River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-03
46th Congress.


Bragg and Sparks opposed the measure; Mr.
Carlisle favored it. vote was finally taken on
supporting the bill favorably to the house, and it
stood 50 to l7-no quorum. This point being
raised by Mr. Sparks, the committee rose and re-
ported the fact to the house. After good deal
of noise and confusion the doors were closed
and the sergeant-at arms was dispatched after
absentees.
The usual scenes incident TO a night session were
enacted, and the house did not adjourn till a.
m. and only then after vain attempts to get
quorum.
MONDAY, Jan. 24-.Senate. senate took
up the Indian land bill; the discussion upon which
occupied the entire day. After agreeing to modify
it, as TO extend the provision TO 80 tribes and
fragment tribes, the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. -Holse.-Under the call Of
states the following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: Mr.. Stevens-Calllng on the secretary of
state for any information in his possession touching
the disposition of foreign governments toward
international action for the restoration of
silver to fill the use money.
Mr.. Blackburn-To retire Col Thomas L. Crit
tenden with rank and pay as brgadier general.
Mr.. RObnson-TO establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy. Mr.. Gillette, for the construction
of a double track railway from New York to
Council Bluffs. Mr.. Wilbum defining the bound
airy line between the Indian territory and Texas.
The morning hour having expired, Cox, chair
man OF the committee on census, reported back
the bill for appOrtionment of representatives in
congress among several states and the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY,, Jan. .Seaate--On motion of sena-
tor Pendleton, the bill to pay the additional ex-
penses of the tenth census passed.
Consideration was resumed of the Indian lana
seyeralty bill. Sen. Pendeton addressed the SEN
ate in favor of the bill.
Sen. Morgan, commenting on the fact thht the
Ute commissioners report had not been presented,
ntimated it had probably been withheld until the
pending bill should be disposed of and expressed
n conviction that it would show that the Ute leg
slation in the last year had proved signal
failure.
With action on the amendments, the senate
Nent into executive session, and when the doors
reopened adjourned
Rolse-'rhe house went into committee of the
whole, Carlisle in the chair, upon the pOstoffice
appropriation bill.
The Dwight amendment provides that hereaf
ter the postmaster general may pay out of the
appropriation for the transportation on railroad
routes, to the personal representatives or any
employe of the railway mail service who may be
killed on the railroad while on duty, sum equal
to his salary for two years; and making this pro-
vision apply to the case of the men recently
burned to death while on duty at Tioga Center,
Ny.
This amendment being ruled out Mr.. Dwight
so modified it AZ to evade the point of order and
amended il by further proyiso that the amount
may be paid TO the individuals, and shall be de-
Quoted from the amount which may be due the
railroad company on whose road the accident oc
CURED, resulting in the injury. After long de
bate the amendment was reiected-3l to "a.
Mr.. Brigham offered an amendment requiring
railroad companies to carry in mail safety
heaters, and saws, axes and other implements, to
be used in case of accident. Adopted.
Mr.. Clardy moved to amend by increasing the
appropriation for special facilities on trunk lines
from $500 600 to $3.50 600.
This amendment Waa offered for the nnrpOsp of
allowing the second assistant postmaster general
TO special mail facilities over the st. L..
NJ. & s. Railway. and was advocated by Clardy,
Dunn and Slemmons.
Mr.. Blackburn, in opposition to the amendment,
stated that it would not have the effect the gov
eminent desired and in the course of his
remarks alluded to the second assistant post
master general as man whose past had
shown that he dared to do all that was right
and much that was questionable.
Mr.. Davis, of California offered an amendment
to authorize the postmaster general to pay to the
coloEies of New Zealand and New South Wales
so much of the cost Of transportation Of the Brit
ish closed mails to and from Australia as he may
deem it just not to exceed one-half Of the said
cost and appropriating $40 900 for that purpose.
Mr.. Davis advocated the adoption of his amend
ment and the amendment was agreed to yeas
81, nays "a.
Mr. Blackburn offered an amendment to the act
authorizing the construction of the st. Louis
bridge by adding thereto a provis0 that no higher
charge shall be made for transportation of mails
over that bridge than the rate per mile paid for
their transportation railroads or the highway
leading to said bridge. The amendment required
unanimous consent to be presented at this time
and being objected to by Wells, it was not
ceived.
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the house, when it passed.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan 26-.Senate-The p0stOfice
4 1 l.
committee on appropriations. The consideration
of the land in severalty bill was then resumed
The question being upon the amendment adding
proviso to the amendment of Senator Hoar,
comforting citizenship on Indians taking land in
seyeraity. After some further discussion Herman
moved executive session. The motion was then
agreed to, and the senate went into executive
session. and when the doors reopened it adj
joumed.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 70 o,~e-0n motion Of
Mr. Sapp, the bill passed granting to Council
Bluffs, Carr lake near that city. motion To
dispense with the morning hour was defeated by
avote of 80 to 50, and the speaker directed the
clerk to finish the bill pending. Mr.. Bicknell
called up the resolution proposing JOINT rule for
counting the electoral votes After some time be-
ing spent in vain to arrive at determination in
reference to the time TO be consumed in debate
Bicknell demanded the previous question on the
Morgan electoral resolution. Mr.. Conger raised
the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. ~ ISenate.-Sen. Dawes pre-
sented petition signed by John Welsh Bishop
Simpson. Rev. Joseph Cook, Wendell Phillips, and
2200 others, besides churches, benevolent and
other societies. representing in all 30 900 cti
zens praying congress to observe the treaties made
with the Indian tribes and in future to do justice
to the remnants Of that people The bulky pack
age inclosng the petition was conveyed from the
tnb mbor Ind ot nj IN
the vice presidents table, and with the accOmpa-
nying explanatory letter from the Indian Terri
tory keeping association, of Philadelphia was
ferred to the committee Indian affairs. The
Indian land in severalty bill was taken up un-
finished business.
House-The post route bill having been report
ed and recommtted, Speer, at the expiration
of the morning hour, called up the contested cleo
tien case of eats VS.. Martin. Speer argued in
favor of the contestant Yeats. Mr. keifer pre-
sented the case of the contestee, Martin, and Mr..
Russell the other side. At the conclusion of Rus
sells speech Mr.. Springer demanded the previous
question, and the republicans refusing to vote the
house was left without quorum. Adjourned.
FRIDAY Jan. 29-Senate-The committee on
diseases Of domestic animals reported with amend
ments the bill for the establishment OF bureau
of animal industry and for the suppression and pre-
ventiOn of contagious diseases. The bill to con-
fer to Chicago the tue to the grounds in the
Fort Dearborn reservation was taken up, on
ton of Davis of Illinois, and elected discussion
which occupied the morning hour. Sen. Blaine
introduced bill for the establishment of the
[. 5. mail service and the revival of foreign com
merce on American steamships. Mr.. Blaine said
he introduced the bill as a substitute for one
which was Il substitute of Mr.. Beck's speech of
the previous day, namely: free ships At this
suggestion the bill was referred to the committee
on finance.
Sen. Wallace introduced a joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the constitution of the
United States changing the mode Of eecting
president and president of the United States.
The bill dispenses with the electoral college and
provides for the election by the people by the
secret ballot and by direct vote. In the districts
each state is to have as many districts it has
senators and members in congress, and each dis
trict to have vote the vote TO be canvaSsed
by the state board of eanvassers consisting of the
governor, chief justice and secretary of state;
their returns to be made to the speaker of the
the votes to be counted by congress in joint ballot
and the plurality vote to elect The bill was tenn
porarily laid on the table Wallace stating that he
would ask ~ submit some remarks upon it to-
morrow.
Without at lion upon the bill the senate went
into executive session and when the doors re-op-
ened adjourned until tomorrow.
FRIpAY Jan. 2S.-- Ho,se-A resolution calling
the secretary of state for all the information in
regard to the Halifax fishery award adopted
The morning hour having been dispensed with
the house went in % committee Of the whole, Hun
ton in the chair, on the private calendar.
The committee rose without taking any action
on the bills and the house adjourned
Boxed Ears.