Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-16
he bill would occupy the morning hour


Beebe but was rejected. The
senate bill authorizing citizens O.
Colorado, Nevada and territories to cut
and remove timber on public lands fol
mining and domestic purposes, was
passed with amendment offered by Mr..
Fort that such lands shall not be opel,
% railway corporations for cutting OF
timber. The bill subjecting the Ft.
Wayne military reservation to entry
rs other public lands of that state.
passed. The house then went into a
committee of the whole on the tariff
bill and Kelley spoke against the bill.
No action was taken.
FRIDAY, May 10th-House.- The
house went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar and first
took up the bill to appropriate $500 to
Richard Healer, of Virginia, for supplies
taken by the United States army dur
the war. This bill brought on furious
debate which consumed all day. After
all sorts ofmotions had been made to
defeat the bill it passed at o'clock and
the house then adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 10-Senate. The house
JOINT resolution authorizing the expen-
dlture of SAG, 900 of the 100000 appro-
prlated to give greater stability to the
foundation of the Washington monu-
ment, passed. Consideration of the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law was resum-
ed, and Mr.. MaXey continued his argu-
ment in favor of the bill. Aftei
further debate the pending ques-
ton being on the amendment of
MIR. Thurman, to strike out January 1,
1879, and insert September /, 1873, so
that the repeal shall take effect on the
LIST of September next, it was agreet;
to- yeas, II, nays, q, as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Bailey, Barnum,
Bruce, Butler, Davis, Gll.), Davis, (W.
Va.): Dorsey, Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Cor
don, Grover, Hoar, Johnston, Jones,
Fla. Kirllwood, Mcmillan, Matthews,
Merrimon, Patterson, Randolph, Ran
som, Sargent, Salisbury, Spencer, Thur
man and Windom-27.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Beck, Cam
eron, wis J, CockrelI, Conkling, Dawes
Garland, Harris, Hill, Howe, kellogg,
Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey,
MOrrill, Oglesby, Saunders, Voorhees,.
Whyte and Withers-21.
Messrs. Allison, Bayard, Booth, In
gals, Lamar, Edmunds and Mitchell.
who would have voted in the affirma-
tive. were paired with Messrs. Plumb,
Morgan, Hamlin, Burnside, Coke,
ChristiancH and Wallace, who would
have voted in the negative. When
pairs pEsfd were Hs aMnnounced Maa Mr.. Wadleigh
Blaine who is in favor of the
repeal of the bankrupt law
and also in favor of having the repeal
take effect January LIST. He did not
know how the senator would vote on
this amendment, and therefore he
(Wadleigh) refrained from voting His
colleague Robbins was paired with Chat
fee under similar circumstances. The
question then recurred on agreeing to
the amendment of the judiciary COM
mittee as amended by Mr.. Thurman,
and it was agreed to-yeas 26, nays q,
and the bill passed 1t now goes back
to the house of Representatives for the
concurrence of that body. After execu-
tive session, adjourned.
MONDAY, May 13.-Senate.-In the
senate Mr.. Conover, from the
committee on post offices and post
roads, reported an amendment to
the postoffice appropriation bill, author
lzlng the postmaster-general to adver-
tise for carrying rates between San
Francisco and Hong Kong and launch
ing at Yokohama, and to pay therefore
not exceeding $50 per mile. This
amendments is simular to that recently
reported by the committee, providing
for steamship service between New
York, New Orleans and Brazil. 1t was
referred. An amendment reported by
Mr.. Conover from the committee on
postoffices and post roads, also provides
for mail steamship service between
San Francisco and Sydney, Australia,
touching the Sandwich Islands and New
Zealand at cost not exceeding $50
per mile.
MONDAY, May 13.-House-In the
house Joint resolution was introduced
reciting the danger to which the
country may be subjected by the threat
ened eruption of Sitting Bull, by raids
across the Mexican and Canadian bord-
ers, by instructions in several states
such as occurred last year, and author
izing the president, if, in his judgment,
it may seem necessary, to increase the
army during the recess Of congress by
the enlistment of volunteers, not ex-
ceeding $4,000 in number Mr.. John
son introduced a bill to levy,by the
Moffet bell punch, a tax on liquors
in all places in the district where
intoxicating liquors are sold by the
drink. Referred. Mr.. Morrill, present
ed petition of half a dozen
mechanics of Boston, favoring the
repeal of the S-hour law. They
declare it is unjust to pay work
men employed by the government as
much for eight hours work as other
workmen receive for ten. Referred.
Mr.. Potter, as a question of privilege,
presented the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, the state of Maryland has
by its legislature formally declared that
due effect was not given to the electoral
vote cast on the 9th day of December,
1876, by reason of fraudulent returns in
the electoral votes from the states OF
Florida and Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, An affidavit by S. B. Nc
Lin, chairman of the board of state
canvassers of the state of Florida for
an election held in that state in Novem-
Der, in 1875, for electors for president
and vice president, has been made pub
lie, alleging false and fraudulent returns
for votes for such elections in that state,
whereby the choice of the people of
that state was annulled and reversed,
and that the action of the board of state
canvassers in making such returns was
influenced by the conduct and promises
of Hon. Edward F. Noyes, now minis
ter to the government of France; and
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that a con-
spiracy existed in the state of Louisiana