River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

thoflze the secretary OF the navy 20 oHer To
ward of $4,000 for rescuing or ascertaining |
| the fate of the Greedy Arctic expedition. Mr.. /
! Hawley said such reward might induce ships |
| cruising in or about the Arctic seas to keep |
lookout for the exploring party or turn oeca- |
| sionaly out of their own course IN order to |
| gather information about it The plan was |
suggested by George KEENAN,, the Arctic tray |
eler, when called before the Greeley relief |
| board to give his views concerning the rescue /
Of Greeley and his comrades.
The president has sent 10 the senate the fol- \
lowing nominations: Sumner Howard, Michi- !
gan, chief Justice of the supreme court of Arr
IONA; Case Broderick Kansas, associate JUS
tice OF the supreme court of Idaho; Jacob b. /,
Blair, Wyoming; Maj. Oryile Babcock to be /
lieutenant colonel of the corps of engineers.
The president transmitted to the house d \
| letter from Secretaries Lincoln and Chan der /
| opposing the proposition to offer reward for |
| the discovery and relief of the Greedy parry by |
| private enterprise. They think ii unadvisable |
to offer an incentive to inadequately prepare |
| private partieswhen the government expedition |
| IL thoroughly equipped. Another reason urged 1
against the proposition is that the government
| by inviting such cooperation, will assume |
| pertain responsibility toward those whom it |
| thus induces to enter on hazardous enterprise |
and its offers of to-day may lead to the neces-
sity Of further expeditions for relief or rescue
| The senate. The Indian affairs committee i
reported it inexpedient to establish military |
| academy west of the Mississippi for Indian |
youths The foreign relations committee re- |
| ported bill for the inspection of meats for
| expectation, prohibiting the importation o.
| adulterated food, and authorizing the presi-
| dent TO make proclamation in certain certain
cBses
The house. The foreign affairs committee
| submitted report with resolutions on the re--
| turn by Prince Bismarck of the house resolu-
| tons on Herr Lasker. The report warmly
| conmends the wise action Of the state depart
nient in the matter, and the resolutions merely
recite that the resolution was intended as trib
| ute of respect TO Lasker, and the house does
not deem it requisite to its dignity to crticse
the manner in which the resolution was received
| IN Germany. After speeches by Messrs.
0chiltree, Phelps, Cox Of New York,
| resolutions were adopted; likewise resolutions
| thanking the Liberal Union members Of the
/ German parliament for their acknowledgment
| Of the expression of sympathy conta med in the
| house resolution ON Lasker Tue elections
committee in the case of Garrison VS.. Mayo
| Virginia, reported awarding the seat TO Garri-
| son. By vote of 1877 to lis the house decided
| to consider the bill to extend the whisky bond
| ed period.
| The bill increasing the salaries of u s.
Judges to $1,000 is still before the Senate and
ELECTS good deal of discussion, as also Blair's
bill appropriating money for education.
/ The House election committee reported in
favor of the contestant in the contested election
| of Garrison against Mayo, from the First dis
/ trict of Virginia, thus unseating Mr. Mayo, who
/ is a readjuster Mr.. Mayo was allowed an
| hour in which to present his side of the case
/ His parting address resulted in heated colloquy
between MeSsrs. Ranney of Massachusetts, a
republican member of the committee ON cleo
/ tions and John S Wise, readjuster member
/ from Virginia, on one side, and Turner Of
| Georgia, chairman of the elections committee;
| and Tucker of Virginia, ON the other relative
to the action of the board of canvassers of Vir-
| ginia III throwing out the vote Of an entire
I ,..Fa-
in the seal of the return
| In the debate in the house ON the bonded
| whisky extension BILL Mr. Willis in whose dis
| triet mostof the whiskyis stored, claimed that
| the whole Northwest, as well as Kentucky was
| greatly interested in this bill; and, among other
| reasons, stated that the whisky industry used
| Is, 600 bushels Of corn two years ago, and
1 only Il, 900 bushels this year, and that the
| whisky in bond is owned by all classes of peo-
| pie, and principally by people of ordinary
| means, who had to borrow from the banks con-
| tinually since the over production of whisky
| has made their investment a bad one. He then
| gave the history of the measure, showing that
| proposition for the indefinite extension of the
| bonded period had been unanimously reported
| by the ways and means committee last congress,
and had passed the house with only twenty nine
| votes against it.
On motion of Senator Mcmillan the senate
| referred to the committee ON woman suffrage
| the petition of Sarah b. Stearns, c. NJ. Cole
| man, Mary II. Murdoch, DR.. Anna W. Broskwa,
1 ,.
and eighty one other citizens of Minnesota, re-
| Guesting the passage of a sixteenth amendment
| to the constitution prohibiting states disfran-
| ehising citizens on account of sex
The house Judiciary committee has agreed TO
report favorably Representative Deusters bill
to amend revised statutes so to provide that chill
| dren born in foreign country and now residing
| in this country, whose father or grandfather Gu
listed in the army of the United States and either
| died in its service or honoraby discharged, be
considered citizens of the United States.
In the senate, on motion of Mr. McNIilla an, the
| papers accompanying the clai m Of w. H. Whit
| ing of Litchfield, Mimi and bill for his re-
| lief ON account of I'M uries received
during the rebellion while indirectly in tb ser
vice of the United States, were referred to the |
committee on claims Mr. Mcmillan also in |
| troduced, for reference to the committee on |
public lands, the petit on of III. T. Wells, John |
| Martin and five other citizens of Minneapolis,
in relation to the 10 cation of lands under the
homestead and pre- emption laws. The petit |
| ton, which was introduced at the request of |
Senator Sabin, who is temporarily absent, |
| asked that such change be made in the law |
| that all bona fide purchasers from |
original locations may be protected in their |
titles in cases where the receip pts have been is
sued to the original locat ors previous to the
sales by them, and that all cases of alleged |
fraud where the question arises after the issu-
ing OF the nnal receipt, may be tried IN court
by jury under direction of law arising in par |
ticular cases. and requests the Minnesota del /
egation that if any changes are made in the |
present laws to insist that the rights already ac-
quired under existing laws shall be protected, |
present titles quiet and patents issued in all |
cases where final receipts have issued without |
contest before local officers.
The House spent nearly whole day in dis
GUESSING, and finally passed bill for the re-
trement of Gen. Averill, the noted cavalry /
leader
The senate bill for the construction of
railroad bridge across the st Croix river, in
Wisconsin and Minnesota, by the Chippewa |
Falls & Western Railroad company. was |
reported by Mr. Mcmillan to the senate to-
day from the committee ON commerce with a
favorable recommendation. The bill as reported
contains several amendments, the only mater1-
al, one of which consists of two additional sec
tions, as follows
Sec 8 That the said railroad company shall
have the right to construct passageways on
said bridge for foot passengers and vehicles Of |
every description, and to charge reasonable
toll therefor, subject to the approval of the
secretary of
Section 4 provides that any alterations or
changes shall be made at the expense of the
railroad company 1t will be remembered that
the bridge is to be made of iron and steel, with
masonry piers.
A resolution Of the board Of trade of Mime
apolis has been presented to the house request
ing senators and members from Minnesota to
favor the mining and silver coinage bill, to pro-
hibit the issuing of silver certificates, and also
for the redemption of those now in circulation
Petitions from the Grand Army Post Nos. 9,
50, 63 and q, department of Minnesota, were
presented in the house by Mr.. Strait, praying
congress to remove the restrictions and grant
arrears and back pensions from the date OF the
discharge to all who were discharged from the
United States service from injuries received
while in the line of duty.
Senator Dawes, from the cnmmittee on In
dian affairs, has reported fayorably the bill to
accept and ratify certain agreements made
with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the right
of way to the Dakota Central railway company
through the Sioux reservation IN Dakota; and
also the bill TO accept and ratify certain agree
ments with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the
right of way to the Chicago Milwaukee St
Paul railway company through the Sioux reser-
t;or Those two hills have already been G. |