Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30
Congressional Summary.

vote on the passage of the bill, as
amended, placing General Shields on
on the retired list, with the rank of
brigadier-general, and General Grant
Oh the retired list, with the rank of
general, and it was rejected-yeas, so;
nays, 81; as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong,
| Blaine, Bruce, Burnside, Butler, Cam
eron (Pa.,) Cameron Wis., Cockrell,
Conkling, Conover, Dorsey, Ferry, Hill
ingalls,, Kellogg, Lamar, Mcdonald,
Mcmillan, Matthews. Mitchell, Morgan,
Morrill,, Paddock, Patterson, Plumb,
Sargent, Spencer, VOORHEES, and Win
dom-30.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Barnum, Bay
ard, Beck, Booth, Christiancy, Coke,
Davis Ull..) Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds,
Eustis, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hoar,
Howe, Johnston, Jones Fla Herman
Kirkwood, McCreery, Mcpherson.
Maxey, Merrimon, Oglesby, Randolph,
Rollins, Saunders, Teller, Thurman,
Wadleigh, Whyte and Withers-334.
Mr.. Anthony said he was paired with
Salisbury. If that senator was present
he would vote aye. He did not know
how the senator from Delaware, Sauls-
bury would vote. Adjourned.
TUEsEAY, May 21-House. house
held two long sessions, one morning
and one evening, both deTotcd exclu-
sively to debate on the army appropri-
alton bill. The debate was closed but
no vote taken.
WEDNESDAY, May 22-Senate.- the
| 70 AfI of
called up the resolution submitted by
him few days ago authorizing the Sc
leCt committee appointed to investigate
reports, books and accounts of the trea-
sury department, to continue its inves-
tigation and sit during the recess. An
extended discussion followed. Pending
the disc ussion on the resolution of Mr..
Davis. the morning hour expired, and
Mr.. ingalls, called for unfinished bust
ness the bill to provide permanent
form of government for the District of
Columbia. The bill to provide a per
manent form of government was then
taken up and laid aside informally.
Mr.. Lamar then made a speech III favor
of the Texas Pacific railroad bill Mr..
Paddock called up the senate bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands
under the pre-emption law, and in ex-
planatiOn thereof said it was to give
settlers who had been on public lands
two or three years under the pre-emp-
ton laws the benefit of that time upon
changing their claim SO as to be under
the homestead law. The bill passed.
The rest of the session was given to the
district bill, which finally passed.
WEDNESDAY, May 22-House. The
house held two sessions Oh the army ap-
preparation bill and did not dispose Of it.
During the morning session a resolution
was adopted without division authoriz-
ing the electoral investigating commit
tee to investigate for frauds in any state
where they mad reason to believe
FRAUDS existed. At the evening session
the house considered the bill introduced
by Mr.. Butler, for the publication ofthe
Official Advertiser of the United States,
which shall contain all public advertise
ments. Mr.. Butler explained the OBJ
jects and purposes Of the bill, and stat
ed, IN response to a question, that the
intention was that the proposed adver-
tising record should supercede all news
paper advertising for the government.
After good deal of noisy discussion,
and after various amendments, the bill
passed; yeas, 100 nays II. The house
then adjourned.
! THURSDAY, May 23-Senate. SEN
ate held short session which was
mainly devoted to a debate on the Dis
trict of Columbia bill, but no vote was
| taken.
THURSDAY, May 23-House. The
house after long debate decided by a
vote of 118 to 10Y to strike out the
| clause in the army appropriation bill re-
ducing the army from $4,000, to 10000
men. An evening session was held but the
house again adjourned without reach
ing a vote on the army bill.
FRIDAY, May 24-Senate.- senate
occupied the whole session in discussing
the District of Columbia bill but did not
vote upon it.
FRIDAY, May 24-House- Rice,
chairman of the committee on invalid
pensions, reported bill providing that
March, 1865, to June, 1866, by reason
of being in the civil service, shall be
paid their pensions for that time; pass
ed. Also the bill repeating the section
of the revised statutes which provides
that no claims for pensions not pros
ecuted to successful issue within five
years from the date of filing the same
shall be admitted without record evi-
dence from the war and navy depart
ments; passed Mr.. Mackey, from the
same committee, reported bill in
creasing to $72 per month the pensions
paid soldiers or sailors who have lost
both arms, both legs, or the sight of
both eyes; passed. Mr.. Powers, from
the same committee, reported the bill
granting the pension of 81. 80 month
to every pensioner who has a leg ampu-
tated at the hip joint; passed. Mr..
Walch, from the same committee, re-
ported the bill making it unlawful for
any attorney or claim agent to demand
or receive for his services in pension
case greater sum than SO. The bill
being amended to limit the amount to
so, was passed. At the expiration OF
/ the morning hour, the house went into
a committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the army apportion,
ment bill. The house adjourned with
out reaching a vote.
SATURDAY, May 25.-Senate.-At the
i expiration of the morning hour bust
ness, consideration was resumed of the
bill providing a permanent form o.
government for the District of Coluni
bia, and after debate the sixth section
providing for the election of delegate
to the house of representatives wa:
stricken out, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, by a vote of 40 yeas to 8 nays