River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
CONGRESS SUMMARY

HOUSE, April 1.-The House went into
committee of the whole on the army bill.
| The entire session was spent in its discuss
ion. members for and against INDUCING in
| long and earnest speeches, producing al
| times great excitement and confusion. Ad-
| iourned.
SENATE, April 2d.-Bllls introduced,
among them one providing for treaty with
| Mexico. Senator Hoar's resolution for re-
| strietIng legislation to the objects moved in
the called session, and, condemning the un-
| constitutional and revolutionary Democratic
| programme was laid on the table, yeas %
nays 20. Senator Blaine said at future time
| the Republicans would ask direct vote on
| resolution. A report against the admission
| Bell OF n. H. the appointment of the Govern
or was made, and will come up for future con-
sideratioD. A minornity report in favor Of
admitting Bell was presented. The Senate
went into executive session and when the
oors were re-opened, adjourned.
| HOUSE, April 2.-The House went into
| ommittee of the whole on the army appro-
priatiOn bill, and the entire session was spent
in debate, for and against the proposed rider
| legislation. Finally the general debate was
| ordered to be closed on Friday, and the CON-
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
| SENATOR, April 3.-Senator voorhees,
introduced bill to authorize the President to
| appoint James Shields of Missouri brigadier
|
| Hereford gave notice that on Monday he
would call up Senator Hosr's resolution, con-
| demnatory of the Democratic party. Sanator
| Hoor argued in favor OF the admission of Mr..
Bell of New Hampshire to his seat, saying
there is an unbroken line of precedents for SO
doing. Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE, April 3.-The debate on the
army appropriation bill was continued and
| able and eloquent speeches were made on
4 a II q fhInlU attend
ed was held, and several aeeches made, after
which recess was taken till II O'clock to
morrow.
| House, April A. The entire ses-
| sion was spent in debate on the army appro-
priation bill and its proposed adjuncts. Mr..
| New offered an amenment providing that
| nothing in the section shall be construed as
abridging or affecting the duty or power OF
| the President of the United States under the
constitution, to send troops on application of
| the legislature or executive Of state. Mr..
| Baker, Indiana, offered au amendment to
| the amendment making It unlawful for any
| one TO have on his person fire arms, bowie
knives, clubs or bludgeons in the vicinity of
| a place where an election js being held. The
| chairman, IN ruling out Bakers amendment
as not germaine to an army bill, encountered
! a good share of opposition from Mr.. Conger,
against whom he threatened to call in the
services of the sergeant alarms, to which
| Conger replied with defiance Finally, how
ever, the angry passions subsidized, the COM
mittee arose and the House, after ordering
| all debate on the bin and amendments to
close at 1870 O'Clock TO- morrow, took re-
cess until II tomorrow.
HOUSE, April 5th. The debate on the
army Appropriation bill was continued. Var
ious amendments were proposed and reject
ed, and some agreed to. The committee of
the whole then rose and reported the bill to
the House. The amendments to the BILL
which were all unimportant, were agreed to,
without division. Mr. Cannon asked Mr.
Sparks for an opportunity to have yea and
nay vote on the repeating section. Mr.. Me-
Mahon objected. The bill was then passed
yeas l4S, nays 122-a strict party vote. The
Green hackers voted as follows: Affirmative
DE La Matyr, Ford, Gillette, Jones, Ladd,
Lowe, Murch. Stevenson, Weaver and
Yokum; negative-Barlow and Forsythe.
The result was received with applause on the
Democratic side. Mr. Ciymer moved that
when the House adjourned it be to Tuesday
next. Adopted-yeas l54, nays 100. Green
hackers, with the exception Of Barlow, voted
in the negative, as did also number of
Democrats. The House then adjourne