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

| justified In recommending passage. On the
other hand, Ill view Of the great Importance
of the annual appropriations for the i'm
provement of the waterways of the country
as a protection against the oppressive exac-
tons of railroad companies, the committee
| did not feel justified In retaining the bill IN
| their possession and thus preventing action
BY thesenate, andItherefore reportedIback fot
| such action as the senate might deem proper.
| The bill was then killed by being
tabled for the day, on motion OF Mr. ingalls,.
The deficiency bill passed.
Disagreement of the conference commit
tee on the sundry civil bill was reported.
The house bill creating three new land
districts in Dakota passed, as did the ship
ping bill.
The bill creating ST. Vincent port of
entry, instead of Pembina, which had gone
through the house, passed.
The tax and tariff bill was received from
| the house.
The president of the senate Immediately
signed it, and few minutes later President
Arthur affixed his signature. The bill Il
| now therefore law.
The house bill to amend the revised stat
| uteS so as not TO exclude retired army oHlcefs
| from holding civil offices in the Territories
| WAS passed.
AT 2!40 a. m, on motion of Rollins the
senate went into executive session and con-
| formed the following nominations
| John Paul, q. S. district judge, Western
! district of Virginia; David V. Stephenson
| surveyor general for Iowa and Nebraska;
\ James B. Edmonds,, commissioner for the
! District of Columbia; Albert G. Edwards.
assistant treasurer United States. st. Louis,
Mo; ?. T. Menning assistant treasurer.
| United States, New Orleans. Receivers
| Of public money-Charles d. Peck,
| Lake City Col; S. Parker, Mo
| brara; Eggleston, United States
| at orney, Northern district of Ohio; g. W.
| Post, collector internal revenue, Nebraska.
! Register of lands; b. HI. dodge, Concordia,
Kans; John Bissell, Kerwin, Kans; r. Eg-
| erett, pension agent, Pittsburg; n Q. Graves
| chief examiner of the United States, civil
service commission; J. b. Battelle, COLLECTOR
| Of customs, District of Miami, Ohio; Lew
| Morrill,. supervisors of customs, Michigan
| City, Ind Postmasters; i. M. Atherton,
| PAGE. Iowa; A r. Grow, Logan, Iowa; Il.
| q. Butts, Saltwater, Mimi. Q. G.
| Powning surveyor general, Nevada.
| Max Polachek, United States consul at Ian
| sibar Receivers of Public Moneys: Charles
| +. Babcock at McCooks, Nebr.; Morris
| Marks: New Orleans Thomas II. Rooney,
| WalIa Walls. Wash. Register of Lands:
| Christopher Hostetter Grand Island, Neb.,
! G. i. Laws, at MeCooks, Neb.; Joseph Book
/ walter, collector of customs, district OF Min
nesota; G. G. Pawning, surveyor general, Ne
! vada; George Drury, collector internal rev.
| enue, district of Louisiana.
| After the executive session, the senate took
| a recess until 10 a. M. (Sunday)
On Morrill's motion the committee on IL
| nance was ordered to prepare compilation
| and index of existing tariff laws, together
| with tabulated comparative statements of
rates of duties and imports under the several
| tariff acts since the organic alton of the gov
| eminent, and such other statistics on the
| subject as it may deem proper.
! On motion of Mr.. Anthony resolution
| was adopted for the appointment OF COM
| mittee to wait upon the president and IN
| form him that congress had completed his
| business and was ready to adjourn. The
| president appointed Anthony and Bayard-
| At 11:45 Anthony and Bayard the senate
| committee appointed co wait upon the
| president, reported that they had performed
| the duty assigned them, and that the presi-
| dent had stated that he had no further
| communication to make congress-
The president pro tenn, assuming that the
| president of the United States had signed
| the sundry civil appropriation bill, appoin-
| ted as senate members of the commission
| provided for in that bill to inquire into the
| compensation, ETC., of the officers and EN-
| ployes of both houses and report to the
| next congress, Messrs. Platt, Cameron of
| Wisconsin, and Cockrell. Precisely at II
] O'Clock, President pro tenn. Edmunds
| brought down bis gavel and said Senators,
| The hour has arrived at which, by the con-
| stitution and laws of the United States the
| Fortv.seventh congress terminates. | wish
| each one of you a pleasant and safe inurney
| to your homes, and felicity in your future
| lives. The senate stands adjourned without
day." [Applause.]
| HousE-The contested election case o
Cook VS.. Cuts Qowa) was settled in favor
| the contestant, who took his seat and wa
| sworn. Mr.. Kelly submitted the report
| the tariff conference committee.
A debate followed, Mr.. Kelly open ng i
| and Mr.. Carlisle making an elaborate ar
gument against tie report.
Mr.. DunneIl avowed himself ia strait
He was compelled TO vote for the bill, an'
| vet he yielded to the conclusion with tn
| utmost reluctancy. 1t was DO such bil
| as the American people had right to ex
pect, or which the interests OF the peopl
had clearly and Enthusiastically demanded
The bill did not meet his appreciation, ant
vet because of some of its provisions b
| would vote Tor it, but only un0er the mos
solemn protest. If the Republican hous
| had had the courage, the pluck, the man
| hood, TO axe $25. 600 900 off OF sugar anC
$10,0000 600 off of steel rails at the last sessi II
| they would not be here to-day witnessing
the incoming of democratic administra
| ton of the house.
The report was finally adopted and th,
bill passed 152 to 115. An analysis of tn,
votes shows that the republican members
except Messrs. Bayne, Brumm, Campbell
| Dawes Everett Fort, Hazelti tine, Huobell
| Mckinley, Miller, Bryce, T. M. Rice, s
| Robinson, Il. B. Taylor, J. y. Taylor anG
| Urner voted for the report, and the demo
cratic members, except Messrs. Bliss, Er
mentrout, Hardenburgh, Hardy, Harris
| Laid, Morse, Mitchler, Randall, Ross, SEQ
| vile, Wilson, George d. Wise, and Morgan
| r. Wise voted against it.
The majority in the house was much
| larger than was anticipated. In the early
| part of the day there was a good deal OF
| doubt about the passage of the bill an6
| many members declared the house would
| not sustain it. Many protectioDists asserted
| they would not vote for the bill under any
circumstances but some of these were not
| strong enough to resist tie popular demand
| for some reduction of taxation now; SO
| when the vote was taken, they recorded
| their names for the bill.
! Gen. Washburn said that it was gre
| victory for the republicans and gave them
| an important advantage in politics. While
| the bill did not suit in many respects, he
| voted for it because it was the best thing be
| could do in the direction ofreduction and
! revision This view is entertained by 9
| majority of western and northwestern meP
| Mai. Strait seemed very much pleased that
| the matter was out Of the way, and ex.
| pressed satisfaction at the result, although
| it did not go as far in the dt sired direction
| as he could have wished.
| Then the deadlock upon the election case
| continued until o'clock, when Hiscock
| presented the conference report on the sun
| dry civil appropriation bill. The house re
| cedes from its disagret ment to the senate
| amendment, which strikes from the bill the
| provision for the repeal of the presumption
| laws and ratification of the Sioux treaty
| The report was agreed to. Hiscock intro
| duced a joint resolution appropriatieg 800
| 900 for the alteration of internal revenue
| dies, plates, stamps, and for blanks fol
claims for rebates, which7passed.
| Tue usual scenes attendant on an all night
| session was enacted. Though the galleries
were practically vacant the attendance on
| the floor was good, and members lounged
| back in their chairs and smoked, and told
| stories and laughed to their hearts coatent.
| S ortIy after o'clock Mr.. Robinson rose
| an called attention to the hour. This CON
| gress was making a record before the coun.
| try, and a record in history. He Thought
| everybody would agree with him that toe
much whisky had been taken OUT OF bono
| already [shouts of laughter. IL was IN the
| interest of good order and good government
| that the house take recess for three hours
| in order to avoid any difficulty, any personal
| controversy. and in order to avoid any f4lss
| attitude before the country.
! At $50 the house took a recess until $50
The usual vote of compliments to the speaker
was passed with some obligation.
| ", tho oot1rsa of the forenoon Knott stat