River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-08

Fifth District-IA Nutting Rice.
Sixth District A. Day, Martin.
Seventh District-H c. Waite, Stearns.
Eighth District--W J. Ives, Mcleod
Ninth District-Joseph BobleteS Brown.
Tenth District-W P. Sergeant Freeborn
Eleventh.. G. Jones, Becker.
Twelfth-Charles II. Strobeck, Meeker.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
bill to establish an interstate commerce
committee, taking the place of other bills on
the same subject, was reported in the senate
on Monday, and the bills it superseded were
indefinitely postponed The bill to consolidate
the bureau of military justice and the corps of
judge advocates of the army passed. The
pleuro- pneumonia bill was considered
Amendments were adopted striking ont all
reference to the slaughter of cattle, and re-
duelng the amount appropriated from $780,
000to $150,000
Bills were introduced in the house deyoting
the tax on circulating notes of national banks
to the payment of the public debt and prohib-
iting the importation of foreign manufactured
articles purporting to be of American manufac-
ture Mr. Hewitt of New York repeated his
charge, made last Friday, that tue secretary of
the navy had failed to cover into the treasury
the net proceeds of sales of condemned vessels,
but he disclaimed any intention of lmpugning
the secretary's motives, and commended his
administration as whole.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on public lands decided favorably to report to
the full committee the bill granting bounty
lands to soldiers of the late war. The bill pro
yides:
Every person who served in the late war not
less than fourteen days, and honorably dis
charged, shall be entitled to eighty acres of
public lands; those who served not less than
one year TO 100 acres, and those who served not
less than two years to 100 acres. In the event
of the death of such person during service or
after honorable discharge, patent shall issue to
his surviving wife child or children, if there
hn an nd if N his father and if
father. to his mother.
Thesenate passed the pIeuro-pneumonia bill,
the only votes against it being the following
democratic senators: Brown, Cook, Groome,
Hampton. Jones, Ola, Maxey, Morgan, Ran
som, and Vance.
Mr.. Morrill, from the committee on finance,
| reported favorably joint resolution appropri-
ating So, 600 to defray the expenses of the
ceremonies connected with the approaching
completion and dedication of the Washington
monument. A committee OF arrangements for
the occasion is provided for, to consist of five
senators and eight representatives, three MEM
bers of the Washington Monument association,
and the Unitod States engineer in charge of tho
| work. The Grafton viii be delivered by Hon.
Robert @. Winthrop, who delivered the Grafton
on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone
in 1913
The joint resolution passed the house re-
| questing the president to bring before the Ven
ezuelan government the claim Of ]. Il. Vince
lock- a citizen of the United States, for out
RACES inflicted upon him by an officer of that
| government
The features of Tuesdays debate in the
| house on THE tariff bill, were the spesches OF
Mr Hiscock of New York and Mr.. Hurd Of
| Ohio
Hiscock delivered an able speech against the
bill. New ideas on this well-worn theme are
scarcely to be expected The points of his
| speech have been covered by previous speak
| ers, buthe presented his arguments IN clear
! and f0rcible manner. His remarks, which occu-
| pied an hour and half, lost much Of their
| effectiveness by being read from manuscript
| Hurds speech on the Morrison bill had been
| looked forward to with keen interest, not less
by It's enenio. than by Its friends, Nor did
he disappoint them. Applause was most
hearty, even from the Republicans; not in
the approval of the sentiments Of the speaker,
but as a tribute to his eloquence. The
crowded galleries joined in these outbursts, no
attempts being made to check them. Several
times the speaker was compelled to pause for
several minutes. Even Judge Kelley, the vet
eTan defender of the protection faith, clapped
his hands in admiration Of the orator.
The senate passed the following bills: To
authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad company
to construct one or more bridges across the
Willamette river between Salem and the head
of navigation Of the river in Oregon; to release
the estate of Frank Soule deceased, late collect
or Of internal revenue First district Of Califor-
mia, and his suretes from liability for the de-
falcation of clerk in the collectors Office; to
accept and ratify the agreement with the con-
federated tribes of Elathead, koOtenay and
Pend d'Oreilles Indians for a portion of their
reservation in Montana required for use OF the
Northern Pacific road Ihelands surrendered
comprise .430 acres, for which the Indians re-
ceiye $4,000 beside 81, CPS compensation for
damages to Improvements.
In the senate, the bill to release from the OBJ
legation of secrecy the members of the Fltz
John Porter ouFt-martial was indefinitely
postponed The bill to aid in the construction
Of ship canal between Lakes Union and
Washington and Puget sound, Wash, was re-
ported fayorably. The shipping bill was de-
bated.
in the house, on the 1st,a motion of Mr. Nor
rison that general debate on the tariff bill be
closed at p. m. next Tuesday was agreed to,
and the house proceeded, in committee of the
whole to discuss the bill. Among the speakers
was Mr. Eaton, a democratic member from
Connecticut, who fiercely denounced the meas
ure The bill was further debated at the even
lnE session.
The house. after a long debate, passed the
bill covering defects in the Chinese bill. The
amendments provide for a passport system
substantially identical with that contained in
the vetoed twenty-year bill: all Chinese TO be
reduired before entering or leaving the United
States to provide themselves with certificates
containing detailed description of their per
sonal appearance, which must be exhibited TO
the customs officers at ports of entry or de-
parture: a special Gordon of officers to
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order to prevent the unlawful immigration of
| Chinese from that country; every constable,
Justice, policeman sheriff and deputy sheriff
along the border to have the power and an
thority Of a United States marshal to make ar
rests for violation of the restriction law; the
appelation of merchants under which SO
many Chinese had recently entered the United
States, to be clearly defined and held applicable
not topeddlers, hucksters etc, but only per,
sons actually engaged in business as the word
is popularity understood The bill passed
yeas Isl, nays H. The negative vote was cast
| by Adams 1lll Brewer On. W Browne 1ndl
Everhart, Henderson (llL), Hit, kean, Lyman,
Price, Rice, Skinner a. ]. }, Smalls and Spoon
| er, all Republicans.
Senator Van Wyck Of Nebraska introduced In
the senate bill 10 restrict foreigners and for
eign corporations in the ownership of public
lands and any lands III the territories The
| full text is:
BE it enacted etc, that it shall be unlawful
FOR any persons or any associations not citizens
OF the United States or for any corporation OF
company organized under authority of any for
eign state, prince or potentate to acquire title
from the United States to a great
| er quantity of public lands than indi-
viduals Of the United States are authorized TO
| enter under the settlement and Improvement
laws thereof, or to acquire receive or hold by
deed grant or trust deed. hereafter executed
greater quantities of land in the territories than
| go acres.
This bill is intended to protect American
stockraisers and farmers from the invasion Of
| large English corporations which have acquired
thousand Of acres Of land in the western ter
| ritories for these purposes. Senator Plumb Of
Kansas also introduced a bill still more
| streagent on the same subject
The house decided on Monday by a vote OF
142 to ., to consider the contested election
case of OFarrel Democrat against Paul (lse-
| adjusterl, of Virginia The minority were
| not allowed time to prepare re-
| port J. S Wise Readjuster
| member from Virginia fiereely denounced this
action of the Democrats. The minority reso-
| luton declaring OFarrell not entitled to a seat
was lost-61 to 140 This was a strict party
vote, except that Cook Democrat of Iowa, yot
/ ed with the Republicans in the affirmative
1 The majority resolution declaring 0Farrell
/ entitled to the seat was then fdopted and
| O'Farrell took the oath
| The April debt statement shows the reduce
/ ton for the month to have been about half tina
| Of March and about 50 per cent greater than
| that of April, 1881 There has been decided
falling off in the revenue during the ten months
/ of the fiscal year, as compared with the proceed
| ing year, the difference being about s43. 900, :
/ 600 The falling of in customs receipts has
/ been about s14, 600 00G and in internal revenue
| about s20,oo00oo
Utah republicans passsd resolutions for the
! separation of church and state; favoring pro
tective tariff and silver and gold as an equal
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