River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-17
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ilMr Hawley favored the bin Of Cox, fixing the
number of members at 30l
Mr.. Hooker said TO cut down representation
from the south would be 20 deprive the negro of
the right to be represented IN congress. The ne
gro was very good institution rs long as he
would vote the republican ticket, but when he
became man and acted for himself, when he
voted the democratic ticket. republicans said
there was want of departure from the principle
by which be should be governed, and his repre-
sentation should be cut down.
Without further debate the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. T. Sendte.-0n motion of Mr.
Butler the subject Of the alleged census frauds in
South Carolina was taken ", and the letter of
the secretary of the interior, IN response to the
senate resolution for information on the subject
was read. Mr.. Butler verified the report and be-
lieved it should put to shame the baseless ealum-
MES of stump orators and party organs in the
late campaign. Replying to the language con-
tanned in a speech ty Mr. Conkhng, during the
campaign, he spoke of its charges and insin-
uations as being as malignant in their purpose
against the south as the heart that inspired their
utteranee and asserted that although the evidence
of the correctness of the census figures was CON
elusive and overwhelming of the authors charges
he had not had the honesty to make amends for
his dishonorable peryirsions.
Mr.. Conkling replied to Butler, that he inferred
the latter had designed his remarks as an assault
upon him for something he had said in speech
last September. He thought that Butler had
luhen u long time 10 reply MS LOT tht NHpuTlnSS
of that senator he had no concern.
Mr. Butler The staggering insolence Of the
senator from New Y ork has no concern for me.
Mr.. ConkEng-The senator is person with
whom do not choose to handy words epithets
here or elsewhere. Least Of all here.
The subject was then dropped. and the senate
adjourned.
MONDAY Feb. T. Holse.-Mr. Aiken moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill for creating
department of Agriculture.
Objection was made.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred
By Thomae Turner, a joint resolution on the
subject of taxation 1t declares the constitution
confers no power upon congress to impose tariff
| of internal revenue other taxation, except for
| the purpose of raising revenue that the revenue
standard of taxation is the lowest rate that will
yield the required revenue; that to impose higher
tax is to place an unnecessary burden on the con-
sumcrs of the taxed articles: that neither the
| state nor federal governments have the power to
| impose tax on one portion of the
people for the purpose of enabling
| another portion to engage proftaby in
nerative and that an nternal-reyenue tariff and
other indirect taxes should be levied on Injuries,
and not on the neeessaries, OF life
By Mr.. Washburn of Minnesota-For entry
and sale of public lands for the right of way to
railroad companies.
! By Mr.. Ford of Missouri, by request-For dis
| tributi0n of the public lands.
By Mr. Robson, by request-Proyiding for the
safety of life on railroads 1t oompels railroads
| to carry axes and fire extinguishers on each pas
| senger cur and imposes a penalty for any viola
| ton Of this provision.
Also in relation to the transvaal republic.
| TUESDAY, Feb S-Seaiate-The credentials OF
| Phletus Sawyer and Arthur p. German, senators
elect were read and filed. Sen. Bruce from the
| committee on education and labor, reported adj
versely on the joint resolution to provide for the
enforcement of the eight hour law, and it was in
definitely postponed.
TUESDAY, Feb. s. Houae--Mr Regain report
| ed back the river and harb0r appropriation bill
and it was referred to the committee of the
| whole.
| A long argument took place over the PROPOSE
ton to set apart portion Of the galleries for the
| accommodation of families of members and sen
ators during the electoral count.
Mr.. Briggs offered the customary resolution
relative to the death of Farr of New Hampshire
and eulogies were delivered by Bragg, Hall. Ray
Bland. Bowman Updegraf, 0'Shillen. Dagger
Blake and Sherwin. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-Little legislation wa,
/ enacted in either house on account of counting
| the electoral vote. The two houses met in joint
session about noon, as required by law with Vice
President Wheeler in the chair. The hall of the
house was crowded with spectators and the seent
was imposing one. The formality in counting
the electoral vote was conducted in conformity
week, and was concluded by the president of tn,
senate declaring that James A. Garfield is elected
| president and Chester A. Arthur vice-president Of
the United States.
| THURSDAY Feb. U-.Saaate-The senate bill
appropriating 5000 600 for the purchase of grounc
| for and the erection thereon of hall Of
deposit for government records passed. the postal
| appropriation bill was then taken up but without
| reaching conclusion the senate adjourned
| THURSDAY Feb. l0-Kfoase-A number of pri-
vate bills were disposed of on the opening Of the
session after which the house went into committee
| of the whole.
FRIDAY, Feb. II.
Se,1teA joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Herman in relation to the international ex hi
! bition of 1883 authorizing and requesting the
| president, whenever he shall deem that adequate
| preparations therefor have been made, to invite
the participation therein of foreign nations, pro
! vided there be no expense to the government
! Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution instructng the ju.
dietary committee to consider and report whether
the assembling mt the seat of government of large
| bodies of organized and armed troops, not under
/ the command of officers of the United States Oh
| any national authority, be not likely to prove III
] the future dangerous in practice, and
whether any legislation opinion by
| Congress on the subject be desirable
| A debate followed and the resolution was laid
over. Sen. Wallace made long speech in favor
| of his resolution for constitutional amendments
providing for the district system and popular vote
| by plurality rule in the presidential elections.
| FRIDAY Feb. 1l-Hotse-The session of the
house was devoted mainly to the private calen-
/ iAr.