The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-20

committee of five to investigate the alleged
abuse of the frankling privilege.
The Indian bill was discussed, and the amend
ment appropriating SIC, 200 to pay the ex
penses OF the Indian commission was adopted in
committee of the whole but rejected in the house.
The bill passed.
| The speaker laid before the house message
from the president transmitting copies of cor
respondence relating to the invitation extended
by the French republic to this government, to
send one or more delegates to represent it in
the international congress of electricians to be
held in Paris, September Is, 1881. The pres
ident recommends that an appropriation be
| made for that purpose.
| The house committee on elections determined
to-day to dismiss the contested election case of
Haro1son against Shelly, Fourth Alabama dis
| trict
| district was then taken up and the same dis
position made of the contestants case.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, IL.
SENATE:-The day was passed in discussing
the franking privilege and the army appropr1a-
ton bill, without action.
| HoUsE-The refunding bill was discussed.
Amendments fixing the rate of interest on the
bonds and notes to be issued at 8 per cent were
agreed to; the former by vote of 1872 to
50. An amendment was agreed to that be-
fore any bonds or notes shall be issued under
this act the secretary Of the treasury shall pay,
on bonds maturing during 1881, all silver
dollars of 412l2 grams, and all gold over and
above the $50, OO0, 900 now held in he treas
ury for REDEMPTION purposes,
| THURSDAY, JANUARY, IS.
! SENATE:-On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan, the
bill introduced by him for the paymentof dam
ages which may be occasioned to Indians by
the construction of reservoirs on the upper
Mississippi, and that the appropriation for the
construction of dam at Lake Winnebagoshish
Sl,n I>1c ~
bill was considered at length, but no action was
| taken.
HoUsE:-Ta funding bill was again discussed
Mr.. Randalls amendment, authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to issue bonds in amount
not exceeding $3.50, OOO, 900, which shall bear
at the option of the United States after two
| years, was amended so as to read $4OO, OOO, 600
| of bonds $500, OOO, 900 Of notes, and making
the bonds redeemable in one year and payable
in ten, and adopted-12S to 2 (Weaver and
Gillette)
An amendment was offered imposing an in
come tax, but the house adjourned before TAX
ing action.
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA.
SENArE:-Senator Hoar introduced bill
''by request" providing that ex-presidents shall
receive, after the expiration of their term of
Office, one-fourth the amount of salary re-
ceived while in Office, the same to be paid them
during life.
The bill for the purchase by the secretary OF
the treasury of the property known as the Freed
thereto, known as the Freedman's Saving and
Trust company in Washington city, and making
considered, but action was deferred
On motion of Mr.. Window, the senate took
up the military academy appropriation blu. Nj.
Window stated the total Of the bill at $500, 1875,
which was $50, 307 less than the estimates. It
exceeded the appropriation for 1881 by So, 9O1.
! The senate committee had made single i'm
portant amendment, and the bill passed, as also
! the army appropriation bill. Adjourned to
Monday.
HousE.-1t being private bill day, no business
! Of public interest was done.
! SATURDAY, JANUARY Is.
! SENATE:-Not in session.
| HoUsE:-The entire day was devoted to de-
bate on the funding BILL and one or two amend
ments were adopted. It will probably pass in
few days substantially as reported.
| Mr. Bouck of Wisconsin offered bill in the
house providing for the division of Dakota and
the admission Of the southern section as a State.
| MONDAY, JANUARY II.
SENATE:-The bill for the relief of Gen Ord
passed The senate refused to 34-to take
up the Kellogg case.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced to prohibit
| the expectation of diseased cattle and other an
inals; to regulate the civil service; to legalize
collection of taxes on national bank shares: to
| regulate Interstate commerce by railroads; to
relieve all persons having claims against the
government; for the election of United States
senators by popular vote; to establish sub
treasury at Louisville; for a joint commission
to investigate the circumstances surrounding
| the late Halifax award; for the erection of
telegraph lines by the government; an ap-
portionment bill, fixing the number of mem
bers of the house of representatives at 3O1.
The rules were suspended and the bill passed
quitting the titles Of settlers on the Des Moines
! river lands in Iowa.