Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-10
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On the 29th, in the Senate, {. new
conference was agreed to on the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill The
House amendments to the bill providing for
the completion of the Washington Monu-
ment were agreed to, and the bill was pas
sed. The River and Harbor Appropriation
bill was recOmmitted, with instructions that
the committee report the bill so that the total
amount appropriated shall not exceed
s. 900 900. The House bill for the sale of
the Usage ceded lands in Kansas to actual
settlers was taken up and amended. Adj
journed to the 31st.. In the House, in the
Virginia contested election case of Platt as.
Goode, the minority report that Goode, the
sitting member, is entitled to the seat, was
agreed to-105 to 81. The Conference report
on the Military Academy bill was adopted.
session.. In the House the bill passed by
both houses extending the time for the re-
demption of land sold for direct taxes was
called up and amended SO as to exclude the
possibility of its being construed to affect
the National cemetery, and was passed as
amended. An evening session was held for
general debate.
On the 31st ult., in the Senate, the
resolution prohibiting the supply of specia
metallic cartridges to hostile Indians was
passed. Bills were passed-authorizing an
increase in the cavalry force, not more than
$500 men to be enlisted under the act;
House bills, to provide temporarily for the
expenses of the Government, and to con-
tlnue public printing, IN advance OF the reg
ular appropriation, until August 10. The
Impeachment trial waS proceeded with, and
the final question was discussed with closed
doors land an order was adopted thatin voting
on the question Of guilt, each Senator might
| state his reasons for his vote, occupying not
more than minute in SO doing. In the
House, number of bills were introduced,
and referred. The minority report of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, was rejected
yeas SO, nays lis. Bills were passed extend
ing the appropriations for the various de-
partments to Aug. 10. A message was re-
ceiyed from the President pointing out what
he considered some of the defects of the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in making
inadequate provisions for some, and none at
all for other, branches of the public service,
and stating that he did not feel warranted in
vetoing the bill, but deemed it his duty to
show where the responsibility belonged for
any embarrassments caused by its defects.
On the 1St, in the Senate, a message
was received from the President transmit
ting copies of the correspondence between
himself and Gov. Chamberlain, and other
reports, in regard to the recent trouble at
Hamburg, S. G. A new Conference Com
mi ttee was appointed on the Consular and
diplomatic Appropriation bill. joint res
olution was passed providing for the restor-
alton Of the writing of the original Declare
ton of Independence. The conference re-
port on the Military Academy Appropria-
ton bill was agreed to. House bills were
passed-to establish new land district in
the Territory of Wyoming, to be known as
the Evanston District; to create an ad-
disional land district in the Terrific
ry of Idaho; providing for the sale of the
Usage ceded lands in Kansas, with an
amendment Messrs West and Cockrell
were announced as .members of the Com
mission to consider the work of reorganiz-
ing the army. The Impeachment trial was
concluded by verdict of acquittal, the vote
standing thirty-five for conviction and TWEEN
ty-fve not guilty, being less than the two
thirds required to convict. Eulogies were
pronounced on the late Edward Y. Parsons,
member of the House from Kentucky. In
the House, majority and minority reports
were made from the Committee on the Real
Estate Pool; accompanying the former was
resolution that the report and accompany
ing documents be printed and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee,
with instructions to inquire into the alleged
violations of law, and ascertain the liability
of George M. Robson, Secretary of the
Navy, for such alleged acts; the minority
resolution was to the effect that the House
lind no cause of complaint or censure at
taching to Secretary Robson growing out of
his official transactions with the firm of Jay
Cooke McCuiloch & Co. The majority re-
port and resolution were adopted. A bill
was reported and passed appropriating
S227, 500 for the payment of Indebtedness in
CURED in the construction of the New York
Postottice building.
On the I'd, substitute for the
House DILL granting a pension to E. NJ. Han
sell, who was injured while defending the
late Secretary Seward from the assassin
Payne, was passed in the Senate; the substi-
tute awards $4,000. Several amendments to
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill were
agreed to-. In the House unanimous re-
port from the Committee on Expenditures in
the Interior Department on the Insane Asy-
lum investigation, and ma ority and minority
reports from the same committee in
regard to the survey of public lands, were
made, ordered printed and recommitted. The
bill to transfer the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department came up, and
Mr.. Lamar made lengthy speech on political
subjects. The Senate amendments to the
bill providing for the sale of Usage ceded
lands in Kansas to actual settlers were non
concurred in, and Committee of Conference
was ordered.
On the Sd, a report was received in
the Senate from the Secretary of the Interior,
expressing the opinion that the proposed re-
duction in the clerical force of his depart
ment will impair its usefulness. The bill to
limit and fix the Signal Service was amended
snu y~-sn6 4 bill was introduced by Mr..
Logan for the coinage of a silver dollar of
412 $40 grains of standard silver, and pro-
yiding that it be a legal-tender at its nominal
value for any amount, except for customs
dues and interest on the public debt The
River and Harbor Appropriation bin was
further amended and passed. :. "A report was
presented in the House generating Mr.. Knott
from all completely in the matter of
the Caldwell dispatch and Mr.. Knott made
a speech on the charge that he had ''infa-
mously" suppressed such dispatch, in the
course of which he reflected severely upon
Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Frye followed in reply, and
personal controversy arose between him
and Mr.. Hunton. Messrs. Hale, McCrary,
Hoar, Lawrence and Hurd criticized the re-
marks of Mr.. Knott, who replied by reiterat-
ing his previous assertions, when, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Hurd, the report was recommit-
ted new Conference Committee was ap-
pointed on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill. A resolution was adopt