Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-24
CONGRESSIO AL.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ID.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ID
sENATE. ~ A number Of bills were introduced,
I among them one by Gender, providing an APP
preparation to continue the improvement of the.
for scertaining and settling the private land
claims: In certain states and territories.
Jones (Ala) submitted resolution which
was laid over until to morrow, calling for in
formation in the war Office relating to the con
suction of a ship canal across the Florida
peninsula, its costs and surveys made
At the close Of the morning business the sub
Ject OF presidential succession was brought up
and Beck addressed the senate to illustrate the
urgency for legislative action.
HOUSE. Not in session.
THURSDAY. DEC. Is.
sENATE-Mr. Sherman reported favorable
with amendments, his 8 per cent refundine
OH. Bills were introduced to regulate inter
state commerce and to repeal taxes on bank de-
pests. The presidential succession bill was
AGAIN debated, Mr.. Garland making the princi-
pal speech. 80.
The following western postmasters were
nominated to the senate to-day:
Mlnnesota-B F. Tanner Sprinp Va1lav. W
y. Young, Waseca; NJ. M Prinole. Kasaon.,
lowa-s. N. Jones, Hampton j. I. Waite.
burlington; g. W. Thompson, Dunlap.
masters "' poeo-
!, W1sconsin-G. southworth, Hudson: J. Il
" Marsh, sheboygan; q. B. Karshnnan, Oshkosh:
=. J: Thomas Berlin; n J. Freed. Racine.
:, sota-Joseph Bobleter, New Ulnn.
D Danlel Sinclair, Winona; J. Z. Moore, ST.
HoUsE-Not in session.
FRIDAY, DEC 16.
SENATE. The president pro tenn was author,
lied to fill vacancies in committees, 4 bill was
introduced to suppress cattle diseases. The
q o1 tIo ierb4 o
OF women was discussed. Changes in commit
tees were announced as follows:
E Window is substituted for Fdmunds as chair-
man OF the committee on foreign affairs, who
takes the place Of Aldrich of the same commit
tee He is also assigned to the committee on
patents, and education and labor, to fill vacan-
cles and to the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard in place Of Blair. Har-
rison succeeds Logan on Indian affairs, and
Sawyer on territories Aldrich takes the place
Of Eawley in the District of Columbia. Sewell
is assigned to the craftsmanship of enrolled bills
in place of Rollins. Sawyer to the select COM
mittee on census in place of Cameron wis
Miller, of New York. to the epidemic diseases
committee in place of Miller COY. Hill (CoD.
to the select committee on Nicaraguan claims in
place of Hawley. Dawes to the civil service
and retrenchment in place of Hill (CoD. Saun-
ders to the select committee on civil service in
place of Rollins. Van Wyck to pensions, to fill
q vacancy.
Mr.. Voorhees, took the floor to speak against
the recommendation of the president and sec
retary OF the treasury for repeal Of the laws
authorizing the coinage of silver and issue of
silver certificates.
The president sent the following nominations
to tie senate:
Collector Of Customs. -Alfred P. Howard,
district of Portsmouth, N. e.. George W Howe,
district Of Cuyahoga, O.; Seth NJ Sawyer, dis
trict Of Pensacola, Fla. ; Joseph Hirst, district
of St Marks, Fla. Indian AgeDts-Henry j.
Armstrong, Grow agency, Montana; A. L Cook,
Fort Hall agency, Idaho; Jesse A. Fleming,
Moquis Pueblo agency, Arizona. Surveyor OF
Customs Wallace r. Finch, La Crosse, Wis.
The senate confirmed the following post
masters:
Wisconsin-B. F. Wyner, Platesville; M. 81.
Sanony, Fort Atchkinson; Mary W. Briggs
Mauston; J. E. Flint, River Falls; okn Swarth-
out, Columbus; J. R. West, Evansville; Charles
Franzy, Kenosha; James Irish, Clinton.
Iowa-Chas. Leighton, Oskaloosa; ". P.
Moulton, Stuart; A. P.sLowery, State Center;
Edward Kott, Waverley; J. F. Meyers, Den
nison; a. K. HALEY, DEBORAH; W. s. Leisure,
Grinnell; N. NJ Page, Fort Dodge;J J. B. Blake,
Ayoca
house speaker announced the special
committee on the expenses attending Presi-
dent Garfeld's illness. Bills we're introduced
to regulate suffrage in the territories; relating
to bigamy; to repeal the tax on bank checks
and deposits; to pay the public debt and stop
pay the interest-bearing debt Of the United
States; for the free coinage of silver dollars;
by Messrs. Strait, Dunnel and Nashburn,
reducing the price of public lands, relating to
sellers, rights of way of railroad companies,
etc, concerning patent infringements; reducing
letter postage to cents; appropriating
500, 1000 for Mrs. Garfield.