River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, March 26.-The House joint
resolution to extend the time for the payment
of tax on whisky in bond was concurred in
Mr.. Blaine made some remarks upon the cor
respondence between the British and Ameri-
can governments in relation To the Halifax
fisheries commission, after which, on his mo-
tion it was referred to the committee of for
eign affairs. The claim of ID. q. Corbin to the
seat from South Carolina, occupied by Butler
was referred to by the elections committee
Mr. Meyrimon spoke in favor of the judiciary
committees Pacific railroad funding bill. Mr..
Matthews moved the railroad committees
bill as a substitute.
House, March 2Gth--The tariff bill
was re ported and referred to the COMMITTEES
of the whole. Resolutions were passed for
printing public documents The senate bill in
creasing accommodation for the library OF con-
gress was concurred in. Mr.. Wood reported
resolution making the tariff bill the special or
derfor Tuesday, April 4; after debate adopted
| 1877 to Ia The Field-Dean contested election
case of Massachusetts was discussed. The
senate bill for District of Columbia govern
ment was passed.
SENATE, March 27th.-A resolution was
passed paying the contestant for Kellogg's
seat from Louisiana in the Forty third con-
gress. A bill was introduced calling en- the
war department fer information relating to
the operation by government of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad in 1865. Mr.. Hill
addressed the senate upon the Pacific railroad
funding bill The consular diplomatic appro-
priation bill was then called up, and the
amendments of the committee on appropria-
tions restoring the salaries reduced and
stricken out by the house agreed to. Other
amendments were made, and the bill passed.
House, March ETA bill to establish
a national quarantine, to prevent the intro
duetion Of infectious diseases into the United
States was reported and referred. The Mas
oh re cd al of
against Field came up, and the minoritr re-
port, declaring Field entitled to his seat, was
defeated by tie vote. Without coming to a
vote on the majority report, the house ad-
journed.
SENATE, March 28-Mr Teller report
ed with amendments, the bill to incorporate the
National Pacific railroad company. The bill
providing for the sale of certain Indian lands
in Kansas and Nebraska, was passed. Several
pension bills Were passed. Mr.. Bailey spoke
in favor of the judiciary committee Pacific
railroad funding bill. Mr.. Teller reported,
with amendments, the bill for railroad from
Bismarck to the Black Hills.
House, March GA bill was passed
approprating $4,000 for the payment of
claims allowed. Mr.. Stephens introduced a
b u to promote the general use of the metric
standared. The rest of the session was spent
on the private bills calendar
SENATE, April 1.--Mr. Mitchell, from
the committee on railroads, reported the North
ern Pacific BILL Mr.. Window dissenting Mr..
ingalls, introduced bill for the Moffett bell
punch in the District of Columbia. Bills
passed appropriating $4,000 for improving
the capital grounds and the regulating of mail
| contracts. The committee appointed 10 in
vestigate the Freedman's Hospital reported
| its business managed with honesty and econ
omy Mr.. Beck addressed the Senate in adj
vocacy of the Pacific railroad funding bill re-
| ported by the Judiciary committee. The bill
amending the law relating to the issuing OF
arms to militia was then taken up and dis
cussed.
HOUSE, April 1st.-Bills were intro
duced, including one forbidding the subletting
of mail contracts, and one reserying the use OF
the waters of the Arkansas Hot Springs 10 the
people, without charge. joint resolution
was presented for cons titutiona amendment
forbidding the payment of war claims. The
bill appropriating money for temporary clerks
and the detection of timber depredations was
reported, and the senate amendments permit
ting use of timber by settlers, and the other
amendments, concurred in. An attempt to
suspend the rules and pass a bill relating to
pensions, failed.