Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senate not in session on the 21st. In
he House, a petition was presented to have the
anniversary of Abraham Lncoln's birthday de-
clared a public holiday. Several private bills
were reported from Committee of the Whole and
passed :. "A motion was agreed to-l15 to So-to
adjourn over until the oath, on the ground that the
23d was to be generally observed as the birthday
of George Washington
In the Senate, on the oath, a joint reso-
luton of the Legislature of Wisconsin, in favor
of the removal of Indians from that State, was
presented and referred. =. Bills were introduced
and referred-to regulate the ervlce of the col
lection of customs; to regulate duties on I'M
ported wines; to enable the Mennonites of Russia
to effect a settlement on public lands:
to abolish the offices of Commissioner OF
internal Revenue, the Commissioner OF Gus
toms, etc. Petitions were presented from mer-
chants of Chicago against any further issue of
irredeemable paper currency, and IN favor OF re-
turn to specie payment; OF 1867 business men OF
Chicago, asking increase of the currency;
of two hundred and seventy merchants and
business men of Chicago against any further issue
of irredeemable paper currency: A number OF
private bills were passed The bill to extend the
time. for completing the Wisconsin Central Rail
way reported favorably from the Committee
on Public Lands. ;. The bill to equalize the dis
tribution of the currency was further considered,
and Mr. Schurz spoke at length in opposition to an
increase in the volume of the currency and Mr..
Morton briefly replied to the arguments OF MIR.
Schurz. Executive session and adjournment
IN the House, on the Oath, bill was
passed to facilitate the expectation of distilled
spirits. :: Bills were Misunderstanding to the
State of Indiana the lands covered by Wolf Lake
and Lake George; to increase the currency and
provide for its inter-conversion with Government
bonds, and to abolish the sinking fund; to
abolish capital punishment. "A lengthy
discussion was had on the bill to provide for the
distribution of public documents printed by the
authority Of Congress, of seeds furnished by the
Agricultural Department, for the free exchange of
hpfxU nnhisherS and for the free
transmission of weekly newspapers by mail within
the county where published, and nouces We're
given of an amendment to and substitute Tor the
pending bill. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after the in
PRODUCTION of few petitions and bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of a commission on the
subject of the alcoholic liquor uafhc was taken up
and briefly debated. The bill TO Ieganze the dis
tribution of the currency came up ana was
further discussed personal remarks and eX-
nianations taking place between Senators Schurz
and Norton both of whom were, ID the course OF
the debate called % order Loi a2 fb lii ss
parficipated in by other Senators, the pending
moton being to rccommit the bill 10 tns
Finance COMMITTEES with lne nstraeuoh Us
renort in favor of increasing the volume
of the National sank currency to S4000yo VoO. "A
MESSAGE was received from the President ID regard
10 the centennial exhibition, which message was
ordered printed and 10 lie on the taoIe' oAe0u
tive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passed-for the issuing and recording of commits
sions to Postmasters appointed by the President,
with the consent of the Senate: to amend the
Steamship Passenger act IN regard to the puohca-
ton of lists of immigrants resolutions OF inc
New Hampshire Press Association were presented
in favor of the restoration of the law allowing
weekly newspapers free transmission through the
mails in the county of their publication, and declar-