River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-13
FORTY SISrH CONGRESS

SENATE, May 5-Thc CullOm Interstate
commerce bin was debated. Mr.. Camden
offered an amendment making long and
short haul rate. Mr.. SpoOuer of WiscOu-
lin. vigorously opposed the amendment,
but II wss adopt ii 10y vote OF - TO p.
HousE, May 5-The till for the relief of
certain officers Of the volunteer service
vas considered IL provides that all sol
oilers Of the late war who re enlisted as
veteran volunteers, and afterward were
q schaTged To receive promotion and
receive commissions as officers IN the
army. shall be paid all iussalimeuts of
veteran bounty which were withheld from
them GA acc Mt of their being so COM
mi,sioued mustered. the same as they
would havt ,reu entitled to receive had they
completed their term Of enlistment without
promotion and received an honorable dis
charge Mr.. Hewitt Of New York strongly
opposed this IN the ground that 10 would
cost Slj.Go0oUO An amendment was adopt
81 extending the provisions OF the act TO
the widows Of such relnstated volunteer
soldiers As NAV be deceased. Also an
amendment extending the provisions u the
navy. A final vote was not reached.
SENATE. May G-The interstate COM
merce bin was again the chief topic. The
long aud short haul Camden anne ndment
adopted the day previous was still debated
and an fort made to reconsider it. Sen
aror TrgslIs Of Kansas. said the Camden
amendment would compel the producer IN
the Vest 10 pay local rates on his ship
meut 10 the sealoard. He thought the
amendment would absolutely destroy
the. commerce Of the West IJ was agreed
to brilg the matter to a final vote on the
18th INST. The committee on labor reported
in favor Of making eight hours letter
carriers day
HOUSE, May 6-The river aud harbor bill
receive 4 its final consideration and passed
10y vote of lab 10 lu3, OF tie affirmative
vote % were Democrats aud % RI publicans,
I Of the negative vote - were Republicans,
. Cireefsbssk, and fT Democrats. The only
amendment adopted was the one authorlz-
ing TIA. Secretary OF war TO eXpenc the
money on the lower Mississippi without the
intervention u the riveRs cOmmlssIOn.
SENATE. May Not in session.
House.. MAY The session was devoted
To hills on the private calendar the largest
debate being on bill appropriating 500,
10 "a man who went into the army when
a boy twelve years Of age and did gallant
service . be item was not agreed 10.
Al the evening session fifty-five pension
bills were passed.
SENATE, May S-Sot in session.
Horse. May S-The bin appropriating
s-g5 ; , FOR the mjlitarvlacademy, at West
Point. passed. Last year s3l003l was APP
p~puriatei- The army appropriation blii
wa considered during the remainder OF
the session
senate. May lO-Mr. Dawes offered the
follow z which was adopted: Resolved,
That the 1T, siient be requested to com
muuicate % the senate any information IN
the possessions OF tue government concern
ing the alleged seizure OF the United states
fishing vessel David J. Adams. while en-
4 ~ the
ports Of the Dominion OF Canada, and
what mea> ures, II any. have been taken TO
protect fishing vessels OF the nlted states,
while engaged in lawful cummerce IN the
ports OF the Dominion 81 Canada. NJ.
Hoar submitted "A resolution directing the
com mIttte on commerce when reporting
the river ard harbor bill. to report the facts
on which each item 81 the blll Is based. the
4, aSou why each Of the items Of proposed
appropriation = advisable and OF national
importance, and also 20 furnish a state
nlaut Of the condition Of the work II already
it gun Referred The Culiom Interstate
commerce bal was again considered at
length The debate seemed 10 show
.-caeraI concession that the long and short
haul Camden amendment destroyed the
biU but no effort was made 10 change II.
HorSg May lJ-The usual Monday call Of
States occurred for the introduction Of bills
bus none of general interest were offered
Az attempt was made 10 pass the hall 10
prohibit book making and pool selling in
the District. hut Mr.. COrTyston vigorously
opposed action in the absence OF the good
frIloWst who had gone TO the races, and Il
was POSTPONED until the next District day
IN June The bin 10 prohibit the advertise
meut Of lottery tickets IN the district
passed.
SENATE, May 1.-THE interstate com
meGee bill was debated, amended and or
dered reprinted.
HoCsE. Nay 1.-THE chief business was
the Iteration Of he army appTopria
ton bill. Mr.. GrCsveuor moved 10 Strise
out the appropriation for the judge advo-
cate genera department be sald that
the department q, cided cases without any
knowledge OF law, uud that the system fol-
lowed hy the department. was outrageous
SIR. Wheeler. Ala, said that Gen. Holt
had been appointed judge advocate gener-
al in order that General Mcclellan
might be struck down. This brought
o.IT Hepburn OF lows who denounced
Wheeler strongly for abusing Lincoln
Wheeler replied that he had defended
coin and Grant but IL Vas the arch
C.ouspirator. stanton" he meant. To this
Hepfurn replied. stanton was the one
who had brought the Confederate banner
10 the dust aud destroyed the lost cause"
lie Is dead now. ard vet you try 10 blacken
his memory, though you live today because
that man was willing, among others, that