Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-27

Hill tGa.), Herman, Bailey, Houston, Vance, Cam
eron (Wis.). Hoar, ingalls,.
! Foreign Relatons-Eaton. chairman; Johns
| ton, Morgan, Hill (Ga.), Pendleton, Hamliu
Conkling, Kirkwood, Carpenter.
Finance-Bayard. chairman; Herman. Wall ice
! Voorhees,, Beck, Morrill,, Ferry, Jones (Nevl al
| lSon.
Appropriations-Oawe tW. Va.), chairman
Withers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton, Window, Allison
Blaine, Booth.
| Commerce-Gordon. chairman: Ransom; Ran
delphi, Hereford. Coke, Conkling, Mcmillan
Jones (Nev), Chandler.
Manufactures-GlOver, chairman: Mcpherson
/ Williams, Rollins, Dawes
/ Agrculture-Johnston, chairman; Davis (W
| va, Hampton, Slater, Paddock, Sharon, Hoar.
Military Atfairs-Randolph. chairman Cock.
reIl, MaXey, Grover. Hampton, Burnside Plumb
Cameron, Pa), logan.
Naval Atfairs-McPherson, chairman; Whyte
Jones (Fla), Vance. Farley, Anthony, Blaine
Cameron (Pa), Chandler.
Judiciary-Thurman, chairman; McDonlld
Bay&rd' Garland, Lamar, Davis (ill }, Edmunis
Conkhng, Carpenter.
Postotlices and Fostroads-Maxey, chairman,
Hamlin, Kirkwood
Public Lands-Mc Donald. chairman; Jones
(Fla.j, Grover, Mcpherson, Walker Plumb. Pad
dock. Booth, Hill (Cal)
Private Land Clalms-EdmundS, chairman; AL
lison, Window, Davis (nl. j. Jonas.
Indian AffairS-COke, chairman: Peudlet)u
Walker Slater, Williams, Allison, ingalls,, Saun
ders. Logan.
Pensions-Withers, chairman; Mcpherson,
u, IT,
Revolutionary Claims-Anthony, chairman
Dawes, Mcmillan, Jones (Fla.), Hill (Ga)
Clalms-Cockrel, chairman; Hereford, Harris
Groome, Houston, Mcmillan, Cameron (Wis) J.
Ie Ter, l1oar
District of Columb bia-Harris, chairman: Whyte,
Withers, Butler, Vance, Ingalls, Rollins, Dave ;.
Mcmillan.
Patents-Kelnan, chairman; Coke, Slater, CaE,
Booth. HOar. Pldtt.
Public Buildings and Groun Is-Jones. tFGa J..
chairman; salisbury, Vest Dawes, Morrill,.
=, c,Territores--Garland, chairman; Butler, Vest,
Slater, Saunders, kellogg Logan.
Rai!rOadS-Ransom, chairman; Lamar, Eaton,
Grover, Williams, Pendleton, Jonas, Dawes, Tel
Ter, Saunders, Window.
4oE, Mcdonald, Farley, Cameron, Pa.), Plumb,
Hill, (Cal.).
Revision of Laws-Wallace, chairman; Herman,
Davis, (nl), Hoar, Mcmillan.
EdGcation and Labor-Balley, chairman; Cor
don, Maxey, Randolph, Burnside, Morrill,, Bruce,
Sharon.
man; Whyte, Beck, Walker, Teller, Chandler, Rol-
lins.
To Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of
Senate-Hlll, (Ga.), chairman; Davis. (W. Va },
Printing-Whyte, chairman; Ransom, Artho-
Library-voorhees, chairman; Ransom, Ed
munds.
,Edgrossed Rules-Morgan chairman; CockrcIl.
Blame.
Engrossed Bills-Conklng, chairman; Jones,
(NeY), Withers.
Enrolled Bills-vance, chairman; Call, Rol-
Inns.
Improvement of the Mississippi River and its
Trlbutatie ties-Lamar chairman; Cockrell, Harris,
Jonas, Blaine, kellogg.
Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Beck.
chairman; Johnston, Voorhees,, Hampton, Cam
eron, (Wls.) j. Cameron, (Pa.), Window
Select Committees to Examine Several Branch
es OF Civil Service-Fest, chairman, Eaton, Cor
don, Logan, Hamln.
TO take into consideration state of law re pect-
ing, ascel tanning and declaration Of the o.
elections of President and Vice President OF
United States-Morgan chairman; Bay ard. Thur
Conkl;ng, Teller.
investigate finance report books an / ac.
counts of treasury department-Davis (W. Vd,)
chairman; Beck, Whyte, Ingalls, Dawes Aud IT,
is provided that such commi tee shall have all
rights and powers conferred bv the resolution of
Nov 10, 1877. creating the original committe /
that subject.
To make provision for taking the 10th nsus-
Pendleton, chairman; Morgan, Herman Harris,
Davis (lll), Morrill,. Cameron (Wis.)
10 investigate and report the best means o.
preventing the introduction and spread of eptd
emic diSeases-Harrs, chairman; Lunar, Car
land, Jonas, Paddock. Sharon, Plat
20 Inquire into alleged frauds IN late elections
Wallace, chairman; Bailey, Garland, McDoI-
aid, Herman, Teller, Cameron (WiS.), Kirkwo ID
Hoar. And it is provided that such commit ee
shall have all rights and powers conferred by tn.
resolutions of Dec. and 19, 1873, creating tae
original committee, and of Feb. %, 1879 adding
10 such power.
10 examine into circumstances Connected with
the removal OF northern Cheyennes from the
Sioux reservation to Indian territOry-Kirkw1oI,
chairman: Dawes, Plumb, Coke, Bailey.
To inquire into claims of citizens of the United
states against the government of Nicaragua
Hampton, chairman; Conkling, Kirkwood. Eaton
Morgan.
The senate then listened to the read
ing of the presidents message, which
was as follows:
FeltoW Citizens Of the Senate and House of Rep
TeSeRtGtiUeS:
The failure of the last congress to make the re-
qulste appropriations for legislative and judicial
purposes, and for the expenses of the several ex-
ecutlye departments of the government, and for
the support OF the army, has made 1t necessary to
call special session OF the Forty-sixth Con-
greSS.
The estimates of appropriations needed. and
which were sent to congress by the Secretary OF
the Treasury at the opening of the last session,
are renewed, and are herewith transmitted to
both the Senate and House OF Representatives.
Regretting the existance OF an emergency which
requires special session of congress at time
when 1t is the general judgement of the country
that the public welfare will be best promoted by
permanency in our legislation, and by peace and
rest, commend these few necessary m aasures TO
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Washington, March 19, 1879.
Accompanying the message are esti-
mates from the secretary, of money
needed for the army and the legislative,
executive and judicial branches Of
government. These estimates are
the same as those submitted at
the opening of the last session,
except the items provided for at the ses-
sion. The last congress made provision
for the military academy at West Point,
and for the fortifcation armament. This
leaves, according to the estimates, $685.
$40, 800 to be appropriated for the army.
None Of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriations were provided
for, even in part. 1t is estimated that
these expenses will be SIG, ,620,601. To
these appropriations is also to be added
the item for court expenses, which is
generally placed in the sundry civil bill,
but which was left out of that bill at the
last session. The estimate for these ex-
penses is about S3,000,000. A joint res
olution to enforce the eight hour law
was introduced by Wallace. Adjourn
ed.
WEDNESDAY, March 19-House-A
long discussion On the Florida contested
election case ended in the seating of
Hull, democrat, over Bisbee, by a vote
of 40 to 136, 13 greenbackers voting
with the republicans in favor of Bisbee.
THURSDAY, March 20.-Senate. e.-The
senate listened TO the reading of the
journal and then adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 90 House. Moth
ing was done by the house.
FRIDAY, March 1.-Senate-A large
of bills were introduced.
Among them were the following: Tore
peal so much of the revised statutes as
prohibits the appointment to the army
of any person engaged in the late re
bellion; providing for the organization
of the Mississippi river Improvement
company for deepening the channel of