Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,


appointment of committee to accom-
pany the remains of Representative
Schleicher, Of Texas, the bill appro 9ria-
ting $250,00O to build fre-pro0f build
ing for national museum was passed.
The senate attended the funeral of Rep
resentative Schleicher in a body and
then adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. -House.-The re-
port of the committee on federal rela-
tlons was unanimously adopted recon-
mendlng the payment of the remainder
of the salary of Representative Schleich-
er to his family. The house then took
a recess and the funeral services over
Representative Schleicher were held,
after which, adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 14-Senate.- The bill
dividing the western judicial district of
Missouri into two districts was passed.
A long discussion ensued on the bill to
amend the patent laws, but the meas
ure was not disposed of. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 14-H0use.-A resolu-
ton was adopted directing the secretary
of the interior to inquire and report
what railroad company, individual, or
individuals are building railroad across
the public domain in Arizona, and by
what authority 1t is being constructed.
BY vote of 112yeas to 105 nays, the
Geneva award bill was postponed, and
the house went into committee of the
whole on the bill for the payment of
pensions to the survivors of the Mex
ican and other wars. After a long dis
cusslOn the committee arose without
| action and the speaker announced the
following appointments to fill vacancies
on the committees: Judiciary, Mr..
Farney of Alabama: District of Column
| bia, Townsend of Illinois; Foreign of
fairs, Ackler; militia, Young of Louisi-
fana; expenditures in war department,
Bailey of New York; expenditures in
the department of justice, Young of
Louisiana. The committee ,on appro-
priations was instructed to make an ap-
preparation to the widow of tho late
Julian Hartridge, Of an amount equal
to the remainder of his salary as mem
Der of the 45th congress.
WEDNESDAY, JAM 15-Sen,ate.- reso-
luton was adopted instructing the COM
! mlttee on Indian affairs to inquire into
the circumstances which led to the re-
cent escape of the Indians from Fort
Sill, Tex, and their slaughter by the
United States forces. The conference
report of the joint committee on the
military academy appropriation bill
was adopted and the bill sent
/ to the president. Several bills on
the private calender were then passed
and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15-House. Mr..
Wood, chairman of the ways and means
committee, reported back the bill
authorizing the issue of certificates of
deposit in aid of refunding the public
debt. The bill authorizes the secretary
ofthe treasury to issue, in exchange for
lawful money, U. S. certificates of de-
post of the denomination Of SO, bear
ing rate of interest, per cent. and con-
vertible at any time, with accrued in
terest, into 4 per cent. bonds authorized
to be issued, and directs that money so
received shall be applied only to the
payment of 500 bonds. After several
attempts to amend the bill it was finally
passed by vote of III to r. The bill
making U. 5. notes receivable in pay
ment of duties on imports also passed
by vote of IA to 43. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 16-Senate- Mr.. Win
! dom introduced resolution to appoint
committee of seven senators who
should be instructed to inquire into the
expediency Of encouraging the imigra-
ton of negroes from states where their
political rights are interfered with, to
other states or territories. The house
bill providing for payment of arrears OF
pensions created long discussion and
was finally passed by the following
vote: