Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-01-24
THE 18TH COMPRESS.



In the United States Senate, Thurs
day, January 18th, petitions were pre-
sented for constitutional amendment
| granting suffrage to women and to per-
nit colonies of families to lay out VIII
lagos on public lands. Mr.. Van Wyck
introduced bill to reduce by one-hali
freight rates on the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads. There was consider
able discussion ON Mr.. Anthony's reso-
luton concerning the prescription OF
American meats in Europe. Mr. Logan
favored open retaliation; Messrs. Vest
and ingalls, thought thorough system
of inspection by the Government would
have a sanitary effect, while Mr.. Nc
Pherson explained the system of slaugh-
tering American cattle at British ports.
In the House, bills were reported for
the retirement of Alfred Pleasanton as
Major General; appropriating S1.000.-
600 to close the gaps in the levees of the
Mississippi, and to make all public roads
/ and highways post routes. Mr.. Town
shend introduced bill to authorize the
President, during the recess of Congress,
to prohibit any imports injurious to the
public health, from those countries
which, on the same ground, prohibit the
importation of American products.
There was spirited debate on the bill
appropriating 100000 to continue
| Mississippi river improvements.
| The. senate on Wednesday passed q
bill restoring to the public domain the
lands granted to the Iron Mountain
railroad, because the route diyerged
/ f,S, In Tod
introduced bill to provide means to
extirpate pleuro-pneumonia. During
the consideration of the joint rules, Mr.
Frye charged that any person can walk
into the congressional restaurant and
purchase whisky by the cup. An order
was therefore passed excluding intoxi-
eating liquors from the capitol restaur-
ant. At the executive session Colonel
Robert Murray was confirmed as sur
geon general.
In the House of Representatives bills
were introduced appropriating $1,000
600 to improve the Erie canal and main
| tain it free to commerce, and to author
ize the construction of ship canal
around Niagara falls. Resolutions were
passed authorizing bill to appropriate
! ehC Gum hOSOooalJ " AOl lC-
bate on tobacco; calling for report of
the earnings of each United States mar
shall, attorney, and clerk for the past
ten years, and permitting students from
Guatemala and Nicaragua to receive
instruction at West Point without ex-
pense to the government. After long
discussion, the house and senate bills APP
propriating $1.000,000 for improve
ments on the Mississippi river were re-
ported from the committee of the whole.
The Senate, on Thursday, received a
memorial from William Pitt Kellogg,
asking an investigation of the charges
brought against him in connection with
the Texas and Pacific land grant. Petit
tons were presented for an appropria-
ton of $500, 900 to improve the entrance
to Columbia river. and for the appoint
ment of commission on the liquor
traffic. Bills were introduced to estab-
lish board of interstate commerce
and to secure reasonable rates of trans
portation over railroads aided by the
government. The executive session was
devoted to the Mexican treaty.
The house of representatives, by a
vote of 215 to Ga, passed the senate
bill appropriating 81, 100000 for con-
tinuing the improvement of the Missis-
sippi. A communication was received
rendering the marine hospital at Erie to
the government for horne for soldiers
and sailors. A bill was reported to
grant pension to the surviving grand
child of Thomas Jefferson.
On Friday the Senate received mes
sage from the president recommending
that relief expedition be dispatched
for the Greeley party, and asking that
immediate action be taken in the mat
ter A bill was favorahly reported to
carry out the supplemental treatment
between China, by prohibiting the traffic
in opium between the tive countries. In
executive session the Mexican treaty
failed for lack of one vote An adj
journment to Monday was taken.
In the house of representatives, Mr..
Bayne introduced bill for public
building at Allegheny City. The re-
mainder of the day was consumed in
debate on the Fitz John Porter bill in
committee on the whole, and an adj.
journment to Saturday morning was
taken in order TO continue the argu
ment.s