River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-25
THE XLYI CONGRESS-.

Oar. Inc Dill makes Ii unlawful Tor any
Marshal, Deputy Marshal or Supervisor
oil election, or any person acting by their
| authority, 10 arTes; or imprison on cleo
ton days any election officer acting as
such under and by virtue of election or
| appointment under any State law for any
ofense against the Unit States election
laws: but the warrant or process for such
offense may be executed at any time
after the close of such election day
Mr.. Edmunds stated that he and
other members of the committee did
not concur in the majority report.
| Mr.. Thurman, for the same committee,
| reported, with an amendment in The ma
! ture of substitute, the senate bill max
| ing the crime of rape in the District of
Columbia punishable with death. Placed
on calendar. The substitute provides
that jury may fix the punishment for
rape at death or Imprisonment for life,
or tor term of years, and in the case of
plea OF guilty the court shall have
| the same discretion. Mr.. Edmunds
stated that he did not concur in the ma
jority report, and would submit his
views in writing in few days.
Consideration was resumed of the Star
route deficiency appropriation bill. The
| preamble recites that the deficiency is
caused by the postoffice department dis
regarding the law prohibiting expendi-
lures in excess of appropriation, or max
ing contracts involving the government
Tor the payment of money in excess of the
appropriation, which deficiency unless
supplied threatens to deprive the people
of the necessary mail service to which
they are entitled. 1t therefore enacts
that's ,1O0,000,or so much thereof as may
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expenses of the inland mail transporta.
ton on Star routes for the remainder of
the current fiscal year. During the re-
mainder of the year no further expendi-
! ture for the service or increase of trips
on any Star route shall be made. The
| further sum of 100000 is also appropri
ated for placing new service according to
| law, provided that the postmaster-gener-
al shall hereafter have the power to eX
| pedite any contract either now existing
or hereafter given to rate to pay not ex-
ceeding 80 per centum on the contract as
originally let. Senators Wallace and
Beck discussed the measure, severely
criticising the course of the postmaster
| general. MaXey sustained that officer.
Pending debate adjourned.
MONDAY, March 15-HouSe.-Mr Ach-
len introduced a bill proposing consti-
tutional amendment declaring that the
union of these United States shall be
perpetual, and all acts or attempts to
separate or destroy the Union shall be
treason against the federal government,
and be punished as such; the states lin
| its and boundaries to be inviolate, and
the rights of the state to make and en-
| force its local laws shall never be inter-
fered with by the federal government A
resolution " as introduced which prov d.
ed for adjourning May Gath. A large
number of bills were introduced. Sew
eral committees were allowed to report.
| MIR. Cabell chairman of the committee
on railways and canals, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to abol-
| ish all tolls on the Lawrence 81 Portland
canal. After half an hours debate the
motion was agreed to and The bill pass
ed. Adjourned
TUESDAY, March 16.-Sendte. Senator
Davis Gil spoke in favor of national
bankrupt law. On motion of Mr.. Thur
man, the resolution offered by Mr.. Kel-
! logg, on Friday, for a committee to in
vestigate the newspaper charges against
! him, was laid on the table-34 yeas dem
ocrats) to 25 nays (republicans) Mr..
Edmunds introduced bill to fix the day
| lOT Iuc ulceIluS Ol tltClOlS Va ttlC piC5I-
dent and vice-president, and to provide
for and regulate the counting of votes
| for president and vice president. and the
decision of questions arising thereon.
Referred to a select committee on the
subject. at the expiration of the morn
ing hour, the senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the "star' route deficiency APP.
preparation bill, and Mr.. Beck continued
| his remarks, in the course of which he
| censured the postmaster general for ex-
| ercising so much undelegated power.
| Booth, Blaine and kirkwood defended
the posimastet-e eneral. Pending dis
cussion the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 16.-H0uSe.-A SEES
sion was ordered on Saturday next for
debate only on the Funding bill. Mr..
| SAWYER called up the contt sted election
case of Bradley VS. Slemons from the
second district of Arkansas. Mr.. Nc
Mahon raised a question of considera
| ton, and the house refused to consider
| the election case, and, the morning hour
having been dispensed with, went into
| committee OF the whole, Carlisle IN the
chair, on the deficiency appropriation
| bill. The debate was without special
| interest, and without trans citing further
| business the house adjoarned
WEDNESDAY, March 17-Senate.-The
bill removing the political disabilities of
Roger A. Pryor, passed, and the senate
resumed consideration of the star route
! deficiency bill, the pending question,
| being on the committee amendment, pro-
| hibiting an increase of trips on the star
route during the remainder of fiscal year.
| The preamble of this bill censured the
ostmaster-general for exhausting the
| Of n
| long debate ensued. Finally all pOr-
tions of the preamble and bill proper
rejecting upon the postal department
were stricken out and the bill as thus
amended passed. 1t appropriates
| $1,000, 900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, to meet the expenses of the in
! land mail transportation on the star
routes for the remainder of the current
| fiscal year; also 100000 more for new
service; and $50003 for printing. Sen.
| Garland moved to take up the Hot
! Springs bill but Thurman insisted upon
| taking up the Geneva award bill. After
executive session adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 17-House.-The
morning hour having been dispensed
with, the house went into committee of
| the whole, Carlisle in the char, on the
deficiency appropriation bill, and a bit
| ter partisan debate on both sides follow
ell. Finally debate' closed and the bill
was read by sections tor amendment.
Mr.. McMahon moved to reduce the ap-
preparation of public printing to $780,
600. After bate, the amendment was
| rejected without division. MIR. Atkins
| offered an amendment authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to employ one OF
| the revenue steamers of the revenue
marine, now on the Pacific coast, for the
relief of the officers and crew of whal-
| ing barks Mount Walloston and Vigilant,
now imprisoned in the Arctic ocean, and
appropriating $4,000 for that pupose.
Mr.. Mcmahon, from the appropriation
| committee, offered an amendment appro-
priating $6,500.000 for the payment of
pensions to army pensioners; $4,000
for payment of pensions to
navy pensioners, and $4,000 for prep
aration of vouchers, etc. During debate
on this amendment the assembly adj
journed to give the chairman opportun-
ity to examine the rules, rel iting to
some knotty parliamentary questions;
THURSDAY, March 18.-Sendte.-The
session of the senate was short and main
" devoted to discussion of the bill for
the establishment of titles in Hot
Springs. After executive session, adjourn
ed
THURSDAY, March S-H0use.-Debate
was resumed on the special deficiency
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