River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-13
THE xLvI CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY, May 1--Senate.-Thc SEN
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luuihuAy passed. MT. OCdicos Cndh IN an
of the committee on Indian affairs, re-
ported the bill to accept and ratify the
agreement submitted by the confederated
Ute Indians for the sale of their reserva
ton in Colorado Ordered printed and
recommitted. On motion OF MIR. Price,
the bill providing that an oath or afi1r-
nation verifying the returns made by
Banks,may be taken before notaries pub
lie. Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, offere d
a resolution authorizing the secretary of
war to furnish 600 rations to Macon for
the use of sufferers made destitute by the
cyclone OF the 25th ult.; adopted.
MONDAY, May Senate Senator
Cameron, pursuant to previous notice,
moved to take up the bill for the relief
of Ben. Holiday. After short discus
sion the motion was agreed to-26 to 20.
The bill appropriates $526,739 TO pay
Ben. Holiday in satisfaction of all his
claims against the United States for
spoilations by hostile Indians on his
property while carrying the mails, for
property taken by the U. s. troops for
the benefit of the United States and for
losses of property and expenses incurred
in changing his mail routes in compli
ance with the orders of the United States
commanding officer. The bill was mo-
mentarilJ laid aside and the house joint
resolution, authorizing the secretary of
war to donate rations to the sufferers by
the recent cyclone at Macon, passed
Sen Vance then resumed his speech in
support of the resolution declaring II
nj. Spofford entitled to the seatnow held
by Kellogg.
MONDAY, May 3--HOuse Mr.. Orth
was given unanimous consent to make
personal explanation, tomorrow, in
regard to his connection with the claims
against Venezuela and the congressional
investigation of the 44th congress in re-
gard thereto. Mr.. Ellis introduced a
bill 10 establish government postal
telegraph service for the United States
between Boston and Washington and in
termediate postofflces. 1t direc the
postmaster general, for the purpose OF
testing the policy and, practically, to
maintain a general system of pos' al
telegraph lines and affording to the peo-
pie the benefit of cheap teles raph; and
the postmaster general is authorized,
without further legislation, to exteLd
postal telegraph lines between New
York, ST. Louis, Chicago and New
Orleans, and such other cities and postal
stations as he may see fl, provided the
system shall be found advantageous and
beneficial, and an appropriation of $780,
600 is made for the purpose OF enablin G
him to carry out the provisions of the
act. The bill was referred 10 the COM
mittee on postofiices and post roads.
The republican side fearing the intro
duction of an anti-third term resolution,
asked for the reading of all measures in
troduced. At the conclusion of the ln-
PRODUCTION of bills the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 4.-SeRGte.-A bill was
introduced 10 provide that the president
OF the senate shall submit to the senate
and house, when assembled to count the
vote for president and vice president, all
packages purporting TO contain the cleo
toral votes, Sen. Cameron, Owls J moved
to resume consideration of the bill tor
The relief of Ben. Holiday. Sen. Cock
rill demanded the yeas and nays. The
The mo ion was agreed to-; yeas, 20;
nays, 81. Pending the debate, the MORN
ing hour expired and Vest spoke in sup
port of the Spofford Kellogg resolution
TUESDAY, Nay 4-HOuse.-Immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal,
Mr.. Ortiz made a personal explanation
relative to his connection with he claims
against the government OF Venezuela.
He concluded by abiding to the action
of the investigating committee OF the
44th congress, and criticisiDg severely
the cononct of Mr. Springer in making
two reports, one to the house and the
other to the country. Mr.. Springer
asked and obtained consent to reply 10
Orth at some future time. The internal
revenue bill was then passed, ayes l35
nays 81. The house then took up the
postoffice appropriation bill, but without
reaching final action adjourned.
WEDNESDAY May Charlottesville. At
kins, chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations, reported bill appropriate
ing $250,0Q0 for carrying on the public
printing office for the current fiscal year
The morning hour having been dispens
ed with, Mr.. King called up the joint
resolutions reaffirming the Monroe doc
trine. The house, by decisive vote, re
fused to consider the Monroe doctrine
resolution, and went into committee Of
the whole, Mr. Carlisle in the chair, Oh
the postoffice appropriation bill. Ar
amendment increasing the appropriation
for railway mail service to S9,900OOt
was rejected by vote of rs to 80.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-Senate.-Sen.
Wallace, from the select committee to In
quire into alleged frauds in the late cleo
ton, submitted report OF the result O.
the investigation on the subject OF tht
mental or abridgment of suffrage II
Rhode Island and reported bill to en-
force the provision of section article Il
of the amendments to the constitution o.
the United States. Placed on calendar
Sen. Butler submitted resolution call
ing the secretary of the treasury fol
copies of the reports of Capt John w
White of the u s. revenue service, while
on duty in Alaska waters and of all thu
papers relating 10 the transfer of juris'
diction over the Territory of Alaskt
from the war to the treasury department
Adopted.
FRIDAY, May 7-Senate.-At the con
clusion of Pryors' speech on the Kellogg
Spoford case Hoar offered substitute
Tor the pending resolution, that sale
Kellogg was up IN the merits OF the CASE
entitled to seat in the senate of tht
United States from the state or louisa
ma, for the term of six years, commenc.
ing March 4, 1877, and that said Spot
ford was not entitled to St at in the sen
ate of the United States. Ordered print
ed and laid on the table. The resolu-
tions were then temporarily laid aside
and on motion of Mcmillan, the senate
bill authorizing the st. Paul 81 Chicagt
short line railway company to build 8
bridge across lake st. CIoix, was taken
up and passed On motion of Plumb
rhe bill to abolish Fort Harker, on tine
Kansas military reservation, and dispose
of lis land to actual settlers, was taken
up and PASSED. On motion of Baldwin,
the bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the purchase of site and
the erection of light house and IL &
signal at the entrance of Little Traverse
harbor, lake Michigan, was taken up
and passed.
FRIDAY 7th-H0uSe--When the journal
of Thursday had been read, the post
office appropriation bill was again taken
up, and passed as amended. The senate
amendment to the house bill for the re-
lief of settlers on the public lands was
concureu IN. On motion of Willis, the
bill passed establishing life saving
station, a. Louisville, KY. Mr.. Wash
burn introduced bill, appropriating
$500, 600 for the construction OF reservoirs
for the improvement of the navigation OF
the Mississippi river above st. Louis
Referred. The bill for the relief Of L.
Madison Day, of Louisiana. was defeate /;
ayes, 70; nays SO, and the house
went into committee of the VIII lie, on the
private calendar. After considering ten
pension bills, the committee finding 1t
self without a quorum, arose. Aooui.
twenty pension bills were passed, and
the house adjourned.
Troops of Deer On the Track.