River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-19
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

MONDAY Feb 0.-Senate-The resolu-
tons of the Louisiana Legislature, declar-
ing that Kellogg was not legally elected
as senator and that Spoford was and
should have taken his seat, were ordered
printed and referred. Mr.. Logan, from
the committee on military affairs, pres
ented minority report on the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Potter. Laid on
the table. Mr. Wallace, introduced
bill to prohibit the arrest CT election Off
GERS on election day. Referred. The bill
to revive and continue the court OF com
missioners of Alabama claims was taken
up. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, made a
speech. Sen. Thurman, from the COM
mittee on Judiciary, reported adversely
the bill to provide for an additional cir
cult judge for the 9Th judicial district of
Iowa. Indefinitely postponed.
MONDAY, Feb. 9--H09e-A large
number of bills were intrdWced and re-
ferred, among them the following: To
reduce the duty on printing and Other
paper; also for the re funding of part OF
the six per cents of 1881; to remove duty
on iron and steel; to establish board OF
commissioners of Interstate commerce;
providing that the term of office of the
chief supervisors ofelection, shall be two
years; also prohibiting the arrest of cleo
ton officers on election day. A bill to
create an additional land district in
southern Kansas, was passed. A long
discussion followed on the bill to acquire
title to the Hot Springs reservation.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.--Se,tdte-Sen. Burn
side, from the committee on education
and labor, reported bill to establish an
cd Ivy a
of the proceeds Of the public lands to
public education, and to provide more
complete endowment and support OF
national colleges for the advancement of
scientific aud industrial education.
Placed on the calendar. Sen. Wallace,
from the committee on finance, reported
favorably on the senate bill to direct the
commissioner of agriculture to attend
and report ON the sheep and wool ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, on Sept 9Th.
Sen. Beltzhauer introduced bill which
was referred, providing for general am
nesty. 1t provides that all political dis
abilities of all persons in the United
States, arising under the third section OF
the 14th amendment of tie constitution,
shall be forever removed and discharged,
upon sucl persons filing with the at.
torney general of the United States re-
quest in writing for relief from such dis
abilities.
TUESDAY, Feb. -Hosse-Mr, Wood,
chairman of the committee on ways and
means, reported resolution, calling on
the secretary of the treasury for all evil
dence in the internal revenue office
| touching the enforcement of the internal
revenue laws in Northeast Georgia.
| Adopted. Mr.. Conger, from the same
committee, reported back the bill for the
relief of colored emigrants, and it was
| passed. 1t provides that all charitable
contributions imported tor the relief OF
| colored persons who have immigrated
| from their homes TO Other states shall be
adnaitted free of duty. The act is to take
effect Immediately, and remain in force
until Feb. /, 1881. Consideration was
then resumed on the Hot Springs bill.
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11.-lSenGte.-Sen.
| CockTell, from the committee on claims,
reported adversely on til e bill granting
pension TO the widow of the late Gen.
Custer The resolution offered by Mr..
| Eaton, December 4, requesting the prcsi-
dent to transmit copies Of all correspond
ence with foreign governments or their
representatives in relation to the inter
oceanic canal, was passed. The bill Gi-
/
| Just The salaries of certain postmasters,
in accordance with the provision of sec
ton of the act of June 10, 1856, was
passed. Sen Garland, from the com
mittee ON judiciary, reported bill to
amend section $3.50, revised statutes, in
reference TO bigamy and polygamy.
| Placed on the calendar.
/ WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11.-H0uSe-Mr.
| Warner, from the committee on coinage,
| weights and measures, reported back a
! bill amending section 1864 of the re-
vised statutes. Ordered printed, and
recommitted. 1t provides that section
1864 shall be amended to read as fol
| lows: "The value of foreign coins as
expressed in money of account of the
| United States shall be that of pure metal
of such COINS of standard weight, as
compared with the pure metal in the
standard coins of the United States, and
| the values of gold and silver coins of the
various nations of the world, known to
our commerce, shall be ascertained by
| assays to be made from time to time,
under direction of the director of the
mint, foreign gold coins being compared
with standard gold coins of United
| States and foreign silver coins with the
standard silver dollar, and the re ult Of
| such assays shall be reported to the sec
rotary of the treasury ane be embraced
in his annual report TO congress" Con-
| sideration was then resumed of the court
| removal bill, but the bill went over
without action, and the house went into
committee of the whole upon the re-
vision of the rules.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10 -ISenete-Mr. Saun
ders introduced bill to abolish all the
duties on the importation of salt. Mr..
| Garland introduced a bill to extend the
! lime for the completion eff the Texas and
| Pacific railway. Sen. Blaine submitted
| the following:
Resolced That the president he respect
fully requested, if in his judgement not
| incompatible with the public interests,
to communicate to the senate any infor-
nation in the possession of the govern
ment touching on the alleged false stat
istics and false testimony imposed upon
the Halifax commission, and used as a
| basis of their award in the matter of the
| fisheries.
The bill granting pension to Herman
| Netterfeld, but reported adversely by
| Mr. ingalls, from the committee on PEN
sions, was taken up. Netterheld was q
either scout, acting under military
orders when he was disabled. The dis
cussion Of this bill was upon the point
whether scouts with the army should be
paid pensions the same as soldiers dis
abled, and was interrupted by the morn
ing hour expiring, when consideration
was resumed of the bill for the ascer-
tainment of the amount of land located
on military warrants, and for the pay
ment of per cent. of its value to various
states named, and Mcdonald continued
! his speech in favor of the bill.
THURSDAY. Feb. 12.-H0ase.-Mr.
Stephens, of the coinage, weights and
measures committee, reported back five
bills relative to the metric system of
coinage. Printed and referred. The
bill provides-frst, for the coinage of
metric gold coin, TO be called the "Stel-
la" of the value of 81; second, for the
coinage of the goloid metric dollar, 81
aud fractions of a dollar, and also the
coinage of metric gold double eagle,
eagle and half eagle, all of standard
value; third, for the mintage of ingots Of
metric gold alloy, It's deposit in the treas
ury and the issue of certificates therefor;
fourth, for the making of ingots of fine