River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

FORTY GHNEh CONGRESS-
SENATE. March 24-AfJer a brief debate
on Gen. Logan's proposition to increase the
army from - go to - 600 men, the usual
theme relative to information concerning
removals from Office, was taken up aud de-
bated until adj0uinmeu
HoUsE. March 3i-The committee on la
nor reported hill providing for arbitrh
tious IN strikes on railroads. Mr.. Nelson of
Minnesota withdrew his opposition IL
the Indian appropriation bill and IL passed
7 icy 3l6 10 -. he remainder of the session
Z was devoted 10 discussing the post office
appropriation bill.
SENATE, March 25-The bill authorizing
tue construction Of a dam across the Miss
i-sippi st Brainerd Mimi, passed. Mr..
FRYE introduced bill providing for car
rVIug the mats i'm American vessels ap-
propria,iHg Sl.l0U0JO for the purpose. A
I communication as received from the post
+ master general in response TO Senator To-
gals request showing that St45 fourth
class pos masters had been removed aud
new appointments made since March
4th iSs5- OF these . are in Iowa
2tj IN Wisconsin, ~ ~ Mime
usual debate on the Eimunds resolutions
+ followed. senator Voorhees, AID Cail OPP
posing them aud Mr. Evarts supporting
tiseia.
HOUsE. March 25-In the day session the
only item of interest under consideration
was the post Cffice appropTIa'iOn bill which
lei To criticisms on the policy Of the post
master general relative To the carry ing OF
T foreign mails The evening session was
devoted to he consideration Of resolutions
express i've OF sorrow at tie death OF JO-
seph Rankin. late representative from Wis
cousiu. EalogIStic addresses were deliv-
cred by Messrs Henderson Uowal, Bragg,
Huid tsueuthPr, Thomas, La Toilette, Hen
{ derson Itl.l. Man bury aud J huson. The
resolutions were then unanimously adopt
ID. and as mark Og r. spect to the memory
ct the deceased the house at 9:3O p. IN. adj
iourned
SENATE. March 26-The long debate on
th- judiciary resolutions presented 10y Mr..
Edmunds relative to removals frcm office
by the President was concluded to-day
Mes~rS. Ingalls, and Harris n spoke in favor
+ of the resolutions and Mr. voorhees, against
the IN. Senator Edmunds closed the de
bate. the first resolution adopting the re
port Of the COMMITTEES on the judiciary was
I adCpted-yeas - nays -. The second res
. oiutioH. condo mining the refusal of the at
. Uuruey general TO send copies of papers
E called for by the Senate. was adopted
yeas p NAYS -. The thiTd resolution, de
. clariug il he the duty Of the Senate To
refuse a. twice and consent 70 proposed
remoys., Of officers. the documents IN ref
the NUoti
& are Itbheid. was passed by sAsi u -. The
I fourth resolution, condo mini the dis
. charge If ax-Uuion soldiers and the put
I ting iu their places Of men who bad rem
. deTed no military service tor the govern
meat. 1as hen voted on and agreed to-
yeas - nays I (Morgan.l Adjourned un-
I'll Monday
HOUsE. March a,-The house held day
and evening session but did nothing of
a
voted 10 the private calender and in the
evening forty pension bills were passed.
SENATE. March .q-The bill Of Senator
Logan increasing: the army from 25.uo0 TO
~ plO men occupied the entire time Of the
open session OF the senate and without def
mite action the senate went into executive
. session In executive session there were
4 large number OF combinations among
them being al of the collectors Of internal
revenue appointed IN Wisconsin and low a.
The only rejection was the postmaster at
st. Adams, Vermont.
HorsE. March 2l-Tr. Lamar Of Chicago,
offered q resolution caliinS Jn the commit
tee ON labor To investigate the strike on the
tfuuii system Of railroads aud generally
the diffrrr1.lr between railroads and their
. EMPLOY - 4 bail wEs INTRODUCED by Sir
. WOadf5Ii of Kentucky, granting e pension
az = Il month 10 all hOnurably discharged
. soldiers and sailors VINO served III the L n
. ION army curing the late war and direct
ing the secret AIRY ii the interior 10 furnish
. artificial limits cor their equiv 1lent in mon
eNB In Confederate soldiers or sailors who
I0st lrg> OF arms IN the war. Among other
bills Introduced was QUE by Mr.. Hill of
Ohio 10 enable toe people Of Dakota
Z 10 form a constitution and also one
Z tn establish the territory of North DA kota .
. The Blair educat iOnal hill which has passed
/ The senate was introduced as a new bill
aud sn fort TO refer II To the committee
ou education was defeated by 10 yeas TO
I34 NAYS The bill then went 70 he com
miftee on labor by IS yeas to ll3 nays
z The committee on education already hsye
tie Blair bill in their nsndS a. sent IN reg
ular order from the Senate hut are endeav-
. ari = 70 smother az by refusing q report Il.
Ia introduction SIS a new house bill and 90
ing 70 smother COMMITTEES indicates that
the bill may pass
SENATE. March S1-As on the previous
day nearly the entire session was devoted