Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-19

igation in the Mississippi River and its tributaries
by ample appropriations, and demonstrating
against the appropriation OF public LANDS to aid
private schemes or corporations, and recon- mend
ing that the proceeds of such sales be given to the
States for school funds, were presented: Bills
were passed-for the superintendent OF wyoming
Territory for legislative purposes to prevent the
useless slaughter of bufaloes within the Terrific
ries A lengthy discussion was had ID committee
of the Whole on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. Adjourned
After the opening prayer in the Senate
on the 18th Nj Sherman announced that one OF
our number lies i'll, and perhaps dying, ana ne
therefore moved an adjournment, and tneTeupon,
in view OF the probably fatal illness on oenaor
Sumner, tie Senate adjourned without transacung
any business.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passed-to amend the act Of February Il, 1871,
giving pensions TO certain soldiers and sailors
the war of 1912, and to restore to the Penslonroll
those persons whose names were struck IhereIrom
in consequence of disloyalty; granting thirty dol
lars for an artificial eye to soldiers who nave los an
eye; 10 amend Section ID of the Pension law OF
March 3, 1873, by providing that, in case OF the
death or re marriage of a soldiers widow having 4
pension, or the death of a soldiers orphan chill
dren, the pension shall revert TO the dependent
father, mother or other 1Flative OF the soldler
from the date of such death Or remarriage. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was further consld-
cred in Committee of the Whole, and the debate
was interrupted at three O'Clock by the announce
ment by the Speaker of the death OF Senator Sum
ner and the house Immediately adjourned
The Senate galleries were crowded on
the 18th. The chair of the late Senator Sumner
was draped in mourning, and large bouquet of
white flowers was placed on his desk. After the
opening prayer Mr.. Anthony (1r Boutwell, being
detained from the Senate by illnessD formally an
nounced the death of Mr.. Sumner after which a Sc
RES or resolutions adopted relating TO the
funeral ceremonies to take place IN the Senate
chamber on the 18th. The following Senators
were appointed as the committee on the part of
mains TO Boston, Messrs. Anthony, Schurz Sar-
gent, Sherman. Oglesby and Merrimon. After
remarks by Mr.. Conkling the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, after a mes
sage was received from the Senate formally an
nouncing the death of Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Hoar, OF
Massachusetts, feelingly alluded to the event, and
offered series of resolutions relating TO the par
uclpatlon Of the House in the funeral ceremonies,
which were adopted. The Speaker then announced
the following as a committee TO accompany the
body to Massachusetts: Messrs. Hurlbut Hale of
Maine, Foster, Rainey, Clayton, Scudder, Randall,
Beck and Hancock. Adjourned.
After the funeral services of the late
Senator Sumner in the Senate chamber on the
announced as the member to fill the vacancy on
the Joint Select Committee to investigate the
management of affairs in the District of Columbia,
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, to be Chairman of the
committee in place Of Mr. Boutwell, who was
excused on account of his i'll health. Adjourned
to the 18th. No business whatever transacted
by the House.