River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-03
10th Congress.

SATURDAY. Feb. l9-Seaate-The credentials
of Senators-elect Camden, jackson and Fair were
presented and fled. Senator Saunders presented
a resoution-which at his request tabled
Notwithstanding the committee on com
merce 10 increase the amount appropriated IN the
river and harbor bill for the improvement of the
navigation of the Missouri river, between its
mouth and Yankton. The senate then adjourned
| to attend the funeral of the Hon. Fernando
Wood.
SATURDAY, Feb. 19.- House-- Mr.. Carlisle, from
! the ways and means committee reported the bill
| repeating all laws imposing taxes on bank checks,
drafts aud orders, bank deposits, friction matches,
medical preparations, perfunery, cosmetics, Co
| logne and other articles with recommendation to
pass.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the agricultural bill.
An amendment was adopted, appropriating
$50 600 for the purchase, propagation and distri-
| button of seeds, etc. providing an equal proper
tion. Three-fourths of all seeds shall, at their
request, be supplied to the senator's and repre-
sentatives for distribution among the agricultural
| constituents.
| The house then adjourned to attend the funeral
| of the Hon. Fernando Wood.
| MONDAY, Feb. 2l.-Senate.--T credentials Of
| Mr. Harrison, senator-elect from Indiana, were
| presented and fled
| Sen Harris presented a memorial of the ma
tional tobacco board of trade in respect to the to-
bacco trade Of the United States with certain for
| eign countries calling attention to the monopoly
enjoyed in the manufacture and sale Of the staple.
and asking relief. Referred to the committee on
| foreign relations.
| Sen. Garland, fIom the Judiciary committee, re-
ported adversely on the house bill to give titles to
| settlers on Des Moines river lands Iowa, and for
| other purposes. Indefinitely postponed, but, by
| request, admitted to the calendar.
| Sen. MaXey, from the committee on postothces
| and postroads reported favorably with amend
ments the house post-route bill. Passed.
| Ho,se--Mr. Mcmahon offered resolution
| calling on the secretary Of the treasury for a
statement of the refunding bonds known as
| l0-40's and the sale or exchange OF bonds IN
| lien thereof during the year 1879, with list of
the syndicates banks, bankers, brokers and other
| persons taking the same, and the respective
| amounts taken by each what amounts were paid
| during said year on account OF double
interest on two or more classes OF bonds repre-
sentinC the same division and the amount Of
| money pail to each and for what purpose or ob-
| iects such payments made. II also calls for
| information to the expenses incurred by the
| government in printing, preparing and advertis-
| ng those bonds the amounts paid, to whom paid,
| whether the bonds refunded, exchanged or
sold at par and what was the market value in New
| York when said bonds were so exchanged or sold
| at the time money was paid into the United
States treasury, and also directs the secretary to
give generally in full and detail all correspondence
with said syndicates bonds, etc, in relation to
| the transactions of the government in refunding
| said loans in 1879. Adopted. Mr.. Warner to
| create a board of inspectors to watch over the
collections and expenditures Of the public treas
ury AT the expiration of the morning hour the
| legislative appropriation bill was taken up.
| TUESDAY, Feb. 81. .Seaate-Sen. Bayard from
the finance committee. reported with substitute
therefor the senate bill to repeal all laws that i'm
| pose taxes upon the capital Of and deposits with
| banks and bankers and upon bank checks. Sen
| Bavard stated that the substitute, reported by
the committee. provided simply for the repeal Of
| the tax on bank deposits. The substitute was
| agreed to and the bill as amended. was passed
Sen. Wallace, from the finance committee, re-
| ported adversely the bill to exchange issue and
proceed for redemption of fractional notes. In
| detineteiy postponed. The remainder of the
| morning hour was occupied in discussion peculi-
| arIy appropriate to the day and appreciated by
the galleries upon the house JOINT resolution for
monument to mark the birth place Of Washington.
| TUESDAY, Feb. 22 Homse-Mr. Rice reported
| hack the JOINT resalu ion providing for q joint
committee Of the senate ard house to investigate
| the alleged false ard fraudulent proof used be-
/ fore the Halifax fisheries commission from the
| committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Blount reported back the sundry civil APP
preparation bill from the committee Of the whole
The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation bill. The
committee rose and reported the bill TO the house
| The amendment adopted in committee, increasing
the appropriation for the reclamation Of arid and