Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-09
Congressional Summary.

senate Mr.. Kirkwood presented the Gre
dentials of Mr.. Allison, reelected sena-
tor from Iowa. The bankrupt law as
amended by the house then came up
and created 81 debate that lasted until
an adjournment was secured without
action
TUESDAY, April 80. = House. = The
house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
bill and only succeeded in going over
two pages of the bill, when motion to
adjourn carried.
WEDNESDAY, May 1.-Sendte. the
senate the morning hour was consumed
in debate upon Blaine's resolution de-
clarirg further tariff legislation at this
time to be inopportune. No vote was
taken and the expiration of the morn
ing hour the bankrupt bill came up as
unfinished business. A long debate fol-
| lowed and several amendments were
made to the bill; the important one of
which was that of Senator Matthews,
providing that the law should not 90
into effect until January 1, 1879 This
carried, by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bay
ard, Blaine, Burnside, Cameron Pa,
Davis (Ill.), Davis wv. W, Edmunds,
Ferry, Grover, Hamlin, Hoar, Howe,
Lamar, Mcmillan, MCPHERSON, Mat
thews, Merrimon,. Mitchell, Paddock,
Ransom, Sargent, Salisbury and Thur
man-25.
Nays -Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Beck,
Booth, Christiancy, Cockrell, Coke,
Dennis, Eaton, Eustis. Harris, Hereford,
L II oil Mo(t LII
Maxey, Morrill,, Rollins, Voorhees,,
Wadleigh and Wallace-22.
After good deal further debate the
bill as amended was referred to the
Judiciary committee and the senate ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, May 1.-House- The
house went into a committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
bill and held both a day and evening
session, discussing the bill without
reaching q vote.
THURSDAY, May 2.-Senate. In the
senate the Judiciary committee report
ed back the bill to repeal the bankrupt
law with an amendment. The amend
ment provides that the repeal of the law
shall not affect pending cases and all
further proceedings therein, and in re-
spect of all fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES which shall have been incurred
under any of said acts prior to the day
when this act takes effect, or which
may be thereafter incurred under any of
those provisions of any of said acts
named in this act are kept in force
At the expiration of the morning
hour the senate took up the bill to re-
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charge of the bill, read 4 lengthy letter
argument in favor thereof After a
long speech in favor of repeal by Mr..
! Voorhees,, Mr. Gordon took the floor
with the understanding that he would
speak Monday next, and further consid-
Grafton of the bill was postponed till
that time. The senate then held a
short executive session and adjourned
until Monday,
THURSDAY, May 2-House-In the
house of representatives bills passed to
permit Canadian vessels to render aid
to other wrecked Canadian vessels in
American waters; also to authorize the
construction of a ship canal from New
Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico. The
house then went into Il committee of
the whole upon the legislative appro-
priation bill and discussed the bill
through the morning and evening ses-
sions without taking vote.
FRIDAY, May 3. -Sendte.-The senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, May 3.-House.-Th house
IN committee of the whole consumed
the whole session on the legislative ap-
preparation bill. The bill was COM
pleted and reported to the house but no
vote was taken. The house adjourned
until evening, the session then being
only for debate on the pension bills.
SATURDAY, May 4. House. - The
house after another all day session on
the legislative appropriation bill and
after several additional amendments
passed the bill The only amend
ment Of any special interest is the one
appropriating $1S5000 to reopen the
U. S. mint at New Orleans.
MONDAY, May 6-Se,ate. chair
laid before the senate the house bill to
prohibit the retirement of greenbaeks.
The bankrupt law was then debated
until the expiration of the morning
hour. The senate then took up the
pension bill and made several Slight
amendments but adjourned without
reaching vote on the bill.
MONDAY, May 6-House-In the
house bills were introduced and re-
ferred; TO amend the law relative to
tax on native wines; giving to all
religious denominations equal rights
and privileges in Indian reserva-
tions; for appointment of a COM
mission to be called farmers and stock
: breeders commission, and to consist of
a veterinary surgeon and two practical
stock breeders, at an annual salary of
s.; 500 each, to have charge of investiga-
: ton of contagious diseases of farm
stock, their causes, means of preven-
) ton, cure etc, and to report from lime
to time measures to prevent importa-
ton of such disease from abroad. and
: the spread of contagion; to indemnify
| Illinois and other states in regard to
swamp lands: to enable soldiers ofthe
late war to pre-empt land to the extent
of 160 acres. At the conclusion of the
morning hour the house took up the bill
to establish a permanent form of gov
, ernment for the District of Columbia
and adjourned without action on the
bill.
: Washington.
t BONDS CALLED IN.
f Washington advices of the 9TH states
5 that the secretary of the treasury yes
/ terday called for the following five