River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-11
roRrY N1Nrn CONGRESS.

H6rsE Feb 3-The financial question was
a further bone Of contention IA TIE House
to-day. bat as usual it was only words, no
action being taken. Mr. Broody of Va,
rose 70 O. question Of privilege and charac-
tprixpd remarks made last week bg MIR.
Wise IF HI. state relative 10 himself a
false. Wise remains 20 be EsaId from
Hor-r. Feb. MIR. Bragg Of Wisconsin,
eudcavored 10 TX Feb. 18th as the date for
considering aud voting upon the Fig John
Porter liii. ) bin relating to shipping de-
signed 20 remove burdens now laced upon
American vessels, was debated az length
and passed.
SEsArE. Feb. ACCORDING to his
promise Senator Harrison called UP the
bill 10 admit Dakota. Mr Harrison read
papers cCutradlCtlCg these read on the
other side. 10 show the feeling prevalent in
Dakota with regard to the question of
admission, one senator created something
Of q sensation ~ quoting King Henry
exclamation. "Dh, Lord how this world is
given 10 living This brought down the
floor as we'll as the galleries. Other
passages at arms took plnCe between tbs
senators participating in the debate. The
debate was quite prUtracted but no vote
reached The remainder of the session was
occupied in discussing the bill providing
for TIE appointment of an assistant sec
Rotary ortho 20,
SrN,rr Feb 5--Seuator harr,sGa's ill to
divide Da'otu on the forty sixth PARALLEL
ad,.lit tle southeru half auG call the north
an hIif lincoln, passed the Senate by
gte of 22 10 -. There vas az elaborate
debate Senators Logan. EamurIs and
Harts sou participated III behalf 81 the bin.
ana Senators Butler, Morgan aud Beck
against IL. Senator Voorhees, OF Ind, was
the oi " Democrat who voted for the bill.
Hor-E. Feb. BILLS were passed
authorizing the National Bank of Winona,
Nina, "a change its name, and authorizing
the First National sank af Minneapolis,
Mimi to increase its capital stocs " az
amount not 10 exceed slGD,ND M.
Randall, from the committee on apPropria-
iious reported the pension appropriation
b.il. and is was referred 10 the committee
Of the whole On motion of Mr.. Laird
resolution was adopted making the FItz
John Porter bill n continuing special order
from ThuTsdas, the lth inst 70 Thursday,
the 18th inst, including q night session or
Tuesday evening. Adjourned till Non
day.
SENATE, Zen. s-Nfr Ingalls, offered res
olution which was agreed to instructinR
the committee on finance, TO inquire Into
the prCpriety of resuming the issue Of one
and two dollar paper notes. The silver de-
bate was then resumed Mr.. Sherman took
the HOSr in support of the resolution. he
said the inquiry YES entirely proper and
the senate had perfect right 70 anything
on the executive files either relating To that
subject or to executive appointments, sus.
pensions. or removals. This precipitated
debate upon the question 50 long pend
inc in caucus and committee meetings ana
secret sessions as to the right Of the senate
10 information regarding removals Sen
atDr sherman claimed that the president
AMI cabinet had no right 10 withhold in
formation from the senate relating to
removals and appointments. He Said
Il happened TO hold the office OF secretary
Of the treasury at one time and was
brought before both houses Of congress-
When they called on me for papers in a
certain contrOveTted case q Will not
refer to it at any length, because it was
4 a. executive session., they not only called
on me for ,Ge gamers, but they called on
me to come In person =. explain the
papers and 20 give reasons why a.lt.
wherefore. ! never conceived that had a
right as an executive officer to put myself
On my dignity and say: Il will show you
such paptrs a5 will do me no harm and
will keep back the Others Senators
Pugh and Harris interrupted occasionally
with questions but no reply was
attemptej.
aou sE. Feb. S-The call Of States led to
the introduction of the usual multitude Of
bills. Among the bills was one offered by
Mr.. Springer of III, for the division of
Dakota on the Missouri river. Mr.. Weaver
made a long speech against National banks
after which the House adjourned.
SzSArE, Feb. 9-Mr. Allison introduced a
. bill to make legal tender money inter
changable az the treasury or at the sub
treasury IN New York, and Nr. Beck one
. TO provide for the issue of coin certificates.
Bills for the erection of public buildings at
Sioux CITY. Iowa. Oakland, Wis, Portland.
.Jr. end saltwater, Mimi, were passed.
The bill eSteading the laws Of the United
States over the unorganized territory
south of the state OF Kansas, and known as
the public land strip, was passed. The
senate then adjourned.
HorsE, FEB. 1.-The session was devoted
to routine business and the discussion of
the silver question. Messrs. Warner and
Fiudly speaking in behalf Of silver.