River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-08
Tuesday. Februarn 81.

| SENATE.--President pro tenn Davis gave
notice that he would resign Saturday noon,
March s. Mr.. Mcmillan reported favorably
from the commerce committee the house
| bill to make st. Vincent Mimi, port of
entry instead of Pembina, Oak.
| MIR. Morrill, moved that the senate insist
| upon its tariff amendments to the internal
revenue bill, and appoint conferees, anu it
was carried. Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman,
| Aldrichs Beck and Bayard were
were named as conferees. Several hours
were spent in executive session. The pres
| ident sent in the following nominations
| Marin Parry Kennard, assistant United
States treasurer, Boston. Registers OF land
| offices: Charles G. Williams Watertown,
| OAK; Homer l.. Pound, Harley, Idaho;
| Joseph Sargensen, Walla Walia, Wyo.;
Laniel IL freeman, st. Cloud, Mimi;
| Mond Gringager, Worthington, Mimi, Ed
Smith, the Talles, Ore. Receivers pubic
moneys: b. Geary, Fargo. Dlk.j s. s. Wa
tiers, Harley, Idaho; f. X. M. Joy, Bozeman,
| Mont; A. o. Marsh, w. T.; John Ulrich,
| La Crosse, Wis.,; John G, Pillsbury, Oregon
| City, Ore; Caleb n Thornburg, the Dalles,
| Ore. D. w. Gooch, pension agent, Boston;
| George L Davenport, Indian agent, Sac and
| Fox agency. Postmaster: George G. Nc
| Kte, Jackson MINI. Martin S, Townsend,
| New York, United States attorney, North
|
| Virginia, United States Judge; Western dis
| tract, Virginia; Edmund Waddel, Virginia,
| United States attorney, Eastern districs, Vir-
gina; Peter A. Williams, Florida, United
States marshal, Southern district, Florida;
| James NJ Meek, Tennessee, United States
attorney, Eastern district, Tennessee; G. N,
Tllman Tennessee, United States marshal
Middle district, Tennessee; Il. Root, Iowa,
United States marshal, Southern district
To oh
tice of supreme court, Montana; William e..
Church, New jersey, associate justice su-
preme court Dakota; John b. Allis, Wash
ington, Territory, United States attorney,
Territory of Washington.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Samuel O. Vineyard, associate justice SUI
prenie court, Washington territory; John w.
Foster, Indiana, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Spain; Week
ham, Holman, minister resident and consul
general, Denmark d. T. Reed, secretary
lesa ion and consul general. Madrid: S. g..
w BENJAMIN, minister resident aid consul
general, Teheran, Persia; w. Z. Sutton, con-
sui &c eral, Matamorasj L. II. Foote, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten,iary
to Corea; Larue Peck, New York,
United States consul, TT. Erie, Canada; r.
G. Dyrenfortb, Illinois, assistant commits
sioner of Patents. Indian AGENTS; d. T..
Andrews, Green Bay agency, Wis; I. B..
Hunt, Kentucky, Klowa, Comanche and
Wichita agency, Indian Territory. POST
masters: Edward A. Grant, Fargo, OAK !;
Eugene f. Staver, ReedsDurg, Wis. Amherst
+. Graves Red Wing, Mimi; John B. OK
with, Des NJ Zines; Theo. II. Burs, Lyons,
Iowa; Thos. A. Atherton Usage, Iowa.
HOUSE, Reeds rule, so obstinately fought
over on Monday, was adopted-129 to D
Questions of privilege, involving her ght of
the senate 10 originate measure imposing
taxes, were presented.
A resolution embodylug this point, and
which instructed the house conferees, in case
of a conference, to consider full the consti-
tutional objection TO the senate tariff bill,
and report to the house on the bill, if they
deem necessary, was adopted-139 to 122
A motion by Mr.. Kelly to suspend the
rules, take from the speakers table the in
ternal revenue bill, non-concur in the sem
ates tsrif amendments and appoint five
house conferees was carried-l4S TO no.
Eleven democrats voted with the Tepubli-
cans in the affirmative, and four republi-
cans, including Mr.. Updegraif of Iowa, with
the democrats in the negative.
The conferees appointed are Messrs.
Kelley, Mckinley Haskell Randall and
Carlisle. This house voted-l96 to So 10
go into committee on the river and harbor
bill, which was done at the evening session.
| Nothing was accomplished except resolu-
ton to limit the debate to two and a half
hours, and the greatest confusion leigned
until the house adjourned.