River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-06

for further consideration at the evening ses-
sion, when twas again resumed amended and
passed, yeas IS, nays 20. The sundry civil
bid was taken up, amended, but before reach
ing vote the Senate, at 10, p. NJ. adjourned
to Saturday morning.
HOUSE, Feb. est was stated that
only four Of the twelve appropriation bills had
been passed. The post office bill was taken up
and sundry senate amendments including the
Brazilian subsidy amendment were non-con-
Cured in. The Senate amendment for the re-
classification of mail matter was stricken out
on the ground that it would give the post
office department the power OF censor
ship over the press. Pending action on this
bill George f. Seward, the alleged contu-
macious witness, was brought by the Ser
geant-at-arms to the bar of the
House. After considerable discussion and
confusion, the case was referred To the Ju-
dietary committee and Mr.. Seward was dis
charged on his own reeognisance. a com
mittee az conference was ordered on the post
office bill. An evening" session was held
which was confined to the consideration of
pension bills, and TO bills Tor the removal OF
political disabilities. Adjourned 70 10 O'clock
Saturday morning,
SENATE, March Decentralization of
the sundry civil appropriation bill Was re-
sumed. Various amendments were proposed,
some agreed To, some rejected. The amend
ment allowing ID. T. Corbin contestant for a
seat from South Carolina, Sl0,0O0.O0 after
q strong opposition was agreed to
yeas Is, nays IS. The post route bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. A confer
ence committee on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill was appointed. By vote OF yeas ri
NAYS 80 the Senate refused to take up the river
and harbor bill, and instead took up The legIs-
latiye executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Sundry amendments We're agreed TO,
others rejected. The credentials OF Wade
Hampton of South Carolina were presented
and placed on file The sundry civil bill, the
river and harbor bill the post route bill, were
considered in their order, debated and amend
ed Conference committees reported them
selves unable to agree, and new conference
committees were appointed. At $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday morning the Senate was still in SEES
sion
HOUSE, March 1.-The committee on
public lands reported several bills. The Sen.
ate amendments to the deficiency appropria-
ton bill were non-coneurred in. A motion to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill
amending the patent laws, was rejected. The
yellow fever bill TO establish a board OF health
| to meet in Washington to frame rules and
regulations and to make Investigations was
| taken up and discussed at length, and finally
was laid on the table. resolution Tor the
| impeachment of George +. Seward was offer
ed, and the House by a vote oil yeas lOJ, nays
| l26 refused TO consider the impeachment
| question. The Presidents veto OF the anti
| Chinese immigration bill was read, and the
nl.estion 'shall the bill pass the objections OF
| the President to the contrary notwlthstand-
| ing" and the vote resulted yeas 100, nays 81,
| there not being two thirds vote in favor, the
bill was rejected. The vote was not strictly
partisan, many Republicans voted Tor, and
| many Democrats against the Dill. Reports
| were made that several conferences commit
| tees were unable to agree. AT $50 O'Clock
Sunday morning the House was still in SEES
| sion.
SENATE, March 3.-Senator Shields
amendment to the pension bill granting pen
sions to soldiers in the Mexican war, Senator
| Mitchell moved to amend SO that no person
| who served in the confederate army or held
| civil office under the confederate government
| shall be entitled to a pension under the act
Disagreed to, yeas, "a, nays, 20, strictly party
vote with the exception of two Republicans
| who voted with the Democrats. Senator HoaI
| moved an amendment, that under this act ne
pension should ever be granted 10 Jefferson
| Davis. This led to long and warm discuss
| ion, in which Davis was eulogized by South
ern Senators, when the amendment was
| agreed to, yeas %, nays y. The vote was
| then taken on Shields amendment, as amend
ed by Hoars amendment, and was disagreed
| to, yeas 20, nays %. The bill was then passed
yeas "A, nays 3. The conference commit
| tee on the Legislative, executive and judicial
| appropriation Dili, FEpuIttA tudL bIlCy WCAt
unable TO agree, and another committee OF
| conference was ordered. The bill establish
ing post roads in various States, passed. a
message was received from the House, an
nouncing inconvenience in the Senate
| amendment to the river and harbor appro
| priation bin and committee Of conference
| was ordered. The House amendment to the
census bill was agreed to, and the bill pass ed.
| The House bill Tor the relief of sailors and
| soldiers becoming totally blind in the service
| of the cOantrY, passed. The report OF the
| conference committee on the fertilization APP
preparation bill was agreed to- and the hill
| passed The bill making appropriations fol
| payment Of claims reported by the Southern
| claims commission, was discussed and passed
| The report of the conference committee on
the deficiency bill was agreed to. The sundry
| civil appropriation bill was called up, laid
aside temporarily, and the Senate took a
| recess.
House, March 3-The first hour was
| spent in disposing of business on the speakers
| table. Senate amendments to the bill fol
| holding United States district and circuit
courts at Fort Scott, Kansas, was concurred
in. report from the committee on the forti
| tication bill was agreed to. The impeachment
matter Of George f. Seward was taken up
and led TO some discussion, but was laid aside
| to receive the report Of the conference com
mittee on the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which after some consideration was agreed to
yeas 14S, nays 107. The consideration of the
Seward Impeachment case was then resumed
aid considered at considerable length The
chair made decision from which an appeal
was taken. After further discussion the ap-
peal was laid on the table, yeas 1875, nays 107
The conference committee report on the river
and harbor bill was presented and the report
agreed to- yeas 107, nays 62. The House took
a recess.