Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-25


ate with all information in the posses
sion of his department as to the total
consumption, within the United States,
of all manufactured articles to which
tariff duties apply including those inn
ported as well as those produced in this
country, with the proportion. of each.
The morning hour having expired,
the senate proceeeed to consider the
calendar. The first resolution was that
submitted by Mr.. Voorhees, on the 18th
of December last, declaring it of the
highest Importance that the financial
credit be maintained, and in order to
do SO the government itself in all its
departments should in good faith keep
its contracts and obligations entered in
to with its own citizens. Agreed to
unanimously After executive session,
the senate adjourned. ~
WEDNESDAY, April 17.-House. The
house received the senate resolution to
adjourn sine die June 10th and an at
tempt to pass it caused a resort to dila-
tory motions and aye and nay votes,
which continued for three hours and
then motion to adjourn prevailed.
THURSDAY, April 1S.-Senate. the
senate Senator Garland called up the
senate bill supplementary to the act
of March Sd, 1877, in relation to the
Hot Springs reservation, Arkansas, and
it was passed. The bill authorizes the
president to appoint three commission
ers to hold their office for one year. to
have the same power as the commits
sloners authorized by act of March Sd,
1877, to determine claims presented
under that act, which is continued in
force, and appropriates the unexpended
balance, nine thousand dollars, to con-
tinue the work of the commission. At
the conclusion of the morning business,
consideration was resumed Of bills on
the calendar not objected to under the
five minute rule. Senate then resumed
consideration of bills on the calendar in
regular order. The following bill was
disposed of; senate bill authorizing citi-
zens of Colorado and Nevada territories
to fall and remove timber on public do
main for mining and domestic purposes.
The senate bill in relation to the Pacific
railroad, being the funding bill, was re-
ported from the railroad committee.
The bills which still remained on the
calendar, were indefinitely postponed.
The senate joint resolution supplement
tai to a joint resolution in relation to
international industrial exhibition at
Paris being that introduced by Saun-.
ders, providing for the appointment Of
Is additional commissioners, was indie
tinitely postponed. The house bill for
the relief of the executors Of the estate
of Sohn S. Miller, deceased, passed.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the committee on
railroads: submitted report to accom-
pany the bill reported from that COM
mittee yesterday, to extend the time
for the completion Of the northern Pa
cifc railroad. 1t was ordered printed
and the senate adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, April 1S.-House
house took up the conference commit
tees report in relation to the appoint
ment and pay of clerks in the depart
ments. 1t was agreed to during the
morning hour. AS soon as the confer
ence report was disposed of, the speak
er announced that the regular order
was the senate adjournment resolution,
and the pending question was the mo-
reconsider the vote by which the house
yesterday refused to refer the resolu-
ton to the committee on ways and
means. The house refused to refuse to
lay the motion to reconsider on the Ia
BILE; yeas, ia; nays, 124 Pending fur
ther action, Mr.. Ellis called up the res
olution in regard to the death Of Repre-
sentative Leonard, of Louisiana. Eulo-
gies on the deceased were delivered by
Messrs. Ellis, Ward, Calkins, Kenna,
Cover, Rainey; White and Dunnel, and
then the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 19-Senate.- The SEN
ate was not in session.
FRIDAY, April 19.-House The house.
had another contest on the resolution
to adjourn sine die June 10th. The anti
tariff men favored adjournment while
the tariff men who desire the passage
of Woods tariff bill this session opposed
adjournment. Wood finally secured
the control of the democratic party vote
and his motion to postpone considera-
ton of the resolution until May 10th
carrled-ayes, 129, nays, 113; party
vote, with the exception of Rainey, who
voted with the democrats in the affirm
ative, and Carter, r Luttrell, CIymer,
Wright and Bridges, who voted with the
republicans in the negative. The
speaker laid before the house an invita-
ton from the Sharp Shooting Union of
the United States. to the house, to be
present at the festival to be given bythem
in June next; also a communication
from the treasury in response to the re-
quest of the house giving certain in
formation IL regard to the tariff bill.
Mr.. Burchard, from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill amend
ing the internal revenue laws. He
stated that the bill simply related to the
administration of internal revenue, and
did not affect the rights of taxation.
The bill was made the special order for
May 1st. The speaker then called on
committees for reports of private na-
ture. A number of bills We're consider
ed and few passed; among the latter
was one to increase the pension of Gen.
Shields to 800 per month.
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