River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-01

cussed, aud it was agreed that a vote on
the bill should be taken Thursday.
HoUsE-On a motion to consider a re-
port of the committee on rules, which was {
discussed Tuesday, the Republicans under .
the lead of Messrs. Reed, Ne, and Hiseock, /
y. Y, begun tlllbustering and continued 4
until adjournment, so no business what
ever was done.
SENATE. June 24-The bill repeating the /
pre- -emption aud timber culture laws was
passed by "a yeas 10 20 nays. air. Sewell
If New Jersey, presented the Fitz John
Porter bin aud argued ia its favor Sena-
tor Logan got the HOOr TO reply, but the
Senate then adjourned
HOUSE, June ~ The morning hour was
dispensed with motion Of Randall and
the entire day devoted to the Sundry civil
service appropriation bill. There was but
LITTLE progress made as the debate was
nearly ell OF a political character relative
appointments to oifice.
SENATE June - The Fitz John Porter
bill was taken up and Senator Logan spoke
strongly against it. Mr. Plumb also OPP
posed It and Mr.. Butler favored IL. Num-
er0us amendments were offered but all
We're voted down and the bill passed as 10
came from the house by 30 to Il. The
EffAAflAtaA4o hbNaAlB iAfA - = NAff
Boar. Jones OF Nevada, Mitchell OF Oregon,
Riddleberger and Sewen No Dem ocrat
voted against IL. lt is probable the Presi-
dent wiilapprove the bal. The bill passed
tine House on Feb. Is, last II authorizes
the President, by and with advice of the
Senate, 70 appoint Gen. Porter to the POI
sition of colonel IN the army. the same
rank aud grade held by hin at the time OF
his dismissal, ana authorizes the President.
ne his discretion TO place Gen. Porter on
-lFs vElf aH-H as fg#V naF -.
ter, how ever, to receive no pay, compen-
satiuu or allowance whatsoever prior %
ms appointment under this act.
HOUSE June 25-The presidents veto mes
sages Of pension bills were read and re-
ferred An amendment offered by Weav-
er Ot Iowa was made to the Sundry civil APP
pr priation bill MAXI g silver certificates
current in lieu of silver dollars. This led
TO q silver debate which occupied the time
until adjournment. An evening session
was held devoted To pension bulls. Mr.
Bayne censured TIE president for his vetOes
and MCssIs Watson, Warner aud Biauch
ard defended them.
SENATE, June 26-Not in session.
I House, June 26-The Sundry civil appro-
priatIon bin was considered again, and us
usual multitude Of amendments were
offered most Of which were rejected. Tins
Z is a sort of omnibus measure on which
almost anything can Ice tackled, aud there
I is a general scramble To get new i.ems in
corporated. Ii viii probably be some day
| before the bin is brought 10 vote on its
Z passage.
/ SENATE, June 2S-The conference report
on the post office appropriation bin was
/ laid before the senate. The contention is
over the question of subsidy for foreign
I mail service the senate favOring and the
/ house opposing the subsidy lhe matter
I was debated and the senate by vote Of
I :s} to - refused TO recede from its position.
( A report was submitted showing that the
! house receded from its amendments to the
I pension appropriation bill and the report
] was agreed TO. Senator Allison of Iowa,
/ underworld TO pass the Des Moines river
bill ever the presidents veto but the mat
ter went over by adjournment.
Hor-E, June 2S-Mr. Ganinger offered
resolution reciting that it is matter OF
current newspaper rumor that the Ulcers
of the Democratic campaign committee,
through a person not an emplOye of the
| government, are engaged in soliciting con-
/ trbutions from Democratic congressman
aud others in the employ of the govern
menr, and directing that tie committee on
civil service reform 70 l8quire into the facts
I with view 10 learning whether section II
Of the civ ii service act has not been vlOlaf-
ed. AR Randall introduced his new tari
bill. The suudry civil appropriation hill
was debated IS usual. The clause relative
70 the expenses OF the collection # revenue
from sales Of public lands beI reach
ed, Mr. Laird made a severe attack upon
I Land Commissioned SparES. and quoted
from a number of letters written by home
stead settlers in bis district, deuouucing
the SPARKS orders and characterizing
Sparks a. a s,OUrge. This led to
a hot Cehate in Which Sparks
was asserted and defended but
che assailants secured the best If the de
bate. The appropris tiou for he salaries
and commissions % registers and receivers
Of public lands was increased from Sii5OuO
q s4NOH. IN amendment was adopted
prov .ding thut all fees collected 10y regis
ters aua receivers from any source which
would increase Their salaries beyond $1,000
a year shall be covered into the treasury.
SENATE. june ga joint resolution was
adopted appointing Geu. William J Sew
ell Of New Jersey, Gen. Martin I. MaeNah-
on Of New York and Capt, John L. Mitch
ell Of " isc1usiu managers of The national
homes for disabled soldiers, TO fiji vecaE
Cies. The bal % quiet titles Of settlers on
the iias N0ines river lands was passed over
the presidents veto by 80 TO =. The con
ference committees reported On tho army
appropriation bill and also on liIe agr Gu!
tural appropriation till and both reports
were greed TO- This concludes these bills
aud they now 20 20 the house. The legla-
lative executive ard judicial appropriation
bin was considered and slightly amended
after which the senate dj1urued.
HaU-E, June -9-Nr. Blount submitted
the conference report or the postof'iee ap-
preparation bill aud 10 was agreed to. Tie
senate receeds from the amen M ~ which
authoriE,s The postmaster general % con
tract TOR inland aud foreign steam l1et
nail service wuep 10 can 90 c0Wb,ueC iH
one route, where the foreign office is not
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m -ic service, On the same terms as inland
steamboat service The senate also Reeds
from tie amendment Increasing by $50 600
the appropriation for railway postal car
service ami for the foreign mail servic e
Subsidy amendment. Mr. BraEg submit
ted the conference repOr; on the1aTmy APP
,ropTiation bill, and IL was agreed 20. The
remainder of the session was devoted to
discussing the Sundry civil appropriation
bill.