Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-04
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
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Washington Correspondence.
WAsHINGToN, June q, 1873

expressed IN all sections. Inc scenes |
at the closing session viii not soon BE-
forgotten by those who witnessed
them. The members of the committee
on enrolled bills, with the exception Of
Hon. Joseph II. Rainey, of South |
Carolina, and Hon. Nelson Il. Van
Worries, of Ohio, who was out of the
city, were not in a condition to give
close attention to their business, and
when Mr.. Rainey, few minutes before
seven O'Clock, A. NJ, rushed into the
house of representatives with the sun |
dry civil service appropriation bill,
complete, Speaker Randall grasped
him by the hand and thanked him for
his close attention to business at time
when his associates were so thoroughly
demeralized. His faithful discharge
of his duties at such time ought to
secure him his seat in the house Of
representatives the balance of the
session, but being a colored man and
from q that great and good man,
Wade Hampton's state, representing a
district, in the absence Of intimidation,
that has II 900 republican majority,
the committee on elections have re-
ported ''that III consequence OF United
States soldiers being stationed in that
district, there was no election In con-
sequence of the intimidation the sol
diers exercised" There Is no doubt
but what at the next session IN De-
cenber the democratic house will
declare Mr.. Rainey's seat vacant.
Who has ever heard OF a solitary in
stance where any one was prevented
from voting as they desired by the
presence Of United States soldiers?
The only intimidation caused by the
soldiers is to prevent the old slave
holding element of the south from
hindering and preventing the freed
man from voting for the party who
gave him his freedom. Before the
rebellion the colored man was looked
upon as so much property and the
owner Of it had perfect right to take
the life of his own property if there
were no white persons present, and
is it at all strange with the lifelong
usage of this trading property that
they should disregard the changes
brought about by the failure Of their
rebellion and should utterly disregard
the life Of a negro when he stands in
the way of the accomplishment OF
their political desires. The multiple
ity Of murdered republicans without
any just punishment of the murdererS.
is positive proof that the old pro-
slavery idea that negro is nothing
but property and subject to the entire
control of his master, still prevails
among the ruling classes of the south
ern states.
The Sth congressional district of
Wisconsin has reason to be proud of
theu representative, Hon. Thad. c.
Pound He has in his quiet way &C.
complished more for his district than
any representative from that district
has ever done before at any one session
of congress. He obtained the follow
ing appropriations for his district, viz:
Menominee river $4,000, St. Croix
river $40, 900, Chippewa river $40,
0e0, Superior Harbor $4,000. For
: survey Of the St Croix, Chippewa
and Wisconsin rivers, for the purpose
Of building reservoirs to supply water
In times of low water, estimated S15,-
zoe, and greatly aided. in securing
C-OU, UUO 1OI TIC IOA anu " 1SCOllSlns
rivers improvement, one third Of which
is to be expended in eight months.
He also secured many new post routes,
thereby increasing the mail facilities
of his constituents. There were a
large number of mail routes to be es-
tablished in his district which were in
cluded in the bill which failed the last
day of the session, but which, with
his well-known perseverance, he will
bring forward again at the next season..
One of the most important Bills for
the State of Wisconsin introduced
during the last session was the Bill
introduced by Mr.. Pound on June Sd,
last. "a Bill to authorize the State
Of Wisconsin to select indemnity lands
for sixteenth sections and Swamp and
overfowed lands included within In
dian reservations. This is measure