River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY. Jury %.

Senate The senate passed house bills to pro-
vide additional industrial training schools for
Indian youth by using unoceupied military bar
racks; to pay Mrs. Garfield $50 000 less any adj
vance made on the salary Of the late president
and for the erection Of public building at
Marquette. Cockrell secured the adoption Of
resolutions asking information as to the ex-
pendture in each state during the past
three years for public buildings. har5ors
forts and arsenals resolution passea
that the secretary of the interior report
his reason for ordering double pension for
General Ward B. Burnett. The revenue bill was
taken up. Amendments TO retain the stamp
taxes on perfumery and playing-cards was voted
down. The first section was passed. An amend
ment to the second section was adopted fixing the
| annual tax on dealers IN leaf tobacco at Sl2 ex-
| cepting farmers and lumbermen who furnish sup
| plies to their employees. Mahore moved TO make
| the tax snuff and manufactured tobacco
J cents per pound. After prolonged debate the
senate adjourned.
| RoHse-The house passed Deuster's bill to reg
ulate the carrying of passengers by steamships
the measure having been reVamped to suit the
/ views Of the president. Kasson precipitAted
| trrif debate by calling up the bill to allow a
| drawback on foreign materials used in the con-
strsetion Of vessels for foreign account, and the
| bill went over till Monday. Postal bills were
| passed TO make tie rate on seeond-class publ-
cations delivered by carriers two cents per
! pound: to fine or imprison any one person
Il
masters for making false certificates of the arrival
or departure of mails, and &c provide that no bid
der for mail service shall be required to furnish
check or draft. Flower sought to introduce a
constitutional amendment by which the president
can approve or object to any item OF an appro-
priation bill. The Indian bills were passed to
open to settlement the lands in Colorado lately
occupied by the Uncompahgre and White River
Utesi authorizing the Cherokees to lease three
salt mines in their domain, and increasing the
salary of the commissioner of Indian affairs to
$1,000.
MONDAY, july "a.
Senate--The senate passed bill to refund TO
the heirs of John w. Forney $27 ,6S4, paid by
him to cover the defalcation of clerk in his
office when he was secretary Of the senate. Mr.
Allison presented the conference report on the
legislative appropriation BILL announcing disa-
greements on the proposition TO transfer the sur
geon generals records, and the distribution of
| rooms in the new building for the state, war and
navy departments, and new conference was
dered. The revenue bill was taken up, the pend
| ing amendment providing for a reduction of the
tobacco tax to eight cents per pound. Mr.. Sher-
| man said this scheme would cut off $2l 900 900
| of revenue. The amendment was rejected by Is
to So. An amendment by Mr.. Malone was
| adopted, tor rebate on all unbroken factory
| packages of cigars and cigarettes. A motion for
an evening session was voted down.
| House-In the house of representatives, the
views of the minority of the Judiciary commit
| tee on the subject of the Northern Paciic land
| grant were presented by Messrs. Payson and
Knott, and they were ordered printed and laid
| on the table. Mr.. Cannon submitted confer
ence report the legislative judicial, and exec
utiye appropriation bill, agreeing to all the items
except that for the transfer of records from the
| surgeon generals Office to the adjutant generals
| archives, and further conference was ordered.
| Bills were referred, to collect from the Kansas
| Pacific railroad company the cost OF surveying
and conveying certain lands; to declare forfeit
| lands granted the Northern Pacific company and
| still remaining unpatented, and fxiIg the duty
on imported hay at 20 per cent. ad valorem. Mr..
| Flower proposed constitutional amendment
granting the president thu right to veto any dis
tinet item of bill. Mr.. Atkins introduced a bill
| to allow no claim or account against the United
States unless it be filed within six years from the
| passage of this act.
TUESDAY, July 20.
| Senate-The conference report on the river and
| harbor bill was presented and adopted. Hales
amendment to the revenue bill, to strike out the
requirement for government test of the saceha-
rine strength of sugars in determining duties,
| leaving the section TO provide simply that the
sugar duty shall be what it was before the Is per
cent. additional duty was put on, was adopted, "a
| to 25. A discussion followed upon a proposition
to reduce duties all imports 10 per cent. after
| Jan. l, 1888, and 10 per cent. more after Jan l,
| 1884 bringing up the general subject of protee-
ton. Vance tried to show that the working
mems interests opposed to protective tariff.
| Hoar, in reply, said that Vance had utterly
| failed in his effort to show the workingmen did
not prosper under protective tariff
In the house; kelleys motion to recomrnit
the bill allowing drawbacks imported mate
rials used in connection with domestic materials
in the construction of vessels for foreign account
was agreed to, 100 to 20. Washburn (Minn.) Of
| fered resolution directing the secretary of the
navy to convene a court of inquiry to investigate
the circumstances of the loss in the Arctic of
the United States exploring steamer Jeanette,
| and of the death of Lieutenant Commander De
| Long and others of her officers and men, includ-
ing inquiry into the condition of the vessel her
| departure into her management, into the provis-
| ion made for the safety of the boats crews on
leaving the wreck and into the general conduct
| of her officers and men. concurrent res olution
was adopted for printing 300 600 copies OF the
| agricultural report. Page (CaL) presented and
explained the conference report on the river and
harbor appropriation bill. The house refused to
agree to the report 81 to 50. Pending motion
| to reconsider he vote and to lay the motion on
the table, an adjournment was carried
| WEDNESDAY, July 20.
| .Senate-Senator Conger, from the committee on
| commerce, reported favorably to the house bill
| to regulate the carrying Of passengers bv sea.
| As soon as the routine order of business was dis
posed of, Senator Hale moved to postpone all
the present and prior orders Gncluding revenue
bilr and take up the naval appropriation bill.
| 10 ng discussion followed. in which the motion
| was constructed ON both sides of the chamber as
having effect to dispose of the subjects of reve-
nue. and taxation for this session, and to facili-
tate a probable adjournment in the course of
| few days.
The senate committee on naval affairs have
| agreed to report favoraby an appropriation
of S25, 900 fer removing the bodies Of Lieut..
| Commander De Long and his companions from
! Siberia to this country.
Housc-Mr. Hiseock presented the conference
| report on the general deficiency appropriation
bill, stating that the conference committee had
| been unable to agree upon only one matter in
| controversy, namely, the payment Of mileage to
| senators for attendance upon the extra session.
| Mr.. Hscock moved that the house recede from
| its agreement to that item. Lost, yeas g. nays
lis. and a new conference ordered.
Mr.. Page called up the conference report on
the river and harbor bill rejected yesterday, and
the house voted-yeas ia, nays 27-to consider
the vote by which it yesterday refused to agree
to the conference report. The conference report
was then agreed to-yeas Ill nays 81.
THURSDAY, july 81.
Serate--Mr VanWyck offered an ronical res
olution in reference to the tariff commission The
resolution, which IN its reading brought grin to
all faces, is as follows:
WHEREAS The tariff commission from its
headquarters at Long Branch, on two occasions,
has imploringly appealed TO the public for infor-
nation and no response has been made thereto,
and
WHEREAS After inviting into its presence
manufacturers, importers and traders, it is now
wrestling with the serious question whether the
gentlemen can relate their experience and explain
their theories without having oath admins
tered to tell the truth, evidently with the lauda-
bic desire to protect itself from imposition there
fore,
Resolved That the attorney general, as soon
as in mis- Judgment he can withdraw his personal
Attendance from the star route cases. and have
fully satisfied the president and his cabinet that
| members Of congress are not officers of the gov
| eminent, be directed to proceed to Long Branch
| to aid the said commission in determining the
above question and others of grave import, as
| they shall arise from time to time, and that he
shall advise what may seem proper to him to pro-
| tect the said commission from imposition by men
| wise in matters of trade and revenue either by
| oaths or by fines and penalties.
! House-0n motion Of Mr.. Davis (Illinois)
| bill passed fixing the salary of the collector of
customs at Chicago at 81 900 per annum.
| Mr.. Kasson, from the committee on ways and
means reported back BILL recently introduced
by Mr.. Dingley, adjusting the duty on imported
| hay at 20 eer cent. dd edtOren. Referred to the
| committee of the whole. (The committee on
ways and means authorized this report by a
| party vote, 6 to 4.
The senate bill to amend the statutes relating
| TO copyrights, passed.
| The senate joint resolution appropriating ST.
| 600 to enable the secretary of the treasury to
/ furnish memorial cards to accompany the mem
orial address upon tho life and character of
President Garfield passed.
Arab Bey's Romance
From the London Standard.
The story goes that Arab Bey hates
| the Khedive Ismail with an exceedingly