River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-11
THE XLVI CONGRESS-.


priating 100000 for the purpose. The
bill for the relief of Jno. K. Key and w.
G.. NJ. Davis paying them for certain
captured and abandoned property passed.
Some bills ON the calender were dispos.
ed Of. The bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter was taken mp. but was tenn
porarly laid aside TO permit Mr.. Hoar to
deliver aispeech on the bill torevive and
continue the court of commissioners of
Alabama claims. Mr. Garland gave no
tice that when the subject comes up
again he desires to speak upon it. Mr..
Randolph, then made q speech in subj
port of his proposed substitute for the
committee bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter; the substitute authorizes
The President to nominate Porter as
Colonel of infantry, his commission 10
date from January, 1868, and to retire
him according to law. l. 4
MONDAY, March 1.--H0use-A large
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following: To encourage cul-
tivati0n of the tea-plant; to extend ten
years the time for the completion Of the
Texas Pacific railroad to abolish duties
on printing type, trace chains and agri-
cultural implements; to regulate CONF
merce between states; to erect a statue TO
Gen. Custer; to abolish duty ON paper,
brandy made from fruits, and steam power
machinery; TO reorganize the militia of
the United States Night sessions were
ordered for March third and tenth for
the consideration of pension bills The
bill appropriating $550,000 to purchase
a post office in Baltimore, passed. /
TUESDAY, March 2-,Senate "A long
discussion OCCURRED on the hill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter, but it was not
disposed Of. The bill appropriating
$550000 for the purchase of site for a
postoffice and other government build
lngs in Baltimore, was passed. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
] TUESDAY,, March BLOUSE. re-
vision ofthe rules came up for adoption
and voting proceeded on each rule The
nrst amendment in which a separate.
vote was demanded was that providing
that the clerk of the house shall, at the
commencement of each congress, call
the members to order, call the roll of
members pending the election of speaker,
preserve order and decide all questions
of order subject to appeal by any men,
Der. Agreed io-yeas IA, nays 107.
The amendment giving the committee
on public buildings and grounds right
to report appropriations for public
buildings and grounds was defeated
yeas 101. nays 1885, The next amend
nlent was that offered to the 2lst rule by
Morrison, and known as Morrison's sub
stitute. 1t was agreed to--yeas 119, nays
112; a strict party vote with the excep-
ton of Deuster, FELTON,, Speer and
Stevens, who voted with the republicans
in the negative The remainder of the
no n
of Garfield il was agreed that the rules
should go into effect on the following
Monday. te.... f-eArz .e - eA4g4..
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-Sendte.-The
bill for the relief of certain actual settlers
on the Kansas trust and diminished rev.
enue lands in Kansas passed. The bill
restoring to the public domain part of
Fort Ripley, Mimi, military reservation
was passed. Sen. Wallace, from the com.
mittee on appropriations, reported, with
amendments, the house bill TO provide
for the deficiency in the appropriation
for the transportation of star mail routes
for the fiscal year ending June Both. Or.
dered printed and placed on calendar.
he amendments are to the effect that
The sum IF $4,000, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated to meet the cx
penses of the inland mail transportation
on the star routes for the remainder of
the fiscal year, and that no further ,ex-
pending of money on postal star routes
shall be made Pending discussion on
an amnesty bill the senate adjourned. y
"WEDNESDAY, March d. H0Use,-Mr.
Fernando Wood moved to dispense with
the morning hour, for the purpose of
moving to go into committee of the
whole on theTefunding bill The house,
however, refused to dispense With the
morning hour, and the bill relating TO
the removal of causes from state to fed
eral courts, was taken up. The morning
GU. having expired without final action
on the bill, the serdte resolutions, rela;
tiveit to the late Sen Houston, of Ala
bama. were taken UP. Eulogies were
pronounced by Messrs. Wright, Fernan-
do Wood, Cox, Farley, Lowe, Williams,
Herbert, Harden. Lewis Sanford, She1-
ley, House. Atkins AMI Harris. The
house, then, as mark OF respect ad-
j0urned. .....
THURSDAY, March 4-lSeadtS. Bills
were introduced :. 20 establish a United
States court in the Indian Territory,
I placed on the calandar; to provide for
the payment OF pensions to widows and
minor children upon the death of pen
sioners totally disabled from wounds in
services; TO maNe the crime of rape pun
ishable with death. The senate took up
and passed the house bill making addi-
tional appropriations of $135,00afor the
-upport of certain Indian tribes for the
year ending June 80, 1880. The morning
hour having expired, the senate resumed
the consideration of the bill for the re-
let of Fitz John Porter, and Senator
Logan continued his remarks in oppo-
sition to the the bill g@~-'tS@ -'-- -
THURSDAY, March 4--Honse. The
bill regulating the removal of. causes
from state to federal courts, was finally
passed by yeas 100, nays 70. The house
refused to take up the political assess
ment bill and spentsome time on Woods
funding bill An evening session was
held for debate on the pension bills.
FRIDAY, March 5.-Se1dte- Consider
alton of the bin for the relief of Fitz
John Porter was resumed and Sem
Logan ,ntinued his speech in opposi-
ton thereto. Sen. Carpenter obtained
the foorland the senate adjourned pend
ing the discussion. @ljEyes-9b s.-s!I02e z
FRIDAY, March 5.--House MIR. Car
Isle introduced bill fixing the duties
On sugar as follows: On all sugars over
number 13,acDutch standard In color,
2 40-1O0 cents per pound; above number
Is, and not above number 16, 2 25-100
cents per pound, all over number 1G, 4
cents per pound. A memorial If mer-
chants, manufacturers and consumers of
chrome ainon and 1bicromate of potash,
urging the re moval of prohibitory sdu-
ties on those articles was referred.
A bill allowing the heirs of Albert Full
Ter to apply for an extension Of his pat
ent ON faucets, was defeated. Yeas 40,
nays 149. Mr. de. La Matyr offered a
resolution which was adopted, directing
the census committee 10 inquire into the
ACCESSIBILITY of taking the census in Alas
ka. The morning hour having expired the
house went into committee ofthe whole,
Calkins in the chair, ON thepriyate cal
endar. After some time, the committee
finding itself withOuta quor um rose, and
adjourned until Monday. 'o'' --''.,
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