River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-01
CONGRESS SUMMARY

CONGRESS SUMMARY
SENATE, April 22.-After briefly con-
sidering some comparatively unimportant
matters the Senate resumed consideration of
the army appropriation bill. Senators Gar
land, David Davis, Logan and Allison addressed
the Senate, and after an executive session ad-
journed.
HOUSE, April 22.-Consideration was
resumed of the subsidiary silver coin bill. The
bill finally passed. 1t provides that silver coins
of smaller denomination than 81 may be eX-
changeable into lawful money when prerent-
ed in sums of $40; makes lawful money ex-
changeable into silver coin in like amount;
makes subsidiary silver coins legal tender
for all Gebs, public and private, in sums of
not exceeding $780, and makes minor coinage
receivable at postoffces to the amount of IS.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the legislative appropriation bill and Sc
veral members made speeches. An evening
session was had for speaking only. There
was not half dozen members pre- ent when
the House assembled for the evening. Mr..
Thompson, Kentucky, n the chair, went into
committee of the whole on the legislative APP
preparation bill. After speeches by Waddell
Crayens, Robertson and Ketcham in favor of
the proposed repeal, and by Dwight in oppo-
sltion thereto, the committee rose and the
house adjourned
SENATE, April % Removals and aa-
pointments to office were considered Sena-
tor Pendleton introduced bill to repair and
extend the public building at Cleveland, Ohio.
Consideration of the army bill was then re-
sumed. Senators Williams, Jones Of Florida,
and Blaine spoke. He replied to Senator
Davis. Mr.. Blaine was frequently interrupted.
In concluding his remarks with reference to
the remarks of Senator Davis, of Illinois, yes
terday, by regretting his absence, and denied
to that Senator the night to carry the tradi-
tions of the fame and glory Of Abraham
Lincoln into the Democratic camu He might
go there himself and he might sit on that
side of the house where he was the only man
that gave Lincoln a support. Hsd Lincoln
lived, as the Senator said, something's might
and Others might not of happened, but the
thing that happened was a Senator on this
floor elected by Democrats over q Union
soldier aud speaking as the representative Of
Abraham Lincoln. The Senator had right
TO 20 when and where he pleased. He
had right to address to the living what he
chose, but he had no right to drag the great
est man OF the last century into the mire of
party that he would have opposed to his
death. Adjourned.
House, April ga resolution was
adopted appropriating 5000 to meet the ex-
pense of the laber committee, granting leave
TO sit during recess. Consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill was resumed.
Mr.. Frye, Mr.. Robson, and Mr.. Finley adj.
of the House till an adjournment. In reply
to Mr.. Robson MI. Finley contended that mem
bers or Congress were State, and not United
States officers, and strengthened his position
by quoting from decision of the supreme
court, wherein it was expressly decided that
Senators were officers % the State, and not of
the federal government 1t had been a sur
prise to some gentlemen that his colleague,
Garfield, had come to the front as the first
speaker on this question, but it was no sur.
prise to him, because that gentleman had
coined an argument for his party ON excuse
for factious opposition to repeal. He quoted
from the remarks made by Garfield seventeen
years ago, to the effect that it was revolution
AIRY for minority, howevet large, to deny to
the majority the right to put riders on an ap-
preparation bill, and now the same gentleman
declared it revolutionary for majority to
place riders ON an appropriation bill. He
quoted from remarks made by Henry Clay
while in Congress, to the effect that it was
proper for Congress to pass bill and present
1t to the President, and If he refuse to sane
ton it, to proceed to hostilities against the
President and refuse all appropriations until
the Presidents consent had been obtained.
An evening session was held for speaking
only There was a very small attendance
when the House, Immediately after assem-
bling, went into committee OF the whole on
the legislative appropriation bin. Speeches
in opposition to the proposed repeal were
made by Fort, Sapp, Deering, Iowa Upde-
graf, Ohio, and Humphrey. And in favor OF
repeal, by Ryan and Atherton. The commit
tee rose aud the House took a recess until 10
tomorrow.
S ENATE, April Ex-senator Dawes pre-
scented the petition of Mrs. Caroline Webster
widow OF Col Fletcher Webster, asking an
increase of her pension from $50 to $50 per
month. The lady is the only surviving rep
resentative of Daniel Websters family, and
had been made poor by the destruction OF the
Mansfield property. Referred to committee
on pensions. Discussion of the Wallace :ess-
luton occupied the morning, after which the
army appropriation bill was taken up and Sem
ator Conkling begun his speech, the floor and
galleries being crowded.
HOUSE, April 24.-At 10 to morrow the
House, resuming the Wednesday session,
went into committee of the whole and contin-
ued discussion of the legislative appropria-
ton bill The entire session was continued
by numerous speakers. The committee rose.
The time for termination OF the debate was
fixed at ) O'Clock tomorrow instead OF 2
O'Clock as previously ordered and the House
took recess.
SENTE. April Standardization oil the
army appropriation bill was resumed. Con.
siderable discussion ensued and various
amendments were offered but all rejected.
and the bill finally passed as it came from the
House, without amendment, by a vote of
ayes Al, nays 49, and is now in the hands OF
the president for his signature or veto. The
Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE, April 25.-The consideration
Of the legislative appropriation bill was con-
tinued. Mr.. Ewing spoke at length and was
proceeding to argue the unconstitutioDality
of the election laws, when the hour to which
the debate was limited arrived and cut off his
further remarks. The committee then rose
and the speaker presented as enrolled and
signed by him the army appropriation bill.
HOUSE, April 26.-The House went in
to committee Of the whole ON the legislative
appropriation bill. Discussion was had IN
der the five minutes rule to close at 2 p. N.
Gen. Ewing for, and Gen. Garfield against the
bill substantially closed the debt. The bill
was then pa sed yeas 40, nays 119. Then the
House adiournen until Tuesday.
SENATE, April 2S-The legislative ex-
eeutive and judicial appropriation bin was
received from the House and referred 10 thu
committee on appropriations. The House
joint resolution to repeal certain clauses in the
sundry civil appropriation acts of March 3,
1873, passed Metal money, education of In
dians. the bill admitting cabinet ministers to
the floor of the Senate and House, and sundry
other matters were briefly considered, and
after an executive session the Senate adj