railroad act and creating sinkingfun
Mr.. Mcmillan precentei a Joint resolution
! of the Minnesota Legislature asking dona-
/ ton OF land to aid the construction of and
| right of way for line of railroad from ST..
| Paul and Minneapolis to the Falls of Sault
/ Ste. Marie.
The House transacted no business of
a general character, but while in committee
| of the whole spent some time on the bill FIX
| ing the tariff ON freights over the Omaha
/ bridge.
The Senate, on the 10th, transacted
no other business than TO debate the Louisi-
ana seport and accept the count Of the Com
1 mission as elsewhere recorded.
The House, on the 10Th, after receiy-
| ing the Senate to hear the report Of the Elect
oral Commission, adjourned without transact
| ing any business.