River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-14
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS.

E1LNAAEs - an " AAtN EANANNAAAA't1H 49,
with warm civil service debate growing
out Of Senator Hale's resolution offered
prior TO the recess. asking for the names OF
persons appointed 90 Office in Maine through
the influence of =. =. Brown. chairman Of
the Democratic State committee. the
postmaster general replied u the request
and a sharp debate followed between Hale
aud Vest and voorhees,, after
which the reply was sent 10 the committee
on civil service. The L tab bill was also
the subject of debate aud by vote OF il
TO 30 the Senate refused TO extend suffrage
to women. Senator Van Nyck offered an
amendment dispensing with the Utah
commission entirely. This was vigorously
0ppoSad hy Senator VOORHEES,. but the
bill was laid aside without reaching vote
Senator Gray spoke in behalf Ot Senator
Beck's silver resolution aud senator Me
Pherson opposed il. Jan. 10Th, was fixed
as the day for eulogies on vice Ires idcnt
Hendricks
HoUzE, Jan. 6-Auother day was devoted
TO the call Of states for the introduction Of
bills and still the call was not completed.
Il will take another day 20 finish The job
and then the committee Nil he announced,
SENATE, Jan. Senator voorhees, offer
ed a resolution for the appointment of a
committee to inquire into the affairs Of the
pension bureau. the Investigation To 30
back a number Of years Almost tie en-
tire session was ur--ted 10 debate of the
Utah bill and an adjournment was taken
without a vote.
Horsr, Jan. = On the call Of states to-
day delegate Clifford offered a bin admit
ting Dakota and also appointing two addi-
tional justices. Delegate VOORHEES, offered
a bill admitting Washington territory as
state aud also forfeitlug the uBearued
lands Of t. Northern Pacific railroad.
Speaker Carlisle announced the commit
- d y nd Hrn d
Monday
+ SENATE, Jan. s-Senator Eimund's bill
f for the suppression Of polvgamy i'm Utah
+ " AS further debated and passed by IS 10
+ =. Senator Hoard of Massachusetts voted
against IL because il DISTINGUISHED women.
I Senator Eustis offered resolution I'm
favor of the Secretary of the treasury
paying the ten million government bonds
I in silver dollars which be has called iu for
redemption on the lst Of Feb. Adjourned
F until Monday.
HoCsE, Jan. S.-Not in session.
SENATE, Jan. 1l-Sena.or Harrison pre-
5ented an elaborate report in favor Of the
admission Of the territory Of Dakota ac
compauied 10y a hill dividing the territory
{ and admitting the southern portion an
( changing the name of the efnainder 70
+ Linrni-l- Mr. Harrison also reported against
& rhs4 Butler resolution asking relative To TIE
I revolutionary character of the recent
/ constitutional convention NJ Huron
after the introduction Of buls among
/ them one hy Senator Speouer au
tborizinE the Dakota Central railroad 70
bridge the Missouri AT Pierre Senator
Pugh spoke ON Beck sresolu.iuu aud iu favor
Of silver coinage. Adjourned.
House Jan. 1.-THE entire scs sion was de-
voted to the introduction Of m!ls most OF
Them Of a local character. Mr.. Nelson in
troduced his hill 20 consolidate the Indians
on the White Earth reservation. He also
introduced a bill approprlailrg S3Auh q
establish an Indian model farm ana normal
school in Northern Minnesota Tor the oehe-
1T of the Turtle Mountain and Red Take
Chipppwas, the site To be secured and the
school 10 be put in operation IA time 70 Gel
crops for the season of lS>b. air. Nelson
also introduced a bill eating the Office OF
hull and boiler inspector at Duluth The
vessel owners Of Duluth and Superior now
depend upon a deputy from Mackenzie. " Ht
visits Duluth once OF twice year MI'
Strait introduced bin for the payment
of arrears of pensions, several private re-
lief bills and bill TO correct the military
record OF Thomas b. Hunt. Mr v flte ia
troduced a bill TO pension Mary b. smith,
mother Of Leonard b. Smith who died al
AnderSouville Of starvation, 10 increase
pension of Joseph {. Birch. Mr.. Glihilau
IL pension Amelia Mcdonald an army
nurse.
HorsE. Jan. l2-The bill for the
presidential succession was reported from
the committee without amendment and
placed on the calendar. Ar. Reagan tool
the floor. with long and carefully pre-
pared speech upon the financial question
advocating the double standard OF value,
condemuing the national banking system
and arguing in favor OF applying portion
of the surplus in the treasury 10 the
gradual payment of the public debH. A
number Of other members were iul q
silver speeches but the house adjourned
without giving them chance 70 relieve
themselves
SENATE, Jan I2.-Nearly the entire ses
sion was occgpied in the discussion OF the
silver resolution OF Senator Becks. Pugf
and Vance were the leading speakers, boil
favoring silver \ resolution was passed
calling for the report on the Yellowstone
National Park make by special agent
Phillips. Senator Platt introduced a bii
providing that during the term Of Letters
patent for design it shall not be lawt-i f4
any person, without license from the paten
tee or his assignees. T. apply such design
or any colorado imitation thereof, for pur
poses Of sale 10 ar article OF manufacture
norto sell ANY such design knowing u 10 ht
without the license Of the patcntee. Dam
{ ages NAV be recovered for loss sustained
through such illegal manufacture and sale