Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

adjourned.
MONDAY, June -House.-Under a
call of states very many bills were intro
duced and referred, among them the
! following: for the taxation of promise
ry notes, bonds and mortgages, and
making it unlawful to exact more
than five per cent. interest for the loan
of money, prohibiting the founding of
United States bonds payable in curren-
cy into coin bonds, to establish a legal
tender currency for the national bank
currency, prohibiting any soldier sta
| toned within two miles of any place
where a special or general election of a
representative in congress IS being held,
from leaving his barracks for any pur-
Ipose, except that OF relieving a guard
Or casting his vote on the day of the
election. The bill for the appointment
of a Mississippi river commission,
and appropriating $175,O00 to meet
its expenses, was passed. Columbus
| Upson, successor of the late Gustav
Schlelcher. was sworn in as a repres en-
tative from the state of Texas,
taking the modified oath. Mr.. Wright,
chairman of the labor committee,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution appropriating $4,000 for
expenses of that committee; agreed to.
Cox, chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt a joint resolution in re-
lation to the international exhibition to
be held at Sidney and Melbourne. Aus
tralia, in 1879 and 1880. Passed: yeas
1873, nays 62. 1t appropriates $4,000
to provide for representation of the
U. S. at these exhibitions. The speaker
announced the appointment of Upson
on committee on military affairs and
enrolled bill, of Johnson as visitor to
the military academy at West Point:
and Of Meyers, of Indiana, as visitor to
the naval academy at Annapolis.
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 3-House.
ton was resumed of the business of the
morning hour-the bill amending the
statutes relative to the removal of cases
| from state to federal courts. Mr..
Townsend (Ill.) having withdrawn his
demand for the previous question, Mr..
Cox made speech favoring the repeal
fthe test oath laws. At the conclusion
of Mr.. Cox's speech the house ad-
journed, and democratic caucus was
announced for o'clock.
TUESDAY, June 3--Se,,dte. The house
bill extending the time for preemptions
on public lands in Minnesota and Da-
kota was passed. The house bill to
confer certain powers and limitations
on the commissioners of the District of
Columbia was taken up. Consideration
was interrupted by the expiration of
the morning hour. The house bill es-
tablishing post routes came up. Soon
after the senate went into executive
session.
WEDNESDAY, June 4-Senate.-
ator Bayard, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported, with amendment, the
bill repeating section 800 and 821 Of
the revised statutes, which prescribe
the jurors test oath, ETC., and said he
would probably ask leave to call it up
tomorrow for consideration. Ordered
printed and placed on the calendar.
The bill cOnferring certain powers, ETC.,
on the district commissioner was passed.
The bill cOmpensating E. E. Rice for
property transferred by him to the
United States for use of its consular and
diplomatic representatives in Japan was
taken up and passed. The senate then
took up the bill to amend the act in re-
lation to judicial districts in Texas.
The house bill authorizing the district
commissioners to issue twenty year five
per cent. bonds to redeem certain fund
ed indebtedness of the District of CO.
lumbia was passed. Adiournd
WEDNESDAY, June 4th-H0use.-
Buckner, chairman of the committee
on banking and currency, submitted a
resolution directing investigation into
the affairs of the National Bank of New
York, and the German National Bank,
Of Chicago, especially into the manage
ment of assets by their respective re-
ceivers. the resolution was adopted,
yeas 128; nays 64. Mr.. Evins, from the
committee on post Office and post
roads, reported back the senate bill to
extend the time when special postal
routes can be obtained by advertise
ment, with any amendment limiting
such extension to one year. The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill passed.
The senate amendments to the post
route bill were concurred in and the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 5th-Senate.
senate after long debate passed Sen
ator Bayards substitute for the test oath
bill.
THURSDAY, June 5th-House.
morning hour having expired, the
speaker laid before the house a mes
sage Of the president transmitting pro-
ceedings and report in the General
Fitz John Porter case. Referred to the
committee on military affairs and
ordered printed with all documents.
The following is the presidents mes
sage:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives:
/ transmit herewith the proceedings and report
OF the board OF officers, convened by special order
No Is, at the headquarters of the army in Wash
ington, April 18th 1873 in the case of Fitz John
Porter. The report of the board was made in
March last, but official record of the proceedings
did not reach me till the Sd inst. have given to
this report such examination as SATISFIES me |
ought to lay the proceedings and conclusions OF
the board before congress, as | am without
power. in the absence OF legislation to act on the
recommendations of the report further than by
submitting the same to congress. The proceed
lDgs and conclusions Of the board are transmitted
for the Information of congress and for such ac-
ton as your wisdom shall deem expedient and
just.
[stgnedI RIB HAYES.
Executive Mansion, June s. 1879.
The house soon thereafter adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 6-Senats.-The senate
held short session in which Senator
Cook attempted to force the passage
of the Warner silver bill notwithstand-
ing the action of the finance committee.
The senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
FRIDAY, June 6--House.--The house
went into committee of the whole upon
the bill making an additional appro-
priation for the postoffice department
After short discussion ON the post
Office bill the house adjourned with out