Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-03-04

There is but little of general inter
est being done in either branch of Con-
gress
On Monday last Hon. L. Humph-
rev of the 18th Wisconsin District pre-
scented the petitions of G. o. Jones
publisher Augusta Eagle; of j. A.
and Ella Wells publishers of the
Tomah journal, and Of W II. Hunt
ington publisher Pepin Co. Cour Ter for
a reduction of The duty OF printing
paper.
Also resolutions of the Wisconsin
legislature relating TO soldiers re-
union in that State, and asking that
tents, &c, be loaned by the govern
ment for use at said reunion.
Also memorial of the legislature Of
Wisconsin asking for tho construction
of Il light house at the mouth of Stur-
geon bay.
Also resolutions of the Chamber of
Commerce of Milwaukee, against the
passage Of bill for the construction
OF bridge over Detroit river.
Also memorial of the same body
and the petition of J B. Meehan and
othefs of Ell Passo, Pierce county
Wisconsin for the regulation of inter
state commerce.
Also memorial Of the legislature of
Wisconsin to complete the breakwater
in the harbor of refuge in Sturgeon
bay Wisconsin.
The Sunday Chronicle of the 22nd
inst contains the following relating to
Wisconsins worthy representative from
the Sth District
"Some years since Congress directed
the Secretay of War with his compel
ent corps of engineers to explore, sur
yey, and report upon the feasibility of
constructing reservoirs or dams on the
Upper Mississippi To be sure, dam
ming this river with the addition of
an NJ has been the favor,te pastime
of pilots and captains from time i'm
rcmorial, but the process proposed is
distinction with a difference Gov
ernor Thad G. Pound. Of Wisconsin,
who has represented the Eighth DIS
trict of his State for the last four
years in Congress, is the prime mover
in this grand enterprise, which is not
only national in conception, but per-
fectly feasible as to execution. The
long-looked-for reports, surveys, ETC.,
have lately been sent to the House by
Secretary Ramsey, and are now duly
printed, accompanied by an intelligent
map, (all maps do not possess this
eharacter.) showing the contemplated
improvements in detail The engi-
neers report sets forth infinitely the
feasibility of the work, Its cost. the
benefit to accrue therefrom, and the
ultimate saving Of hundreds of mill
ions which it will accomplish. The
reservoirs are to receive the immense
surplus of water at high food times.
and to fill up the river during hot, dry,
and rainless seasons, thus accomplish
ing double purposes of economy to
farmers and towns people along shore
by protecting them from floods and
keeping up continual navigation which
is now Frequently Interrupted during
low tide Would it not be we'll to let
those never-ending Rules rest long
enough to consider this and few other
matters of equal interest?
The same paper also says:
Senator Carpenters daughter, Miss
Lille, keeps in her parlor spinning
wheel that belonged to her greatgrand-
mother. She is distinguished as a
vocalist, and when she sings her IA
vorito son;s, ''Margucrite' s" she spins
fax as an accompaniment.
On Tuesday last when the bill to
amend Sections 1, 2, 3, and 10 of an
act to determine the jurisdiction of
she circuit courts of the United States
and to regulate the removal of causes
from the State courts, and for other
purposes, approved March 3 1875,
was under consideration, Hon! Chas.
g. Williams made one of his earnest
energetic and powerful speeches
against this effort to exalt the State
authority above the National authority
and leaving the officers of the Gov
eminent to be prosecuted in the State
Courts for performing their official
duties to the United States. The