River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL
MoSDAy, JAN. 9.

Soaate-The following bills were introduced:
For the deposit Of silver bullion in the treasury
Of the United States, and the issue of certificates
therefor for the organization Of the territory OF
Oklahoma; for the creation Of body of parlia-
mentary attorneys.
A resolution for special committee on woman
suffrage passed.
On motion of Sen. Sherman his bill 10 provide
for the issue OF 3 per cent. bonds, was taken up,
and without formal vote, Vest offered an amend
ment, which was ordered printed, adding to the
bill section identical with the fifth or compu-
sorry section which vetoed the per cent. bill at
the last session but is modified TO cover the pro-
vision for two hundred millions. 1t makes bonds
the sole basis for bank circulation.
Sen. Sherman spoke at length in advocacy of
the bill. Other senators joined in the debate, pro
and con.
The amendments to the bill reported by the
committee were agreed to.
Sen. Vest here secured the floor, and the senate
went into executive session and soon Afterwards
adjourned
Home.-B Bills were introduced and referred rs
follows: For the repeal Of the duty on salt,
printing paper and type; providing that the du-
ties on sugar be assessed the quantity declared
from instead of the quantity delivered into bond
ed warehouses; for the distribution of free vac
cine matter to the people; making polygainy
disqualification for Office in territories; TO reduce
letter postage to two cents to restore the public
domain land granted to the Northern Pacific Rail-
Y.
with its charter, by an act of congress making the
grant, granting 100 acres of land TO every volun-
teer officer musician and private who served three
years in the army of the late war; to equalize the
pension; torepeal the arrears- of-pcnsion act.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10.
Ho,se.-Mr. Haskell stated that he desired TO
offer resolution giving certain instructions to the
committee on elections in case the matter was re-
feIred to it. 1t was read, ms follows:
ne brpn fnF
End is new practiced in several territories OF the
United States in contrsvention Of the laws thereof
(sec. 1852 revised statutes) and
WHEREAS, There has been admitted into for
mer congresses Of the United States n delegate
from the territory of Utah, who has served in tho
house Of representatives as such while sustaining
polygamous marital relations wide document in
contested election cases Of Cannon VS.. CampbelD
therefore be it
Rcsolvei, rs firm and final determination Of
the house of representatives OF the forty-seventh
congress, That no person guilty Of living in poll
ygamous marital relations, or teaching or in
structing others to do So entitled to be admitted
to this house as delegate from any territory OF
the United States"
The reading of this resolution was received with
appliance.
Mr.. Randall raised point OF order that the
resolution not germane to the case under
consideration. He protested against the idea that
in voting upon the pending resolution members
we're expressing any opinion on the subject OF
poygamy.
The speaker held the resolution did not give
such instructions to the committee as were com
pretended in the rules, and ruled il out Of order
Mr.. Reeds substitute WAS then sdopted-lSg to
"a the negative yots being all republicans, and
the contested case was thereby referred to the
committee on elections.
Mr.. Haskell then desired TO offer, ms priyi-
legged question, the resolution given above, but
was cut of by motion to adjourn which was
carried.
THURSDAY, JAN. IL.
Seadte-A resolution was submitted directing
a special committee on woman suffrage in Utah,
and to report bill to annul any existing law
comforting the right of suffrage upon women in
thnt territory. The resolution went over.
Sen. Brown offered resolution that it is mex
pedient and unwise to control the currency by
the withdrawal from circulation Of what is known
as silver certificates discontinue or further
strict the silver coinage further than gold aud
silver coin based upon the proper notes, or equiv
alent between the two metals and the issues Of
paper predicated upon and convertible.
Sen. Ingalls, having been detained away since
the reassembling Of congress, to-day took the
floor to defend the arrears Of pension act, which
was attacked by Sen. Beck in his speech the
other day. ingalls, said if there was anything
wrong in the act or in its passage Beck should
have opposed its passage. lie offered resolution
declaring it TO he the of the senate that the
arrears Of the pension act should not be repealed.
Beck asked that the resolution lie over, saying
that he would endeavor 10 present some facts
showing that the act was passed under all sorts
of misrepresentation. INGALLS, gave notice that
he would on every occasion that he could get the
floor, ask for his vote on his resolution.
Hoane.--A bill was introduced TO repeal the tax
on bank deposits, the stamp tax on bank checks,
and reduce the circulation Of national banks.
Also for the appointment Of a committee On the
inter- oceanic canal and foreign inland transpor-
tation TO which shall be referred all measures rel
alive 10 those subjects; also TO amend the rules
as to refer TO the committee on the improvement
Of the navigation Of the Mississippi river all mat
tiers relative thereto.
A resolution was introduced calling on the sec
retary Of the interior tor the following infor-
nation: If all pensions arising from the war Of
the rebellion shall be adjudicated within seven
years, terminating in June, 1885, and If at the
end Of that period the survivors Of the war with
Mexico and their widowers, shall be pensoned at
the rate OF eight dollars per month what appro-
priation viii be required to annually pension them
during the next twenty-five years. Referred
The speaker laid before he house a letter from
,he secretary of the treasury, enclosing an esti-
mate in the deficiency Of the census appropriation
10 $500. Referred.
Adjourned till Monday.