Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23
Congressional Summary.


der raised by Mr.. Edmunds, that the
amendment submitted by Mr. Maxey in
regard to semi-menthly Brazilian mail
steamship service, and to pay thirty
dollars a mile therefor could not be re-
ceived as it proposed new legislation
and was not germane to the subject.
After a brief discussion, the senator
from Texas was in order under the 29th
rule. The question was decided in the
negative yeas %, nays 80, as follows:
Yeas : Messrs. Barnum, Blaine,
Coke, Conkling, Conover. Davis, (W.Va.) J.
Dorsey, EUstis, Ferry, Hamlin, Johnston,
Kellogg, Kirkwood, Matthews, Maxey,
Mitchell, Paddock, Plumb, Rollins, Sar-
gent, Saunders, Spencer, and Withers-
2I. --
Nays -Messrs. Anthony, Bailey, Bay
ard, Beck, Booth, Burnside, Cameron,
wis, Christiancy, Davis, (Ill.), Dennis,
Eaton, Edmunds, Harris, Hill, Hoar,
ingalls,, Jones, Fla. Herman, Lamar,
Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Merrimon, Nor
gan, Morrill,. Oglesby, Randolph, SauIs-
bury, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wadleigh,
Whyte and Windom-32.
Mr.. McCreery said he was paired with
Mr.. Chaffee, though he did not know
how that senator would vote on this
question. He would vote in the mega
tive but thought it safest not to vote at
al
TUESDAY, May 14.-House- Immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal,
demands for the regular order were
made on both sides Of the house, and
the speaker announced that the regu-
lar order was to be on seconding the de-
mand for the previous question on the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Potter. The republicans refrained from
voting, THUS leaving the house without
a quorum, as there were but Ill demo
Gratis present, 146 being necessary to
make a quorum. A call of the house
was then ordered The call disclosing
the fact that there were 245 members
present further proceedings under the
call were dispensed with, and the ques-
ton recurring to seconding the demand
for the previous question. some filibus-
terlng occurred after which the house
WEDNESDAY, May 15.-Senate. In the
senate the senate bill authorizing the
publication for sale of the edition of the
narrative of the Polaris expedition,
passed. Mr.. Beck introduced bill to
authorize the postmaster-general to
place mail service on any public high
way or railroad whenever the public
service requires it. Referred. Mr..
Kellogg introduced a bill increasing to
$72 a month the pension of certain
pensioned soldiers and sailors VINO lost
both arms or both feet or the sight of
both eyes in the service of their coun-
try. Referred. Mr.. Morgan called up
his resolution touching the relations
between the United States and Mexico,
and spoke at length in favor thereof.
The resolution was then referred to the
committee on foreign relations, and the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors reopened adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. May House.-The
house consumed the entire session in a
rambling debate on the Potter resolu-
ton to investigate the electoral vote of
THURSDAY, May 16.-Senate-
the morning session the senate resumed
of the specie resumption
act, and Matthews made long speech
in favor thereof. The bill was then laid
aside for the session. Mr.. Cameron.
wis. presented q letter from the sec
retary of the interior in regard to aiding
the Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin to
obtain subsistence by agricultural pur-
suits and to promote their civilization.
Referred
The house joint resolution to print
100000 copies of the report of the com
missioner of agriculture for 1877, and
5000 copies of colonial charters and
:onstit utions, passed after considerable
THURSDAY, May House.-The
house held but a short session the re-
publicans refusing to vote on the reso-
luton for an investigation of the Flori-
la electoral vote, thus leaving the house
without quorum and the democrats
refusing to permit any other business to
come up for consideration.
Friday May 17th.-Senate. During the
morning hour several bills were report
ed from committees. AT the expiration
Of the morning hour, Mr.. Morrill,, CHAIR
man OF the committee on finance, said
ne was not prepared to proceed with his
in opposition to the bill repeal
ing the specie resumption act, and on
his motion further consideration of the
dill was postponed till Monday next.
The senate then proceeded to consider
he pension bills on the calendar and a
number were passed among them
the following; Granting pensions to the
widow ofCaptain j. Guthrie, Ellen Sex
-on, widow of James Sexton, Celie Bel.
widow of Stephen Bell and Roxana
widow of Wallace Walker,
whose husbands were drowned while at
to render assistance to the
crew Of the United States steamer Hu-
'On; also the house bill granting a pen
sion to Elisabeth lotion, widow of the
ate Commodore Benjamin J. lotion of
he United States navy. Mr.. Davis, of
illinois, called up the senate bill to pro-
vide for times and places of holding cir
;uit court of the United States for the
district of Iowa, and the appointment
Of one additional Judge for said'district.
The amendments reported by the ju-
iiciary committee were agreed to, and
he bill was read third time and passed; |
yeas "a, nays II. The president pro
5em. laid before the senate a message
rom the president of the United States,
a communication from the
secretary of the state, on the subject of
-he deliberations of the fishery COM
mission, appointed under treaty of
Washington. The president, in his
message, recommends an appropriation
of the necessary sum, with such dis
eretlon to the executive government in
regard to Its payment as in the wisdom
of congress the public interest may
seem to require. The message ana