Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-19

reSOIutlOn QlScnargtng the com mlttee
on finance from further consideration
of house bill No. 564-Warner silver
bill-and declaring it before the senate
for action. The vote on taking up the
resolution was, yeas 21, nays %, as fol
lows:
YEAS.
Bailey, Hereford. Slater.
Deck, Hill, Ga, Thurman,
Call, Houston, Vance,
Coke, Jones' Vest
Davis H., Maxey, voorhees,,
Garland, Pendleton, Walker,
Harris, salisbury, Wallace-2.
NAYS.
Allison, Eaton, Lamar,
Booth, Ferry, Logan
Burnside, Groome. Mcpherson,
Gamer on, Wis. Hill, Col, Morrill,,
Carpenter, Jones. Fla, Platt,
Chandler, Kellogg, Rollins,
Conkllng, KirkWoOd, Saunders-22
Dawes
Messrs. Gordon, Williams, Jones,
New Hampton, Davis, (W. Val
Cockrel, Grover, Ransom, Ingalls,, Nc
Donald, Withers, Morgan and Johnston
who would have voted aye, were paired
with Anthony, Bell, Blaine, Butler,
Window. Edwards, Hamlin, Hoar
Whyte, Paddock, Mcmahon, Cameron,
Pa and Teller who would have voted
nay. Of the members of the finance
committee, Bayard and Herman re-
fused to vote. Wallace, Voorhees, and
Beck voted yea, Morrill, Ferry and AL
lison voted nay. Jones. New who
would have voted yea was paired. The
The following senators were absent and
not announced as paired: Bruce, Far
ley, Plumb, Randolph and Sharon.
TUESDAY, June 1O-House.- Nor
rison, from the committee on ways and
means reported resolution provid-
ing for the final adjournment of congress
at noon on the 18th of June. Adopted.
Mr.. Harris asked leave to offer a
joint resolution. appropriating S., 600
for monument to mark the birth
places of George Washington's parents.
The houses had disappeared, ana moth
ing remained to show posterity where
the father of his country was born. The
speaker asked whether there were any
objections to the joint resolution. Mr..
Garfield-None on this side, [ am sure.
The joint resolution was then adopted.
The bill making appropriations for the
judicial expenses of the government,
and excluding the usual appropriation
for the pay of deputy marshals at cleo
tions came up. A long time was spent
in a frultless endeavor to amend the
bill by the republicans. The commit
tee rose and the bill passed by vote of
yeas 1902 nays IS. 1t was strict party
vote. The only greenbacker, Steven
son, who voted, recorded his name in
the affirmative. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 11th-Senate-
senate held a snort session for the con-
sideration of the Mcdonald bill, to
authorize the use of troops in certain
cases, and to repeal certain election
laws. The senate without action went
into executive session and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 11-House. e.-Mr.
Carlisle, from the committee on ways
and means, reported the senate bill al
lowing vinegar factories which were es-
tabllshed and operated before the 18th
of March, 1879, to continue their busi-
ness by use of alcoholic vapor even
when 600 feet from the distillery or rec
tifyiug house, provided by existing laws,
under regulations to be prescribed. The
bill passed. The army bill was called
up and Mr.. Clymer, member of the
committee on appropriations, who has
charge of the bill made a brief explain
alton of it. Mr.. Whitthorne moved to
reduce the maxium of the army from
%, 900 to $4,000. After debate it was
rejected. The committee then rose
and reported the bill The amendment
adopted in the committee of the whole
were agreed to and then the bill passed.
Yeas 172, nays 81. The negative vote
was divided between democrats and re-
publicans as follows: Bliss. CIardy,
Clark Mo. J, Cofroth, Cook, Cox, Dunn.
Frost. Hurd, Klotz, Knott, Manning,
Nichols. Persons, Rothwell, Slemons,
Smith IN. ]. }, Smith (Ga. J, and o. Tur-
ner. Republicans: Bayne, Briggs,
Cowgirl. Daggett, Hall. Humphrey,
Joyce, Keiffer, O'Neill, Ward, Williams
wis and Young (Ohio.) Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 12- Senate. = The
army appropriation bill was received
from the house. Mr.Withers moved to
refer the bill to tie committee on ap-
preparations. Mr.. Conkling objected to
the bill being read more than once to-
day. 1t accordingly went over till to-
morrow without reference The bill
continuing Gen. Shields pension of 800
per month to his widow and children
was taken up. An amendment by Mr..
Dawes granting pension of $50 month
to Mrs. Fletcher Webster was adopted.
Logan supported the bill and warmly
eulogised his late friend Gen. Shields.
The bill passed after Dawes amendment
was increased from $50 to 500. Mr..
Blaine called up the Mcdonald bill and
replied to Hills speech of yesterday
The Mississippi improvement bill was
taken up but without acting thereon the
senate went into executive session. Ad-
iourned.
THURSDAY, June 12- House. The
house proceeded to business on the
speakers table. When tie senate bill
in regard to jurors in the United
States courts was reached, Herbert, by
instruction of the judiciary committee,
moved an amendment, providing that
in the selection of jurors, grand and
petit jurles, the clerk and commissioner
shall in no wise have regard to political
affiliation, but shall look solely to qnali-