River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-08
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proeeedings of the Second Sesslo

& large number or female suffrage
petitions were received by the Senate, on the
Both. Senator Christiancy in presenting pc
titiOn. said he was informed. and believed
there was not single drunka'd gambler, or
person of vicious lie among the petitioners,
and his observation satisfied him that the
people advocating the amendment We're
among the most thoughtful and intelligent
people o. the country. The Eve members of
the Joint committee for counting The electoral
votes were then selected unanimously, as
given in another column.
In the House. on the 30th, the bill
apprOpriating $500, 900 to he paid to James
B. Eads tor constructing the '-ieiiies" at the
mouth OF the Mississippi, was passed. The
hill abOlisking the Boa OF police Commits
sioners of the District OF Columbia was lassed
over the Presidents veto. the House then
proceeded to vote tor members o the electOT-
al commission, each member sing and Civ
ing the five names of his choice; The result
was, Payne. 2SS; Hunter, CSC; Abbott, 262;
Garfield, 2Ss; naa~, 26l. Three votes for Nc
CraTy, OF Iowa, were given 10y Becker. Chand-
Ter and Smith q: Geo gia; four for Foster, OF
Ohio; ard one each tor Mills, Singleton, Black
barn. Lynde ,TOWnshend AID Wood A till was
pasSsd providing that no damage for IN linge-
meHt of patents which shall nave occurred
more than one year previous to the notice OF
iuiring ment
The senate on the 3lst received no.
tice, that the four associate justices selected
by the arbitration committee had chosen As
SOciate Justice james p. Bradley as the filth
member of the commission A resolution was
pas, ed regulating admissions TO the south
wing Ofthe capitol during the counting OF the
electoral vote. The Pacific railroad bill was
further discussed and the Senate adjourned.
IN the House Mr. Garfield introduced
a bin providing tor the more thorough invest
iga1iun II accidents on railroads. TIE resclu
~ 10 cot aud ahu
James B. BelIOrd rs a number OF Congress
from that State, vas pass and the new meln-
ter sworn in Barnes, the tel graph agent,
was discharged from custody, he having de-
liVered up the papers demanded OF him. The
House held an evening session but no BUSH
ness was transacted.
In the Senate on the Cd inst, a seTies
OF resolutions, signed by 800 names Of colored
voters OF South Carolina, was offered, the res
olutiOn denying that intimidation was usec
in tn L State to induce the blacks To vote the
Democratic ticket. Messrs. Ingalls, and ALI
son were appointed as tellers under the COM
promise bill.
The Speaker appointed as tellers on
the rart OF the House, under the electoral
hill, Messrs Cook and Stone. MIR. kassOn
called the Speakers attention to the fact that
the two names were chosen from the Demo-
cratic side. The Speaker informed him that
the President Ofthe Senate would select two
rom the republican wAAth haSoOAA
replied that he would do so on account of the
action by the Speaker. The Speaker said he
had done his duty, and Mr.. Cox concluded
the tilt by saving thai it was insolenee, on the
part OF Kasson, nevertheless.
The Senate, on the ID, passed bill
limiting claims against the United States
which heads of departments OF bureaus are
called upon 70 decide, to SIX years time, or
they shall he void A bill was introduced to
enable Indians 10 become citizens OF the Uni
ted States.
In the House, the time of the short
session of the % was taken up with the legis-
lative appropriation bill The section fixing
he pay Of Senators at "a, 500 was first stricken
out, then that fixing the pay OF Representa-
tives was also stricken cut, and the House adj
jOurned.
Senator West. on the 5th, explained
the letter read by him before the House priv
ilege committee, in which million Of money
was referred 20 He said the letter referred to
his own reelection as Senator, and that he
referred to the million in the same sense as
the press speaks of a barrel OF money He re
futed the story that Maddox was empowered
by Gov Wells 10 sell out the electoral vote OF
Louisiana No business was done, and the
Senate adjourned.
Nothing was done by the House, on
the 9Th.