Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-11

if the investigation were pressed large number
Texas and, as the wrong-dsings. if any such oc-
cured, belonged to a remote time, ne would be
now barred from any criminal prosecution. A
bill was introduced in relation to the storage of
fermented liquors. The cOntested-e election case
of lie Moyne Us. Farwell, from the Third Illinois
District, was called up and argued-the majority
of the Committee on Elections having reported
in favor of Mr.. LIE Moyne, and the minority sup
porting the claim of Mr.. FarweI
Or the 1st a bill was introduced in the Senate
and referred, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to renew the issue of fractional cur
rency, providing that the total amount outstand-
ing at any one time shall not exceed 0.0O0, 600
bill was passed authorizing the issue Of patents
to purchasers of certain Miami lands in Kansas.
Sitting as a Court of sImpeachment,s a motion to
rescind- the order allowing the respondent to
open and close the arguments, etc.. was over
ruled, and q request OF the Managers that four Of
hem be allowed to address the Senate on the
question Of Jurisdiction was granted, and the
court atlj ourned TO the 18th . :. In the House mo-
ton to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution
directing the several investigating committees to
conduct their proceedings with open doors
was rrejected-yeas, 1876; nays, Hostess
than two thirds in the affirmative. A
similar resolution was then adopted, roviding
an exception when, in the opinion OF such COM
mittees, the public interest will be prejudiced
thereby; but any person accused before commit
tee will have the rigbtto be heard in his own per-
son, or by counsel, or both A motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to repeal so much of
the Resumption actas authorizes the redemption
and cancellation OF United States notes, and the
sale of United States bonds for athe accomplish
ment of that purpose, was rejected-yeas, lis;
nays, 111-not tWO-thirds in the affirmative. A
motion was rejected-yeas 81; nays. 126-in-
structng the investigating committees to close
their Iabors and report thereon on or before the
10th of June, except when otherwise expresslypro-
yided by the House. Messrs. Gibson, Blackburn,
New Vance of Ohio, Stevenson, j. B. Reilly of
Pennsylvania Forbes, Grape and Darrell were an
noUnced as the select committee to investigate
the Federal offices in New Orleans. Mr.. Blaine
read personal explanation, denying the Pacific
bond" story. -'
On the 3D. petition was presented In the
Senate from the Society of Friends, protesting
against the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the
War Department. The House bill appropriating
$4,000 for subsistence supplies for the Apache
Indians in Arizona, and for the removal OF other
Indians to the San Carlos Agency, was passed.
A resolution was offered and laid over instracting
the Committee on Commerce to inquire into the
matter of foreign immigration, having special
reference, probably, to the Chinese question. A
message was received from the President inclos
ing the report of the Centennial Commission,
and inviting the two houses of Congress to be
present at the opening ceremonies on the
10th In the House, bill was passed appropri
ating $4,000 for the maintenance of lights on the
Mississippi Ohio and Missouri Rivers. resolu-
ton directing the Committee on the Real-Estate
Pool to accept an offer made by Hallett Kilbourne
to appear before said committee and answer any
questions relating to the reai-estate pool, not
withstanding the recent court decision in his IA
vor, was laid on the table by vote of 1873 to 80.
resolution was adopted instructing the Ju-
dietary Committee to investigate into the matter
of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad bonds,
of which the Union Pacific Railroad Company
are alleged to have become the owner in 1871 and
1872 The resolution Of cens1re of Mr.. John
Young Brown, of Kentucky, in the last House,
was rescinded. 1913 - tAs.
On the Sd. the House bill authorizing a
transfer of $16,0l0to pay lighthouse-keepers and
maintain lighthouse service on the Mississippi
Ohio and Missouri Rivers was passed in the Sen
ate Mr.. Morton made personal explanation in
relation to the S25O,0OO received from the Gov
eminent and expended by him. as Governor of
Indiana, in organizing the troops of that State
-. "A number of bills were introduced and re-
ferred in the House The Illinois contested
election case of LeMoyne as Farwell was taken
up, and the report Of the majority of the commit
tee, declaring that FarweIl, the sitting member
was not, and that LeMoyne, the contestant was,
entitled to the seat, was adopted. The Postoffice
Appropriation bill was considered in Committee
ofthe Whole. v-.. 81. NH N...
On the 4th several petitions asking interVen-
ton on the part of Congress in behalf of the
American citizen Condor, now serving out a life
sentence in an English prison, for political
offense, were presented and referred in the Sen
ate. In the impeachment Court Mr.. Blair made
his argument in behalf of The respondent, on the
question of Jurisdiction, and Manager Lord re-
piled asserting that the Senate had jurisdiction
in the case. The House passed resolution to
accept the invitation to attend the opening of the
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, and
to adjourn from the 9th to the 18th
for that purpose. Resolutions were also
aadopted-directing the Ways and Means
Committee to at once consider some measure
for the relief of the country from the threatened
scarcity of fractional currency; -instructiIg the
select committee for the investigation Of Federal
offices in Louisiana, to make a full and complete
investigation of the circums stances attending he
recent assassination of State Senator Twitchell
and David King, on Red River, particularly
to whether the cause was, or not, of politi-
cal character. message from the President,
declining to furnish the House with informa ton
to his various absences from Washington was
read, referred and ordered printed.