Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

dianapolis was selected as the place, and the
third Wednesday in August as the time, for
holding National Convention to adopt a
political platform. The ''America" is to be
the name of the party. Pittsburgh was Sc
lected as the place for the holding of the next
annual convention.
The Ohio Democratic State Central Commit
tee have reconsidered their action appointing
July Is as the time for the assembling of the
State Convention, and motion was agreed to
to hold the convention on the Goth of August.
Dispatches received at San Francisco on the
5th from Eastern Oregon indicate that the
Democrats elect the entire State ticket in Ore
gon. Eighteen counties give Grover, for Gov
ernOr, 5S4 majority.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on the 1st, bills were
passed-to amend the laws relating to patents
trademarks and copyrights; for the completion
and location of the naval monument, appropriate
ing S25,0O6 therefor, and providing that it shall be
placed on the public grounds in Washington, d.
c.; making appropriations for the support of the
Military Academy, with amendments. ;. Several
amendments to the Indian Appropriation bill
were agreed to....A memorial was pre-
scented and referred from citizens of the
United States, praying for the repeal
Ol Tic CudTIGT granted by congress TO Jle Masonic
Hall Association of the District of Columbia; the
enactment of laws making the appointment to Of
flee of persons bound by oath of secret organiza-
ton unlawful; according the right of peremptory
challenge of jurors who are members of secret So
c1etles, and for a law making a change of venue
allowable when the presiding officer of the court
Is member of such societies. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 1st, among the
bills introduced and referred were the following:
For an amendment of the Constitution so as 10
nrOVidp for the election Of TIDitp6
by the people; authorizing women, otherwise
qualified, to practice attorneys and cOunseors-
ataw in the several courts in the United States
Bills were passed. amend the existing Gus
toms and Internal Revenue laws; requiring
the various branches of the Pacific Railways to be
run and operated as a continuous line of railway,
and providing penalties for making discrmina-
tlons against other companies, and declaring the
Denver & Pacific Railway part of the extension
OF the Kansas Pacific Railway; Senate bill to
amend the Mining law of May 10, 1872, extending
to Jan. next the time for performing work on
mining locations so as to prevent fOrfeitUres; re-
feving savings banks that have capital stock
from the payment of tax on deposits as in case of
savings banks having no capital; allowing settlers
in certain counties in Minnesota and Iowa to be
absent from their lands, on account of the plague
OF grasshoppers, for one year without forfeiting
their rights. IA Conference Committee was or
dered on the Senate amendments to the Banking
law Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, several bills
were reported from committees and placed on the
calendar, among them substitute for the bill to
regulate commerce by railway among the several
States. The Indian Appropriation bill was
amended and passed. Executive session and ad-
journment.
In the House, on the ID, the bill re-
ported some days before from the Judiciary Com
mitee in relation to the courts and judicial affairs
in Utah, and having in view the suppression of
polygamy, was called up and debated and finally
passed-159 to 81. The remainder of the davis
session given to the business of the Committee
ID,,IN1 iIrtir,r
passed authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to suspend work on public buildings i'll certain
cases.
In the Senate, on the Sd, bills were
passed-House bill authorizing the appointment
of three Commissioners by the Comptroller of the
Currency to wind up the affairs of the Freedmen's
Savings and Trust Company; House bill relieving
savings banks that have capital stock from the pay
ment of tax on deposits as in of savings banks
having no capital, with amendment; the
Consular and Diplomatic and the Pension Appro-
priaLiOn bills, with amendments. The Cheap
Transportation resolution, instructing the Com
mittee on Appropriations to report amendments to
the pending River and Harbor Appropriation
bill TO complete the surveys and estimates for
each of the improvements recommended by the
Select Committee on Transportation upon the four
routes indicated in the report of that committee,
was debated at considerable length, and several
amendments were disposed Of. Adjourned.
In the House, on the Sd, a joint resOlu-
ton was passed, providing for the termination of
the treatNof the nth Of July, 1858, between the
United States and Belgium, which proves detri-
mental TO American commerce. Several of the
Senate amendments to the Army Appropriation
bill were non-concurred in, and the bill was
sent to Conference Committee. The
conference report the Navy Appropriation
bill was agreed to The Senate amendments to
the House bills to amend the Pension acts and TO
increase the pensions of totally disabled men
were sent to Committee of Conference. =. After
debate the bill for the Improvement of the
mouth of the Mississippi River recess was taken,
an evening session being held for debate only.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the House
bill to remove the legal and political disabilities Of
Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia, and the Senate bill to
remove the political disabilities of Van r. Nor
gan, of the same State. were passed The Cheap
TRANSFORMATION resolution was further discussed
A morton was AGREED tn 1nsistinu unOn the
Senate. amendments TO the bill TO amend the
charter of the Freedmen's Saving and Trust Com
pany, and Conference committee was appointed
....Adiourned.
In the House, on the 4th, bills were
passed-for deepening the channel at the mouth
of the Mississippi River by dredging or otherwise;
TO prevent the introduction of infectious Diseases
for the further security of navigation on the Mis-
sissippi River: TO authorize The building of
bridge across the Mississippi at La crosse WIS.,.
The Senate amendments to the bill in regard to
savings banks and to the Military Academy APP
preparation bill were concurred m. An evening
session was held for DEBATE on the conQlon OF the
Washington monument
In the Senate, on the 5th, the bill for
the relief of certain settlers on public lands in
Minnesota and Iowa was passed. The bill to
provide for sales of extra copies Of public docu-
ments and for the distribution Of regular official
editions thereof was taken up and several amend
ments were rejected, and one was agreed TO pro-
viding for the printing and distribution of 800 900
(instead of $500 copies of the annual reports of
the Department of Agriculture-20o,0o 900 copies for
the House, 100 for the Senate and 25 00 for the
Commissioner of Agriculture. Adjourned to
the sub.
In the House, on the 9Th, the confer
ence report on the Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was agreed to-. Bills were passed-for the i'm
provement of the mouth Of the Mississippi River
by permanent jetties. and for the construction of
the Fort st. Philip Canal and its maintenance as