Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

appear to have been communicated TO the press
until the 18th of January following; in regard to
the Mechado claim, Gen. Schenck appeared to
have taken no action in the matter
On the 2Sth the credentials of Mr.. Sharon,
Senatorelect from Nevada were presented in
the Senate, and he was sworn in. Petitions were
presented and referred-from the Committee of
the National Women's Suffrage Association ask
ing that the women of Utah be protected in ex-
ercising the right Of elective franchise; from
members of the bar of Cincinnati demonstrating
against the passage of the House bill to reorgan-
ize the Judiciary of the United States
A favorable report was made from the
Committee on Retrenchmenr and Reform
on the bill fixing the salary of the Pres
ident of the United States at $4,000 year
The House bill to amend the act of March 3
1873, to enable the people of Colorado to form a
| Constitution and State Government, and for
the admission of said State into the Union
was passed. The Military Academy bill was
further considered, and several amendments
We're disposed of....A memorial was pre-
scented in the House, signed by 1916 soldiers of
Indiana in the late war, asking for an eQualiza-
ton of bounties. communication was re-
ceived from the Attorney General, in response
to a resolution calling for explanation of his
in the whisky prosecutions; he states in this
communication, that such Instructions as
he issued merely in confirmation Of
arrangements already made and that as
these instructions and arrangements relate to
matters now in progress, the House would read
lily see the propriety of withholding special in
| formation relating thereto until the trials are
over; the whole subject matter was referred 10
the judiciary Committee. Several bills were in
troduced, among them-to restore the franking
privilege; to repeal the Resumption act: for the
protection of agriculture from the injuries OF in
sects; declaring the Black Hills open to explora-
ton and settlement.
On the goth ult., bills were passed in the SEN
ate-extending the time to Feb. l, 1877, for the
redemption of lands held by the United States
under the several acts levying direct taxes; max
ing appropriations for the support of the Military
Academy for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877,
with several amendments. A resolution was
adopted declaring it in order at any time during
the present session to move q recess and
pending an Appropriation bill, to move to con1ine
the debate on the amendments thereto to five
minutes by any Senator on the pending motion
and such motions shall be decided without de-
bate. "A message from the President was laid
before the House urging the necessity of an i'm
mediate appropriation to supply the deficiency at
ing the laws granting pensions to soldiers Of the
war of 1872, was further considered in Committee
of the Whole, and subsequently recommitted to
the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
On the 1st an adverse report was made
IN the Senate, from the Committee on Ag-
riculture on the bill to provide for an nvestiga-
ton as to the habits of the Rocky Mountain To-
Gusts, or so-called 'grasshoppers,' aDd the same
committee reported favorably on the bill for the
protection OF agriculture against injurious in
sects. The House bill appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase of material and continuation of the
work on the building for Custom House and
Postotfice at st. Louis was passed A bill was
introduced and referred apprC priating So
100000 for the purpose of repairing am
in part rebuilding the levees of the Mississippi
River, providing for its expenditure, and for
other purposes. The resolution for the admis-
sion of P. B. S. Pnchback, of Louisiana was fur
ther debated. Bills were passed in the House
recommending that the people of the several
States assemble in their respective counties or
towns on the approaching Centennial, and cause
to be delivered a historical sketch of the county
or town, from its formation, copies to be filed in
County Clerks Offices and in the Library of Con-
gress, so that complete record may be had of
the progress of the Republic; transferring the
custody Of certain Indian trust funds from the
United States
On the I'd, among the bills passed, in
the Senate were the following-to reduce the
number and increase the efficiency of the medi-
cal corps of the army; to extend the time for
filing claims for additional bounty under the act
Of May %, 1866. The joint resolution in regard
to State Centennial celebrations. which passed
the House OF Representatives the day before
was agreed to. The Pinchback resolution was
further considered. Bills were passed in the
House-declaring valid all the suspend
ed entries of public lands in which
the Commissioner of the General Land
office has decided that patents shall issue, and
which have been confirmed by the Secretary
of the Interior and Acknowledgement, and re-
pealing section 2,452 of the Revised Statutes to
amend the act of the 18th of March, 1874 to
encourage the growth of timber on the Western
praires: declaring forfeited to the United States
and subject only to Homestead entry all lands
granted by the act of 9th of March, 1863 to aid
in the construction of railroad from Leaven-
worth, Kan, to Neosho River. such grant hav-
ing been forfeited by limitation of law; to ex-
tend the time two years for pre-emption on pub
lie lands. Mr.. Clymer, chairman of the Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Department, pre-
scented resolutions of impeach nent against VIM.
w. Belknap, late Secretary of War, for high crimes
and misdemeanOrs in office. After some discus
sion the previous question was seconded, and
after remarks by several members the resolutions
were unanimously adopted and the Speaker ap-
pointed committee to notify the Senate of the
action of the House, such committee consisting of
Messrs. Clymer, Robbins, Blackburn, Bass and
Danforth, these members comprising the Com
mittee on Expenditures of the War Department
making the report of the investigation in the case
of Secretary Belknap.
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