River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

FNENAlEr JUNE "a ldEkt uuIlDtI VI
hiils we're passed, among them one making
rev land districts in Dakota and one max
ing chief Justice and three associate JUS
tees IN Montana. No other bills of inter
est were passed.
House, June g. The legislative, executive
aud judicial appropriation bill was again
debated the entire day. The great point at
Issue was an amendment which the Repub-
Leans claimed nullified the civil service
law. This lead TO a political debate IN
which ButterwCrth ard Reed on the Re-
publican side and TOwnsaeud, Springer
and Cox of North Carolina on the Demo
cratic IL will be some days before vo e
is taken.
SENATE-June I'D. Mr.. Beck's bill forbiI-
ding members Of congress from accepting
employment or retainers from X. r. COM
panies, passed, 81 to II. but Just before al
tournament upon motion Of Mr.. Hawley, the
senate agreed TO reconsider the vote. by
zEe vote Of 70 b the senate refused TO
take ssp Mr.. Riddle bergeTs resolution Tro-
VidIng foe open executive sessions. A hill
was passed aPprOpriating Sl5O.OOO additi-
onal TO complete, the nes MOines, Iowa,
public building. Mr. Mcpherson intro
duced a bill epprOprietiug 81 425,UtO To in
crease the nav Al establishment.
House. June IO-Mr. Game of Utah, with
G.ey. his objections to reporting from the
judiciary committee, the Edmunds anti,
polygamy hill, and It was placed on the
calendar. The legislative appropriation
bill was considered in committed of the
whole and nine pages Of the lOd pages com
pleted.
gEzA-E, June 1.-THE bill FORGETTING the
urcarned lands of the Northern Pacific,
was again debated ct greet length but no
action taken. Senator fspConRE followed
the debate with a very eloquent sGlQEy
up9u tie Iatc Representative Rankin, Of
Wisconsin.
H.tsE. June 1.-THE appropriation bill
was tle ocaasiGn If cutie q turbulent de-
bate Morrison aud Holman having quite a
stat and Finilay aud tamhtOH Of Mary
ial5i both Democrats, becoming espec-
ialay bitter. Findlay advocated civil
: service reform IN its fullest sense. An
e.paine session was held on the bill but
not fi4uCE progress made
SENATE, June i.-Tho army appropria-
ton bill was passed as reported b. the
committee without a change. The North
ern Pacific forfeiture bill was then taken
az but the senate soon became weary and
adjourned.
HoU,E, june I.-Th;s was another field
day on the legislative appropriation bill.
All efforts against the civil sersiGe bah
failed bus the controversy elected much
debate, Reed of Maine making the leading
-,ssachss of the day. la the evening thirty
Z live pension bills we're passed.
SENATE, June i4-Eir Mitchell offered
an amendment to the Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill excluding the lands
cotermino,4s with the completed portions
f OF the Cascade branch. In the course of
/ the debate. referring To an amendment be-
tore offered by MIR. Van Wyck, Senator
4 Mcmillan sMiun said: He would vote
! against the amendment of Mr.. Van Wyck,
P for the reasons stated by MF. Sherman and
Others. He tMcMillanj said that the pas
sage of that amendment would he doing c
great injustice to the people Of Washing
ton Territory.
HOUSE June 1.-THE senate amendments
to ito atlantic q Pacific land grant for
D fpiture ksiIl we're cOncurred in. Bills were
E introduced foE th5 deposit of coin and bull
I lion in exchange s0r coin certificates; TO
abolish pension agencies, t. grant pensions
70 persons injured in CONFLICTS glth Iudi-
aus.
/ SENATE, June 15-The event of the dag
ives she passage Of the Northern Pacific
forfeiture Dill by - yeas to / nay. The
l bill declares forfeited so much of che lands
granted 70 that company a. age cotermln-
. orS vi q that part of its main liue which aI-
aud that part Of the Cascade branch which
shall rot have been completed ct the
date OF tue passage OF this Oil, and
.8akes the right Of way IN the terfis
? tories subject to taxation, where persons
are nov IN POSSESSION of the lands forfeit
cd BY the iaL, under deeds acquired from
the railroad company, ;1ey shall have the
. right to purchase the tGDGz trom the mt
+ Ell States in quantities aor exceeding 5SJ
acres for $50 per acre. Nothing IL t1e
A. a iva ar ~
the United States To forfeit auy otner
. isnds gEsutet To them for failure, past or
Z future, u cos1piy E.th the conditions OF
. the grant. The lands ars said 10 be OF lit
tie value.
HorsE--. june - The appropriation oiii
afforded the usual political debate. Dur
ing the day land commissioners SPARKS
css-e IN for a share Of the debate, Mr..
Laird Neb.l moved to strike out the
Z clause gppropriatirg $1,000 TO pay the Ter
3 diem OF inspectors anu cl3rks II the gener-
Z q Land entries. He criticised the c-der OF
B Commissioner Sparks suspendluS nuEt
action on land entries. The commissioner
7 impeached the testimony o. sog0 honest
. Claimants on the say so o. mreiiugs VINO
vent about the country TO biackmail the
titles Of honest people. The commissioners
SAT- t!.at la his opinion 20 per cent OF me
lSrsd t-ties Sc Kansas, Nebraska AMI The
Z territories we're FRAUDULENT
Mir. Springer deisA4eq .ommls i1ief
j sparks in issuing the orae4 sus1 nding
fiual action on certain land entries ass1
maintained.
E Ybe commissioner was fully warranted in
making tGs order. The Information upon
uhirh &c was base. V-ss derived from the
agents It the interior department ap-
pointed by tue previous secretary p the
interior. The motion ygas rejected ~ tef
fixing the salary Of the Commissioner OF
Pensions ~ $500 the house adjourned.