River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-06
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.


FORTHWITH CONGRESS-.
| SFNAIE. Jan. 28-The testimony of
James E. Anderson, taken before the Potter
com mittee affecting Senator Matthews was
| received from tie House and referred. A
hummer of bills were received from the House
| and Tt ferred. House amendment to Senate
| bill making Feb. %, a legal holiday in the
district o. Columbia was agreed TO and the
bill passed. The amendment provides that it
should take effect Feb -, 1879. Senator
Dawes from the committee on public build
| ings and grounds reported adversely to the
\ memorial of the Missouri legislature asking
| the removal of the national capital to a more
central portion of tina Union. The committee
was discharged from further consideration OF
| the subject. The bill to pay Warren Mitchell
! for cotton belonging to him taken by the gov
/ ernment during the war of the rebellion was
| discussed at length and the Senate refused to
order its third reading by vote OF yeas IL,
nays so. Senator Edmunds moved TO take up
his resolution declaring the validity Of the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution. Senator Gordon
! moved to adjourn, motion rejected, yeas IL,
nays 26. The motion of Senator Edmunds to
take up the resolution was then agreed to-
| yeas 90 nays l6 Senator Edmunds said he
and the Senate adjourned, yeas q, nays II.
House, Jan. 2S.-The legislative appri
priation bill passed, yeas 155, nays ~. The
1 bin to restrict Chinese immigration was taken
up, discussed at length and passed, yeas 100
| nays -. The postoffice bill was taken up and
it was moved to increase the appropriation for
4 mail transportations by railroad from SS,7l5,-
| 600 to S9,000,000, after short debate adopted
yeas &c. nays 70. bill was reported erecting
SENATE, Jan. Goth. The morning hour
was mostly consumed, in discussinga resolu-
ton restricting the privilege of the floor to
visitors. Passed a bill to promote The
efficiency of chaplains of the navy. Passed
A bill passed granting persons to certain
| persons named. The Senate resumed the con-
sideration of unfinished business being Sen
| ator Edmunds resolution in regard to the 18th,
| 18th, and 18th amendments to the constitu-
| ton, but Immediately went into executive
session. The House bill to restrict Chinese
| immigration was laid before the Senate and
referred. Adjourned.
| HOUSE, Jan. 29.-The House went in
| to committee of the whole. The postoffice
appropriation bill was discussed ut length,
| and several amendments adopted. and the
committee rose and reported the bill back to
| the House. Several amendments increasing
appropriations were agreed to, but final
action was not reached. Several bills report
ed from the committee on commerce were
passed. The bill defining the jurisdiction OF
the United States over harbors and navlgable
waters was referred. Adjourned.
| SENATE, Jan. 30--After the appoint
ment of a committee on amendments to the
post route BILL and after the presentation of
| a petition on old war claims, the resolutions
| of Senator Edmunds declarieg the validity of
the 18th, 14th and 18th amendments to the
| constitution were taken up, and Senator Nor
gan spoke at length advocating his substitute
for Edmunds' resolutions, and before con-
| Guiding the Senate went into executive SEES
| sion. When the doors were re-opened, the
| Senate briefly considered the army reorgani-
cation bill, and adjourned.
HOUSE, Jan. 30.-The pc stoffice appro
priation bill passed after many of the amounts
were increased The struggle for the morn
ing hour was resumed. A motion to go into
| committee was defeated yeas 113, nays 1913.
| Hewitt changed to the negative, and moved
| to consider the vote This was promptly
| followed by motion to lay Hewitt's motion
| on the table, and on that yeas and nays vote
| was taken The hour Of two o'clock having
arrived the Speaker interrupted the roll call,
| announcing the floor was at the disposal of the
| committee on District af Columbia. a number
of bills were introduced and referred. Ad
iourned.
S ENATE, Jan. 31.--A letter from the
| ecr etary of the interior regarding the in
crease OF salaries of territorial governors was
referred. The credentials of George G. Vest,
Senator elect for Missouri were presented.
resolution was introduced touching an in
crease of clerical force in the pension office.
A message ana documents from the President
supposed to relate to the New York custom
! house appointments was received, but not
read. Senator Hamlin reported adversely on
| House Joint resolution touching expenditures
| in connection with the Paris exposition. A
report was made regarding a transfer of
/ Indian affairs from the interior to the war
| department, laid on the table. After an exc
cutive session, Senate adjourned.
| House, Jan. 31.-From the judiciary
| the bill in reference to the proceeds of the
sale of captured aud abandoned property was
reported back, and ordered printed. The
| Senate amendment to abolish the volunteer
navy was non cOneurred IL. The Senate bill
| was passed for the erection of military post
at Ell Paso, Texas Private bills were consid-
| cred. House went into committee of he
whole on the private calandar the pending
bill being the one known as Fairfax's minority
| bill. 1t was opposed as war claim, discussion
ensued. A motion to report the bill to the
| House was defeated. yeas 76, nays Is. The
| committe rose and reported its action to the
| House, which bv vote of yeas 121 nays so
| concurred in that action. report in favor
of transferring the Indian bureau to the war
department was presented a dissenting report
was submitted. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. -Four members of the
committee to enquire into the eXpediency of
transferring the Indian bureau to the war de-
partment reported in its favor. Senator Hoar
Cameron, of Wis, and Mitchell presented
| minority report in favor of 10th amendment
to the constitution, prohibiting States from
DISTINGUISHING persons on account OF sex.
The bill to settle private territorial bills was
considered and laid aside, A communication
was received from the secretary of war, in
closing a letter from the chief of engineers,
touching a national survey. Senator Ed
munds' resolution declaring the vilidity of the
18th, 14th and 18th amendments to the con-
stitution was taken up, and Senator Morgan
continued his argument in favor OF his substl-
tute. A bill appropriating $4,000 for militia
ry roads in IDAHO was Introduced. The SEN
ate held an executive session, and adjourned
House, Feb. 1st.-The bill for the re.
lief of Maggie Barron was taken up, and the
subject of Southern war claims was discussed
at length by number of Southern members,
aud The previous question having been re-
fused, the bill went over TO the next morning
hour The House refused to consider the
army reorganization bill by vote of yeas ~,
nays 112 and took up the army appropriation
bill, and Mr. Hewett spoke at length, in favor
of the bill, he having it in charge. Others
oined in the discussion and before reaching
decision the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 3.-Senator Voorhees, took
The oath of Office under his recent election for
the short term. A bill was introduced to
interior to the war department. Laid on the
table. A joint resolution was introduced pro-
vding for commercial treaty with Mexico.
Senator Teller presented petition from col
ored people in Louisiana asking for protection
for life and property, reeiting that white men
known as members of Democratic clubs at the
late election shot colored voters and pre-
vented them from holding meetings at the
late election. Referred to the select committee
of which Senator Teller is chairman. A bill
was presented to prevent the introduction of
contagious diseases. A private land claims bill
was considered. and on motion OF Senator
Conklngthe Senate went into executive SEES
sion, and at P. NJ the doors were opened and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. 3.-Under tie call Of
States large numbt of bills were introduced
and referred. motion was made 10 sus-
pend the rules and consider the bill to secure
uniformity in the standard OF value. Defeated.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill authorizing the issue of per cent. bonds