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


side of the house thereupon, at tn,
suggestion of Conger, refrained from
voting. There was no quorum to sec
ond the previous question and a call o
the house was ordered. After NOR,
than an hour spent on the call that in
etfectual movement was abandoned anC
the house adjourned.
FRIDsY, June 13-Sendte motior
of Maxey the house supplemental pos
route bill was taken up amended anC
passed. On motion the senate proceed
ed to the consideration of the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria
ton bill, as reported from the commit
tee on appropriations. After a long
debate the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jnne 13-House. Pound
introduced bill authorizing the secre
tary of war to use certain moneys ap
propriated by the act of March 8, 1870
| for protecting the high sand banks o.
the Chippewa river. Passed.
Mr.. Morton, from the committee or
foreign affairs, reported by unanimous
consent the bill allowing telegraph
companies to land ocean cables on the
shore of the United States. This is the
bill reported by Fernando Wood in the
last congress and is intended to cut of
all legislation. The bill is subject
however, to the terms of such grants az
have been heretofore made by congress
for laying and maintaining such cables
Bill passed. The house soon after ad
journed.
SATURDAY, June House.-Mr
Bennett, from the committee on pub
/ lie lands reported bill extending unit
Oct. 1st, 1880, the provisions of the act
approved March 8, 1877, in regard tc
grassbopper sufferers, passed. The
Legislative appropriation bill was re-
celved from the senate, together with
| the senate amendments, was referred to
the committee on appropriations. The
speaker announced the appointment OF
McCOok as a member of the committee
charged with investigating the Cincin-
matt elections in the place of Robinson,
| excused. Mr.. Clark of Missouri, asked
leave to take from the speakers table
and put upon its passage, the senate
bill for the widow and children of Gen
eral James Shields, while Vanaerman
objected.
SATURDAY, June 14th-Senate.- Mr..
Chandler, from the committee on COM
merce, reported favorably on the house
bill authorizing the secretary of war to
use certain monyes appropriated by
the act of March 3rd, 1879, for the pro.
lection of high sand banks on the
Chippewa river in completion and pro-
lection tf the improvements in and
near the mouth of said river. The bill
passed. Mr.. Mcdonald, from the COM
mittee on public Ian S, reported favor
ably on the senate bill to grant
additional rights to hom estead settlers
on public lands within railroad limits in
Missouri and Arkansas. Passed. Mr..
Morgan offered the following resolution
ResOEUed, That the committee on edu-
cation and labor is instructed to inquire
whether it is practicable and beneficial
to aid III the establishment and endow-
ment of schools of science and tech.
nlques In the several states and terri
tories and in the District of Columbia,
for the education of females in ap-
propriate branches of science and the
useful arts, upon plan similar in it's
principles to that upon which the
agricultural and. mechanical colleges
have been aided by the United States,
and that said committee have leave to
report by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell presented joint concur
rent resolutions of the Missouri leg
islature, urging the passage of the
act to allow certain Missouri regiments
of volunteers their bounty. Referred.
The army appropriation bill was re.
ported back from the committee on
appropriations with sundry amend
ments and placed on the calendar. The
committee struck out the fifth section,
which provides that each member of
the graduating classes of military
academies of 1879 and 1880. may elect
to receive $3.50 and mileage to his place
of residence and thereby become ineli-
glble to an appointment in the army,
except in the event of war, till two
years after graduation; and clause is
inserted in the bill by the committee to
repeal the existing law which prohibits
any promotion of the corps of en-
gineers to Fill a vacancy in the above
rank.
MONDAY, June 16-Seaate. The SEN
ate devoted a little time to discussion
on the army appropriation bill but ad-
iourned without action.
MONDAY, June 16-Hou8e.- Mr..
Springer. from the committee on col
lection, moved to suspend the ru es and
pass the bill to prohibit military inter-
ference at elections:
WHEREAS, The presence of troops at
the polls is contrary to the spirit of our
people and tends 10 destroy the free
dom of elections; therefore, =
Be at enacted, That it shall not be law
lul to bring or employ at any place
where general or special election is
being held IN the state, any part of the
army or navy Of the United States as
police force to keep the peace at the
polls. The motion was lost; yeas 1O8,
nays 81, not the necessary two-thirds in
the majority. 1t was strict party vote,
all.democrats voting aye: republicans no.
The house appropriation committee
has agreed to recommend a non-concur-
renee IN the senate amendments to the
legislative bill, the principal feature Of
the controversy being the appropriation
of $4,000 for the pay of contracting
laborers of the District of Columbia,
which the senate struck out. Several
bills were introduced and the remainder
OF the session was taken up in consider
ing District of Columb bia business.
The Boston Idea of Good Story.