River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-26
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SATURDAY, Feb. 14.-HouSe-Th !
house met for debate only, and was ad-
dressed by MIR. Bright on the question OF
funding the public debt.
The senate was not in session.
MONDAY, Feb. 16-,Senate.--Sen Eaton
withdrew his motion to reconsider the
vote by which q bill was passed author
izing the transportation of Gen. Sykes
body from Ft. Brown to West Point. The |
bill now goes TO the house. Senators
Window, Blaine and Withers were APP
pointed a conference comm ttee on the |
disagreement of the house to the senate
amendment TO the military academy APP
preparation bill. Pending the debate on
the bill giving a pension TO one Neither
land, a scout, the morning hour expired,
and consideration was resumed of the 3
per cent military land warrant bill.
Pending debate the senate went into eX-
ecutive session and soon after adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-HoRse. Several
bills were introduced, among them one
granting pensions to certain sailors and
soldiers of the late war who were confin-
ed in so called confederate prisons. On
motion of Mr., Bragg, the senate bill for
the removal of the body of the late Gen.
Geo. Sykes from 1T. Brown, Tex, to
West Point, N Y, was taken from the
speakers table and passed. Mr.. Neal,
from committee on District of Columbia,
reported bill prohibiting the publica-
tion of lottery schemes in the District
Some opposition was shown the bill on
the ground that it Disseminated against
papers published in the District, and on
further ground that it was in violation
of the first amendment to the constitu-
tion, prohibiting congress from abridg-
ing the freedom of the press. Motions
to lay on the table, reconlnit and adjourn
were successfully voted down, and the
bill was finally ordered engrossed and
read third time yeas 80, nays "a. Pend
ing further action the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7.-Seaate-Many pc
titions were presented from railroad
| companies against the reduction of the
| duty on steel rails. The bill providing
| for celebrating the Tooth anniversary of
! the recognition of American indepen.
| dence by the national exhibition at New
| York in 1883 was placed on the calen.
dar. Mr.. Salisbury presented major
| ity report of the committee on privileges
and elections in the ingalls, case. The
report finds that bribery and corruption
were employed to secure Mr.. Ingalls,
| ele ctiOn but that there is no evidence
that ingalls, authorized such improper
| acts, or that they in fact secured his cleo
ton. Mr.. Cameron (Wis9 presented mi
nority report, signed By Hoar, Logan and
himself, concurring in that part of the
majority report which exonerates In
| gals, but expressing the opinion that
when the report states corruption was
employed, it should in justice state what
/ hot 1ssfa arn ar
ployed IL opposition to his election.
The report wa ordered printed. The
commiuee on privileges and elections
reported IT solution that telegraph mes
sages and copies Of the same, in the
possession of telegraph companies, are
not privileged by law from production
and examination before the committee,
! providing proper care is taken to pre-
serve the privacy of all kilograms not
pertaining to the subject of inyestiga-
ton.
TUESDAY, Feb. IT, House Considera
ton was resumed of the bill Regulating
removal of causes from state to federal
courts. The morning hour expired be
| fore the discussion ended, and the bill
went over. The remainder of the session
was spent in debate on the revision of
the rules.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.-Sendte.-A
| joint resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary of the navy to employ a
naval vessel or charter a ship to send
contributions for the relief of the famlsh-
! ing poor of Ireland. A protest from cit
| liens of Canada, interested in commerce
on the lakes was presented, against the
| erection of bridge across the river at
Detroit A memorial of the Union veler-
an club mum bering 1000 ex-soldiers, was
presented demonstrating against passage
of the Weaver bill. The bill extending the
| jurisdiction of u S. circuit courts was
Indefinitely postponed. The senate had
under consideration the bill relative to
the payment to the several states per
cent. on the value Of public lands located
on military warrants. No action was
had on the bill
H0use-Mr Cox, chairman of the com
mittee on foreign affairs, submitted a
unanimous report of the committee in
regard TO charges made against MIR.
Acklin. After some discussion the mat
Ter was disposed of for the present by
the adoption of the following resolution
by vote of 16l to %: "That the report
and evidence presented by the committee
on foreign affairs, in the case OF Mr..
Acklin, be referred to the judiciary com
mittee, which committee is hereby au-
thorized to make further inquiry, if it
should appear essential to a just judg-
ment, and is instructed to report what &C
ton, if any, is required on the part of
the house." The refunding bill was re-
| ported back by the chairman of the COM
mittee of ways and means, and was made
the special order for the first Tuesday in
March, and from day to day thereafter
until disposed of. A bill was introduced
to secure a more uniform collection of
duties on imported sugars. A bill was
introduced fixing the duty on barley
malt at % cents per bushel.
THURSDAY, Feb. 19.-Senate-By a vote
! of 20 to 10, the motion of Senator Davis
| CIV. Va.) to reconsider the vote adopting
! the resolution for the appointment of a
! special Committee on the inter oceanic
canal was taken up, and Mr.. Davis eX-
! planned his reasons for making the mo-
| tion, which passed-29 to 25. After
some discussion, whether the subject
should go to the committee on foreign
affairs or a special committee, Mr.. Nc
Donald called for the regular order, the
five per cent bill. The discussion upon
this bill lasted to adjournment.
THURSDAY, Feb 19.-H0uSe.--Mr.
Blood, from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, reported bill to
establish mint at ST. Louis. The bill
relating TO the removal of causes from
| state to federal courts was taken up
and discussed until the conclusion of the
morning hour, when the revision of the
rules was again resumed. A partisan de-
bate followed on rule 81 in which Mr. Ste
| hpens joined the republicans. The rule
was adopted--yeas, III; nays, 109. The
amendment was to strike out part of the
third clause Of the rule and TO insert
except that it shall be in order to re-
duce the expenditure of money author
lied or required by such existing law,
and covered by the bill, and to change
the law only to the extent necessary to
make it conform to such reduction"
FRIDAY, Feb. Observation-Disclosures va
rious private bills, the following were
passed. The bill providing for the de
livery of dutiable articles in the mails,
and for indemnity for lost registered ar,