River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY. JuLY Is.


SATURDAY, July Is.
Seaute-Sen. Anthony introduced bill repeal
ing so much of the army appropriation bill as
provides for the retirement Of General Sherman
and Lieutenant General Sheridan.
Hoase-Mr. Cannon, from the committee Of
conference on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation BILL reported that the commit
tee had been unable to agree.
After discussion, the house voted to insist on
its disagreement with the senate and to ask for
further conference. Messrs. Cannon, Hiseock
and Atkins were reappointed esnferees on the
legislative bill and Hscock, Robson and Cox
appointed conferees on the deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
On motion of Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, res
olution was adopted referring to the committee
on civil service reform tie question Of inequalities
of salaries between the senate and house en-
ployes. provided that no salaries be increased.
Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, reported back
from the committee on foreign affairs resolution
offered by Mr.. Cox, requesting the president to
communicate any information in possession of
the state department in reference to any modif-
cation IN the stipulations under which ths French
cable company was permitted to land its cable ON
the shores OF the United States to the effect that
it should not combine with other companies to
raise the rates, with view of congressional ac-
tion to prevent consolidation. Adopted.
MONDAY, jury III.
Seaate--The senate resumed consideration of
the internal revenue bill, Mr.. Morrill, giving no.
tice he would antagonize the naval and every
other bill until that measure was disposed of.
Discussion followed, participated in by Bayard,
Beck Voorhees,, Macdonald, Pendleton, Sher-
man, Window and Hale
Pending further discussion the subject went
over.
The house amendment was concurred in to
the senate bill to encourage and promote tele-
graphic communication between America and
Europe.
After an executive session the senate adj
journed.
House Mr.. Burrows, (Mich) from the Com
mittee on Territorits, moved to suspend the rules
and have the 18th of December next fixed for a
cons leraton of the bill for the admission of Da-
kota as a state Defeated-yeas l03, nays 10
not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Lord, (Mich.) from the Committee on Rail-
ways and Canals moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill declaring and defining the uris-
diction of the United States over certain ship
mails and other navigable waters. After discuss
ion he withdrew the motion as not being likely to
prevail.
Mr.. Campbell Pa.), from the committee on
manufactures, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill authorizing the president to appoint
a commission of experts skillful in the inyesti-
cation of the production and use Of metallic sub
stances and other structural materials, to execute
tests and experiments on iron steel and other
materials used in the construction of bridges,
buildings and mechanical structures, and dictate
useful rules therefor.
After discussion Of thirty minutes the motion
was rejected, not two-thirds voting in the affirm
alive.
The rules were suspended and the senate bill
passed 126 to 20l for the sale of the site Of the
old post-office building, on Nassau street, New
York, with an amendment increasing the miui-
mum price from $3.50, 600 to $500, 600.
TUESDAY July 49,
iSe'sate-Upon suggestion, Sen. Garland's joint
resolution was referred to the committee on ap-
preparations
Sem Sherman's tax bill was taken up and
motion to adjourn was defeated by party vote,
the republicans voting no.
The question was upon Sen. Beeks amend
ment, reducing the tax on manufactured tobacco
to ten cents per pound, to take effect on JAN list,
1885, Sen. ingalls, said he would favor a reduc-
ton to twelve cents, and Beck modified his
amendment accordingly.
Sen. Allison regarded the matter of rebate as
a wholly impracticable thing as in al reduction
of taxes il involved the consideration that it
practically impossible to carry out Therefore
the UNIFORM practice was to make the reduction
take effect sometime in the future. Adjourned.
Hou8e-Mr Calkins called up the South Caro-
lima cont ested election case, Small vs. Tillman
against which Ransom raised the question of
consideration, on which the house proceeded to
vote The democrats with the exception of
answer, the vote resulted yeas 1919 nays 2, being
IL less than quorum.
The call of the house was then proceeded
with.
The doors being closed tine house settled down
to day of business At 2:35, further proceed
ings under call on motion of Calkings, was dis
pensed with and the house again voted on the
question under consideration.
Roll call disclosed 40 republicans, and two
voting democrats Hardenburgh and Jones. The
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roll calls followed, the republicans Taking 2 of a
quorum. Finally, at clock, vote on the
question of consideration showed a quorum of
l44 ayes, 2 nays-Jones (Texas) and IIar-
denburg On. J.). Hardenburgh explained his
vote, stating he was paired with Humphrey (Wis.)
and had promised that gentleman he would vote
when necessary to make a quorum.
The contested election cases were taken up.
Calkins said he would call the previous question
after two hours discussion. Blackburn tKy)
suggested that five minutes was amply sufficient.
The debate was opened by Waite Comm in sup
After debate of three hours SIN all was seated.
WEDNESDAY, July 10.
Senote-Sen. Sewell presented communication
from Brevet Major General McQuade, transmit
ting the resolution adopted unanimously at the
recent annual meeting of the society of the fifth
army corps, at Detroit, asking that justice be
done General Ftz John Porter. Mr.. Sewell gave
notice that he would call up the bill for General
Porters relief on the first Monday of December
next.
Hoaese-The house resumed consideration of
the South Carolina contested election case of
Smalls " Tillman.
After speeches by Messrs. Briggs and Anterior,
Mr.. Horr took his stand in the space in front OF
the speakers desk and with small cane pointed
out to the house the boundary lines of the CON
gressional districts of the state of South Carolina
under the recent redistricting. He also pro-
duced diagrams of each district separately, and
declared it was not gerrymandering ; 1t was down.
right villainy.
Mr.. Atherton inquired whether that gerryman-
dering was not as fair as TIE gerrymandering of
the fourteenth district OF Ohio, which was to in
fiict upon congress another member OF the Horr
family
Mr. Horr replied that when congress was in
fiicted with his brother, he could take care OF
himself.
Mr.. Tillman (S ca spoke in his own behalf,
but addressed himself especially to the propriety
of the house deciding upon the election and re-
turns of its members because the gentlemen had
party politics eternally exciting prejudice and
making them determine contrary to the evidence
of law and Justice. In reply to Mr.. Horr whom
he characterized as having played the buffoon,
Mr.. Tillman said, that while that gentleman had
been prancing around
LIKE CLOWN IN A CIRCUS,
pleading against the wrong which was done the
negro in redistricting South Carolina he (Till-
man) could not help remembering there were
l65 900 voters in Michigan who did not vote
the republican ticket, and who were gerry
wandered out of any representation on this floor.
Unfortunately, since 1876, the people of South
Carolina had collected little property. and he
was afraid from the unceremenious manner
in which the choice of the people were
kicked out of this body, there was another rising
forming to sweep down upon them, to rob them
of what little substance they had accumulated.
If the republicans went on as they had been 60
ing on, he was satisfied the south would be re-
constructed, and reconstructed for the purpose of
plumber. He saw that, as far as his case was
concerned the republicans were impatient to fin
ish their work but that would not disturb his
equanimity in the least. He had discounted long