River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-10
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

SATURDAY, May 29.-This being decoration
day neither senate nor house were in session.
MONDAY, May 3l.---Ssldte.- Mcmillan
introduced bill for the relief Of certain settlers
swamp lands in Minnesota. Sen. Baldwin in
trodueed a bill providing for appraisement and
sale of the Detroit arsenal building and grounds.
The house JOINT resolution requesting the presi-
dent to open negotiations with France, Spain,
Austria and Italy with view to removal Of re-
strietions upon importation Of tobacco il said
countries passed.
MONDAY, May Hoase-The amendment
to the sundry civil bill increasing frum 1926 900 to
$500 600 the appropriation for the survey of the
Atlantic aud Gulf coast, was adopted on IL yea
and nay vote Of So to IL. About fifty pairs We're
announced. The amendment striking out the
paragraph appropriating 900 to enable the
secretary Of the treasury 10 provide suitable ae-
commodations for the storage of coinage was
agreed to--yeas, OIL nnys, II. The amendment
adopted in committee of the whole, directing the
secretary of the treasury to pay the several sums
appointed by this net in the lawful silver com OF
the United States agreed to-yeas, l05; nays,
So. An amendment approprating S65OO 900 Tor
the pay Of lnarshals and deputies except for SER
vice of the latter rendered at the elections was
agreed to-yeas. IS; nays, Sc. Other amendments
were then agreed TO and the bill passed-ll2t 10 o.
The negative votes were cast mainly by ropubh-
TUESDAY, June i--Scnatc.- The sundry civil
appropriation bill was received from the house
and referred to the committee appropriations
The senate insisted ON its amendments to the leg
islative, executive and judicial and agricultural
appropriation bills, and committee of conference
with the house were appointed The morning
hour having expired the unfinished business being
Euton's tariff bill, il was, on motion of Ransom,
informally laid aside and the river and harbor
bill proceeded with. \ large number of amend
ments, increasing appropriations, were adopted
but the bill was not finally disposed OF.
TUESDAY, june l. ouse-The house went
into the committee of the whole on the deficiency
bill, general debate being limited to two hours.
WEDNESDAY, June 2.-.S1ate-Mr. Pendle
ton submitted resolution instructng the commit
tee on Judiciary to inquire whether sections ,0S3
to T. l2S inclusive, of the revised statutes, are
authorized by the constitution. He explained
that these sections related to the Judicial powers
of consus and ministers IN eastern countries The
minister of the United States at Cairo, Egypt wac
exercising extensive extraordinary, if not entirely
unwarranted powers. The sections gave absolutely
despoic and irrevocable authority of eonsuls over
any citizens of the United States. Consus can
not cOnstitutionally be authorized to try men
without juries, convict and punish by imprison-
ment death when judges at home ennnet do SO.
The resolution was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, June q Hotse.--The house went
into committee of the whole (Whitthorne in the
chair on the general deficiency appropriation bill,
the pending paragraph being that appropriating
$50 900 to enable the secretary of the treasury to
provide storage for silver coin. To this pend
| ing substitute amendment offered yesterday by
Bland and amended by Hayes, directing the see
rotary Of the Treasury TO pay in standard silver
dollars the amount appropriated by this act;
approprating $40 900 for the storage Of so much
of said coin as may be returned to the treasury for
certificates issued therefor, and providing that the
salaries of members of congress shall be paid in
standard silver dollars. Mr.. Townshend offered
an amendment providing that all federal salaries
shall be paid III silver dollars. Reected-27 to
So. 4 large number of amendments were offered
and rejected, and Mr.. BANDS substitute was final
| ly reiected-l2 to 81.
THURSDAY June 3.--.Senne.--The senate pass
ed the immediate transportation bill with the adj
diton of great many amendments, giving large
number of small towns the privileges of the act.
THURSDAY, June 3-House.- Townsend of
Illinois offered an amendment to the general de-
ficency BILL striking out paragraph approprlat-
ing 5000 900 to enable the secretary of the treas
ury to provide more vault room for
COIN and bullion. Reiected-yeas. rs; nays, &c.
The general deficiency bill was passed, and Mr.
Knott submitted the report of the Judiciary COM
mittee upon charges against j. ii. Ackln The
report eXonerates Acklin from any guilty or fraud
ulent intention in presenting report as from the
committee ON foreign affairs while he not a
member of that committee, and was agreed to
without debate, or division. The house then con-
sidered the senate amendments 70 the post Office
appropriation bill.