Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-02

on the Speakers table was taken up the bill was
not passed. but still remained on the Speakers
table. The report of the second Conference
Committee on the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed to. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the Tariff
bill was amended and passed, and a Conference
Committee was subsequently appointed on the
amendments, and their report at the evening
session was agreed to-. The conference report
on the Postofhce Appropriation bill was rejected
and new committee was appointed. Inc con,
terence report on the Geneva award Dill
was agreed to....The House Dill grant
ing the right of way 10 the Arkansas NalIey Rall-
way Company was passed. "A Conference COM
mittee was ordered and appointed on the senate
amendments TO the Sundry Civil Appropriation
DILL "A resolution of the House EXTENDING the
the 23d was agreed to.
In the House, on the 22d, several OF the
Senate amendments to the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill were non-concurred in, and Con-
ference Committee was appointed me con-
ference report on the Geneva Award oIlI was
agreed I0...The Senate amendmentS 10 lhe
Iarln Dill We're non-cOncUrred IN ana referred
TO a Conference Committee. A concurrent
resolution was adopted extending the ses-
SION until In four p. m on the fo6ic
were disposed of as follows: To prevent hazing
at the Naval Academy: passed. TO set apart a
portion OF Mackinac Island, Mich, as a national
park; laid on the table. To exempt military
bounty land-warrants and lands obtained thereby
from sale or execution: reserred. For the better
organization of the United States DISTRICT courts
III LOUISIANA; left on the table.
In the Senate, on the 23d, message
was received from the House announcing the
non-concurrence of that body in the report OF the
Conference Committee on the Tariff bill, and
asking new conference A motion to postpone
the Dill Till next December was agreed to-.
among the bills passed were: House Dill author
ring and requiring patent for certain
the time for OOTay MO- Of Osage indian
lands IN Kansas; in relatiOiFto courts ana judicial
officers in the Territory of Utah, with amend
ments providing for the sale OF Kansas Indian
lands in Kansas to actual settlers and for the dis
position OF the proceeds Of the sale; House bill
TO confirm the agreement made with the Shoshone
INDIANS Eastern band, for the purchase OF a por-
ton OF their reservation in Wyoming Terri
tory The bills pending Tor the ADMISSION
OF Colorado and New Mexico into the
Union We're laid aside Objection pelng made
ference Committee on the Sundfy civil Appro-
prIatIon bill was agreed to-. "A committee APP
pointed for that purpose reported that they had
notified the President that Congress was about to
adjourn. and that he had no further communities
ton TO send in. A resolution was adopted ten
derlng thanks to Senator carpenter Tor the court
esy and ability with which he had presided over
the deliberations of the Senate, and after few
appropriate remarks the presiding ofhcer Gear
penter) declared the Senate adjourned SINE die
In the House, on the 23d, conference
reports on the River and Harbor, the Postofics
and the Sundry Civil Appropriation bills were
agreed to-. Senate amendments to the House
bill in relation to courts and judicial officers in
Utah were cOncurred in. Bills were passed
Senate bill to extend the time for the redemption
of certain lands for direct taxes; House bill, with
Senate amendments, extending the time for COM
plotting the entry of the Usage Indian
lands in Kansas; Senate bill author
izing the Committees on Appropria
lions of both houses to meet during the
recess of COnprcSS TO make inquiry into the ma
chinery by which the reforms can be made in the
expenditures of the civil branches of the service
After announcement by committee that the
President had no further communication to make
to Congress the Speaker pronounced the first
session of the Forty-third Congress adjourned
sine die.