River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Mondan January Z.

STRAIGHTFORWARD after the holiday re-
cess Little business was done beyond the
introduction of bills of minor importance,
resolutions calling on cabinet officers for
information and the consideration of the
new rules; that authorizing the president OF
the senate to designate substitute to act
three days being adopted.
Senator Gibson of La. introduced bill to
facilitate reform OF the civil service, pro-
viding for the repeal of all laws limit 1g the
tenure of office of United States district at
torneys, justices OF supreme courts of terri
tories. surveyor. general OF public lands,
collectors of customs, naval officers and sur
veyors of ports of entry, and such officers
shall be appointed by the president, subject
to the approval of the senate, and be re-
newed at the pleasure of the president. 1t
also provides that such officers furnish
bonds every two years, and renew their ex-
piration papers. The president shall, at the
opening OF congress, submit to the senate
the names OF such officials removed by him,
with reasons Tor removal in each case.
The following nominations were sent to
the senate:
J. A. Leonard, consul at Calcutta.
United States consuls-Robert J. Stevens,
Palermo; Bolivar ]. Pridgen, Pie9ras Ne.
gras; Oscar Malmros, Minnesota, Leith;
Frank Fl. Mason, Marseillss; John L..
Kaine, Wisconsin, Cognac; George Clifford,
Basic.
NJ ichael II. Fitch, California, receiver of
public moneys, Pueblo, Colo; Thomas
Wrong, Kansas, receiver of pu 1lic mon VS..
ConcoIdia, Kansas; Adolphus G. Leming,
Arkansas. register of the land offii al OAR
denells.
Reuben A. Allen, Ohio agent OF the In
| dians OF Blackfeet agency, Montana.
Postmaste s-H. Kemper Perham, Mimi;
s. G. Worthington, Little Falls, Mimi; o.
b. L. King, Harlan, Iowa; Jonathan Max
son, West Liber ty, Iowa; P. 0. Babcock,
Monticello, Iowa; E. Caviller, Pembina,
OAK.
Ta senate confirmed:
George R. Sage United States district
Judge, south ern district OF Ohio William
A. Woods, United States district judge for
Indiana; James Il. Hollowell, United States
district attorney of Kansas; William j. G..
Albratl, associate Justice of the supreme
court of Montana; A. w. Shelion, Mary
land, associate justice of the supreme court
of Arizona; John q. Gosmana of Nebraska,
Indian agent for the Crow and Creek lndi-
ans, Lower Brule agency Dakota; Andrew
Mason, New York, superintendent OF the
assay Office at New York; Frank j. Clausen,
Louisiana, melter and redner of the mint at
New orleans.
House Bills were introduced increasing
pensions and to otherwise benefit soldiers
and sailors of the late war; regulating inter
state commerce; authorizing the president
to retaiate against countries which prohibit
| the importation of American cattle Oh
swine; against lottery advertisements in
newspapers; amending the Chinese immigra'
| ton act; tor the construction of e Hen
nepin canal; for bridges across the Missis-
sppi, Mis- ouri and other rivers; repeating
| the law requiring publication of notices be
| fore making final proof of homestead entries
, repeating tonnage duties on certain Anne j.
can and foreign vessels; protecting innocent
purchases of patent rights; for allotment
| of lands in severalty to Indians; abolisling
the tax on tobacco; extending the bonded
| whisky period; consolidating internal rev.
| enue, and custom districts; preventing I'M
due contraction of the currency; putting
| lum Ger on the free list; for a puohc build
| ing at Winons; prohibiting the issue Of
| treasury and bank notes of smaller denomi.
| nations than $40; reducing the duty on
| wool.