Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-04

House joint resolution giving precedence in
appointments in the civil service to disabled
soldiers, their widows and orphans was
adopted. 4 bill was introduced allowing
pre-emptors TO pre-empt additional lands.
The Indian Appropriation bill was consld-
cred. Messages were received from the
House announcing the recent decease of
| Messrs Rice Hersey, Crocker and Hooper,
and after the customary eulogies and resolu-
lions the Senate adjourned. In the House,
the Tax bill was discussed in Committee of
the Whole The Committee on Public Lands
reported in favor of allowing the Wisconsin
Central Railroad to straighten its lines. The
resolutions lately adopted by the National
Grange were presented. Eulogies were pro-
nounced upon the lately deceased members,
! Messrs. Rice, Croker, Hcrsey and Hooper,
| and the House adjourned.
| In the Senate, on the 22d, the Indian
| Military, Military Academy and the Pension
/ Appropriation bills were passed. The Post
office Appropriation bill was considered.
/ Among the amendments that were adopted was
/ one allowing the Congressional Record and all
documents printed by Congress for general
! distribution to pass free through the mails.
/ An amendment for the restoration Of
/ the ranking privilege was rejected,
as was also Que for the free trans
mission of garden seeds and agricultural
| reports =. In the House, a bill was intro
! dsced providing for a meeting of the next
! Congress on the 4th of March. Bills were
| passed-River and Harbor Appropriation
concerning grand and petit jurors in the Dis
trict of Columbia; in relation to immigra-
| ton; for the payment of the award (S750,000)
of the Southern Claims Commission; to re-
organize the Quartermaster's Department.
| A motion To set apart the evening of the oath
for the consideration of the Texas Pacific
Railway bill was defeated-117 to 12S. An
evening session was held to consider the Tax
! bill for the District of Columbia.
In the Senate, on the go, the House bill to
! eQualiZe bOunties was reported upon favora-
| bly,. The Postoffice Appropriation bill and
| the Army Appropriation bill were amended
and passed. A memorial was presented from
| the Republican members of the Alabama
Legislature asking that the President be au-
| thoriZed, in certain contingencies, to suspend
! the writ of ha6eaS corpus. Adverse reports
were made on the bills to establish
branch mint in certain Western cities, and a
resolution was adopted directing the Presi-
dent to institute inquiries as to the proper
place for a branch mint and report at the
commencement of the next Congress. =. In
the House, majority and minority reports
were made from the Special Committee on
Louisiana Affairs and ordered printed. The
Tax bill was passed-123 to 113.
In the Senate, on the 24th, petitions were
presented for the improvement of the Fox
| and Wisconsin Rivers and other navigable
| waters. Bills were passed-authOriZing the
PRONUNCIATION of the regulations for the gov
eminent of the army; for the admis-
| sion Of Colorado as a State-43 to ID;
! for the admission of New Mexico as
State-31 to H.. In the House,
bill was passed for the improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. Majority and
minority reports were made in the Pinchback-
| Sheridan election case, the former holding
Sheridan entitled to the seat and the latter
declaring Pinchback properly elected. A
report was also made in favor of Hodges, the
sitting Arkansas member, and "a isst
the claim of Cans The Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill (S25 ,2S5,978) was considered
in Committee of the Whole. An evening ses-
sion was decided on to consider the bill fur
other business, the Democrats resorted to
| filibustering, which was continued all the
evening. On a call for the ayes and noes on
motion to take up the caucus Force bill,
the opposition refused to vote, and the record
showed no quorum. The Speaker being APP
pealed to said it was the duty of every mem
Der to vote, but he knew of no way to compel
him to do so. The House was still in session
at $40 a. m.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the bill to pro
vide for and regulate the counting of votes
for President and Vice-President came up and
was considered in Committee of the Whole,
amended and finally passed-28 to 80. The
Civil Rights bill was taken up, and it was
agreed that debate thereon should con-
tinue until the afternoon of the 27th,
when vote should be taken. In the House,
after session Of twenty nine hours caused by
the tilibustering of the Democrats, a motion
was finally adopted-170 to 89-to take UP
the caucus Force bill, giving the President
authority in certain cases to suspend the
writ of ha6edS corpus. Several amendments
were offered, pending the consideration CT
which the House adjourned