River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

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AFFAIRS IN wASHiNGTOE.
It Is not generally known that Evarts,
Sherman and Hoar are cousins; remote to
be sure, but all of them are descendants of
that fau Gus jurist aud revolutionary pa
triot, Roger sherman, one of the first sena-
tors from Connecticut. When Evarts ana
Sherman used to sit together in the cabi-
net of President Hayes, the former often
addressed the secretary Of the treasury as
cousin john
BY the election of Senator Sherman as
president pro tenn of the senate, his wife,
by the long-cstablished code of etiquette,
has the same place in society that Mrs.
Hendricks had.
Senator Sabin, Of Mimi, has had a recur-
renee of his last summers illness at Wash
ington. and was in a very serious condition
for a short time, but IS now better.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE. Dec IA re- olution was offer,
ed by Mir. Batter directing the committee
on territories to INQUIRE and report by what
authority a so-called legislature has been
organized in the territory Of Dakota, aud
whether such organization was not calcu-
lated TO bring about a conflict of authority
prrludicial TO coed o. der IN that territory
Mr. Butler asked immediate consideration
of the resolution Mr. ingalls, objected
and under the rules the resolution lies over
one day. Debate was resumed on the
Presidential succession bill Senator Ed
mundS favored. having an immediate cleo
ton if both President and vice president
died. The bill was under debate when the
senate adjourned.
House Dec 1.-the entire session beyond
a little routine business was devoted to
discussing proposed new e-ales and the
debate was still in progress when the house
ado .lrG.
Senator Sabin introduced bill granting
to the Chicago, Freeport & st. Paul rail
road company the right to build bridge
over the st Croix river Dr lake between
Freeport, Wis, and Taylor's Falls, Mimi.
Senator Mcmillan his introduced bin
in the senate to restore to the state of Iowa
the land granted TO tie Sioux City & st.
Paul in that state but no. earned
SENATE, Dec. 17rh-After further debate
of the presidential succession bill and re-
fusaI to amend it, the bill passed as it was
reported from the committee The resolu-
ton Of Senator Butler Of South Carolina,
asking hy what authority Dakota had
I elected U. s. senators, was considered.
Senator Harrison Of Indiana and Mcmillan
of Minnesota defended the action of Dakota,
+ the FORMER asserting bIdb lSAiiGSSE1 - III
fornia and Michigan had proceeded i'll
similar manner. The matter then went
over for another day.
/ HOUsE, Dec. 1.-THE entire session was
devoted to discussing the proposed change
Of rules Mr. Randall closed the debate
in opposition to the proposed change,
/ arguing that one committee should have
charge Of the full list Of appropriations.
Mr.. Springer endeavOTed to separate the
committees on railways and canals into
two committees, claiming that the inter
ests f the two branches were distinct, but
his motion failed. Without final action
on the rules, the house adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 1s.--A bill granting pen
sion to Mrs. Grant was passed without de-
bate Wade Hampton introduced a bill
making is unlawful for senators or repre-
sentatives to recommend or solicit ap,
pointmeuts to Office. A bill was passed
changing the name of the National Bank of
WiuOua, Minn.. to he First National Bank
Of " mona. a large portion of the session
was devoted To debating the Dakota reSO-
lutiou Senator Vest Of Missouri. led the
attack on Dakota. claiming that the as
sembiug of the recent legislature and cleo
+ ton of senators was revolutionary and that
a state can no more break into the Union
than it can break out of the Union
+ COllOQual replies, rather than debate
+ were made by Senators Harrison, Plumb,
! Logan aud Mcmillan, all favorable to
+ Dakota It generally cited that
/ Michigan had pursued q course similar to
South Dakota aud Senator Mcmillan
Ia!.ned Minnesota had done substantially
/ the same by holding state election prior
/ To admission Without action the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
/ House, Dec 1s--Aimost the entire session
was devoted to discussing the change Of
rules as proposed by Mr.. Morrison's
committee MIR Morrison sustained
/ by Il vote of 226 to 10 This was defeat
/ for Randall The House passed the Senate
+ bill granting pension to Mrs. Grant. 1t
WIS voted TO take a holiday recess from
/ Dec 2lst, to JaE. 5th.
/ SENATE Dec. 19-Not in Session.
/ HOUSE, Dec I9-Mr- Morrison from the com
mittee on rules reported a resolution for
the creation of the following select com
mittees:
Oh the election of president and vice
I president of the United States, to consist
( of three members TO which shall be refer
I red all propos tions touching the election
/ and tenure of office of the president and
4 vice president. the count of the electoral
! vote and the succession to the office of pres
! iClenr: on reform in the civil service, to con-
! sist of thirteen members, to which shall be
I referred ali PROPOSE iOns touching the civil
service: on snip building and ship-ownlng
I interests. to consist of thirteen members, to
! which shall be referred all propositions
relating to American shlp-bulldlng and
! ship-owuipg interests, with authority to in
vestigate the cause of the decline OF the
American foreign carrying trade; on al
{ cohOlic liquors, to consist OF eleven mem
! bers; on ventilation and acoustics OF the
house to consist of seven members. The
resolution was adopted and the committee
Z ordered An Intellectual effort was made
to take in the presidential succession bill
and the house adjourned until Monday
SENATE. Dec al-The event Of the day
was q speech 10y Senator Beck of KY,
| severely attacking the financial policy Of
( the administration. He favored the use
/ OF silver in payment of government bonds
ami claimed that the secretary OF the
I treasury had violated the law by not using
! silver to retOuS the bonds. The nominal
occasion for the speech vas resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Beck 10 Inquire whether the
/ officials had complied with the law requlr-
ing that the COIN paid for duties should be
set apart to buy up our bonds. The reso-
luton went to the committee ON huance-
I The Dakota resolution of Senator Butler $,
went to tue committee on territories with
/ out further debate. Senator Hoar
+ from the committee on judiciary tavorablY
reported bankruptcy bill. a large num-
/ Der of bills we're introduced, among them
1 being one for SfGO QO pOStOfiice at SlO-IA
( CITY. Iowa. Mr. Vest offered resolutions
endorsing the appointment of Kelley as
minister to Austria and denying the right
I of that country to reject INN ON rellgiouS
/ grounds. The resolutions were to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. Senator Harrison
offered q resolution for tle investigation
of the granting of pensions. adjourned
/ to Jan. ,, 1850.
! HOUSE. Dec. 2l.-This was bill day in the
house and the call of states for the intro
+ ductiou of bills brought out an avalanche.
Among them were bills continuing silver
coinage aud also abolishing it; for postal
telegraph 20 enable Dakota to form con-
stittItion to erect Q monument to the late
Gen Shields etc. fhs bills numbered
f. I COZ. and when Maine was reached the call
was suspended to be resumed wAea the
house nets again on Jan. 5, 1885. Al
journed.
THE OLD WORLD.
The elections in Berlin for municipal
councillors have reselted in the return OF
thirtv-fve Liberals five Anti-Semitics and
/ two Socialists. Herr PicFeubeck, the Anti
Semitic leader was defeated