Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-03-12

aAN SI4LuelCS0 NSuouoAosoAy duO
abusive speech, bat finally subsidized ct the
request of Senator ClAKK, when the sab
tsct was postponed until this evening.
A resolution was introduced rec
ommsnding an early call Of the new
Congress, in extra session. Asjority and
minority reports we're submitted from the
Committee on Federal relations, to whom
had been referred resolution protesting
the Passage of the bill by Congress, in
Identifying the President, &c., tor act in
srresting individuals, &c. The msiority
report was submitted By Sen. BARTLETT,
and opposed the passage of the resolution,
and argued the question at considerable
length, and with decided ability. The
minority report was submitted by Sen.
WILSON. The whole subject was made
the special order for Tuesday evening next.
The resolution providing for amending
the Constitution, so as to give salary of
$500 to members of thu Legislature instead
OF 3 per diem, was indefinitely postponed
March 5. . .. H.a
Senate.-The Senate this morning made
various political resolutions the special or
der for "Wednesday evening next. Several
local bills were passed, and the bill to en-
able soldiers to vote for Judges was order
ed to its third reading.
Senator KELSEY introduced bill to ex-
tend the time when notice may be given
that the holder of lands mor1g. ged to the
State is volunteer, thus enabling volnn-
teers entering the army under the last
calls, to svail themselves of the benefits of
the act of 1862. suspending the penalties
of forfeiture of State lands in favor of vol
unteers in the State or United States ser.
vice.
Having disposed of all business before it,
the Senate adjourned till Monday evening.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. condemning the
Ozaukee rioters as guilty of insurrection-
airy violence against the Government, and
declaring that the best way to prevent
negroes from coming North is to relieve
them from oppression at the South, were
adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. PULLEN, thanking
Gen. RosEoRANs for bis services in the
field and endorsing his letter TO the Ohio
Legislature. was taken up. Mr.. SHARP
STEIN proposed to amend BY changing the
resolution 90 as to thank Gen. Ro.BoRANs
for his services in the field, but substan.
TALLY censuring hin for writing letters for
publication. The amendment opposed all
letters and publications of the kind as
tending to produce dissension in the
North, and declared the only safety for
the Union was the success of our arms In
the field. Mr.. JcERs (dem) said he could
not vote for the amendment, because he
did not consider the success of our arms
in the field essential to the maintenance of
the Union. The subject was finally post.
poned by the expiration of the morning
hour.
Bills were passed amending revised
statutes, in relation to county courts; in
regard to proceedings against debtors by
in regard to warehouse re-
ceipts; and amending the charter of the
Wisconsin mutual life insurance com pany.
There was considerable discussion upon
ordering to third reading bill to amend
the law respecting the support of families
Of volunteers by cutting off payments to
INDECENT parents of volunteers, on the
ground that great frauds were perpetrated
ander it at present. it being alleged that
May persons entirely competent
20 support themselves are drawing
pay under the act in question. Mr.. BAR.
RON moved to amend so as to continue ap-
to widowed mother. Mr..
sTARKs opposed the bill altogether, and
moved its indefinite postponement. Mr..
THOMAS opposed the bill knew frauds
we're Perpetrated, knew they could not
'e avoided. but would have the law
tand as it is. Mr.. BINGHAM wished
20 postpone the bill until Senate bill on
he same subject came IN, which he con-
ldered better drawn than the pending
me. He knew of men now drawing |
money under the law abundantly able to |
Import themselves, and using the money
o purchase strycbnine whisky. Mr.. |
TARKs withdrew his motion to postpone
ndetinitely. Mr.. SANBoRN opposed the
i'll, and beslobbsred the "poor soldier"
With bis praise, affecting great indignation
t what he pretended to consider the insult
, their parents offered by Mr.. BINeHAH
he latter explained that he was opposed
} the pending bill, but again affirmed his
esire to amend the existing law so as to
reVent the frauds perpetrated at present.
ending the discussion the House adjourn
till p Aarch 6.
The SOUTH GETTING THE COLD SHOULDER
\ ENGLAND. The tone of recent debates
n American affairs in the British Parlia-
lent exhibits remarkable cooling down
the zeal of the partizans of the South
l that BODY. Intervention il now ad
lifted to be ont OF the question and me-
iation hopeless. Even the London Times
turning Tie cold shoulder on its South