River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-27
10Th Congress.

SATURDAY. JAN. 19.--SElaIc not III stsSloll.
H0ase.-The House went into committee OF the
whole-Covert, of New York, in the chair--on the
funding BILL and after a long discussion adjourn
ed without reaching vote.
MoNpAY, Jan. I7.-Seadte.--Sen Wallace,
from the committee on appropriations, reported,
with sundry amendments the Indian appropriation
bill.
Sen. Pendleton. from the census committee, re-
ported bill making an appropriation for com
pleting, compiling and publishing the returns OF
the teth census.
Sen. Garland presented report Of the congress
sional visitors to West Point and Accompanying
the same was bill amending the existing laws in
the national military academy at West Point. Re
ferred
Sen. Williams introduced bill to establish
ocean mail service and making an appropriation
therefor
4 bin passed directing the purchase by the sec
rotary of the treasury, of the Freedmens paving
and trust company, located on Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Bill passed for the relief of Gen. Ord
MoxnAv, Jan. F{o,se-Bills introduced and
referred: Mr.. Willis-to establish a sub-trcasury
at Louisville. Mr.. Newberry providing for
joint committee by the United States and Great
Britain to investigate the alleged false and fraud
uent proofs and statistics used before the Hall
fax fishery commission; it recites the allegation
that certain documents presented 10 the commits
sion by the British government contained false
fraudulent and forged statements, ETC., and re-
quests the president to inform the government OF
Great Britain of such allegation, and request that
government TO Join with the United States in
the appointment of n commission, to be composed
of three persons, one to be appointed ~ the
United States one by Great Britain, and one by
the two governments jointly to fully lE'estlgate
the question of false and fraudulent proof ana
document of every kind and nature, and make
report of such investigation, with proof addressed
and addueed and conclusions shown to their
respective governments.
Mr.. Ford u resolution declaring il to / e the opin-
ion of the house that every interest demands the
immediate consideration Of the telegraph lines by
the government and requesting the committee on
postoffceS and railroads to report the bill for the
construction of such telegraph lines as may be
necessary to protect the people from the monopo-
ly. The speaker ruled that the resolution was not
in order, under the call of the states and it was
not admitted AT the conclusion of the call of the
states, Mr. Ford offered his resolution relative to
telegraph lines and 1t was referred. Mr.. Springer
introduced resolution directing the committee on
pOstothces and post roads TO inquire into the eX-
pediency of establishing telegraph postal system
in the United States, and also the cost of repro
ducing forms for transmitting Geographic mes
sages to those on lines now possessed by existing
corporations, and as to the eNpedency of operat-
ing the same and granting that committee
to send for persons and papers and authoriz
ing it to report at any time by bill or other
wise
Mr.. Converse, chairman of the committee on
private lands, under instruction from that com
mittee, moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill quoting titles of settlers the Des Moines
river lands III the state of Iowa. Mr.. Van oor-
hees demanded the reading of the report of the
committee, asserting that this was the most IN
famous bill ever presented to congress. The read
ing of the majority report occupied two hours,
and then Van VOORHEES, called for the reading OF
the minority report. This being objected TO,
the speaker decided that its reading was not in
order and from this decision Van VOORHEES, APP
L. hot sIl \
journed
TUESDAY, Jan. Staate-Sen. Vest submit
ted a communication from the secretary of the in
terror, transmitting the completed census returns
of 1880. On motion OF Senator Pendleton it was
referred to the census committee. The chair also
submitted a communication from the secretary CT
the interior in response to the senate resolution up
alleged fraudulent census returns in South Car
Dina This accompanied by letter from the
superintendent of the census on the subject. Ben.
Holidays claim bill came up the regular order.
The amendment adopted The bill thus
amended was read third time and passed Ayes
So noes 10. After an Ineffective effort by Coke
to get up bill tc provide for allotment of lands
in severalty to Indians several reservations the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 1SHo,ese- Mr.. Sparks chair
man OF the committee on military affairs, report
ed back adversely the bill to place U. $. Grant
the retired list of the army. The house then went
INTO committee OF the whole, Mr.. Covert IN the
chair. upon the funding bill
WEDNESDAY, Jan, l9--Se1pute--Sen. Conkng
submitted a resolution directing the secretary Of
the interior to inform the senate respecting the
ecutlon of the law for taking the recent census
to the number of superintendent enumerators and
special agents to enumerate the Indians, experts,
clerks male and female messengers labOrers ETC..
employed for taking the census together with the
rate Of compensation alO wed each class also for
information as to the buildings rented and the
amount of rental; the expenses for stationery,
printing ETC., and the number of persons now
| drawing pay from the census office tor services,
with the aggregate of the monthly outlay therefor
Sen Edmunds called up the senate bill reported
! from the committee on private land claims at the
last session of congress, to provide for ascertain
ing and selling private land claims of state and
territories acquired from Mexico, except Colorado
After the debate, by Plumb, Thurman, Blair, and
! Edmunds the bill was passed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10 EIo,se.--The attention
eff the house occupied the entire day, Of
making provisions for the execution of the fund
ing bill, after completing this the house adjourn
/ ed
THURSDAY Jan % Staote-On motion Of SEN
ator Mcdonald, his resolution of the last session,
/ for the appointment of standing committee on
/ the rights of women citizens, was taken up.
/ Senator Davis, of West Virginia moved to
fer the subject to the committee on rules. Agreed
1 to-ayes %, noes %.
/ Senator Herman presented a resolution which
was adopted without debate, requesting the presl
dent forthwith transmit TO the senate if in his
opinion it is compatible with the public interests
copies Of any and all correspondence since 1869
which may have passed between the secretary of
state and any diplomatic or consular agent Of the
United States, either in Switzerland or any other
foreign country, in relation to the sending to the
/ United States by any foreign state, canton or
municipality, Of criminals, paupers or insane per-
sons. A conference on the bill granting land to
Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming
for university purposes. The funding bill was
received FROM the house and referred to the com
mittee on finance Adjourned.
| THURSDAY, Jan. House--The house
went into committee of the whole
| Cobb in the chair-on the naval appropriation
bill Mr. Atkins briefly explained the previous
bill which appropriated S14 ,46l 600; net in
crease of S53 900 over the appropriation for the
present year. The bill was read by sections for
amendment. Several amendments were offered
with the design of increasing the appropriation,
but were rejected. The committee then rose and
| reported the bill to the house when it was passed
exactly as reported from the committee on appro-
priatiOnS.