Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-04-01
THE XLYI CONGRESS-.

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which provides for the payment of un-
offered a resolution calling on the
secretary of the interior for Information
as TO the number and extent Of patents
issued for land in Utah, and whether any
| discrimination in favor of Mormons has
been shown in such issues. Sen. Teller
gave notice of an amendment intended
to be offered by him to the bill ratifying
the agreement with the Ute Indians. The
amendment provides that from the
amount provided for in he bill there
shall be paid, during life, yearly, to
Mrs. A. D. Meeker, widow of
N. c. Meeker, $1,000; to Josephine
Meeker, $1,000; to Mrs. Sophronia Price,
$1,000; to Mary and John, infant child
rem of Mrs. Price, $500 each, until they
are 81 years old to Geo. Dressler, $1,000
to Mrs. Sarah M. Post, $500: to Mrs.
Eaton, $500; to the surviving parent of
Arthur p. Thompson, $500; to the father
of Fred Shepherd, $500; to the surviving
parent of Wilmer S. Elkridge, $500.
The persons named above are victims of
the Ute massacre. Afer executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 23-HouSe.-T
whole session was spent in an excited
debate over the reference of the tariff
bills. These bills had been referred to
the committee on revision Of the laws
instead of that on ways and means. Gar
field, moved to amend the journal so as
to show that the bills were referred to
the latter committee, and this mo-
tion was voted down by
one majority, a party vote with the
three exceptions of Cannon, Field and
Robinson, who voted with the demo
Gratis in the affirmative, and Buchanan,
Beethoven, Clymer, Wise, Croffoth,
Morse, Phelps, Smith of New Jersey,
Wilson and Wood, with the republicans
in the negative Mr.. Townsend moved
to reconsider the vote 10 lay that motion
on the table. Rejected-Yeas ia, nays
103. After long debate and without
reaching any solution of the question, a
motion to adjourn was sprung and car
ried.
| WEDNESDAY, March 24-H0use-Th
entire session was consumed by debat e
on the reference of the tariff bill The
question arose whether the journal of
Tuesday could be read before that of
Monday was approved, and the speaker
decided that it could not Thereupon
the question before the house was the
resolution Of McLane to discharge the
committee on revision of the rules from
| further consideration of the tariff bill,
and that it be referred to the committee
on ways and means. The house after a
wild debate of many hours finally ad-
| journed without reaching any action, a
| little after midnight.
WEDNESDAY, March 24-Senate- The
resolution reported by MIR. Hill, of Geor-
| gia, from the committee on contingent
expenses, for the appointment of an as,
sistant Librarian tor the senate was dis
cussed The resolution was opposed by
Edmunds, but was passed. The bill in
cooperating the National Educational
Association was taken up and opposed
| by Mr.. Carpenter as unconstitutional The
morning hour expiring, the Geneva
award bill was considered.
THURSDAY, March 25.-Senate-Sen.
| Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, introduced a
resolution providing for a commission
of three senators, three representatives
and three citizens to investigate the sub
| iects of Interstate commerce and report
to the mkt congress. The bill incorpor-
atiDg the national educational associa-
| ton, and the bill amending the act of
| 1S79 authorizing the issue of twenty
year per cent. BONDS to the district OF
Columbia, were passed, also several pri-
vate bills. The bill to provide for issuing
patents for the public lands claimed un-
der the pre-emption and homestead laws
was passed. The senate then went into
executive session, and when the doors
were reopened, adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, March 25.-House-An-
other long debate occurred on the refer
ence of the tariff bill. Finally the ques-
tion required on McLane's proposition, Jas
follows:
| WHEREAS, The house being of the opinion
that the referenc of the tariff bill No. $685. to the
committee on the revision Of laws, was incorrect
under its rules, doth
ReSoEUe, That the journals of Tuesday and
Wednesday be read for approval in their order,
| and that said committee be discharged from its
further consideration, and that the same be re
| ferred to the ways and means committee.
This resolution was divided and sepa-
rate votes taken. The house by vote
of ayes 142, nay 100, discharged the COM
mittee on the revision of laws from fur
ther consideration of the bill. The fol
lowing democrats and greenbackers vot-
ed in the affirmative with the republi,
cans: Ford, Bachman, Clymer, Klotz,
Gibson, Beltzhoover, Cof,roth, Ladd,
Henry, Bicknell, De La Matyr, Martin,
Ill, Jones, Bouck, Ewing, McLane, Nc
Kenna, Buckner. FELTON,, Mcmahon,
Morse, Murch, New, O'Rielly, Robert
son, Ross, Russell, n. c., Ryan, Pa. ,
Smith, n. j., Talbot, Warner, Wise, F.
Wood and Wright. The question then
recurred on referring the bill to the COM
mittee on ways and means, and it was
agreed to-yeas 142, nays SO. The pre-
amble was then agreed to-yeas 1873, nays
50. The speaker declared that the bill
was now in the possession of the COM
mlttee on ways and means.
TUESDAY, March 26.-H0use.- In ex-
planation of his vote yesterday on the
reference Of the tariff bill, Mr.. Robert
son said had he known the significance
of the question he would have voted
against McLane's resolution because he
was not protectionist. McLane in
dignantly denied that there was any such
significance in that vote. The house
went into the committee of the whole,
McLane in the chair, on the private cal
ender and without disposing of any bill
the committee rose ard the house ad
! journed till tomorrow. The senate was
not in session.
SATURDAY, March 27.-H0use.-The
entire session was devoted to discussion
of the consular and diplomatic bill, but
a vote on the bill was not reached. The
senate was not in session.
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