River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-30

MONDAY, Dee. 20. Seaote-The vote hy
which the senate disagreed % the adjournment
resolution, was reeonsiderc'l-yeas "a nays 2l.
Senator Elmund> showed to amend SO as 90
adjourn from De-. Is toJan. 2, instead of from
Dec. - to January >. The resolution
agreed 10, 81 to 26.
MoNpAy. bee. % E{ausr Bins and resou
lions were introduced and referred as follows
BY Mr. Dunn, providing that lands in the Indian
territory 60 which the Indian title has been ex-
tinguishcl and which ure unoccuped by Indians
are public lands Of the United States aud are
hereby declared subject 20 settlement under the
homestead ana prescription laws. BY Mr..
Morton for tht repeal OF the tax ON
bank checks and bank deposits
Mr. Price under the direction If the committee ON
banking aud currency moved TO sunspend rules
and pass the following bill
h Il oH,tcf Etc. That section 3tl3 Of the re-
yiscd statutes ne repealed and that from and after
the passay, Of this act stamp shall be necessary
ON any check such rs Is named m SAID section
3413.
The speaker ma.i9 tte following committee APP
pmntmcnts. Mckinley To the committee on ways
and means tongcr "a the committee on rules;
Taylor OF ni1p, u the committee ON Judiciary
The speaker ESQ announced the appointment Of
Wellborp Scoyille gud Brown as visitors to the
naval nccadrmy Several leaves Of absence
were grantei hut I. Wood gave notice he would
object to further leaves. Bills passed under
pension e. { the yulcs a. follows To establish an
tect the san Antonio arsenel. To provide suit
able pedestal for the monument erected tu the late
Admiral Farragut in Washington.
TUESDAY Dee. Il &cs,atc-M the senate the
vice presdcn; submitted letter from the seere-
tary Of the INTERIOR mclosing a communication
from the con missioner " pensions setting forth
the necessity 1T an additional APP ropration tor
the payment of pensions during the current fiscal
year. The additional amount required is about
SIS 800 0o0. The vice president appointed Soma
tors PendictoH and BAY is to fill vacancies ON the
civil service committee. Adjourned.
TUESDAY Dee. u House.--ln the house Mr.
Robson Introduce. the following Resoired
That the two house4 will assemble in the chamber
Of the house Of representatives, on the second day
in February ISL n II o'clock and the president
of the senate shah he the presiding officer; that
two persons shall be appointed telers on the part
Of the senate and two on the part of the house OF
representative t. make list of tue votes rs they
shall be declared; that the result be delivered to
the president o.. the scUnte who shall announce
the state OF the vote and the persons elected, to
the two houses assembled aforesaid which an
/ MANAGEMENT. together with list Of the votes,
shall be entered both journals of the two houses.
! A long and angry debate followed and the house
adjourned without doing anything
WrpyrspAy Dec ->eaote-Senotor Booth,
| from the committee on lullD lands, reported
favorably on the house bill, IrtLe relief OF set
| tiers on railroad lambs and }. passed Senator
! Window introduced . bill providing for public
buildings for post lices ana Other government
offices a, Mime polls. Referred. Senator
Booth introduced bill e incorporate the
| Maratimr canal company, of Nicaragua. Referred
| to the committee On commerce.
| WEDNEspAY, Dee, -. House. Mr. Clymer from
| the appropriation committee, reported the army
appropriation hill. 1t appropriates S26 49,
| 500 against S2G l25 S0N appropriated for 1881.
Ordered printed. Mr.. Blount, from the same
committee reported the bill appropriating - 500
f,r q n
ference al Washil gton next January. Passed. AZ
2.3j, the house adjourned till the 9TH of Jan,