River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

ut mcmillan presented to the senate thu
memorial of the St Paul chamber of com
anefee PRAYING for au appropriation of s25.-
va Tor the improvement Of the Mississippi
river al that city. Mr.. Strait presented t. the
house the petition of T.. J. Kennedy, asking
Tor pension Mr. Strait introduced bill for
the relief Of Mary Monti, widow 0f a late wagon
master IN Che United States army in the wal
with Mexico
In the senate, Mr. Bayard moved and the sen
ate adopted the folfhwing amamln mt to tho
naval appropriation bill Requiring the sec
fetaries of war and the navy with the assis-
taHee Of the gun foundry board, which the
amendment revives, 10 report on the begin
ing of tho next session of congress for a plan
and estimate for the preparation and purchase
oi plat for q gun IA tory To complete guns
from six inches calibre 10 sixteen inches cali
bre, including buildings and shrinking pit, and
to report a fun and detailed estimate for tho
G 1st aforesaid, and whether the same G; n be
tier and more economically performed ia es-
Establishments owned By the government or by
private contract. or by a combined system
whereby said work can be ACCOMPLISHED partly
by the government aud partly by private con-
tract and IN what annual nst4llments said APP
preparation can most economically be made.
Iii the House Mr.. Reed of Maine offered q
preamble and resolution rcciting that the foot
and month disease had been introduced in
Maine through the fault or oversight of United
States officials charged with the duty of inspect
Ing and quarantIniug impOrtatIOns of cattle
NAti diitItuI tlt committee on agriculture 70
mako an investigation OF the matter, with
authority to report for consideration at any
time they decn proper a bill to reimburse the
authorities Of citizens Of that state for expenses
which had been properly and judiciously in
Cured and may be incurred In the sup
preston Of the disease. Adopted
In tho house on the 18th Mr. Morrison moved
to take up the tariff bill, and by vote Of 40
yeas and lJ5 nays it was decided to consider
the measure. There are 81 members Of the
house, two districts, the Second Mississippi and
the Seventh Virginia, not neing represented Po-
ltically, congress Is DIVIDED int l!l1 democrats
and l25 republicans. The total vote was 21S
There were iO votes IN favor of taking up the
bill or these 10 ware democrats, and five
were republican. The negative vote consisted
of forty democrats and niuety-cight republic
cans. The abs'~tccs were twenty-five demo-
Gratis and twcnty-three republicans Three
Minnesota members Strait, Nelson and Wake
tieid-in favor Of considering the Morrison bill
There were two other republicans who voted
with them namely Anderson Of Kansas and
james of Brooklyn, ~ y. The Minnesota
members, who virtually decided the question
of taking mp the bill do not promise to vote for
II, but say the people demand n lower
tariff, and therefore they IA
v0red discussion Of its merits, After the
vote was taken Mr Morrison made lengthy
speech, 10 which Mr.. Kelly replied. The ar
gumeuts ON both sides are familiar to ali.
Dir. Seymour. from tEc committee on COM
mcrce. reported the bill authorizing the St
Cloud Water Power company 70 construct a
dam across the Mississippi river at St Cloud,
MINI. Mr.. MatSon, invalid pensions, reported
bill % pension soldiers and sailors for dsabil-
tiles incurred beyond the loss Of leg or an
ann. Committee Of the whole, Also, atverfn
", granting service pension
The senate Tuesday began the consideration
Of Mr. Dawes bill t0 divide portion of the
reservation Of the Sioux Indians in Dakota into
separate reservations, and to secure the re
liuqUishmeut of the Indian title Ia the remain
der. MIR Dawes made Il speech III explanation
OF the hjlL
The house committee o.. coinage. weights and
measures unanimously instructed representa-
tive LIrey 70 report tayorablv his ,ill to pro-
hIbt the issue of treasury notes of less than S.,
and provide for the issue Of 81, 81 and s. sill
yer certificates
Senator Satin has introduced bill to revive
the rank of general of the army, which OK
pired with SheIuau's retirement The house
committee on ml,Itary affairs has reported
adversely on such bill, andthC"a Is little pros
poet OF is becoming law
TIE bill introduced by Mr. Ourav 10 provide
for additional members of thc legislatures of
the several territories. and an increase of pay
t. tIe members and off GERS thereof Was report
Cd by the committee on territurte- Itprordes
that the legislatures Of tn" territories shall con-
sIst of thirteen members of the council and
twenty five members Of the house Of rrprcscn-
t1tives. the members t. receive S. per day and
mileage dUriu tic session; that the additional
members shall he elected hy the territory I'M
I'll otherwise provided by the sald several
legislatures: that the president Of the council
and tiie speaker of the house of representatives
shall receive $40 a dag for the same tune and
that the officers Of the legislatures shall receive
So per day.
Mr. Slater of Oregon requested and obtained
the unanimous consent of the senate Friday
to make fcw remarks relative to tIle North
crn Paciti band grant forfeiture. Ills remarks
related to the division in Washington Territory
aud Oregon Tie was in favor of the forfeit
IRE Of the lands, but thought the people who
had settled upon these lands, should be al
lowed to retain their titles, paying 81 > or not
more than s. 80 per acre for them His col
league, Mr. Dolph, asked that the bill be laid
on the table for few days, as he wished to
speak on the subject.
Representative Beach was instructed 10y the
house committee on public health TO report the
resolution authorizing the committee To inquire
into the extent and character OF adulterated
food and drugs imported into the United States
or exported therefrom. The resolution pro-
ydes that tho committee sit during the summer
recess
The bill 10 relieve certain soldiers from the
charge Of descrtion, which is now being con
sldercd 10y the house, removes the charge Of
dcscTtlon from the record ot soldiers who served
in the volunteer service IN all eases where 1T
shall he made tn appear to t.la satisfaction of
the secretary of War that such soldiers served
faithfully until the expiration of their terms
of enlistment or until May !. 1850. but by rct-
son of absence from their command at the
time the same was mustered ont, failed to re
celye am honorable discharg' 1t also applies
to eases IN which II a(pctri suidioy charged
with descrtion subsequently enlisted inanutlier
regiment aud was hoaorahly discharged
The house committee on territories, 10y vote
of : to ,, adopted p substitute offered by Alex
amber to Cassidys hill providing for The APP