River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
MoNnAY. IAN. Is.

MONDAY, JAN. rs.
SeaateIn the senate, imm ediately after read
ing the journal, Sen. Anthony submitted resolu-
tions Of respect for the memory of his late col
league Sen. Burnside. Eulogies were delivered
by Sens Anthony, Edmunds, Maxey, Hawiey,
Harrison James, Hale and Aldrich.
A resolution was adopted unanimously with
word Of respect for the memory Of the deceased,
and the senate adjourned.
House The following bills were introduced
and referred: To establish uniform paper cur
repcy to be be issued and regulated directly by
the United States government; pensioning soldiers
Of the late war confined in so-called confederate
prisons: also fixing at $3.50 per month the PEN
sions for such soldiers have lost an arm or leg
or are otherwise totally disabled; granting gratu-
ity to persons having served faithfully twenty
FIVE continuous years in the postal service OF the
United States, or who, after ten years of faithful
service shall become physically or mentally dis
abled; granting pensions to persons disabled IN
the life-saying service or postal service OF the
United States; to facilitate the payment of the
public debt, and to establish uniform paper cur
rency; to reduce and regulate duties on sugar and
molasses for the apportionment of representatives
under the tenth census.
Under call of states, to-day. S,005 bills were
introduced and referred.
TUESDAY, JAN "a.
Senate. james w. McDill as senator for an
unexpired term, was sworn in, and the credentials
of James ]. Wilson, senator from Iowa for six
years beginning on the 4th of March, 1888, were
placed on file,
The bill for the relief Of Mrs. Lincoln was
passed. Ii appropnates Sl5 900 for her immedi-
ate relief, and increases her present pension to
SIS 900 per annum from and after this enactment.
Bills were introduced TO FAKE the agricultural
department an executive department. and to en-
large its statutes and powers.
To repeal so much Of the revised statutes as i'm
poses an export tax on tobacco.
Promising the amendment To the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture, importation and
sale of all distilled and fermented liquors as
beverages in any portion of the United States and
territories.
For the better protection of the mails of the
United States. The bill directs the postmaster
general to require all railroads in the United
States to heat railway mail cars by steam from
the locomotive.
House.-The house went into committee of the
whole (Robinson, of Massachusetts in the chair
on the fortifcation appropriation BILL The total
amount appropriated IS 1915 600 as follows;
Preservation, repair and protection of
Notifications. ................ .9Ii3, UVO
Armament of sea coast Notifications. 100, 900
Torpedoes and their preservation. 100, 900
After unimportant discussion the committee re-
jected couple of amendments, reported the bill
to the house. and it passed pending the action up
on the report of the committee on accounts re-
speeding committees entitled to clerks.
Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25.
Senate- Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Cameron, of Wisconsin, submitted reso-
buttons commemorative of the late Senator Car
penter, as follows:
Resolred, That the senate be directed to trans
nit to the family of the deceased and also to the
governor of Wisconsin, a certified copy of these
resolutions, with statement of the action of the
senate thereon.
Resolred That the secretary of the senate
communicate these resolutions to the house of
representatives.
The entire morning was spent by Sens Gamer
on, Garland, Logan, Kellogg, Bayard, Edmunds
and others, in eulogizing the late deceased
House.-The senate bill permitting Associate
Justice Ward Hunt of the United States supreme
court to retire. was taken from the speakers Ia
BILE for present consideration.
Mr. Reid explained the provisions of the bill,
and then yielded the floor to Townsend, Of Him
OILS, who opposed it, first-because it would set a
dangerous precedent, and second because he re-
garded it as a reflection ON the high tribunal to
presume that one of its members would, fer a pc
euniary consideration be induced to do what was
his duty to the people to do.
Nearly the whole forenoon was taken up in the
| discussion of the BILL some twenty members join
ing in the debate. The bill was finally put upen
its passage, and was concurred in by vote of
1877 to &c.
Business was then suspended and the house
I
| late senator, Matt II. Carpenter.
THURSDAY, Jan.26.
iSenate-After the general routine of morning
business the senate resumed consideration of Sher-
mans ) per cent. funding bill. Sherman spoke
against the Vest amendment, which was finally
defeated by vote of % to a. The amend
ment Of Davis, of West Verginia, was then taken
up, and after a long discussion the senate adj
journed without action.
Hoase-The senate bill granting an additional
pension to the widow of President Lincoln, was
called up and passed.
bill to regulate and suspend Chinese immi-
grafton was reported from the chairman of the
committee on education ans labor. Ordered
printed and reeommitted
The resolution from the committee on foreign
affairs, requesting the president to obtain from
the British government a list of the American
citizens imprisoned in England, was taken up,
and Robinson, of New York, concluded his speech.
He finished by expressing desire to offer his
olution published some time ago), eondemning
the action of the United States government in
sauting the British flag at Yorktown, but Orth
refused to yield for that purpose, Cox, of New
York, having made speech. In vain, Robinson
sought the floor, but the matter went over till
tomorrow. The house then took recess until
evening" the session being for debate Only six
members were present and the speaker, but the
speakers asked and obtained leave to print them
in the record alter the session adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. II.
Sendte.-Bills were introduced For the dis
tribution of pure vaccine virus to the people, d-
recting it to be furnished by the national board of
health to all persons applying for it at cost prices
10 prevent and punish counterfeiting within the
United States of notes. bonds and other securi-
ties of foreign governments. At / o'clock Sher-
mans three per cent. bill was resumed. After
discussion, the amendment of Davis wv Va.)
striking out the time the new bonds were to run,
and making them payable at any time at the op-
ton of the government was passed by vote of
IS to 26. Sen, Ferry introduced a bill granting
pensions TO certain union soldiers and sailors of
the rebellion who were confined in the so-called
confederate prisons.
Ro,@e-Mr Townsend, of Illinois, offered a
resolution reciting that the charges of certain
residents of territories known as Mormons are in
citing the Piute and Navajo Indians in Arizona,
to outbreaks and lawlesness and calling on the
secretary of the interior for any information upon
the subject the bill in his department.
Adopted.
The speaker laid before the house message
from the president, transmitting in further re-
Spouse to the house in a resolution of the oath
inst. reports on Chill affairs; also csmmunica-
ton from the secretary of the navy, calling for
information relative to certain lands and harbors,
known as the Cherique grant. Referred.