Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
THE XLVT CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY Jan. 20.-Senate.- the
passage of several unimportant bills the
senate took up the bill to prevent cruelty
to animals, and long debate followed.
The bill was again laid over. The house
bill to admit, free of duty, articles in
tended for exhibition at the millers' con-
vention, passed.
TUESDAY, Jan. 90 R0use-A bill was
introduced appropriating $500,000 to the
suffering people in Ireland; also bill
to discontinue the national banking sys-
tenn. Mr.. Loring proposing the following
constitutional amendment: "That the
right of suffrage shall be based on citi-
zenship, and the right of citizens to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States on any account of sex or
FOR any reason not equally applicable to
all citizens of the United States"
The sergeantat-arms brought to the bar
of the senate Jacob n. Ademeyer and
Geo. F. Anthony, who we've arrested for
contempt in refusing to appear before
the committee investigating charges of
bribery against Senator ingalls,, of Kan
sas, and upon rendering sufficient ex-
cuse, the prisoners were discharged. A
bill was introduced by Warner for paying
United States bonds of 1880 and 1881,
authorizing the secretary OF the treasury
to issue to tn , public in exchange for
the lawful money of the United States
certificates of deposit, not exceeding five
hundred million dollars in denomina-
tions of $25, $50, 500, $500 and $1,000,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of
the government, and providing also for
free coinage of gold and silver.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21.-Senate.-Th
Bayard resolution for the withdrawal of
the legal tender quality of greenbacks
was taken up, a1d Mr.. Beck made an
elaborate argument against it. There
was large crowd present. No other
important transaction occurred.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21-House. Mr..
Sparks, chairman of the committee on
military affairs, reported back the bill
for the relief of General Fifz John Por-
ter, accompanied by majority report
thereon. Mr.. McCook presented a mi
nOrity report. Both reports were ordered
printed and the bill made a special order
for the 18th of February. Nc
Mahon, from the committee on Ap.
preparations, reported a bill for the pay
ment of fees of United States marshals
and deputy marshals for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1880. The morning
hour was consumed by the discussion of
the bill requiring one-half of the bank
reserves to be kept in coin. Mr. Town
shend, of Illinois, argued against the
bill as being in favor OF the
national banks and adverse to the
interests of the people. Mr.. Buck
ner, who has charge of the bill,
argued that the whole scope and object
of the bill is to get into circulation some
of the immense mass of gold and silver
coin now lying in the vaults of the treas
ury. In conclusion, he would move the
previous question, deprecating discus
sion on the general question of finance,
which he argued was not relevant to the
bill at all. The morning hour expired
before the vote on the previous question
could be taken. The house then resumed
the consideration of the revision of the
rules
THURSDAY, Jan. 22-SenGte.-Sen. Tel
Ter offered resolution calling on the Sec
retary of the interior to inform the SEN
ate whether any member of the board of
Indian commissioners had become in
terested in Indian contracts. Adopted.
The Bayard resolution was taken up, and
hC IL Sp0SCu GuGICOu. DlSCuSSlOu
on this resolution occupied most of the
session, and the senate then adjourned
until Monday,
THURSDAY. Jan. 2-H0use.-After
some miscellaneous business, considera-
Ion was resumed of the bank reserve
bill, and a demand for the previous
question was seconded and car
rie5, 600 to 49,. The main question was
then ordered, and the house debate be.
gan. AT the close of the discussion, the
amendment-the only one to be voted
upon, requiring the banks to keep their
coin reserves in their own vaKlts,-was
rejected-33 to 70. The question recur-
ring on engrossing and third reading OF
the bill, on division, the vote stood 80 to
140, and the yeas and nays were ordered.
This vote resulted yeas 70, nays 158, and
the bill was killed. The house then went
into committee of the whole on revision
of the rules.
FRIDAY, Jan. 23.-Senate-The senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, Jan. 23.-House-Tne whole
session was spent in personal explana-
tions, Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, being
given the floor to reply tc Mr.. Cox. His
speech attracted a large audience and
ELECTED roars oflaughter.