Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-06-13
Congressional Summary.

carry into effect the convention between
the United States and China, concluded
at Shanghai on the the Sth of Novem-
Der, 1858, and to give the court OF
claims jurisdiction in certain cases,
passed. 1t authorizes claimants upon
the Chinese indemnity for losses sus-
tanned by plundef and destruction of
the bark C0Ldera in 1854, to bring suit
in the court of claims. The senate bill
to provide for the construction, main
tenance and operation of a military
telegraph in Dakota and Montana ter
ritories, passed. At the conclusion of
the morning hour consideration of the
post route bill was resumed and Mr..
Eustis spoke in favor of the pending
amendment to subsidize the Brazilian
mail steamship. Without coming to a
vote the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, June House.-The house
went into q committee of the whole on
the tariff bill and after a number of
speeches were made Il recess was taken
until evening the session to be only for
debate on the Mexican award bill.
THURSDAY, June 6-Senate. the
senate Matthews made Il long speech
in reply to reflections cast upon him by
the testimony of Anderson before the
Potter committee. At the conclusion
of his speech Mr.. Matthews offered the
following:
RESOLVED, That a select committee of
seven senators be appointed to inquire
into and consider all things touching
matters stated and referred to by the
senator from Ohio (Matthews) and
events connected thereuntO, and par
what connection, if any, that
the senator had with any real or pre-
tended frauds or other wrongs commit
ted in the conduct and returns of cleo
ton in the state of Louisiana in 1876,
and with any promise of protection or
reward, if any, made by any one to
James E. Anderson or others in con-
sideratiOn of or in connection with any
official conduct by said Anderson or
others in relation to said election or re-
turns thereof and into all circumstances
of any recommendation by said senator
of said Anderson for appointment to of
fee; and that said committee have
power to send for persons and papers,
to employ clerk and stenographer,
and have leave to sit during recess.
Agreed to unanimously.
The president pro tenn. laid before
the senate communication from the
secretary of the treasury, suggesting
that in view of the valuable services of
the late Prof Henry, as a member of
the house board without cOmpensa-
ton, unappropriation of five hundred
dollars for each year of such service be
made for the benefit of his family. Re
ferred.
The morning business having been
concluded, the Texas Pacific railroad
bill was taken up in accordance with
the announcement of yesterday. Mr..
Johnston spoke in opposition to the
bill, and in favor of the bill introduced
by him some time ago, amendatory of
the Texas Pacific railroad.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the post route bill, and discus
sion in regard to the Brazilian mail sub
sidy was continued After long de-
bate it was passed ayes 26, noes IS.
The postal bill was then amended by
restoring the franking privilege to con-
gressmen and the bill then passed ayes
"A, noes 10. The senate then ad-
JOurned.
THURSDAY, June 6-House.. : The
house at the conclusion of the morn
ing hour took up the tariff bill and
without going into committee of the
whole, vote was taken on striking out
the enacting clause, and 1t was agreed
to, by 134 yeas to 120 nays. The an
Ofthe vote was received with
slight applause on the republican side.
Mr.. Keller moved to reconsider the
vote and then moved to lay that motion
on the table. So ordered. The house
then considered the Mexican award bill,
but without reaching vote, adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 6th-Sendte. = The
senate spent the whole day striking all
the house amendments out of the army
bill. The provisions reducing the army
to 10000 men and the expenses ac-
cOrdingly, and that relative to the use
of the army were stricken out, but tho
senate adjourned without reaching a
vote on the bill.
THURSDAY, June 6th-House.-The
house went into a committee on the
whole on the amendment of the inter-
nal revenue laws. The amendment
reads as follows: That on and after the
passage of this act there shall be levied
and collected upon all snuff manufacture
ers of tobacco or any substitute for to-
bacco ground, dry, damp, picked, scent
ed or otherwise of all descriptions when
prepared for use, and upon all chewing
and smoking tobacco, fine cut, cavend-
lSh plug or twist. cut or granulated of
every description on tobacco twisted by
hand or reduced into condition to be
consumed, or in any manner other
than the ordinary mode of drying
and curing, prepared for sale or con-
sumption even if prepared without the
use of any machine or instrument, and
without being pressed or sweetened,
and Oh all tine-cut, shorts and refuse
scraps, slippings, cutting and sweeted
tobacco, tax of 16 cents per pound.
The house adjourned without reaching
a vote.
FRIDAY, June Senate. senate
debated the army bill all day and ad-
journed without reaching vote.
FRIDAY, June 7-Ho,tse.-The house
discussed and passed large number Of
private bills; giving the whole session to
that work.
SATURDAY, June -Sepdte.-In the
senate Spencer offered the following
which lies over:
ResOlued, In order that all the facts
connected with the presidential election
of 1876, and the result thereof which
was finally reached may be fully known
to the American people, select COM
mittee of eight senators be appointed
and instructed to enquire into and in
vestigate all the charges of fraud, lille
gality, intimidation, violence and other