Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-04

/ emma TO Sl2,OOU each; and those to
Chill and Peru to $4,000 each; minis
ter resident and consulgeneralt to Hayti
to 81 800; Liberia to $4,000; consul
general at London, Paris, Havana and
Rio de Janeiro to $4,000 each; Mel
bourne, 81, 800; Berlin, $4,000; Vienna,
Frankfort, Rome and Constantinople
to $4,000 each, and agent and consul
general to Cairo, to $1,000. The other
amendments Of the committee on ap-
prOpriations were agreed to providing
new consuls at the following places at a
salary Of 81, 1000 each: Southampton,
Turks Island, Stettin, Nantes, Valencia,
Santa Cruz, Milan, Venice, Swarlow,
Maranham; and for consular clerks at
Beyrout and Naples, in addition to
those authorized by the house of repre-
sentatives. The committee on appro-
priatiOns reported to strike out of the
bill the clause requiring consuls to
make to the secretary of state quar-
terly statement Of the exports from and
imports to different places at which
they may be accredited, the market
price of various articles, etc. 1t was
agreed to. The bill was further amend
| ed so as to provide for a minister
resident to the Argentine Republic at
salary of $500 and Charge D'Afares
at Paraguay and Uruguay at $1,000
each instead of minister resident to the
Argentine Republic who should ask to
be accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay
The bill having been considered in
committee of the whole was reported
to the senate and the amendments
made in the committee were concr1rred
III and the bill was read a third time
and passed. The senate then took up
the Pacific railway sinking fund bill
and discussed it until adjournment
without reaching vote.
WEDNESDAY, March 21.-House. The
house did but little business during the
morning hour; and Immediately there
after took up the Massachusetts contest
ed election case Dean against Field, and
after debate, a vote was taken on the
minority resolution declaring Field en-
titled to the seat, resulting yeas, 120;
nays, 119. The speaker on announc
ing the vote cast his vote in the mega
tive thus tieing the vote and defeating
the resolution. This was received with
great applause on the democratic side.
Butler voted with the democrats in the
negative and the following democrats
voted with the republicans in the affir-
NATIVE: Hartridge, Herbert, Jones,
Alabama, Potter, Rea, Stenger, Walsh,
Williams, of Delaware, and Cutter.
Without coming to a vote on the ma
jority resolution the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 28.-Senate.- In
the senate during the morning hour
Mr.. Ferry, from the committee on
postoffices and postroads, reported
with amendments the house bill to reg
ulate advertising of mail lettings. Mr..
Teller, from the committee on railroads
reported with amendment the senate
bill to incorporate the National Pacific
Railway and Telegraph Company. the
object of which is to construct and op-
crate railroad and telegraph line from
Cheyenne to Ft. Laramie, thence to
Deadwood, and from Ft. Laramie to Ft.
Fetterman, thence in northerly or
northwestern direction to the Yellow
Stone river. At the expiration of the
morning hour consideration was re-
sumed of the Pacific railroad sinking
fund bill and Bailey spoke in favor Of
the bill reported by the committee on
judiciary. Without coming to vote
the senate adjourned till Monday.
THURSDAY, March 2S.-H0use. The
house at once resumed consideration of
the Massachusetts contested election
case, the question being upon the reso-
luton of the majority of the committee
on elections, declaring Dean entitled to
the seat. 1t was adopted. Ayes 124;
noes 123. Before announced, the speak
er claimed the right to cast vote and
voted in the affirmative. The vote
was greeted with applause
on the democratic side of the house.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, voted
in the affirmative with the democrats.
The following democrats voted with the
republicans in the negative: Messrs.
Cutler, Hartridge, Herbert, Henry,
Potter, Rea, Stenger, Walsh and Will
liams, (Del.) Gambler, democsat, who
would have voted in the negative. was
absent and paired. Jones, of Alabama,
who yesterday voted in favor of seating
Field, said he did so because he thought
that according to Massachusetts, laws he
was entitled to the seat, but the house
having decided against that view Of the
| law, on this resolution, seating Dean.
he would vote aye. Mr.. Dean was then
sworn in, taking the iron-clad oath.
Mr.. Harrison desired to call up the re-
port of the committee on civil service
reform in regard to the case of Door
keeper Polk, but was opposed by Dun
ham who wished to take up an appro-
priation bill, and the question being
put the house refused to proceed to
the consideration of the Polk case
Yeas 10Y; nays 123. The afirma-
tive votes were principally cast by
republicans and the negative by demo-
/ Gratis.
FRIDAY, March 29.-Senate. SEN
ate was not in session.
FRIDAY, March 29.-H0uSe. During
the morning hour few bills of a private
nature were introduced and at the ex-
piration of the morning hour the house
went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar and after consider
ing few unimportant bills adjourned
until Monday.
/ So Nice.
Appleton Crescent.
The other evening love-sick couple
entertained quite party of lady and
gentlemen travellers on the cars from
this city to New London. They became