Morris tribune., 1882-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

sENATE.-A bill was introduced for water
route to facilitate transportation between Lakes
Michigan and Erie The funding bill was de-
Dated, out no action was taken.
EopSR-Bills were introduced regrlat,no
tailreSd affairs, making the president of the
( Vn!sei States Ineligible for y second term and
! making cabinet officers Ineligible to the presi
doncy; repeating laws making land grants 10
the Northern Pacific and other railroads. tle
lining tho powers and duties of the Mississippi
| river commission and appropriahnc land and
material for the Improvement OF that river. for
the admission of Arizona and Idaho as states
The resolution esaltng on the secretary of the
interior for copy of decisions regarding the
Northern Pacific land grant was reported back
and adopted
TuEspAy, JAN 81.
SENATE-Aftsr disou ssion, Vests amend
ment To theske,man funding bill, being iden-
ueat With the compulsory feature of he fnnd
HS bill vetoed last session, was retectsi-pS
to 81. Plumbs amendment, directing Le
secretary of the treasury to uae ~ the funds
now III the treasury for ths rsiemption OF
United States netEs II excess of $IOo, COZ. coo
IN the redemption of bonds of the United States
etc, was adopted-32 to %
During tho debate On the ) per cent funding
OH, Senators Sherman and ingalls, had a pass
age at arms that ono tinle promised to became
al exciting one. Sherman maintained that
there WAS no fund kept at the tire sary for to
eeSI pOno a1Is rSueeips outs'sn ing
ooo, 900 worth of bends had been sold to raise
a fund for this Very purpose, and yet the SEN
stor from Ohio, who was secretary of the
treasury when the sale was made, stood I'D ana
told the country that there was not dollar Of
the fund in the treasury.
The president sent the following nominations
to the senste
Postmasters-Charles s. Moss, Franklin.
Tenn. Perry III. Moore, Arsola, ILL., {: Chas f.
Par!a, H;H Im ifno,, M TGnmiSh EaM l. hedlsy,
v;Ija aN0i ILL., III niigu ptcAey, CtSW1ords-
InI Hau,,, ~ H1H",u Whntn naoWn, MSuhs vernon,
q n,s1is , Gsbo," nIe'iiio'e' ~ "sossla MINI. l.
Tha $500 HSt0no, ~ e. .I x,,,o
mold fsreh~;et ssaiatant Se a'Stso"mg: LEO
~ AuL!et, Msls'an' UmIteo otates treasurer
seruai raHa w" sns. u; Iats' sonector OF IN
poiIon ooec,,r .osI s j., t.,si % onio; W: D.
riot of po,,mes. "t Wt;.s Wite.snue, urst dis-
~ Cno;rna ~ A-i"' y a. "ii'ni' postmaster
AZ EnItat, GtnuirnAI, ".
t,on IscIsr;rl, tstott"d eson mrsnureW ms 5esoiu
orantS aS,d ;s4nSS oettsiu rallroaa iand
nS ali rsiirosdS aTcent nV ~ 40 pss sseaa inciua
hrscad in ,.r;o,s I;i,sp uo roaus en>
30 @ in VARIOUS oliis nereto1ore introduced IN
Judiciary committee The anuusl tost ronta
bill passed
WEDNESDAY FER 7
s,,>,,,r, n. ,ro,
ssNAIk'-mr. morgan spoke IN favor or his
resolution calling for information regarding
S:sts VI nesVy ordnance. he charged that
stns eAistea III tno bureau or ordnance which
lsSoEeu some nventors 70 the prejudice of
4snsrs, S1 Al, an smen9n.ens oy Mr Morgan to the
3WU!aaIpg W! plh raslfy'ng the action OF Secretary
hipaon IN contlnulpS bonds at lower rate of
interest was adopted without dissent.
Ihe senate concurred in the
aouse Garneiu memoraa! resolution
nxhg the ZIth or teHruary rs tho day. The
presiuehs sent sae foLoWlng mountainous to the
sensta'
Hfn d. Armstrong OF Pennsylvania, e1-
member OF congress from the Wiiiiamsport
dlSGrlct, commissioner or Pacific railroads.
Onted States Attorneye-J. ). tunnels, dis
.@T!ct @ OF LOWE; Marsdea U. burch, district OF
MlonlSan; dngn e. campbelL, territory OF
HaSota
.. h31elvers OF Publc MoneysmWm q Mitchell
st. Cloud, MINI. John L. Wilson, Indiana;
y. !. Col1a4, washington territory
HousE-A resolution tXlnG Monday, Feb
ruary ~, Tor the Garfield memorial services
vas adopted. bill for the erection OF pub
liz lI ouuulhs az Mlnheapohs was introduced
6ne postOnce approprlotl0n Dill, (S43 3d.
SUI? was considered IL committee of the
Whoie.
-tTrIRsD4y rrp -
SENATE -Dsp-to wss resnpad n, tho fpnd
ing biI: and mir PIumh's a,ncnTroent oonlr;nrr
surplus revenues above 500, OOU, coo % the
reduction of the public debt was reiected-25
to 27. During the discussion Mr Wlndon's
action in continuing the 5s and 6s at lower
rates of interest was severely criticised hv
Messrs Vest and ingalls, between whom and
Mr.. Window prolonged fusilade OF spirited
remarks wac Kept up. An amendment by Mr..
haWtey deciarlng the continued bonds valid was
adoP'ed-43 10 !"
/. Inc president sent the following nomina-
lions 20 me @ senate: & George Z. Bryant, post
nasler at Madlson, WIS. GSorSe FISHER, sur
VET Vi CUSTOMS s1l IL Calro' III
HOUSE after some important routine
business, tne possoltice appropriation Dill was
eonsiuefed IN committee OF the Waole without
"'ttoI, Gnn uena.rso, e.or, .,o ,o,o, ..
., neitar affa;rs ronn,tS tns house cI1"ee nm
the natnrs of snh.titute for s,nea Ii al
.no na'I!E i:f, VI suDstl'ute ior some military
lZ!ng thS secretary or war To muSter and nav