River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30

vate calendar was taken up. Almost all the
war claims were objected to by Mr.. Bragg.
Twelve private bills were reported and pass
ed A substitute presented for the army re-
organization bill was presented and ordered
printed. bill for extension of privileges TO
Cincinnati as port Of entry was introduced
and referred. Senate bill making the I'D OF
February public holiday in the District OF
Columbia passed. Several other bills passed
and the House adjourned.
House. Jan. 25th.-The House spent
most of its session in committee of the whole
on the postoffice appropriation bill, appropri-
ating S34 800 900, an increase of about 50 000,-
900 from estimates, and an increase of 81 Co.,
900 over the appropriation of last year. An
amendment to increase the appropriation for
postoflice clerks to So 500 900 waslagreed to. An
amendment increasing the appropriation for
letter carries from 81 100000 to S2,000000 was
agreed to. An amendment increasing the APP
preparation on the state routes from S5,6g0000
to S, 900 was agreed to, and the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 27,-Gen. Shields OF
Missouri, took the oath of office and his seat.
| A large number of bills was referred, among
them one for recognizing the militia of the
| United States. Senator Edmunds introduced
| Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
| the constitution prohibiting the payment of
administrators OF disloyal persons for property
| injured or destroyed i'll the war OF the rebel
| lion scored on the calendar. A bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the establishment of q
military post at Ell Paso, Texas, passed. House
/ bill to pay Catherine and Sophia German
/ 81, 500, out of annuities due the Cheyenne In
dians, they having been captured by said In
| dians, passed without discussion. The bill TO
pay Warren Mitchell for cotton taken during
| the war of the rebellion was taken up and led
| to long discussion, which was intel rupted
| by the Senate going into executive sssion
| House. Jan. 27.-The bill leaving every
man $500, not worth $500, desiring TO avail
himself of the homestead law, was discussed
and detetded yeas % nays 2l2. Several new
bills were introduced and referred A motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill authoriZ
ing the secretary Of war to erect headstones
over the graves of union soldiers inferred IN
private, village or city cemeteries. Agreed 20
Mr.. Whitehouse moved TO suspend the rules
and pass the bill for the erection of the follow
ing bulldings-the amount opposite the re
spectlye places to be the limit of the cost, one
half of which amount is herewith appropriated
Custom-house. Agusta. Ga, 100000; cour
house, Oxford, Miss, $4,000; court house
Key West, Pa, $1,000; court house, Lynch
burg, Va, $4,000; postofiice, Montgomery
Ala, $4,000; pcstofIioe, BroclIy n N. Y.
S250000; court house, Lacrosse, Wis, $65000
court house, Erie, Pa, $l50,000; court house
Greensboro, \. c., S50,000; court hous,
Council Bluffs Ia, $4,000. In the case 0
Oxford the whole amount required is appro
priated. Mr.. Wells inquired whether Their
was not an appropriation for building II
Texas and moved to adjourn. Agreed to-
yeas, 1872; nays, 81.