River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-19
The News Condensed.
Important intelligence From All Parts.
ErErIETH CONGRESS.


WEDNESDAY. Jan. IA bill was intro
duced in the Senate TO provide for mini
mum invalid pension OF eight dollars
month Mr. Hale spoke on the civil
service and Mr.. Coxe spoke in opposition
10 the Blair Educational bill The nomina-
tons of several COnsuls and OF Henry
Lehman to be coiner of the mint at Phila-
delphia were received from the President
In the House the Little Deficiency bin was
passed, and the Committee on Military
Affairs rpOrted favorably the BOutslle
resolution calling upon the Secretary Of
War for a report upon the proposed return
Of rebel flags
THURSDAY. Jan IL Bills were intro
duced in the Senate authorizing the sale
OF timber on the lands of the Menomo-
nee Indians in Wisconsin, and providing
that the legislative power Of the Territory
OF Ulah snail be vested in the Governor
and a legislative assembly TO be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Sem
ata The nomination of Gen.
eral Edward s Bragg, of Wisconsin,
to be Minister to Mexico, was received
from the President A resolution direct
ing the Judiciary Committee to Investigate
the alleged suppression Of the negro vote in
the recent municipal election in Jackson,
Miss. was adopted In the House a bill
was passed to punish robbery, burglary and
larceny in Ind an Territory, and bill was
reported relating TO permissible marks,
printing or writing upon second, third and
fOurth-c,ass matter
FRIDAY. Jan I3 In the Senate the
time was chiefly occupied in discussing
the Blair Educational bill and the resOlu-
ton TO abolish internal revenue taxation.
A motion to go into executive session was
defeated Adjourned 70 the 10Th In the
House the bill relating to permissible
marks writing or printing on second,
third and fourth-class Matchmaker was
passed bill was reported making appro-
priatiOns to carry into effect the provisions
OF the act TO establish experimental agri-
cultural stations Adjourned to the 10th
MONDAY, Jan 10. In the Senate bills
were introduced to create a commission
TO inquire into and report on the prog
ress OF the colored race since 1865, and
granting pension in addition 10 their re-
tired pay, to all military officers retired for
disease or wounds incurred IN the line OF
duty In executive session the following
nominations We're confirmed: l. Q. C..
Lamar, 10 be Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court; William F.
Villas, to be Secretary of the Interior; Don
NJ Dickinson, to be Postmaster-General,a and
Edward $. Bragg, 70 be Minister to Mexico.
In the House bills were introduced
TO prevent the contraction of the currency
by the withdrawal of National bank notes
from circulation; for the issue of fractional
currency; to prohibit speculation by OFF,
GERS OF National banking associations; 10
establish postal-teiegraph system; to es-
tablish a graduated income tax; to place
lumber coal and salt on the free list;
authorizing the purchase Of United States
bonds by the Secretary OF the Treasury;
abolishing the tax on tobacco and the duty
on lumber, coal, salt, wool and blankets;
for the repeal Of the pensiOn-arrears limita-
ton. and placing ali kinds Of lumber on the
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