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

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,
SO, 63 and y, 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 tight
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-
vation These two bills have already been re-
ported favorably by the house committee ON
Indian affairs
The senate has confirmed the following nom
nations: Consuls: Willis E. Baker, Illinois,
Rosario Argentine Republic; Firth Charles
worth, Beloit, Kans., Funcbal; julius Stapel,
consul general, Shanghai; Archer Russell Platt,
consul Chefoo, China; Brewster Cameron,
Beloit, kans., receiver of public moneys at
Tucson. Ariz Jacob b. Blair. Wyoming asso-
ciate Justice of the supreme court of Wyoming;
Case Broderick Kansas, associate justice OF
the supreme court of Idaho. PostInasters:
George A. Selsby, Mitchell, Oak John w.
Hart Traer, Iowa; W. j. Brown, Emmetsburg,
Iowa.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on pub
lie lands of the senate, reported adversely the
bin introduced by Senator Cameron to restore
to market and sale certain lands OF the United
I -. s1.ss~ uHn
subject to the right Of fiowage They are the
lands Withdrawn from sale by the PROCLAIM
atoms of the United States issued March 2, 1880,
April 9TH, 1881, and Nov. p, 1881, the secretary
of war having represented that they would
be subject to flowage and re-
ouired for use in the construction and
maintenance of dams and other works proposed
to be erected for the improvement of the naYI-
CATION OF the Mississippi river and certain OF
It's tributaries. These lands are regarded as
valuable for their timber and for agrlelliit,alrai
purposes The views of the committee will be
embodied in a report to be made % the senate
hereafter.
Mr.. Strait presented TO the house the resolu-
tons Of the board of trade Of Minneapolis,
favoring the repeal of the act requiring the
coinage Of two million silver dollars each
month The resolutions were referred to the
committee of coinage, weights and measures
Mr. Nelson introduced in the house bill to
authorize the corporate authorities Of Duluth,
MIMI, 70 CONSTRUCT ana flaiHtaiu Iallooa
and common draw bridge across the canal
leading 70 the harbor OF Duluth; also bill 70
authorize Improvement Of the water power in
the Mississippi river at Little Falls, Mimi
Mr. Wakefield has introduced in the house a
bill for the relief of Benjamin Franklin, and
granting pension to Samuel Cook
In Senate Mr. Harrison moved to make the
| bill for the admission of South Dakota and the
| organization Of North Dakota into the Territory
| Of Lincoln a special order for Thursday April
g Lost-33 to = mot the necessary two thirds
! IN the afirmatiTel.