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

was CdIIISu ny FOte Ot III 10 L, no re-
publicans voting and the main question
was then put and carried, ayes, 145;
noes, 3 The noes were Mills of Texas
and Morse of Massachusetts. The re.
publicans all abstained from voting.
! The house then adjourned. as7 .sar
MONDAY, May 20-Senate. In the
senate bills were introduced to
reorganize the court1o claims, and ex-
tend its Jurisdiction all claims
before congress and the departments
for adjudication; to regulate immigra-
ton; to amend section %.
act of June %, 1874, to amend custom
and revenue laws and repeal the
moities act; to provide for the
| construction of a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Fort Smelling, Mimi
The bill to amend No. 103 articles of
war, to provide that no persons shall be
tried or punished by court martial for
ony offense committed more than two
years Or in case of discretion, three
years, before the a"raignment of such
persons for such ofense, passed.
On motion of Mr.. Window the sem
ate insisted upon its amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill and agreed to
a conference, and asked for the same
course on the pension appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan reported adversely on
the senate bill to incorporate the
United States Commercial Company
and it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Whyte presented the resolution
of the Maryland legislature favoring
government aid in construction of a
ship canal to connect the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays. Referred Mr..
Cockrell moved to take up the bill to
place Gen. Shields on the retired
list of the army Mr.. Sargent
submitted the following amend
ment as an additional section:
The president is hereby authorized to
appoint Ulysses S. Grant, late general
commanding the army of the United
States,a general on the retired list of the
army, with full rank, pay, and the al
lowances of that grade, except that the
general so retired shall not be allow
ed forage for horses, or commutation
therefor, or aids-de-camp or other staff
officers, unless called into active service
in time of war. After long debate the
amendment was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Blaine, Booth,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron, (Pa. J, Cam
eron, wis Christiancy, Conkling, Con-
over, Dorsey, Edmunds, Ferry. Hamlin,
Hoar, ingalls,, Kellogg, Kirkwood, La
mar, Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitchell,
Morrill,, Patterson, Plumb, Rollins, Sar-
gent, Saunders, Teller and Windom-3O.
Nays-Armstrong, Bailey, Barnum,
Bayard, Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Davis,
Qll.), Davis, West Va, Dennis, Eaton,
Eustis, Grover, Harris, Hill, Johnson,
Jones, (Fla.), Herman. McCreery. Nc
Pherson, Maxey, Merrimon, O5lesby,
Randolph, Thurman, Voorhees,, Whyte
and Withers-29. ....
After some further debate the amend
ed bill was laid aside. The senate then
adjourned.
MONDAY, May 2O-House.- The
speaker pro tem.. Saylor, announced the
appointment of the committee under
the Potter resolution, to iqnuire into
alleged frauds in the late presidential
elections. 1t is composed as follows:
Clarkson n. Potter, of New York,
William R. Morrison, Of Illinois, Eppa
Hunton, of Virginia, John A Nc
Mahon, of Ohio, j. c. S. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, w. S. Stenger, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Thomas r. Cobb, of Indiana,
democrats; B. F. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, Frank Hiscock, of New York,
J. D. Cox, of Ohio, and Thomas B.
Reed, of Maine, republicans. Mr.. Gar
field presented to the house a cable
dispatch from Edward P. Noyes, stating
his desire of being subpoenaed by the
committee. A number of bills were
when the house went into
committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill and afterward ad-
journed.