Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-27
THE XLVI CONGRESS-,

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| Voorhees,, from the committee on finance
| reported that that committee had under
| consideration the senate bill to amend
| section 3022 of the revised statutes
| which was bill to remit the duty on
| salt used by western men in curing beef
| as is done in behalf of men who cure fish
| in the east. He instructed by the COM
mittee to report it back adversely on the
| ground that the senate branch of con-
| gress has no right to initiate a move
ment of that kind. He didn't concur in
| that view at all and asked that this DILL
| might be placed on the calendar so that
| at some proper time, he might take the
| sense of the senate on that important
question.
TUESDAY. May 1S-House-Not in
session.
| THURSDAY, May 20-Sendte. Mr.. Nor
! gan, from the select committee on count
| ing the electoral vote, reported, with
amendments, the bill introduced by him
to enforce the observance of the consti-
tuition of the United States in reference
to the elections of president and vice
president of the United States.
THURSDAY, May 20.-Rouse The bill
to carry into effect the second and six
teenth articles of the treaty between the
! United States and the Great and Little
Usage Indians was passed-yeas, 100;
nays, SO. The house decided to consider
the reports OF the committee on Public
lands, and went into committee of the
whole SPARKS in the chair On the state
of the union. The first bill on
the calendar was that relating
TO the public lands. 1t provides that
when any lands of the United States
shall have been entered, and the govern
ment price paid in full therefor, no suit
or proceedings, civil or criminal, by or
in the name of the United States, shall
thereafter be had or maintained for any
trespasses upon, or on account Of anv
material taken from said lands, or on
account of any alleged conspiracy rela-
tive thereto, prior to the approval of this
act; provided that defendants in such
suits shall exhibit to the proper court or
officer evidence of such entry and pay
ment, and shall pay all accrued costs. It
further provides that the price of lands
now subject TO entry, which was raised
TO S2. 90 per acre more than twenty
years prior to the passage of this act by
reason of the grant of alternate sections
tor railroad purposes, shall be reduced
to $1.25. On motion of Mr.. Converse,
the amendment was adopted for the re-
ducton to $1.25 per acre of the price of
public lands which had been raised to
$3.50 more than twenty years prior to
March 1, 1879. The bill was then laid
aside for favorable report to the
house. The next bill on
the calendar was that granting
to the corporate authorities of the city of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, for public uses the
certain lake or bayou situated near that
city. This and the following bill, au-
thorlzing the survey of parts of certain
townships in Crawford county, Wis,
were also laid aside for favorable report.
The next bill was that to transfer to the
states, title to all islands, beds of lakes
(not navigable), bayous. sloughs, ETC.
which, at the time the public lands were
| surveyed by the government, were mean
dered. The second section of the bill
provides that islands, etc, so conveyed to
the several states shall be disposed of by
the Legislatures thereof; provided, that
states shall have the right to retain any
or all such property; and, provided,
| further, that nothing herein shall be con-
structed to interfere with rights of rip
rarien owners at common law Mr.
Kiiliger asked leave to call up for pres
consideration the senate bill appropriat-
| ing 900 for the erection of a post
| office at Milton, Pa. Mr.. Bragg object
ed. The house then took a recess, the
evening session to be for further con-
| sideration of the reports from the com
mittee on public lands.
| FRIDAY, May 21-Sendte-Mr. Cock.
rell from the committee on claims re,
| ported, with amendments, the house bill
making appropriations for the payment
of claims reported by the commissioners
of claims, under the act of March 3, and
acts amendatory thereof. Placed on the
calendar. Mr.. Cockrell will call it up
as soon as possible. The bill loaning
tents, ETC., to the soldiers reunion at
| Muscatine, Iowa, was passed.
| FRIDAY, May, 21-H0use-Th house
went into committee of the whole (Rob-
insOn in the chair on the state of the
| Union. Mr.. Converse moved that the bill
| be laid aside with an unfavorable report.
| Agreed to. The following bills were then
laid aside with favorable recommendation.
| To provide for the repayment of certain
| fees, purchase moneys and commissions
| paid, and void entries of public lands.
| Granting to Dakota, Montana, Arizona
and Idaho certain sections of land for
university purposes. Granting 100000
acres of land in the State of Nevada in
lleu Ol Tie sl&leeulu dnG lnirGy-SlXJn sec
tions heretofore granted to that State for
school purposes.
SATURDAY, May 22-8enate.-The bill
passed extending the northern boundary
of Nebraska 50 as to include the present
territory of Dakota, south of the 43d par
rallel, east of the Keyapaha river, and
west of the air channel of the Missouri
river, when Indian titles will be extin-
| guished.
SATURDAY, May 22-Houss-On mo-
ton of Thomas Turner the bill passed
so amending the sixth subdivision of
section 3,344, revised statutes, as to pro-
vide that dealers in leaf tobacco who do
not sell or consign for sale leaf tobacco
on amount exceeding 10000 pounds in
any one special tax year, shall pay a
license of but s5. Resolutions were
adopted for the printing of 5000 copies
of the yellow fever commissioner re,
port and 5000 copies of the report of the
national board of he alth
The BOmbshell Explosion.
Baltimore Special to the Chicago Times
The shore of Patapsco river, a short
distance west of Fort McHenry, was
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