Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-15
THE XLVI CONGRESS-.

bills introduced upon the re-assembling
of the senate after the holiday recess,
were the following To establish a court
of appeals; providing that no person on
the retired navy OF army list shall be en-
title to any pension; appropriating $500
900 for continuing the construction of
locks at Cascades, Oregon; Sen. Ccnk-
ling presesented petitions of large num-
Der of citizens of New York state, for
merly soldiers, demonstrating against the
passage of senate bill No. 496, providing
for medical and surgical examinations,
and the taking of testimony in pension
cases; Sen. Logan presented a very large
number of petitions Of soldiers, for the
equalization of bounties; Sen. vest pre-
sented the petition Of the st. Louis s
Texas railroad company, for reduction
of the tariff on stee1 rails. On motion of
Sen. Morgan, as . mark of respect to the
memory of the late Sen. Houston, the
senate adjourned ill tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Jan. g. H0use-Mr. Scales,
chairman of the committee on Indian
affairs, reported resolution directing
that the committee Investigate the report
of the origin Of The recent outbreak of
Ute Indians at White river agency, in
| Colorado, and authorizing it to send for
persons and papers. The resolution was
faQopted. Scales also reported resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the inte-
rior for copies of al correspondence
since the 1st of January, 1879. by n. G.
Meeker with the secretary of the interior
or the commissioner Of Indian affairs,
and copies of all correspondence by Gov
ernor Pitkin, Generals Hatch and Ad-
ans, and special agent Pollock with the
| ,tn,.. Il
Indians. Adopted. Reagan, chairman
of the committee on commerce, reported
a resolution calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for a statement of all the
moneys paid into the treasury under the
act Of June 7th, 1872 by respective u S.
shipping commissioners. Adopted. Far
ney announced the death Of Senator
| Houston, and the house, as a mark of re-
spect, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Ian. 7-Senate Senator
Pendleton gave notice Of the following
amendments of the joint resolution
known as the Bayard resolution. At the
end Of the resolution are the words:
| "And said notes shall not be available
| for any of the reyeI ues required to be
kept by national harks, and all such re-
serves shall be kept q coin" A bill was
introduced to 1es.ritt Chinese immigra-
ton. Without reaching any business of
importance the senat' adjourned.
! WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7-H0use-A large
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following: For reduction Of
the duties Oh imported merchandise;
also to reduce the d1ty on steel rails;
granting pension Of eight dollars
1 month to officers ald men who served
sixty days in the Mexican war, or thirty
days in the Creek florida or Black Hawk
wars; calling or he pzstmaster general
to1 lis Reasons t9r not complying Tith
the law requiring him to furnish
double postal card; to prevent and pun
ish the sale of firearms and ammuni-
ton to unciviliZed Indians; for the regu-
lation of interstate freights and passen-
gers, and to relieve the same from the
restrictions Of local quarantine; to pre-
vent the use ofthe United States flag for
advertising purposes; directing the pres
ident to prohibit ali the Indians on res
ervations from going to Texas; authoriz
ing the recoinageof the trade dollar; ex.
tending the land laws to the territory of
Alaska; to establish the territory of Penn
bina.
THURSDAY, Jan. S-Senate. The SER
geant-at-arms brought to the bar of the
senate L. Smith, Larry Wilson, and E. r.
Purcell, to answer charge of contempt
i'll not obeying a summons to testify in
the ingalls, case. Smith made state
ment of the recent telegram to the COM
mittee, saying he knew nothing about the
election of ingalls,. On motion the pris-
oners were discharged Bills were in
troduced: To repeal the 22d section of
an act to incorporate the Texas Pacific
railroad company, and to aid in the con-
struction of its roads, and for other pur-
poses, and to declare the rights, privi-
leges and lands granted in said section
to the New Orleans, Baton Rogue and
| Vicksburg railroad forfeited, and that
the section be re-enacted in favor Of the
New Orleans Pacific railroad company,
Sen. Window, from the committee on
appropriations, reported with amend
L ents the military academy appropria-
ton bill. Placed on the calendar. The
senate then adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, Jan. -House-Mr. Gar
field appeared at his desk and received
the congratulations of his republican col
leagues, as well as those of several dem
ocratic members, notably Blackburn,
Carlisle, Clymer and Mills, upon his sue
cessful contest for the Ohio senatorial
nomination. Mr.. Prescott presented a
communication from Horatio Seymour,
I asking for the passage of a bill for the
erection of monument to Gen. Herkl-
mer. Referred. Various committees
then reported. The senate bill, with va
rious amendments, providing for the
publication and distribution of a supple
ment to the revised statutes, passed. The
speaker laid before the house a message
from the president, recommending the
passage of bill for the reclamation of
the harbors of Washington and George
town.
FRIDAY, Jan. 9-S6ndte.-The senate
was not in session.
| FRIDAY, Jan. 9-H0uSe-Among the
bills introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, admitting free Of
duty clothing and other articles destined
for the relief of colored immigrants.
Committees for reports of a private ma
ture were then called. No business of
| importance was transacted.