Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. 81
MONDAY, Feb. 10-Sendte.- The hOuse
bill. authorizing the issue of certificates
of deposit of, the denomination of $40
IN aid of the refunding of the public
debt, with an amendment increasing the
interest to 4 per- cent, was passed
After, executive session, adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. 10-House.- Motions
to suspend rules and pass bills to repeal
the. law IN regard to the test oath .ol
jurors; to repeal the law for the ap-
pointment and payment of supervisors
OF elections; to establish postal savings
banks---were ali lost, The house then
went into committee Of the whole, Mr.
Blackburn in the chair On the legis.
latiye, executive and judicial appropri;
alton bill appropriating $15, 154,475 ras
against estimates of $16,096, COT, and
as against appropriations last session oil
$15,315,239. Adjourned before final ac-
ftion was reached. -. ...f, .,.. t......-
r TUESDAY, Feb. 11-Se7aate. The com
mittee of conference on the naval bill,
reported; the amendments offered were
adopted and the bill passed. The bil
as agreed upon appropriates $14,029,-
966, being $122, ,634 less than the appro-
prlation for the present fiscal year and
| Sl57 ,412 less than the estimates for the
new year. A number of bills passed
for the removal of political disa bilities.
Adjourned. rr,
TUESDAY, Feb. 11-H0use.- con
ference report on the naval bill was
| agreed to- The remainder of the ses-
| sion was spent in committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. ..f..49 1.,f .]eea ca5 III 5tit rsaG
WEDNESDAY,, Feb 12-se,aate.-Tbe
senate bill to regulate applications for
restoration to the active navy list was
passed. Senate bill authorizing the es
tablishment of a naval station and de-
| pot at Port Royal, S. c., was indefinite
ly postponed. Mr.-Wilson from the
committee on Indian affairs reported
favorably the senate bill, for the relief
of the Winnebago Indians of Wiscon-
sin. Placed on calendar. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2-House.-The
conference report on the bill to abolish
the volunteer navy of the United States
was agreed to. The testimony taken by
the Judiciary committee in the matter
OF Judge Blodgett, of Chicago, was
ordered printed, also the senate bill in
regard to the census. ., The house then
went into a committee of the whole.
with Mr.. Blackburn in the chair on
the legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bilb and without anv def
mite action adjourned. oy 'a'.s
THURSDAY, Feb 3-Senate.-Beckibad
read a letter from the commissioner of
pensions In regard to the debate of Fri
day last: when it was stated that the
commissioner announced that 90 per
cent of the pension cases were fraudu-
lent. The commissioner stated that he
must have been misunderstood. He
thought the fraudulent claims would
not exceed 10'per cent, and $4,000 900
would cover them all. The bill bro
vldlng tor the publication and distribu-
uon Oh the supplement- to the revised
statutes passed. Adjourned. - ''I :.
THURSDAY, Feb. -House.-Nothinp
OF importance occurred in the house
except the introduction and reference
Of few bills. saj ~ e.ts" 80 .hFf 2
FRIDAY, Feb. 14-Senote-The vice
president laid before. the. senate credenl
tials of Hon. Benjamin B.. Jones. .elect9
ed United States senator from Louisiana
for SIX years, commencing March 4th:
also the credentials of Hon James B,
Groome, elected United States senator
from Maryland for Six years from
March 4th, and the credentials of Z.B.a
Vance, elected u. S. senator from North
Carolina. Voorhees, introduced a bill
to amend the pension laws and. punish
claim agents for violation thereof. Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, Feb. .14.-House.-The, COM
mlttee on military affairs, reported the
bill authorizing the president to appoint
Jas: Shields, of Missouri, as a brigadier
general on the retired list, such ap-
pointment to be'in lieu of the pension
which he nowreeeives, and lively de- 1
bate ensued. The bill was laid over
without action. Several southern claims
bills then came up and the remainder
OF the session was was spent in discussion.
Adjourned. .''' ID. --'i
SATURDAY, Feb. 15-S6note.-The Chi
nese immigration bill, after a long dis
cussion, was passed by vote of SO to
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