River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-10
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS-

SENATE, June 1.-The bill fOrfeiting the
Northern Pacific unearned lands was dis
cussed, during " hich Senator Ball said the
land grant had paid the cost of the road
and thirty or forty million dollars besides
lie said an English syndicate had offered
thirty million dollars for the n. +. laud
grant. Without action the bill taxing
railroad lands was taken up and debated
until adjournment
HOUSE, June 2-The oleomargarine bill
was debated the entire session. The only
amendment made was striking and the
clause which gives one half of the fines TO
the infOrmer. The bill will now be report
cd 10 the house for tlnal action.
/ SENATE, June 5 After long debate on
the dispute with Canada on the fisheries,
the bin to tax railroad grant lands passed,
aud was substituted for the house bill on
/ the same subject, and a committee of con
4 ference ordered. Mr. Edmunds submitted
an amendment TO the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill for the APP
I pointmert OF seven assistants to the secre-
tary of the interior to expedite cases APP
peaied from the pension bureau.
/ HorsE-June 3. The oleomargarine bill
passed 81 to lOl, reducing the tax to )
cents per pound. The special taxes i'm
posed by TIE act are, ON manufacturers
/ 500; ON wholesale dealers s4s0 on retail
dealers S4S.
I senate, June MIR. ingalls, offered a
/ resolution asking The Secretary OF the In
J terror whether Commissioner Sparks has
/ issued an Oraer suspending land entries
Z pending legislation by congress. The
I Chinese indsmlity bill was passed and the
+ consular adf diplomatic appropriation
I bill discussed.
I HoUsE, June IS. IT, Wsrder, assistant
doorkeeper Of the house, was paid by JET
/ ferscHville. IRd, to secure some bridge
resolu Isi and p committee reported in
/ favor of his dismissal The house voted
I TO censUrc him but not to dismiss. The
aPpropri stion bills were then considered.
SENATE, June 5-Th4 resolution of Sena-
tor Ingalls, calling upon the Secretary Of
the Interior Tor Information relating to
( Sparks last ",uspensiopn order caused a
I lengthy debate. Sen atorCockerell defended
I Sparks faf hot persona IL, ., were INDUCED
{ IN between GJ-hcreN and Ingalls, Ingalls,
+ denounced Sparks in uDmeasured terms.
( The resolution of inquiry was adopted,
! House, June 5-!he Senate bill appro-
. priatiug 500 600 for public building at
Sioux City, Iowa, was passed The Pacific
railroad extension bill was then taken up.
I The resolution led to a debate which de
vel0ned something of the name cement of
the Union Pacific road lie was claimed
that the rosd was being run with reckless
extravaganza ard that the government
was receiving less money for interest every
I year. Fillibustering prevented vote on
the bill.
SENATE, June The oleomargerine bin
WAS bone Of contention on the motion to
refer 10 the committee on agriculture An
d send
raittee on finance but il went to the com
mittee on agricultu by a vote of % to 81.
Mr. Beck submitted the Morrison tariff bill.
fne consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was passed after which routine bust
ness was taken up.
House, June = Among the bills intro
duced was one 70 grattt a pension of s100
per month to the widow of Gen. Durhin
Ward Of Ohio. The bill repeating the pre-
cUption, timber culture and desert land
ACES was taken up AID after brief debate
, was passed, Icy ls3 - g. u was argued
th4t the bill was i'm the intent Of the peo-
pie and agalast monopolies.
senate, Juue s-A bill was introduced
from the committee on finance making an
assistant secretary of the treasury. The
bill providing committee TO investigate
yellow fever. passed The bill dsqualify-
ing supreme court Justices from sitting on
cases previously tired before them in eli.
cult courts, vas defeated.
House., June s-The feature of the day
was the speech Of Mr.. Kelly of Pa, in de.
Tense of Edwin NJ. Stanton. Mr.. Kelly
moved that the speech Of Mr.. Wheeler, of
Ala, attacking Stanton be expuuged from
the record and on that motion made an able
speech His motion went to the committee
ON rules. The legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was considered
Tue rest Of the session during which az
acrimonious civil service debate ensued
with Hglmau in the lead