River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. July %.

SATURDAY, jury 20.
Seaate-The senate by vote Of % to IL, took
up the house bill to regulate the carriage of pas
seugers by sea.
The bill passed without objection.
The house bill to regulate immigration also
passed without objection.
The heuse bill passed granting to the widow
Of Henry III. Garnett, late minister TO Liberia,
an amount equal to her husbands salary for one
year.
The senate then resumed consideration Of the
naval appropriation BILL the clause under discus
sion being that with reference to deuble-turreted
monitors.
The house was not in session.
MoNpAy, JrLY 80.
Senate-After a long discussion on the navy
appropriation bill, it was reported to the senate,
and all amendments made in committee of the
whole were concurred in except the one offered
by Beck, reducing the appropriation for finishing
the Maintomah and Ohio iron clad from 81 ,e0O-
900 to $500 goo, and stopping further proceed
ings under contracts of March Sd, 1877. Upon
this a separate vote on concurrence was demand
ed, and resulted 80 to % naye sc he amendment
was retained in the bill. All the votes in the
hayes were given by republicans, except Cameron
wis.,, ingalls,, Sherman and Van Wyck, with
Davis Ill.l, who voted with the democrats.
Kellogg and Sewell were paired with Lamar and
MeP herson respectively.
Sen. Miller (Csl) moved to fix the number Of
lieutenants at 200 instead of 225 Not agreed to,
"a to %.
House-The senate bill to provide for the dis
position of Fort Larned military reservation
passed.
The senate bill for the retirement Of Ulysses
S. Grant late general and ex-presdent of the
United States, having been reached, Mckenzie,
(ky moved it to be laid upon the table, lost, a
to So.
The bill was then referred to the committee on
military affairs.
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the senate The amendments were ordered printed,
and the bill ordered to the committee on appro-
priations. The house then, after passing fifteen
pension bills and several bills giving condemned
cannon for monumental purposes, adjourned.
TUESDAY, AuG. l.
Se1lqte- Morrill,, from the finance committee,
reported adversely the house joint resolution au-
thorizng the issue of two per cent bonds or GER
| tifcates in exchange for bonds bearing higher
rate of interest Placed en- the calendar. The
sundry civil bill was then taken up.
House-The joint resolution was passed au-
thorizing the secretary Of war to deliver to the
| 10Sth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association the
blue regimental flag which belonged to said reg
iment, now in custody of the secretary.
| Robson, from the committee appropria-
tiOns, reported back the naval appropriation bill
recommending non cone urrenee in all tbs senate
| amendments.
WEDNESDAY, AUG usT 2.
| Seaate-At 1.55 p. m, message was received
| from the house, informing the lenate of the ae-
ton of that body, in passing the river and harbor
| bill over the presidents veto. Pending business
was suspended and the veto message received.
| A vote was Immediately taken on the question:
shall the bill pass the objections of the president
to the contrary notwithstanding The result
was, yeas Al, nays 49, so the bill passed.
House-The house-yeas 1872, nays 60-passed
the river and harbor bill over the presidents Veto
The bill granting a pension of S37 month to
soldiers who lost an arm at the shoulder, passed.
| No further business of Importance was trans
acted, and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, AUGusT, 3.
.Se,ate-The house bill authorizing a govern
ment building at st. Joseph, passed.
The house bill in relation to land patents in the
! military district of Ohio, passed.
The senate, soon after two o'clock, voted to
| take up the tax reduction bill, but Merrill, in
charge, yielded the floor for action on the bill to
| prevent plearo pneumonia in cattle.
Sen. Allison remarked, incidentally that he
did not think it possible for congress to adjourn
| this week.
After discussion, the matter then went over
without action, and the senate passed the res
olution of the house, providing temporarily for
expenditures of the government.
The house adjournment resolution was laid on
| the table for further action.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
House-The resolution was adopted providing
for final adjournment on Saturday next.
The conference on the general deficit bill re-
| ported disagreement upon the mileage to senators
to the extra session in October last. Further con-
| ference ordered.
Mr.. Haskins (Kan.) submitted conference
report the senate bill for the sale of Fort Oma
ha Indian reservation in Nebraska. Agreed to.
Bills passed Providing that bids in the war
departments be accompanied with guarantee
for the establishment of diplomatic relations with
Persia, and authorizing the appointment of q
consul general tc that country with annual
salary of S. 900.
Sen. Davis (Ill.l offered resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment providing the presi-
dent may disapprove of any item OF bill appro-
prating money and embracing distinct items
| while approving of others.