River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-05
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

| MONDAY, Jan. 26-Sendte-The vice
| president laid before the senate a com
munication from the secretary of the
navy in answer to the senate resolution,
stating that the interests of the country
and naval service require that the
Pensacola navy yard be put i'll state
| Of efficiency. He also laid before the
senate communication from the sec
rotary of war, recommending an ap-
/ preparation of 100000 TOR the erection
of headquarters buildings for the de.
partment of Dakota, on the Fort Smelling
military reservation. The bill to locate
| and purchase a new site for the United
! States naval conservatory, was passed.
Sen. Carpenter called up the bill to pro
| vide for furnishing person who steals
horses, mules or property from the In
dans. 1t provides that such persons
| shall be guilty of felony, and may be i'm
prisoned not longer than five years, in
| the discretion of the court where con-
victed. The bill gave rise to long dis
cussion, and was finally recommittcd.
Adjourned.
| MONDAY, Jan. 26-HCuSe.-Mr. Clark
presented the credentials of j. f. Phil
| lips, representative elect from the 18th
congress ional district Of Missouri, and
Mr. Phillips took the ironclad oath.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: Providing that the
number of justices of the U, S. supreme
court be increased to 81, divided into
three divisions, and presided over by a
chief justice and two associate chief JUS
tices, to be appointed by the president
| from the associate justices; to
establish the supreme court and
| abolish the court OF claims !;
appointing Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan
manager of the national soldiers home
for disabled volunteers; for the appoint
ment of Major d. G.. Fulton as mana
| ger of the national home tor disabled
volunteers for the appointment of Gen.
| Palmer as manager of the national home
| for disabled volunteers; to recognize the
inspector generals department; for a
monument to F. S. Key, author of the
"Star Spangled Banner"
! TUESDAY, Jan 81 .SeRate.-Sen. Bay
ard made speech in favor of his iinan-
cial resolution, which was listened to b.
crowded galleries. The committee on
military affairs reported bill to restore
| Fitz John Porter to the army and pro
vide for his back pay. A minority OF
the committee reported against the pas
sage of such bill. Among the bills in
| troduced was one to increase the pension
of Mexican war veterans.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27.-H0uSe.-The great
er portion of the session was devoted to
debate on the revision Of rules and con-
siderable progress was made. A few
| bills were introduced. Mr.. Goode,
chairman of the committee on the York:
town Celebration reported bill appro'
priating 100000 for "a monument at
Yorktown, and appropriating 100000 to
enable the committee on the Yorktown
celebration to make all the necessary ar
rangements for such celebration of the
centennial anniversary OF the battle OF
| Yorktown, as shall be fit historical sig
nificance OF the occasion. Passed. A
bill passed setting apart for park pur-
poses certain lands in California on
which are growing the Red Wood" o.,
Big Tree"
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9.-Sendte-The
session was devoted to the deliverance OF
| commentaries on the life and character
of the late Sen. Zachariah Chandler.
App opriate resolutions were adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2S--House-Bills
were passed: Granting pension to the
widow of Lieut.. Herman Benner, and
appropriating 100 for the erection OF
monument to Gen. Herkimer; appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of a
new site for the United States naval OBJ
servatory with an amendment providing
that if practicable, the site shall be in an
even degree of longitude west of Green
witch. The remainder of the session was
devoted to eulogistic remarks upon the
late Sen. Chandler.
THURSDAY, Jan. Decentralization
were presented from ex-soldiers against
the passage OF the senate bill for exami-
nation in pension cases. A. communities.
ton was received from the secretary oil
war, recommending, on the suggestion
of General Newton, that s. 100000 bd
appropriated in annual installments TO
the improvement of the Harlem river
N. Y. A bill was introduced to provide
for celebrating the one Lundredth ami
versary of the treaty of peace and the
recognition of American independence
featuring and products CT the
mines, in New York, in 1888
Sen Bailey, from the committee on post
offices and post roads reported with
amendment, the senate joint resolution
to apply the amount appropriated by the
act of March 3, 1877, to pay certain mail
contracts. Placed on calendar. II
authorizes the secretary of the treasury to
pay southern mail contracts for carrying
mails prior to May 81, 1861, upon theil
presenting satisfactory evidence that they
had received no pay for such services
| from either the confederate. or United
States government. Sen. Mcdonald,
from the committee on judiciary, re-
ported adversely on the house bill to ex-
empt postal employees from service on
juries, and it was indefinitely postponed ;
also to declare legal effect of permits
granted by the president to purchase pre-.
ducts in insurrectionary states, and It wa
Indefinitely postponed
THURSDAY, Jan. 29.-HouSe.-A bill
was passed amending section TAO, revised
statutes, so as to provide that when !
| state contains more than one district or
| division, every suit not of local nature
In circuit or district court thereof, against
a single defendant must be brought Ia
the division in which he resides, but II
there arc two or more defendants resid
ing in different districts it may be
brought in either division, and dupli
cate writ may be issued against defend
ants directed 10 the marshal of the other
| division. In all cases of removal oil
cases from state to United States courts,
such removal shall be to the United
States courts held in the division In
which said state courts are held. The
/ whole of the remainder of the session
was devoted to discussion of the re
| vision of the rules.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30.-Senate The senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30.-House. MIR. Shallen.
berger introduced bill directing the
commissioner of agriculture to attend,
in person or by deputy, the international
| sheep and wool show TO be held in Phil.
| adelphia, in September Mr.. Knott,
chairman OF the committee on judiciary,
reported bill removing the political
| disabilities of VIM. B. Ia liferr, of Vir-
! GINA. A debate of some length occurr
ed on this bill, it being opposed by Con.
ger and others. 1t filally passed by
yeas, 172; nays, So; many republicans
| voting with the democrats in the affirma-
| tive. Another bill of tie same nature,
removing the political disabilities Of
John Owens, of Virginia, came up, but,
pending action on the same, the house
adjourned.