Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

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MONDAY, May 12-House.-A large
number of bills were introduced ana
referred. At 2:15 p. M, 81 message
from the president was received, sup
posed to be veto message of the bill
prohibiting military interference at the
polls. Mr.. Dibbrell moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill imposing a
tax of 2 per cent. in excess of incomes
over $1,000 and three per cent, in ex-
cess of incomes over three thousand
dollars; rejected; yeas 104, navs 81, not
the necessary two-thirds in the atfirma-
tive.
The speaker then, at 2:59 p. M, laid
before the house the presidents veto of
the military interfence bill There
was considerable applause on the re-
publican side when the sentence was
read which insists that the power of
the federal authority to supply troops
when necessary should not be interfer-
ed with, and there was an incredulous
sneer on the democratic side at the
| presidents assurance that he desired to
act in harmony with congress. The
house then proceeded to vote on the
motion to suspend the rules and pass
the army appropriation bill, being the
same introduced to-day by Young and
Townsend, of Ohio, the same as the reg
ular house bill without the sixth and
nineth sections. The motion was re-
jected. Yeas 100, nays 100. AS be-
tween the democrats and republicans
1t was strictly a party vote, the demo-
Gratis all voting no and the republicans
Two l. i
La Matyr, Ford, Gillette, Jones, Lowe,
Hurch, Stevenson and Weaver, voted
yea, and Ladd nay. The result of the
vote Was greeted with clapping of hands
on the democratic side and with coun-
ter demonstrations on the republican
side. The house at 430 adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 13-Sencte. Consider
alton was resumed of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
| bill. A motion was made to strike out the
followieg clause, namely: In order to
provide for the speedy payment of ar
rearages of pensions the secretary of
the treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to issue Immediately, in pay
ment thereof the $1O,O00,OO0 legal ten
der currency now in the treasury, kept
as special fund for the redemption Of
fractional currency. A long debate fol-
| lowed. A vote was then taken on strik-
ing out the said clause as recommend
ed by the committee OH appropriations,
directing the secretary of the treasury
to pay arrearages of pensions with the
ten million kept as special fund for
the redemption of fractional currency.
! Tt was decided in the negative, yeas, %;
nays, 81, and therefore the clause re-
mains in the bill. The senate, after ac-
ton on some other parts of the bill of
no general interest, adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 13-House. Mr.. Knott
then called up the veto message and
demanded the previous question
on the passage of the military
interference bill over the presidents
veto. The previous question was re-
corded. The house proceeded to vote.
| The result of the vote was yeas 1877,
nays 81, so there not being the two
thirds majority required by the consti-
tuition the bill was rejected. Ten of the
greenbackers voted in the affirmative;
the others, Barlow, Forsyth and Rus
sell, voting no. The veto message was
then referred to the judiciary commit
dered that the veto yesterday on the in
come tax bill and on the army appro-
priation bill shall be republished in the
record, this being rendered necessary
by various changes and additions made
since the announcement of those votes.
| The vote on the income tax as first an
nounced was yeas 1O4 to 81 nays; it
now stands yeas 112, nays 81. Mr..
Warner moved that the morning hour
be dispensed with and the silver bill be
taken up. The motion was defeated,
81 to IS, not the necessary two-thirds
in the affirmative.
WEDNESDAY, May 14-Se1late-Con-
sideration was resumed to the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. All parts of the bill were passed
on with the exception to what is known
as the political portion which appropri-
ates 81. 100000 for defraying expenses
of the judiciary, and of jurors provid-
ing how they shall be selected, repeal
ing the test oath and all of section 2,082
revised statutes, except so much there
of as relates to the pay of supervisors
Of elections and all other sections and
laws authorizing appointment of chief
supervisors of elections, special deputy,
marshals of elections, the general de-
putty marshals, having any duty to per-
form In respect to any elections, and
prescribing their duty and powers and
allowing them compensation. Alter
executive session, adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, May -House.-After
the passage of the bill allowing
expenditures for the purchase of site, in
connection with the improvement of
the Kentucky and Great Kanawha riv-
ers, also bill for commission to lease
a building for the Washington city post
Office, Mr.. Warner attempted to have
his silver bill considered, but failed
to obtain the necessary two-thirds.
The business of the morning hour was
then taken up, which was the bill for
the transfer of cases from the state to
federal courts. The morning hour was
occupied in discussion of the bill by Mr..
Townsend, (Ill.) and Orth, after which
the senate bill remanding the political
disabilities of Jno. Sanders, of Balti-
more, passed. The house then resumed
considerations of The bill to amend the
laws relating to coinage, and to coin and
bullion certificates. The yeas and nays
were ordered on the motion, pending
which. Conger moved to adjourn. This
motion was carried by vote by tellers
of yeas 100, nays 81, and the house adj
journed.
THURSDAY, May 15-Senate.-Mr.
Corkrel introduced joint resolution
authorizing and requesting the president
Of the United States to open correspon-
dence with the republic ofFrance with
view and for the purpose of negotiat-