Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-05
TIE XLYI CONGRESS.


TUESDAY, Jan 81 Seadte.-Sen. Bay
ard made speech in favor Of his finan-
cial resolution, which was listened to by
crowded galleries. The committee on
military affairs reported a bill to restore
Fitz John Porter to the army and pro
vide for his back pay. \ minority of
the committee reported against the pas
sage of such bill. Among the bills in.
troduced was one to increase the pension
of Mexican war veterans.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27.-House great
er portion of the session was devoted to
debate on the revision of rules and con-
siderable progress was made. A few
bills were introduced. Mr. GOode,
chairman of the committee on the York,
town Celebration reported q bill apprO-
priating 100000 for monument at
York town, and appropriating $4,000 to
enable the committee on the Yorktown
celebration to make all the necessary ar
rangements for such celebration Of the
centennial anniversary of the battle of
Yorktown, as SHALL be fit historical sig
nificance OF the occasion. Passed. A
bill passed setting apart for park pur-
poses certain lands in California on
which are growing the "Red Wood" 0,
q" Big Tree .-.-. .--
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2S.-SenGte-The
session was devoted to the deliverance of
commentaries on the life and character
of the late Sen. Zachariah Chandler.
App opriate resolutions were adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. -House-Bills
were passed.: Granting a pension to tile
widow of Lieut.. Herman Benner, and
appropriating $4,100 for the erection Of
monument to Gen. Herkimer; appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of
nsw site for the United States naval OBJ
servatory, with an amendment providing
that if practicable, the site shall be in an
even degree of longitude west of Green
wich. The remainder of the session was
devoted to eulogistic remarks upon the
late Sen. Chandler.
THURSDAY, Jan. 29-Senate.- Petitions
were presented from ex-soldiers against
the passage OF the senate bill for eXami.
nation in pension cases. A communica.
tion was received from the secretary OF
war, recommending, on the suggestion
of General Newton, that $l,600,000 ba
appropriated in annual installments fo
the Improvement of the Harlem river
n. Y. A bill was introduced to provide
for celebrating the one hundredth ami
versary OF the treaty of peace and the
recognition of American independence
by an exhibition of arts manu-
featuring and products OF the
mines, in New York, in 1883.
Sen. Bailey, from the committee on post
offices and post roads reported with
amendment, the senate joint resolution,
to apply the amount untappropriated by the
act of March 3, 1877, to pay certain mail
contracts. Placed on calendar. 1t
authorizes the secretary of the treasury to
pay southern mail contracts for carrying
mails prior to May 81, 1861. upon their
presenting satisfactory evidence that they
had received no pay for such services
from either the confederate or United
States government. Sen. Mcdonald,
from the committee ON judiciary, re-
ported adversely on the house bill to ex-
empt postal employees from service on
juric5, and it was indefinitely postponed;
also to declare legal effect of permits
granted by the president to purchase pro
ducts in insurrectionary states, and it wa
indefinitely postponed. -
THURSDAY, Jan. 29.-HouSe bill
was passed amending section 740, revised
state contains more than one district OF
division, every suit not of local nature
Ia circuit or district court thereof, against
q single defendant must be brought IN
the division in which he resides, but If
there are two or more defendants resid-
ing in different districts it may be
brought in either division, and dupli-
cate writ may be issued against defend.
ants directed to the marshal of the other
division. In all cases of removal OF
cases from state to United States courts,
such removal shall be to the United
States courts held in the division I'm
which said state courts are held. The
whole of the remainder of the session
was devoted TO a discussion OF the re-
vision of the rules.
FRIDAY, Jan. G0-,Senate The senate
was not In session. sA @'
FRIDAY, JAN 30.-HouSe.-M Shallen-
berger introduced bill directing the
commissioner of agriculture to attend,
in person or by deputy, the international
sheep and wool show to be held in Phil
adelphia, in September. Mr.. Knott,
chairman of the committee on judiciary,
reported bill removing the political
disabilities of VIM. 3. Talliferr, of Vir-
ginia. A debate of some length occurr-
ed on this bill, it being opposed by Con.
ger and others. 1t finally. passed by
yeas, 172; nays, 90; many republicans
voting with the democrats in the afirma-
tive. Another bill of the same nature,
removing the political disabilities Of
John Owens, of Virginia, came up, but,
pending action on the same, the house
adjourned.