Morris tribune., 1881-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, DEC. IL.

MONDAY, DEC. IL.
+ SENATE-A memorial was presented from
the Minnesota legislature asking an appropri-
alton for improving the Mississippi river.
Bills were introduced for the education Of In
dian children; to pay the extraordinary ex-
penses incurred by the assassination of Presi-
dent Garfield; in reference to bigamy; to en-
able national banking associations to extend
their corporate existence; relating to license
fees of officers of steam vessels (by Mr.. Nc
Millan); for financial aid to the cause Of pub
lie education; repeating certain laws relating
to appropriations I; and to establish court Of
appeals. Messrs. Garland and Beck spoke on
the tariff commission bill from the free-trade
standpoint
HoUsE-Not in session.
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
SENATE.-A bill was introduced to incorpor-
ate the Inter- Oceanic Ship Railway company.
MIR. Pendleton called up his civil service re-
form bill and spoke In favor thereof at con-
siderable length. Senators Dawes and Hill of
Georgia also spoke, and Mr. Voorhees, offered
. joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution providing for the election by
the people OF various federal officers now ap-
pointed. MIR. Window introduced bill for
the construction of the north branch of the
Union Pacific railway and telegraph line from
Sioux City westward, to connect with the
Union Pacific west of Cheyenne A resolu
ton was submitted asking information regard.
ing pension frauds, and resolution calling on
the president for the correspondence between
the government and its Representatives in Chill
and Peru was adopted. The report of the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections in the case of
the titles of the New York senator's was pre-
sented and laid on the table, which ends the
matter.
HoUsE-A resolution was adopted for q &C.
lect committee OF eleven to audit all claims for
services and expenses growing out of the ill
ness of the late President Garfield and to con-
slider what pension or privileges should be
granted to his family. Bills were introduced
reducing tariff duties on important goods 10
per cents; removing internal revenue tax on
matches, bank checks, snuff, cigars and spirits
distilled from apple and other fruits; to equalze
homesteads and reduce the price of publ
lands to actual settlers; to abolish the duty on
all agricultural Implements; max
ing the trade dollar legal ten.
der; for the taxation by states Of
United States legal tender notes; for board of
commissioners on interstate commerce, to tax
the manufacture Of oleomargarine; an appor
toument bill, fixing the number of representa-
tves in congress st 325; prohibiting the ad-
mission into the Union Of territories of less
population than congressional district; for
missouri r1Ver commission; reducing letter
postage to two cents; authorizing the Missis-
slppl river commission to survey and report up-
on the best method Of connecting that stream
W1t6 VIII the great lakes; appropriating $1O,OOO,-
oOO to improve the Mississippi river
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Il.
SENATE.-A number of bills were introduced,
among them one by Comder, providing an ap-
preparation to continue the Improvement Of the
Ohio river in West Virginia. and by Edmunds,
for ascertalnirg and settling the private land
claims: In certain states and territories.
Jones tAla submitted resolution which
was laid over until to morrow, calling for in
formation in the war Office relating to the con-
stuctlon of ship canal across the Florida
peninsula, it's costs and surveys made.
at the close of the morning business the SUBJ
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 10
SENATE-Mr. Sherman reported favorablv.
with amendments, his 5 per cent. refundine
bill Bills we're introduced to regulate inter
state commerce and to repeal taxes on bank de-
pests. The presidential succession bill was
again debated, MIR. Garland making the princi-
pal speech.
The following western postmasters were
nominated to the senate to-day:
Minnesota. T. Tanner, Spring Valley; W..
q. Young, Waseca; M. M Prinole, Kasson.
lowa-S. M. Jones, Hampton; J. l. Waite.
Burlington; G. W. Thsn,pson, Dunlap.
The senate confirmed the following post
masters
Wisconsin-G southworth, Hudson: J. L.
Marsh, Sheboygan; II. B. Harshman, Oshkosh !:
It. Thomas, Berlin; n: J. Freed, Racine.
Mlnnesota-Joseph Bobleter. New Ulm:
| Peter.
HoUsE-Not in session.
FRIDAY, DEC IS.
| SENATE The Drnsi6ept nro tam aUthOr-
| lied TO fill vacancies in committees, 4 bill was
| introduced to suppress cattle diseases. The
resolution for special committee on the rights
OF women was discussed. Changes in commit
| tees were announced as follows:
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-
cies, and to the committee on transportation
| routes to the seaboard in place of Blair Har-
risen succeeds Logan on Indian affairs and
of Eawley in the District of Columbia Sewell
is assigned to the chairmanship 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 (CoD. Hill (Ccl
to the select committee on Nicaraguan claims il
place of Hawley. Dawes to the civil service
and retrenchment in place of Hill (CoD. Sauu
ders 10 the select committee on civil service il
place of Rollins. Van Wyck to pensions, to fl
vacancy.
| Mr. Voorhees, took the floor to speak agains
the recommendation of the president and Sec
retsry of the treasury for a repeal Of the law
authorizing the coinage of silver and issue O
silver certificates.
The president sent the following nomination.
to the senate:
! Collector of Customs.-Alfred P. Howard
district of Portsmouth, N. H.; George ". Howe
district of Cuyahoga O.; Seth III. Sawyer, dis
trict of Pensacola, Fla. Joseph Hilst, listric
of st. Marks, Fla. Indian AgeDts-Henry J.
Armstrong, Grow agency, Montana: A. Cook
Fort Hall agency, Idaho; Jesse A. Fleming
Moquis Pueblo agency, Arizona. Surveyor o
Customs-Wallsce r. Finch, La Crosse, VIE.
TIE senate confirmed the following post
masters:
Wisconsin-B. F. Wyner, Platesville; NJ. Il
Sanony, Fort Atchkinson; Msry W. Briggs
Mauston; j. e. Flint, River Falls; Jokn Swartl
out Columbus j. R. Wes', Evansville; Charlie
Franzy, kenosha; james Irish, Clinton.
Iowa-Chas. Leighton, Oskaloosa; W.
Moulton. Stuart; A. P. Lowery, State Center
Edward Klott, Waverley; ]. l.. Meyers, Der
nison; A. K. Haley, DEBORAH; W. S. Leisure
Grinnell; N. NJ. Page, Fort Dodge: ]. B. Blak,
Avoca.
HoUsE.-The speaker announced the speci
committee on the expenses attending Pres
dent Garfeid's illness Bills were introduce
to requisite suffrage in the territories; relatln
to bigamy; to repeal the tax on bank checl
and deposits; to pay the public debt and sto
the manufacture of money by corporations;
pay the nterest-bearing debt of the Unite
states; for the free coinage of silver dollar
by Messrs Strait, Dunnel and Washbur
reducing the price of public lands relating
!. sellers, rights OF way of railroad companie
J etc, concerning patent infriugements; reducir
letter postage to 2 cents; appropriatir
$50, 900 for Mrs Garfield.
What Pope Leo Says.
The pope on Tuesday gave farewell aud
ence to the prelates assisting at the canonic
| sarYica Tho holy father aaid.