River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, May 7th.-The house Dill Tor
bidding further retirement Of legal tenders
was given a second reading by a vote ef 80 to
25. Mr.. Howe, from the committee on foreign
rel atoms, reported substitute for the senate
Joint resolution on Chinese immigration.
large part of the remainder of the day was
taken up in discussion OF the pension appro
priation bill.
House, May AFTER some skirmish-
ing over amendments, the District of Col
umbia government bill was passed. Mr..
Wood moved 10 go into committee OF the
whole on the tariff bill, and after several votes
being taken the motion was carried by bare
majority. Mr.. Banks took the floo- and spoke
against the bill of considerable length. AT
| the conclusion at his remarks the committee
rose. The bill relating to distribution of the
( revised statutes was passed. Nh Butler IN
| troduced bill to provide for a tariff commit
sion, and the house adjourned.
SENATE, MAY S.-The bill to prohibi
| the retirement of legal-tender notes, was re
| ferred TO the committee on finance. bill
making the distribution of arms under the
| bill of July rs, 800 stands 10 each Territory
as well as State, passed. The Senate then
took up the Indian appropriation bill.
motion to strike out the clause providing for
| the removal of the Nez Perces Indians from
| Leavenworth to Indian TeTritory,wa rejected.
Other amendments to the bill were agreed to.
| Without final action, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE, May S-A committee on cen
sus was appointed with Cox, of New York, as
chairman. The elections committee reported
ON the South Carolina contested election cases
that the sitting members were entitled TO
their seats. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill. A mo-
ton to limit debate to two hours was rejected
and speeches were made by Mr.. Tucker and
others.
SENATE, May 9th.-The committee on
printing reported the house bill to print 300,-
900 copies of the report of the commissioner
OF agriculture, with an amendment reducing
the number TO 100000. The senate went into
secret session on the Mexican award bill. 1t
was amended by directing that the claims of
! BENJAMIN WE'LL and the Fabra Mining COM
! pany should not be paid for six months, aud
| that in the meantime the president should in
| vestigate their Justice and passed. The Indian
| appropriation bill then came mp, and after the
| adoption of some amendments, passed. The
| bill to regulate the letting of mail contracts
passed The bill to repeal the bankrupt law
! then came up.
House, May 9.-The joint resolution
| for the enforcement of the eight hour law in
| the executive department was passed The
| bill to regulate Interstate commerce was
discussed and made the special order for
| Saturday. The House then went into com
mlttee OF the whole on the tariff bill, and was
addressed by Messrs. Kelley and Harris, of
| Georgia.
! SENATE, May 10.-The House joint
resolution authorizing the expenditure of
money to strengthen the foundation of the
| Washington monument was passed. Consid
! Grafton of the bill to repeal the bankrupt law
was resumed and Mr.. Thurman's amend
ment fixing the date OF repeal on Sept. LISTS,
instead of Jan. l, 1879, agreed to. The bill
was then passed by vote of rs to 81. The
post-ofiice appropriation bill was called up
! and went over unfinished business. After
tfansactng some further business the Senate
{ held an executive session and adjourned I'M
I til Monday.
HOUSE, May 10.-Mr Wood introduced
/ a bill providing for the return of excessive
customs deposits to importers. A bin intro
duced by Mr.. Dunnell, relating to notices of
| contest in land cases, was passed. Committee
4 reports were received and laid over for eonsid-
/ Grafton. The house then went into committee
/ of the whole on the William ana Mary college
| claim, and long and heated discussion en-
sued, which eliminated in an undignifed pas
| sage between Mrs. White, of Pennsylvania,
and Fucker. When the committee rose, the
bill was recommended and passed. Mr.. Dur
ham introduced bill regulating salries of
United States district attorneys. The house
then ad lourned.
SENATE, May 13th.-Mr. johnson intro
duced a bill for the adoption of the Moffett
punch system in the District of Columbia. AT
the expiration of the morning hour the post
office appropriation bill was taken up.
HOUSE, May 13.-Mr. LaPhan offered
joint resolution authorizing the President to
increase the army by the enlistment of volun-
teers during the recess of Congress, if such
| action should be required for the defense of
the frontier. Mr.. Potter as question of priv
| lege, presented preamble and resolution di-
recting the appointment of a select committee
to investigate the election frauds in Florida
and Louisiana. The reception of the resolu-
ton was opposed by Messrs. Conger, Garfield
and others upon the ground that it was
not properly a privileged question. The
chair decided to receive the resolution. from
which DE- ciA ION Mr.. Conger took an appeal.
The appel vas tabled by nearly strict party
vote. Other points of order were raised which
the speaker oyerruled. Mr.. Hale asked leave
to offer an amendment, to include Mississippi
and Oregon in the investigation, but Mr..
Potter refused to allow it. After this matter
was disposed of the Republicans ilibustered
to prevent the adoption of the resolution, and
I the house adjourned without disposing of it.