River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL,

SENATE, June 1S.-Resolgtion passed
to extend the session till o'clock Wednes-
day evening. An amendment to the sundry
appropriation bill was agreed to, appropria-
ting s5,5O00O0 to pay award OF the Halifax
fishery commission. The House resolution
asking that Senator Matthews be allowed to
attend the Potter investigation committee
ard give evidence was presented, and referred
to the committee on privileges and elections.
HOUSE, June 1S-House concurred in
the Senate resolution declaring that the treaty
with China allowing unrestraned immigration
to this country should be modified and calling
the attention of the President to the subject
The Senate amendments to the Sundry civil
bill were non-concurred in, and a committee
of conference was ordered. MIR. Mayham an
nouneed the death of his late colleague, and
the House adjourned.
SENATE, June ia concurrent re-
solution extending the session till l a. m.
Thursday morning was passed. A large
amount of business was completed and a
large amount failed. Conference committees
between the two Houses were active, and
many differences were reeoneiled. The House
bill was passed making it unlawful for any
attorney or person, to receive a greater CON-
pensation than so for his service in a pen
sion case. The bill to establish the territory
of Lincoln was postponed to next December.
| At 1885 a message was received from the
| House, announcing concurrence in the report
| of the conference committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
| 4 House. June 19.-Mr. Ewing moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to reti. e
! national bank notes and substitute treasury
notes for them rejected yeas 1863, nays lao.
The result was greeted with applause on the
| Republican side. The bill passed providing
that on and after Oct l. 1S7Slegal tendernotes
will be received in payment of custom
duties, yeas 1853, nays So. motion was made
| to suspend the rnles and pass a JOINT resou-
ton proposing constitutional amendment
/ forever prohibiting payment of any claim for
property taken used, injured or destroyed by
| L s. troops during tee war of the rebellion
unless the owner was loyal to the government
and gave neither aid nor encouragement to
| the enemy Agreed to, yeas Ia. nays 81.
| Mr.. Atkins then made the conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. He
/ explained the report which, however, he had
not signed, because, he said, of the appropri-
alton for the Halifax award, which he
| thought unjust. The bill he said as original
| iy reported appropriated $16,44S,000. As it
| passed the House, $3.50, lS6, and as it passed
/ the Senate, S22,u75, 100 exclusive of the appro-
| priation for the Halifax award. AS it came
| from the conference COMMITTEES the bill had
| been cut down to $19250100 also exclusive Of
/ the Halifax award. The announcement
of the result was hailed with applause.
| The post route bill containing Brazilian
| steamship suuSluy, Tue IeStoTdtiuu ot lut
| franking privilege, the regulation of postage
on mail matter, and the regulation of railway
service failed between the two Houses. All
public and other bills to the President were
| approved. 1t is roughly estimated that the
aggregate appropriations made by Congress
for the fiscal year ending with June, 1879, will
be about S17000O,OO0. The bill pissed both
| Houses appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of the Fort Smelling bridge, and
| granting the right of way.
SENATE, June 20.-The time oil adjourn
ment was extended TOT A. NJ Thursday. There
was an all night session of both Houses to close
as far as possible, the conference business.
In answer to an enquiry Senator ingalls, said
| the pension pill would require the expenditure
of about $30,000,000 from treasury. At 6:53
the clerk of the House appeared with the sun
dry civil bill, which was Immediately signed
by the president pro tenn, and then sent t.
the President of the United StateSfor his sigma
ture, the President being in his room at the
capitol, having remained there during the
night The Senate then held a brief executive
session, and when the doors were opened, the
committee to wait on the President reported
that he had no further communication to
make and at A. NJ. Senator Ferry, President
pro tenn. formally declared the session of the
Forty fifth Congress adjourned sine die.
HOUSE, June 20-The House extended
the time of adjournment to Z O'Clock, A. NJ. to
give time for the enrolment Of the Sunary
civil bill. At 6:52 a message was received from
the President that he had no further cemmu-
ncations to make, and the House adjourned
without day.