River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-17
CONGRESS SUMMARY

SENATE, ApFll o.-Ine army appfOpF-
alton bill was reported from the House with
cut amendment Senator Blaine gave notice
of an amendment making it penal offense,
punishable with fine and imprisonment for
any military, naval or civil officer, or for any
other person, except for the purposes named
in the bill, to appear armed with a deadly
weapon Of any description within q mile Of
any polling place where general or special
election for representative to Congress is be-
ing held. Senator Bayard introduced a bill
to repeal the act passed in 1862 providing
test oaths and disqualifcations of jurors in
courts of The United States and asked unani
nous count to put in on its passage. Senator
Edmunds objected, and the bill was referred
to the committee on judiciary, and after de-
bate the Senate, without action. adjourned.
HoUTE, April Sth.-The House
went into committee OF the whole on the leg
islative bill, consideration to be under the
five minute rule and all general debate to be
reserved until the principal features of the
bill are reached, Several amendments were
submitted, one by Mr.. Fort providing that
heareaftcr, when legal tender treasury notes
are reissaed they be in the same denomina
tions as originally issued. Mr.. Garfield
raised the point of order that the amend
ment changed an existing law, and was not
order was sustained by Chairman Mills, and
the amendment was ruled out. After finishing
consideration of sixty pages of the bill the
committee rose and House adjourned.
SENATE, April o. Consideration was
resumed of the New Hampshire Senatorial
case Senator Davis opI Jsed the admission
of Bell, arguing that there was no such
vacancy AZ could be filled by the Governor
Senator Mcdonald said he believed the ap-
pointment OF Bell came within the spirit and
letter OF the constitution, and therefore Bell
was entitled 10 admission. Senator Jones,
Fla, spoke in favor of admitting Bell After
further debate Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors opened ad-
iourned,
House., April 9.-The entire session
OF the House was spent In discussion as to
the amendment of the rules.
SENATE. April 10-The Vice President
announced the question to be on the pend
ing amendment, viz: That Hon. Charles Fl.
Bell De entitled to a seat as Senator by virtue
of appointment by the executive OF New
Hampshire, and the amendment was agreed
to, yeas 81, nays %. The resolution as amend
ed was then passed by precisely the same
vote, and Senator Bell was sworn in The
Senate decided 20 take up the army appropri-
alton bill, but soon after went into executive
session and adjourned
HOUSE,, April 10.-The legislative APP
propriaiion bill was taken up in committe of
the whole. Several amendments were offer
ed discussed and agreed to. after which
pending an amendment increasing the cleri-
cal force Of the postofiee department, the
House adjourned.
SENATE, April 11.--Senator Garland
made report from the committee on cpl
demjc disease. Senator Hereford called up
senator HOars resolution declaring the pro
gramme OF the Democrats revolutionary and
spoke against it. The army appropriation
till was taken up. and Senator Withers ex-
planned its provisions. No amendments were
b wing agreed to resist all amendments, and
The majority OF the Senate seeonding them ac-
cOrdingly. The reasons assigned by Withers
for such course was that amendments would
delay the passage of the bill. The clerk
reached the sixth section, which prohibits
the presence oftF0ops atelectiOn places. when
the Senate adjourned until Monday, yeas %,
nays %.
HOUSE,, April 1.-THE legislative bill
was taken up, and several amendments pro-
posed and discussed. Mr.. Hunton submitted
au amendment increasing the appropriation
for graduating infectious diseases among
domcstictsd animals from $3.50 to go, 600.
He stated the H1lect of the large increase was
TO stamp out he disease known as pleuro-
cate the disease was to buy and kill all diseased
eased, and cattle which have been subject to
contagion, Mr. Sparks advocated the amend
ment itwas Vastly important the disease
should be Immediately eradcated. Without
dspesing oi the amendment the committee
rose, the committees were announced, and the
House adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, april 1.-THE following are
the standing committees announced by Speaker
Randall in: the House to-day.
Elections = Springer. Manning, Slemons
SpeeF Colariek. Armfeld, Beltzhoover Sawyer
Phister, Refer, Camp, Calkins, Field, Over
ton, Weaver.
Ways ard Means-Fernando Wood. Tucker,
Gibson, Phelps. Morrison, Mills, Carlisle Eel
lows GARFIELD, Kelley, Conger Frye, Dunnel.
Appropriations Atkins, Blounts, Singleton,
Miss. Clyner, Blackburn, Wells. Cobb. Forney,
MacMahon. Baker, Monroe, Hawley, Hubbel,
Cannon. Hiscock.
Banking and Currency-Buckner, Ewing
Davis IoGng, Lewis, Lounsherry. Ladd, Chit
tenden, Fost, Price, Grape.
Pacific Railroads MaLane, Chalmers,
Bliss, Clark, Dickey. Ellis, Martin Wellbern,
Harmer, Belford, Newberry, Bailey, Butter
worth
Claims Bright, Dickey, Davidson, Covert,
0Conner, Davis, Sanford, Lindsay, Bowman.
Crowley.
NotuUsTS<,-EeSSs-An DASss husS- henEa. nc
Lane, Thomas. farmer, Acklin, Beale Deuster,
Clardy. o'Seill. Waite, Henderson, Townsend,
Ohio, Russell.
Public Lauds-Converse Wright, Steele Nc
kenzie, Williams. Ala, Ketchum, Ryas. Sapp
Washburn. Bennett
Postofiets and Post Roads-Money, Clark, |
Cook, Evans, Singleton, ILL.,, Shelly. Jones, |
Joyce, Stone. Bingham.
Dlstsict of Golamhia-Hunton, Henkle, /
BoRck. Clark, Martin. Sanford Klatz, Neal, /
James, Hsiiman, Aldrich.
Judleiary-knott, Harris, CulbersOn, Hand, /
House, Ryan, Herbert, New, Hammond, Lap /
nam, Robinson, Reid, MacKialey, Williams,
.Tlleta.