Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
Congressional Summary.

TUESDAY, Feb. l9-,SenGte.
the morning hour the senate discussed
the bill to regulate the compensation of
postmasters
At the expiration Of the morning
hour, Mr. Withers called up for CON
sideratiOn the senate bill amnding the
laws granting pensions or soldiers and
sailors of the war Of 1912 and their
widows. After long discussion the
bill was read third time and passed.
After some routine business the SEN
ate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10. = House. The
house held short session at which no
business Of Importance was transacted.
The silver bill as amended by the SEN
ate did not come up for consideration.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2O.-oenote.-
the morning hour consideration was
resumed of the bill, to regulate the
compensation of postmasters, and for
other purposes, and Mr.. Hamlin sub
mitted an amendment as an additional
section, providing that the president
and vice president of the United States,
senators and representatives and dele
gates IN congress, secretary of state
and clerk of the house Of representa-
tives may send and receive free through
the mails all written and printed COM
municationS not exceeding two ounces
in weight. After a brief discussion AS
to the priority of restoring the tranking
privilege the amendment was agreed to;
yeas, So; nays, 21. The bill was then
read a third time and passed. The vote
in detail upon Hamlin's amendment
was as follows:
TedS-Senators Allison, Beck, Burnside, But
ler Cameron (Pah. Chaflce, Christiancy, Conkling,
Conover, Dawes, Dorsey. Edmunds, Grover, Har-
land, Hamlin. Harris. Howe ll0ar, Ingalls,, John
ston, Jones (Ela }, Ktr<wood, Lamar Mcdonald,
Matthew's N organ. Paddock. Ransom. Saunders,
Spencer, Teller Window and Withers-23
NqgS.-Senators Bailey. Davard. Booth. Cam
eron (Wis.l. Co kerell. Cooke, Davis (ill) Eaton,
EuStis Fry, McCreery, Mcmillan, Merrimon,
Morrill,, oglesby, Plumb, Sergeant, Salisbury,
Voorhees,, Wadieigh ald Wallace-2l
Bills were introduced and referred:
to authorize bondholders and creditors
of railroad corporations to elect receiv-
ers in all suits in equity now pending,
or that may hereafter be brought in
courts of the United States, to provide
for indemnity to the several states I'M
der the acts of congress approved March
ID, 1916, and March Sd, 1857, relating
to swamp and overflowed lands.
On motion of Mr.. Wallace, the senate
took up the bill introduced by him to
authorize a long bond for the invest
ment of savings, so that it should come
up as unfinished business tomorrow.
After eXecetiye session the senate adj
iourned.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20-House.-Im-
mediately after the reading of the Jour
nal, Harris called up the contested cleo
ton case Of Acklin VS.. Darrell, from the
south Louisiana district. After consid-
erable discussion and fillibustering a
vote was taken on the minority resolu-
ton, declaring Darrell duly elected and
it was rejected, yeas 116; lays 139-a
party vote with the exception of Cox, OF
Ohio, who voted with the democratic
majority. The resolution declaring Ack
lin elected, was adopted with a division
Acklin then appeared at the bar of the
house and was sworn in taking the iron
clad oath. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb 21-Seadte.- The SEN
ate held short executive session and
adjourned over until Monday next.
/ THURSDAY, Feb. 21-House.- the
house the committee on elections to,
day. six against FIVE, agreed that Benia-
min Dean, democrat, was elected for
the Sd Massachusetts congressional dis.
trict, and that Walbridge A. Field, re-
publican, was not entitled to his seat
The case will be called up on Wednes.
day next, and a minority report will be
presented by Chandler. The commit
tee unanimously concurred in the
report made by the com
mittee on the Frost-Metcalf, Mis-
souri, case. that no additional time fo1
hearing testimony should be granted
At the expiration of the morning hour
Mr.. Bland moved to proceed to the
/ business on the speakers table, and il
was so ordered. The silver bill having
been reached, Mr.. Springer raised the
point of order that the bill must go tc
/ the committee of the whole, and de-
i bate upon the point took place The
I speaker finally overruled the point oil
order. Mr.. Cox appealed from the
decision of the chair. The appeal was
laid on the table. Mr.. Stephens ther
moved to concur in all the senate
amendments and advocated the mo
ton. Mr.. Hewitt moved TO table the
bill and amendments, but the speaker
ruled that Mr.. Stephens had the floor