River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-24
46th Congress.

Bayard, of Delaware, to succeed himself
Sen. Herman from the finance committee re-
ported tlvorably, without amendment. the senate
joint res 1lution for invitation to foreign ma
tons to b. represented and take part in the inter
national exhibition.
vote demonstrated that a quorum was not
present, and after call of the senate they adj
journed.
SATURDAY, Feb. House-The bill reported
by the inte-- oceanic canal committee. in aid of
Tehuantepee ship railway (Ead's scheme) gave
rise to noisy and disorderly struggle over the
question whether the report has been authorized;
finally, on motion of Cox the whole subject was
laid on the table by a unanimous rira roce vote.
The morning hour having been dispensed With
the speaker proceeded to call the states in order
to enable one member from each state to ask
unanimous consent for the passage of any bill.
bill coming over from yesterday regulating
the importation of raw materials used in the con-
struction or repair of vessels engaged in foreign
trade, including the trade between the Atlantic
and Pacific ports Of the United States or built on
foreign account led to a lengthy discussion and
the hoase adjourned withoutaction on it.
MoNDAY Feb. 14-.Satate.-After the intro
dUction Of numerous petitions and bills the SEN
ate took up the post-otiiee appropriation BILL the
question being Ola the amendment appropriatng
81 600 for steamboat service. Sen. Teller
moved to lay the amendment on tho table to avoid
further discussion. Agreed to, yeas 81, noes IA.
Sen. Withers, from the appropriation committee,
reported with amendments the district appropri-
alton bill. Placed on the calendar The cattle
disease bill was then taken up and eleven sections
of the bill read when Thurman criticised the ma
ehinery to be created by it as complicated and
cumbersome At this point message received
from the house, announcing the death Of Repre-
sentative Wood was read, and as mark of re-
spect for the memory OF the deceased, the senate
adjourned.
Forney, and HaNley were appointed confreres
on the part of the house, on the army appropria-
ton bills. Bills were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Stevenson presented n resolution from the
Illinois legislature, urging the passage of sue h
measures as will relieve the commerce of the
country from the unjust determinations by rail-
road corporations and to protect Interstate com
merce by law. Mr.. Townsend of Illinois, fixing
the fist Monday in November, the time for
assembling tn congress. Mr.. Cox. to admit free,
articles intended for the international exhibition
of 1888; also, authorizing the president to invite
representatives of foreign governments. Mr..
Carlisle, reported back the bill regarding the
manufacture of vinegar, by the alcoholic Yaper-
ispg process. Mr.. Hill, reported back the reso-
luton declaring the policy of the United States,
in regard to the inter-oceanc canal.
The house went into a committee
of the whole Townsend, of Illinois, in the
chair upon the senate bill to provide for the fund
ing of per cent. certificates in the District of
Columbia; but before any action was taken
thereon the committee rose, and Speaker Ran
dali announced the death of Fernando Wood,
who had entered the house fourteen years ago.
and had he lived to fill the next term for which
he was chosen In would have served twenty years.
Mr.. Tucker, of the ways and means committee, of
which Wood was chairman, presented the Gus
toInary resolutions and moved an adjournment.
After short address by Cox, the resolutions were
adopted. The speaker appointed as a committee
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Tucker, Frye, Phelps, Dunnell, Mckinley, Car
Isle, Chittenden and Hutchins, seven of whom are
colleagues of Mr.. Wood, in the ways and means
committee of the house AS an additional mark
of respect, the house adjourned.
TUESDAY Feb l5-iSmote-Sen Hereford
presented joint resolution from the West Vir-
ginia Legislature asking for law regulating in
ter-state railroad traffic. Referred. Sen. Bayard
spoke to an attentive audience on the floor and
II he galleries in explanation of the amendments
OF the senate finance committee to the funding bill.
An interesting discussion followed upon the ques-
ton whether the bond be a long or short one, in
the course of which Williams said the objection
to long bond is that so long it is out we will
never get rid of the national banks, and am in
favor of under-sapplng them by all means in
my power. The question was taken on
the amendment reported by the finance commit
tee, to make the clause read: The secretary
of the treasury is hereby authorized to issue bonds
TO an amount not exceeding S400 900 600. Agreed
to. Sen. kirkwood offered an amendment, max
ing it the duty Of the secretary of the treasury to
authorize public subscriptions to be received at all
government repositories and national banks for
the bonds and treasury notes authorized in the
bill, for twenty days before giving any award to,
or making contract with a syndicate or indiyid-
uals and to award the full amount such sub
scription. Without action on the amendment of
the finance committee, either of the amendments
offered thereto, the senate adjourned, leaving the
funding bill 10 come up tomorrow as unfinished
business
TUESDAY, Feb. IS House-The desk recently
occupied by Fernando Wood was draped IN black
and decorated with handsome basket of flowers.
Mr.. Calkins from the committee on elections sub
mitted report OF that committee on the contested
election case of McCabe w. 0rth from the ninth
congressional district of Indiana confirming the
right of 0rth to the seat which he now occupies.
The report was agreed TO- The morning hour
having been dispensed with, the speaker proceed
ed to call the states, in order to enable one mem
Der from each state ask consent for the passage
of any bill. Requests were made as follows: Mr..
Blake, to regulate the collection of tax on Weiss
beer the bill provides that in lieu of tax of one
dollar per barrel of thirty-one gallons, tax of
three cents per barrel shall be paid. Mr.. Dibrell
offered an amendment. providing that from and
afterthe first day of January the tax on brandy
distilled from fruit shall be fifty cents per gallon.
To this Mr.. Townsend of Illinois offered an
amendment providing that the duty on salt
shall be reduced to one per cent. After few
brief addresses had been presented to the house
on the acceptance of the statue of Jacob Collnar
of Vermont, the house went into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill Carlirle in the
chair
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. To- Senate-Sen. Eaton,
from the committee on foreign relations. reported
the following resolution
Resolred By the Senate and House IF Repre-
seatotires Of the United States Of america an Con
gross assembled, That the interests of the people
of the United States and the welfare and security
of their government, are so involved in the sub
ject of the construction of ship canal and other
ways for the transportation of sea-going vessels
across the Isthmus, that the government of the
United States with the fraRkness which is due
to all other peoples and governments hereby as
serts that it will insist that its consent is neces
sary and its conditions precedent to the execution
of any such project, and also as TO rules and
regulations under which other nations shall par
ticipate in the United States canal or other ways
either in peace in war
Tabled temporarily, and ordered printed.
Senator Allison reported with amendments, the
fertilization appropriation bill.
After briefly discussing the calendar, the SEN
ate took up the funding bill, but adjourned with
out action.
Ho,se:-The post-offico appropriation bill with
the senate amendments, was referred to the com
mittee on appropriations, and the house went
on the river and harb0r bill. A vote was not
reached however, before adjournment.
THURSDAY, Feb. 17.-Snate-The following
bills were tavorably reported and placed ON the
calendar For government building at TerTe
Haute, Ind, and for fire proof government
building at Columbus o. Mr.. Voorhees, offered
resolution, which was agreed to, instructng the
judiciary committee to inquire into the best meth
cd OF protecting innocent purchasers from impo-
sitions praciced by fraudulent vendors of patents
and patent rights, and report by bill otherwise.
The senate resumed the discussion Of the funding
BILL with the generally -understood purpose of dis
posing of the bill to-day, even If a night session
were necessary. After a prolonged discussion,
lasting till two o'clock IN the morning the bill
reported with the rate of per cent. maintained.
This leaves the funding bill substantially as it
passed the house.
port submitted on the contested election
case from the second district o North Caro-
lima declaring Kitchen, the sitting member, en-
titled to his seat. The speaker announced the
regular business to be the consideration of amend
ments to the river and harbor bill, which
agreed to. Mr.. Robson moved TO commit the bill TO
the committee judiciary, with instructions to
report it back with amendment combining the
expenditure therein appropriated, to the rivers,
harbors and streams within the maritime and adj
mirality jurisdiction Of the United States The
motion was defeated. Teas, So NAYS 1855. The
bill was then passed Yeas 163 nays, 81.
FRIDAY Feb 1S-.Sepate-The credentials of
Messrs Van Wyk and Miller, senators-elect, were
presented and filed.
Bills were introduced and referred: Senator
Vest, to incorporate the Inter-0ceani company.
Sen. Hereford a bill making an appropr-
alton to improve the Little Kanawaha and Elk
rivers and to continue the improvement of the
Great kanawana and New rivers in West Vir-
ginia.
On motion Sen. Thurman. the senate passed
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