Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-01-26
CONGRESS.
MONDAY. JAN. l6.

MONDAY, JAN. 16.
SENATE. "A bill granting $15, 600 arrears OF
pension to the widow of President Lincoln was
reported and referred to the pension commit
tee. "A bill was introduced to amend the home-
stead and pre-empton laws. The census de.
hciency bill (54O,OOO) passed The pension
arrears act was debated, Mr.. Voorhees, max
ing the principal speech in defence of the act,
and MIR: Beck speaking against it.
Senator Logan offered an amendment to his
bill to devote all revenues collected from the
cation. The amendment proposes to distribute
the money to states and territories according to
population instead Of the proportion to illitera-
cy of population This will make very natur-
al difference in the amount different states
would receive. The original bill would have
given the largest proportion to the south, where
the number Of illiterates is much greater than
IN the north, owing largely to the colored pop
ulation.
The senate confirmed as postmasters r. D.
Barber, Worthington, Mimi, and Warner L
vestal. Storm Lake, 10. Indian agents, Cyrus
Jacob B. Mitchell, Kansas, Western Shosone
agency, New; receivers Of public moneys,
James FL. Jones, Wisconsin, at Menasha
Wis.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced to coin and
regulate fractional currency; to make the terms
of presidential electors four years, and give
them power to act in case Of the death or dis
ability of the president or vice president; to re-
tire national bank notes; to admit Washington
Territory as state; also various bills relating
to taxation, and a resolution calling for decis
ions Of the commissioner Of the general land
Office and secretary Of the interior regarding
Northern Pacific land grants.
M, Mr: H2lman's biz provides that no public
lands OF the United States be sold, except min
ersl lands and townships, and that all lande
don n1 fN
tual settlers under the homestead laws, subject,
however, to land warrants and college scrip
which have been or shall be issued by authority
OF congress, and grants which congress shall
hereafter make in new states and territories
for purposes Of education.
TUESDAY, JAN. IL.
SENATE.-A large number of bills were in
troduced: By Mr.. Conger, to provide for a
commission on alcoholic liquor traffic; by Mr.
Cameron, (Wis.) to authorize the cutting and
sale Of dead and damaged timber on Indian
reservations under the direction of the interior
department; by Mr. Vance, to enable the sew
eral states to collect an educational fund from
taxes on distilled spirits and fremented liquor:
by Mr. Davis Qll,) to permit Ward Hunt, assoc
clate justice of the supreme court Of the United
States, to retire; by Mr.. Blair, granting pen
| from September 1881; by MIR. Ferry, for a
public building at Marquette, Mich, by Mr..
Anthony, to authorize the compilation and
printing OF the naval history of The WAL
The pension resolution of Ingalls, was deba-
ted and also Thnrman's founding bill but no
action was taken.
HOUSE Mr.. Dingley offered a resolution in
STRUGGLING the committee on commerce to in
qulre what change or law can be made to Oxford
q relief to the merchant marine engaged in
the foreign carrying trade, and what meas
ures can be adopted to promote our ship build
ing and other mmercial interests Referred
Mr. Robson called up the report of the COM
mittee on rules increasing the membership OF
the various committees of the house. He
stated that the thirteen committees whose
nereDse bad before was Them Proposed 9e e.
80 Der cent Of all the business heard. AS Mr.
Robson concluded his brief remarks he de-
manded the previous question. A storm OF
ooh: nos, came from oil parts of the honse,
and the confusion was very great. The motion
was lost-yeas 70, nays 174. Robson then
stated that, on behalf of the committee on rules.
ne would recede from his position and with
draw the demand for the previous question.
long discussion ensued without results
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
SENATE"-Senator George introduced in the
senate joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution for the election of
judges Of United States courts inferior to the
Supreme court by the people of the districts or
circuits IN which such judges exercise their
powers -. ..
A resolution was adopted for an investigation
OF land frauds by the public land committee
Mr.. Brown spoke on the currency question
and the consideration Of the funding bill fol-
lowed. Bills were introduced abolishing dutiss
on wooden and cotton goods, mechanics tools.
etc., and relating to the pay of letter carriers.
HOUSE Discussion on the report of the
committee on rules in favor of increasing the
membership OF certain committees was resumed
and Mr.. Orth's substitute so amending the rules
as to provide for the selection Of committees bv
commission instead of by the speaker was
rnled out of order by vote of the house-l63 to
"a. The remainder Of the day was spent in
discussing, without action, Mr.. Kings amend
ment to the rules comforting upon the commit
tee on improvement of the Mississippi river
power to report appropriations for that rur-
pose.
Following is the text of the bill introduced by
Representative Farwell:
Be it enacted, etc., that on and after 1882.
internal revenue laws now in force and herein
specified, imposing taxes, be and the same are
hereby repealed, namely: On articles men
toned in schedule following section 3,437 re-
vised statutes of the United States, and on
bank checks, drafts and all other instruments
named in section 3.418 of the revised statutes
of the United States as amended bv section Is,
OF the act Of February5, 1875.
Representative Farwell also introduced a bill
10 repeal the law imposing taxes upon depos-
it's and capital of banks
THURSDAY, JAN. 49,
SENATE.-Senator Window opposed Senator
Sherman's 3 per cent refunding bill He was
put on the defensive when Senator Hill de-
clared that the intention of the five and six per
cents. was an act Of usurpation. Mr.. Window
replied that there was no new contract, that the
government signifed it's readiness to pay the
bonds .yyharouOoD the holders aorea6 ur,;t;,,r.