River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY. ApRlL S.


| ,Seaate-Not in session.
House-When the members of the house ar
rived at the capitol they found the flag at half
mast, and were informed OF the death of Con
gresham Allen, of Missouri. After very shor
session the house adjourned out of respect to Mr.
Allen.
MONDAY, April TO-
Senate-Mr. Batterworth offered resolution
calling on the secretary of state for information
touching the export trade in meat cattle witt
England and in fresh salt pork with France
Adopted.
Mr.. Thompson submit led majority report
from the committee on elections in the contested
case of Mackey VS.. 0Connor, from the Second
South Carolina district, declaring the contestant
Mr.. Mackey, entitled to tbs seat.
House-Mr. Bayard, from the Judiciary com
mittee, reported a bill amending the anti
polygamy law, fixing the salaries of the election
commissioner under that law ut $4,000 per an.
nun in accordance with the recent recommends
ton of the president. Passed.
Mr.. Vest, Of the minority of the committee on
territories presented bis views on the bill for the
admission OF Dakota.
TUESDAY, APRIL ii.
Seaate.-The senate passed the bin restoring
Captain Corbin OF the navy to the active list tc
take force next after Commodore Nicholson with
restitution from December II, 1873, of the differ
ence of pay between that OF commodore on the
active list, or waiting orders, and that of captain
retired on half pay. There was considerable dis
cussion. The vote showed 26 to II, Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, and McDill voting with the demo-
Gratis
Ho,se.-An original house bill passed appro-
priating $4,000 for the subsistence of the Ara
phOes Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches
and Wlchitas in the Indian territory. the same
being deficiency for the current year.
The house went into committee of the whole on
the post office appropriation bill.
WEDNESDAY, April II.
Senate The senate took up the bill allottng
to the southern utes the agricultural lands in OF
| near the Unitah reservation, Utah territory, in
stead of those heretofore provided for them on
the Plata river and its vicinity, in Colorado and
New Mexico. The committee amendment, re-
quiring the consent of the Unitahs to the removal
and settlement was stricken out, after a state
ment by letter that this band held title to Their
| reservation and that the committee erred in as
suming otherwise. A further amendment was
made allowing the band to receive their annuites
either in cash or stock, the other Utes paid
The bill passed
| House-The following bills were reported
Mr.. Dingley (adversely) authorizing the taxa
ton, by states of the United States legal tender
| notes. Mr.. Harris making an appropriation OF
100000 for the purpose of making torpedoes
and experimenting upon some of them. Mr.
Strait, for the relief Of settlers on railway lands
Mr.. Hoblitzell, for the construction of Della
ware q Maryland free ship canal.
| The bill reported by Page limits the term Of
suspension of immigration to 10 years and pro-
vides that the act shall go into effect forty days
| after its passage. Republican members of the
committee voted solidly for the 10 years clause
Willis, of the minority of the committee desires
the suspension of 10 years, and will file min0ri-
| ty report Page will Monday, next move a sus-
pension Of the rules to put the bill On its passage
Mr.. Grape, to prevent national banks from issu-
ing notes to the extent of 80 per cent of the face
value for their bonds deposited in the treasury
when at or above par, or at 80 per cent. of theii
market value when below par.
THURSDAY. APRIL IL.
| Seaate-The American land league presented
| protest against the Imprisonment of American
citizens in ireland.
| The following bills were passed: Repeating
after January first next, the discriminating duty
| of 10 per cent on all products OF countries east
| of the Cape of Good Hope, when imported from
places west of the Cape; the Indian Territory
| r. r. BILL appropriating $4,000 to supply the
deficiency in the current year, in subsistence o.
| Indian tribes; authorizing bridge across the
Mississippi river at Keithsburg, Illinois, to estab
| lish assay Office at Omaha, Neb.; to supply de-
ciencies in the current year of $l70 900 for print
| ing stamps etc., for the revenue department; $25
| 900 for the manufacture of paper for the treas
ury department; $l50000 to continue work OF
| the Washington monument.
| House The bill passed to ratify the agreement
with the Shoshones and Rannock Indians for thu
sale of portion of their reservation in Idaho re
senate bill passed appropriatiug $4,000 for thu
| erection of monument over the grave of Thomas
Jefferson. In the committee of the whole, on tn,
| tariff commission bill, speeches were made BY
| Updegraff (0hio) Turner Gal Blumm (Pa.)
and ArmSeld On. C)