Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-01

CSulS anu i've C6nIS, 10 De received at
postoffices for postage stamps, IN sums
not exceeding three dollars, was after
some discussion agreed to and the bill
passed.
1t provides that silver coins of small
er denominations than one dollar may
be exchangeable into lawful money,
when presented in sums of twenty dol
lars; makes lawful money exchanged
bic into silver coins, in like amount;
makes subsidiary silver coins legal ten
der for all debts, public and private, in
sums of not exceeding twenty dollars,
and makes minor coinage receivable
at postoffices to the amount of three
dollars.
Then the house went into committee
on the legislative appropriation bill. and
debate consumed the rem ainder Of the
session.
WEDNESDAY. April 3.-Sendte-The
morning hour was principally occupied
with the resolution relative to removals
and appointments to office without the
intervention of the presiding officer
Several amendments were agreed to,
but before final action the morning
hour expired. Consideration was then
resumed of the army appropriation
bill. The senate adjourned without
reaching vote.
WEDNESDAY, April 23.-HouSe.-The
house spent the session in debate on the
legislative appropriation bill and ad-
journed without reaching vote.
THURSDAY, April 24.-Senote.-Mr.
Dawes presented the petition of
Mrs. Caroline Webster, widow of Col.
Fletcher Webster, asking an increase
in her pension from $50 to $50
per month. The lady was the
only surviving representative of
Daniel Webster's family, and had been
made poor by the destruction of the
Marsatield property. Referred to COM
Wallace's resolution occupied the morn
ing hour, after which the army appro-
priation bill was taken up. and Mr..
Conkling begun his speech. The SEN
ate adjourned without reaching vote.
THURSDAY, April 24-House-The
house gave the whole session to dis
cussing the legislative appropriation bill
and adjourned without reaching vote.
FRIDAY, April 25-Seoate. .-Considera
ton of the army appropriation bill was
resumed. Numerous amendments were
offered to every section as it was read,
but all were defeated by strict party
vote, except that Judge David Dayis al
ways voted with the democrats. The
bill was then passe !; ayes. Al, nays 80.
Mr.. Davis, Ill., voted in the affirmative.
The onl y pairs announced were the fol-
lowing: Mr.. Davis, (W. Va.,) with
Mr.. Window, Mr.. Hoar with Mr.. Nc
PhersOn. Mr.. Sharon was the only alb
sentee not paired. 1t was resolved that
when the senate adjourn it be to Mon
day next yeas Al; nays 26, and this was
the only question decided to-day, with
out reference to party. The senate
then went into executive session. After
confirming two nominations the senate
remained in executive session nearly an
hour doing nothing except to wait for
the return of the army appropriation
bill which, although enrolled in advance
by the clerks of the house'of represen-
tatiyes, had still to be examined by the
committee on enrolled bills of that body
and signed by the speaker in the pres
ence of the house before it could, under
the rules, be signed by the presiding
officer of the senate and sent to
the president for his action. The
enrolled bill was brought to the senate
door by Clerk Adams a few minutes
after 5 o'clock, whereupon the senate
resumed lis session and Thurman, as
president pro tenn, promptly affixed
mis- attesting signature below that of
Speaker Randall, and the bill was i'm
mediately placed in the hands of repre-
sentative Kenna, chairman of the
house committee on enrolled bills, who
forthwith conveyed it to the executive
mansion, where it now awaits the presi-
dents approval or his veto.
FRIDAY, April 25.-House.- e.-The house
discussed the legislative appropriation
bill all day and adjourned without COM
ing to vote.
SATURDAY, April 26-HOuSe.-Im edi-
ately upon assembling, the house went
into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill, under the
fve-minute rule,-debate under that
rule to close at 2 o'clock. When the
debate was closed, the amendment Of
tered by Mr.. Weaver, striking out all
proposed legislation, except that relat
ing to tie test-oath, was defeated with
out a division. 1t was then taken up
by the tellers, on Mr.. Garfeld's amend
ment, striking out all the legislation,
and defeated-124 to 130. The result
was received with applause on the
democratic side. Mr.. Garfield offered
an amendment striking out all pro-
posed legislation; defeated by vote by
tellers of yeas 123, nays 80. The
committee then rose and reported the
bill and amendments to the house.
All amendments were agreed to without
division. The bill then passed by a
straight party vote, ayes 140. nays 119.
A motion to adjourn till Wednesday
was defeated; yeas 81, nays 162, and
then the house agreed without division
to adjourn till Tuesday. There was
then a rush to introduce bills for refer
ence and several were so introduced
and referred, including a bill to eatab-
lish religious equality in the Indian
Territory and a bill by De La Matyr to
substitute legaltender money for
national bank note. There were a doz-
en- members on the floor with bills to
be introduced when g. stop was put to
It by objection by Mr.. Kelley who said
he did not want to have Mondays ses-
sion abolished and then to have sheafs
of bills introduced Saturday afternoon.
The house then adjourned.