River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Record Of the Every Day Proceed
Ings of Both Houses OF Congress.
MoNpAY. DIG. l9.

.SeHate.-After fifteen minutes were spent in re-
ceiying petitions, the senate went INTO executive
session and unanimously confirmed the nominal
tions Of Brewster as attorney general, and Davis
as assistant secretary OF state.
The house concurrent resolution for adjourn
ment over the holidays was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations.
On the expiration of the morning hour, the sub
ject Of the presidential succession came up, and
Mr.. Jones fla resumed his argument. He
held, under the constitution. that there was no
such thing temporary inability. lie assumed
emphatcally that when cnee vice president en-
tered the presidential Office, the case is such
grave inability as to justify that step which he
holds it is irreyoeaby for the balance of the term
The debate terminated by the pending res
olutions Of instruction to the Judiciary committee
to inquire into and report legislation on the sub
ject with BILL and the matters were referred TO
that committee
Hoase-0n motion of Mckinney, the senate bin
granting ranking privilege 20 Lueretia r. Gar
field, was passed, and the call of the states re-
sumed
Bills were introduced to provide for a drawback
Of 10 per cent all goods hereafter imported in
American built ships owned exclusively by cti-
zens of the United States; TO regulate custom du-
ties ON summac; to regulate duties on sheep and
goat skins imported for purpose of making NOR
rocco; to ablli h the export tax on tobacco; for
the admission OF Dakota and Washington terri
tories inte the Union as states.
Mr.. Hawkins introduced bill providing for
the protection of the person of the president of
the United States. Ii provides for the punish
ment by death of assault with intent to kill. If
it shall be shown that the assaiIant was rrespon-
sible at the time he shall be confined in an asylum
for the insane for life Referred.
Mr.. Springer, amending the rules of the COM
mttee on Mississippi leyees. Mr. Springer's OBJ
ject is TO place the commerce and improve ment
Of the Mississippi river in charge of a special
committee which will consider and report on all
measures, carry on work under direction OF the
Mississippi improvement commission.
Messrs King and Gibson presented similar
amendments to the rules and Gibson further
presented amendments Of the act for the ap-
p0intmen of the Mississippi river commission.
TUESDAY, DEC. 20.
iSenate-1he chair announced his signature to
the enrolled bill giving franking privilege to Mrs.
Garfield.
The following bills were introduced:
To protect pension money from attachment and
levy on seizure by process of law, and the amount
of same money when invested in homesteads.
Hereafter, collectors of internal revenue shall
be appointed for a term of two years.
AL collectors of internal revenue who shall
have served four years or more on the Both of
June, 1882 shall; on and with that date, expire,
provided they shall hold after that date until
their successors are qualified.
After short executive session the senate ad-
journe3.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81.
lSenote-The committee on claims, reported fa-
vorably without amendment, the bill to ascertain
the amounts due the citizens of the United States
for supplies furnished the Sioux and Dakota In
dams Of Minnesota, prior TO the massacre in
1862 and for the payment thereof.
Sem Plumb introduced a bill to shorten the
period of homesteading public lands to two
years.
The senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were re-opened the house Garfield
memorial resolutions REQUIRED. and were con-
CURED in.
The resolution for clerk of the senate docu-
ment room, was adopted.
Adjourned until January 9th.
House-Speaker Kiefer announced the stand
ing committees and the house adjourned III Ill
January 9th.