Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-15

On the I'd, bills were passed in the senate-to
close the channel of the Ohio River on the south
side of Neville Island, by the construction of an
embankment causeway from the head of the
island to the southern shore of the river; to ex-
empt all vessels engaged in the navigation of the
Mississippi River and its tributaries above New
Orleans from entrances and clearances. The
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropria-
ton bill was taken up and amended by restoring
the salaries of certain Government officials to
what they were before being reduced in the bill
as passed by the House. (. In the House, the In
dian Appropriation bill was considered In Com
mittee of the Whole. An evening session was
held for general debate on the Tariff.
On the 3D., in the Senate, the Senate bill
providing for agreement with the Sioux Nation
in regard to portion of their reservation, and
for other purposes was amended and passed-30
to s. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill was further considered, and
all the salary reductions made by the House were
non concurred in, including the one fixing the
Presidents salary at $4,000 year from and after
March a. 1877, the Senate voting 81 to
IL in favor Of the $4,000 salary
The Indian Appropriation bill r. was
taken up in the House, and several proposed
amendments were disposed Of point of order
was raised in that portion of the bill providing
for the transfer of the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department, on the ground
that it changed existing laws and did not on its
face retrench expenditures. A report was made
from the Committee on Ways and Means in re-
gard to the Alaska Fur-Sesl Fishery lease. exon
Grating the officers of the Government and Com
pany from all the alleged frauds.
! On the 5th, in the Senate new Conference
Committee was appointed on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill, the former COM
mittee having reported disagreement. Allsthe
committee amendments to the Legislative, Exec
utive and Judicial Appropriation bill were dis
| posed Of, most of them being adopted and other
amendments were offered. A resolution was
offered in the House declaring T. W. Bennett, the
sitting delegate from Idaho, not entitled 10 the
seat. Mr. Neal offered bill to repeal the Re-
sumption act of JAN ID, 1875, and called the pre-
| vious question on the bill. Mr.. Blaine spoke on
| the subject of the investigation into the Union
Pac:ic and Northern Pacific transactions in
which his name had become involved, and made
| lengthy statement and argument in his own
| behalf -.. e..- ...--
On the 9th. petition of Gen G.. T. Beauregaro
of Louisiana for the removal of his political dsa-
biities was presented and referred in the Senate.
| A number of private bills were passed. In secret
| session, an order was agreed TO that on the 9th
of July the Senate, sliding Court of Impeach-
| ment will proceed TO hear the evidence in the
Belknap case. In the House, proposition was
agreed tolls to 97-to change the rules so as to
| allow the Committee on Banking and Currency TO
report at any time-the object being 10 allow such
| committee to report bill for the repeal of the
Resumption act The point of order against the
section of the Indian Appropriation bill to trans
| fer the Indian Bureau 20 the War Department was
oyerruled by the Chair. and the bill was reported
| from Committee OF the Whole and passed.
/ l. On the 18th, bills were passed in the Senate
| House bill extending for one year the provisions
of the act of Dec. %, 1874, so as not to deprive
homestead settlers, driven from their homes by