River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-26
~FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

SENATE, Dec. 17.-The senate insisted
on its amendments to the military academy
appropriation BILL The consular and diplo.
matte appropriation bill was passed. Consid-
Grafton OF the Blaine resolution was resumed,
and Blaine's amendments, giving the commit
tee certain powers, was agreed to. The reso-
luton was opposed in debat3 by Wallace,
White and Morgan, and passed by q vote OF
So to 6-those in the negative being Eaton,
Hill, McCreary, Wallace White and Morgan.
The house resolution fora recess was amended
so as to apply to both houses, and further so
as to have the recess from Dec. 20 TO Jan. Z.
House, Dec. 1.-THE Geneva award
bill was discussed and laid aside. The bill 70
cover deficiency in the postal service appI8-
priation was considered in co nmittee OF the
whole. A lively debate ensued on the merits
of the case There was an interchange OF
personalities between Couger and Durham
The committee rose without amending the
bill, which was then passed, and the house
adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 15.-Mr. Davis, of West
Virginia, introduced a bill appropriating
money for the improvement of the Mononga-
h la river. Bills were passed as follows: Civ
ing condemned cannon to the Custer monu
ment at West Point; joint resolution appro
priatins money for expenses of yellow feyel
investigation; repeating the posse comitatus
clause of the army appropriation bill, so fl
as it applies to sections subject 10 Indian
surrection; pension appropriation bill. II {
senate insisted on its amendments to the con
sular and diplomatic and fortitication appro
priation bills, and committees of conference
were ordered thereon
HOUSE, December, 1S.-The senate
amendment to the adjournment resolution
extending the adjournment was eoneurreC
ini senate amendments to the consular ant
diplomatic appropriation bill we're non-con
Cured in, The bill appropriatng money ioi
the expenses efthe yellow fever investigation
was passed The Indian appropriation bill wa
considered in committee of the whole. JON
resolution extending the time of the commit
tee on transfer of the Indian hareau wai
passed. Bills were introduced giving Kansas
courts jurisdiction over the Indian Territory
for the improvement of the Yellowstone ma
tional park.
SENATE, Dec. 49, Committee reports
were made and conference committees report
ed The bill to amend the patent law was dis
cussed Mr. Burnside discussed the army re
organization bill. A bill amending the DIS
trict of Columbia act,was passed. Returning
to the patent law, Mr.. Window offered al
amendment for the protection OF lnnocen
users of patent, providing that one wh'
prosecutes a suit shall pay his own costs II HI
collects only nominal or small damages
Cameron, Mitchell, Kirkwood, Plumb, Bayard
Wallace, Bailey and Garland were appointed
committee to investigate election OUTRAGE
un0er BlalneS reSOlutlOn. Int pdtchI III
went over till Jan. Z.
House, Dec. ia resolution to IN
vestigate the conflict of jurisdi elton betwee1
Judge Rives and the State courts in Virgin
was objected to. The Indian appropriation
bill was considered in the committee OF tn
whole and passed. The civil service commit
tee reported the charges Of use of money II
passing the District of columbia bill unbound
ed.
SENATE, Dec. 20-The morning hou
was used in discussing the order of business
After discussion, interrupted by an executive
session, Senator Bcck's bill to repeal section
$50 OF the revised statutes touching test oaths
he having withdrawn proposed amendment
repeating section S21, was passed withou
opposition Senate adjourned to January I'll
House, December 20.-Bilis wer'
passed removing the political disabilities o
j NJ Bell, Georgia; Wa. Ward, Virginia; an'
NJ. Kimball, Missouri; creating Portsmouth
Ohio, post OF delivery; and for the relief
Mrs. Mansfield widow of Gen. Mansfield.
communication from Secretary Sherman wa
received in reply to a resolution OF inqqlr,
touching government financial matters. Mr.
Hewitt OF N. Y. produced much confusion By
assailing the communication, but 1t wa
finally referred to the ways and means com
mittee. The House then adjourned to Jan
7th