River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-29
Tue XVI CONGRESS.


SATURDAY, April 17-iSeadte.- Not in
session. House. The morning hour was
dispensed with and the house went into
a committee OF the whole, Whitthorne
in the chair, on the Indian appropria-
ton bill. Some amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed. The bill
providing for the reappointment of mem.
bers of the legislatures of the territories
of Montana, idaho, and Wyoming. The
joint resolution passed, authorizing the
secretary of war to furnish artillery to
soldiers and sailors for the reunion at
Columbus, Ohio, in August next.
Mr.. Manning offered, under Instructions
from the committee on elections, reso
luton for an investigation into the facts
relating TO the reception by Springer of
an anonymous letter relating TO Donnel-
ly VS.. Washburne Mr.. Brown inquired
lift was intended to investigate the con-
duct of somebody who was not a men,
Der of the house by a committee of the
house and at the expense of the people
Mr.. Manning replied that the resolution
was quite clear. 1t did propose to in
vestigate the authorship OF the anony-
nous letter which, on its face, purported
to have been written in the interest of
member of the house. Whether written
by the contestant or cOntestee was MAJ
ter which the house ought, of course, to
determine. If written by the man who
asked a seat, he was an unworthy man
and no member would favor his admis
sion. The resolution was as broad as the
merits of the case required. He hoped
there would be no objection to the reso-
luton. Mr.. McLano moved to lay the
resolution on the table. He did not think
nraCanfaI q junction Of 11rtuilana Rp
jected-44 to 90 The resolution was
then adopted-l06 to So. Adjourned.
MONDAY, April 9-Senate.-Senator
Salisbury offered an amendment in
structing the committee to inquire into
the effects of railroad consultations and
what power congress had in the matter.
A concurrent resolution was adopt-1 To
print 900 copies of the special report on
diseases of swine. Mr.. Hamlin intro
duced bill authorizing the president to
make the necessary arrangements to
carry into effect any convention between
the United States and Nicaragua which
may be duly concluded between the two
governments. Referred.
MONDAY April 9-H0use-Under call
of the states. bills, etc, were introduced
and referred: Mr.. Herbert, providing
that the president of the senate
shall submit to the senate and house
when assembled, to count the votes for
president and vice president, all packages
purporting to contain electoral votes.
Mr., Weaver, resolution dil Getting that
the secretary of the treasury to report
wether or not, the treasury department
has at any time anticipated the payment
on the public debt, or any part thereof,
as provided by joint resolution, approved
March II, 1864, and for what period, to
whom the interest was paid, in what
amount, and wether with or without
rebate.
WEDNESDAY, April 2l-Sendte. Sen.
Vance, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported, with amendment, the
house bill to regulate the mode of pur-
chasing tobacco for the navy. Placed
on the calendar. Sen. Window, from
the committee on railroads, re ported with
amendment, the senate bill extending
the time for completing the Northern
Pacific railroad. Placed on the calen-
dar. Sen. Jones announced that he in
tended to make minority report. The
bill granting a pension to Jesse f.
Phares, a scout, was again discussed, and
Sen. Maxey supported the measure. The
question being on Cockrell's motion to
indefinitely postpone, it was lost-yeas
Is; nays 40. The bill, as amended, to
grant pensions to enlisted privates, was
then passed. The Geneva award bill was
taken up, and the house amendment to
strike out the provisions for the pay
ment of the claims of underwriters,
agreed to-yeas SO; nays 10. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, April 2t.-House.-M
Mcmahon moved that the house go into
committee of The whole on the special de.
ticiency bill, and pending that moved
all general debate on the bill be limited
to five minutes. Mr.. COnger moved to
amend by extending the time one hours
debate lost-yeas l07, nays ia Then
the roll wss called upon the motion to
limit the time to one hour and fifteen
minutes, and the question was defeated.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 22-Seaate-Sen.
Harris presented petition of the Ger
man society of New York, praying for
protection to emigrants. Referred. A
message was received from the president
informing the senate that the heirs of
Thomas Jefferson desired to present to
the United States. the desk on which the
declaration of independence was signed.
The vice president also laid before the
senate a joint resolution passed by the
house, accepting the gift in the name of
the nation, and thanking the donors.
The joint resolution was then passed
without division and the reading of
the army appropriation bill resumed
Section two provides that no money APP
propriated in the act is to be paid for sub
sistence, equipment, transportation or
compensation of any portion of the army,
TO be used as police force to keep
otf In ao1o at al Hold
within any state, providing that nothing
in this provision shall be construed to
prevent the use of troops to protect
against domestic violence in each of the
states, on application of the legislature
or executive thereof. The bill was
read third time and passed-yeas %,
nays Is.
THURSDAY, April 22.-House.-T The
sections for amendments. Atkins
amendment was adopted increasing the
appropriation for contingent expenses of
the navy from $4,000 to 100000. Mr..
Springer, chairman of the committee on
elections, endeavored to call up the
Curtin-Yocum contested election, but
the house refused TO proceed to its con-
sideration, Mr.. Baker, from the com
mittee on Apr priations, reported back
the fertilization bill, with the senate
amendment, increasing the appropriation
for repairs of Notifications $4,000, and it
was non-concurred in. The house then
went into committee of the whole, Steve
enson in the chair, on the state of the
union, and after desultory speaking ad
journed.
FRIDAY, April 22.-Senate in
session-H0use The senate amend
ment, appropriating 5000 for prepare
ton and publication of post route maps
was concurred in. Mr.. Waddell allud
ed to the terrible tornado which had
swept over the town of Marshfield, in his
district, and which had left large
number of homeless and des.
titute, and introduced a joint
resolution directing the secretary OF war
to furnish the governor of Missouri,
with 500 tents for the benefit of sufferers
The resolution was passed. The speaker
announced the appointment of the fol
lowing members as a select committee
to investigate the alleged corruption in
regard TO the contested election case OF
Donnelly vs. Washburne: Messrs. Car
Isle, Bicknell, Rea an, Lounsberry,
O'Neill, Updegratf, 0owa), and Butter
worth. A bill granting a pension to
herman Netterfield. a scout, passed. Ad-