Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-04-29
THE XLYI CONGRESS-.

WEDNESDAY, April 21-Senate Sen
| Vance, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported, with amendment, the
house bill to regulate the mode of pur-
| chasing tobacco for the navy. Placed
on the calendar. Sen. Window, from
the committee on railroads, reported,
with amendment, the senate bill extend
ing the tine for completing the North
ern Pacific railroad. Placed on the cal
endar. Sen. Jones announced that he
intended to make a minority report. The
bill granting pension to Jesse f.
| Phares, scout, was again discussed and
| Sen. Maxey supported the measure. The
| question being on Cockrell's motion to
| indefinitely postpone, it was lost-yeas
IS; nays 40. The bill, as amended, TO
grant pensions to enlisted privates, was
then passed. The Geneva award bill
was then taken up, and the house
| amendment 10 strike out the provisions
for the payment of the claims of under
writer's, agreed to-yeas So; nays 10. Ad.
jOurned.
WEDNESDAY, April -House.-Mr.
Mcmahon moved that the house go go
into committee of the whole on the spe.
cial deficiency bill, and pending that
moved all general debate on the bill be
limited to five minutes. Mr. Conger
moved to amend by extending the time
one hours debate; lost-yeas 107, nays
ia. Then the roll was called upon the
motion to limit the time to one hour and
fifteen minutes, and the question was de-
feated. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 22-Senate. Sen.
Harris presented petition of the Ger
man society of New York, praying for
protection to emigrants. Referred. A
message was received from the president
informing the senate that the heirs of
Thomas Jefferson desired to present to
the United States, the desk on which the
declaration of independence was signed
The vice-president also laid before the
senate a joint resolution passed by the
house, accepting the gift in the name of
the nation, and thanking the donors.
The joint resolution was then passed
without division and the reading
of the army appropriation bill resumed.
Section two provides that no money ap-
propriated in the act is TO be paid for
subsistence, equipment, transportation
or compensation of any portion of the
army, to be used as a police force to
keep peace at the polls, at any election
held within any state, providing that
nothing in this provision shall be con-
strued to prevent the use of troops to pro-
tect against domestic violence in each of
the states, an application of the legisla-
turc or executive thereof. The bill was
read third time and passod-yeas, 2S;
n .ys, Is.
THURSDAY, April 27.-House. The
naval appropriation bill was read by
sections for amendments. Atkins
amendment was adopted Increasing til
appropriation for contingent expenses
the navy from $4,000 TO 100000. Mr.
Springer, chairman of the committee on
elections, endeavored TO call up the
Curtin Yocum contested el ction, but
the house refused to proceed TO its con-
sideralion. MIR Baker, fromthe commit
tee on appropriations, reported back the
fortifcation bill, with the senate amend
ment, increasing the appropriation for
repairs of Notifications $4,000, and it
was non -cOncurred in. The house then
went into committee of the whole, Steve
enson in the chair, on the state of the
union, and after desultOry speaking ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, April 3.-Senate- OF in ses-
sion. .-HOuSe.-Th senate amendment,
appropriating $4,000 for preparation and
publication of post route maps was con-
CURED in. Mr.. Waddell alluded to the
terrible tornado which had swept over
the town af Marshfieid, in his district,
and which had left a large
number of homeless and des-
titute, and introduced joint
resOlutic n directing the secretary of war
| TO furnish the governor of Missouri with
500 tents for the benefit of sufferers. The
resolution was passed. The speaker an
nounced the appointment of the follow
| ing members as select committee to in.
vestigate the alleged corruption in re-
gard to the contested election case of
| Donnelly VS.. Washburne: Messrs. Car
Isle, Bicknell, Reagan, LounsSerry,
| O'Neill, Updegraff, Qowa), and Butter
worth. A bill granting a pension to
| Herman Netterfield, scout, passed Ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, April 24-Senate. Senate
not in session.
SATURDAY, April -House-Mr,
johnson, from the committee on mill.
| tary affairs, reported bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to transfer
| to the Fsirmount Park association, thirty
! condemned cannon, to be used in mon.
ument to Gen. Geo. Gordon Mead.
Passed. Mr.. Bragg, chairman of the
committee on war claims, s,reported bill
for the payment of claims allowed by
the commissioner of claims. Also for
the payment of claims allowed by the
accounting officers of the treasury.
Mr.. Singleton. Qll.) from the committee
on postofices and postroads, reported
the bill to authorize the postmaster-gen-
eral to compensate the C., B. & Q. r. r.
Co., for facilitating the transportation Of
mail under agreement. Mr.. Nichols,
from the committee on foreign affairs,
reported joint resolution to authorize
the president to open negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative to
importation of tobacco into their domin.
ions. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole, Burrows in the chair
on the private calendaT, but without &C
tion on any bill, the committee rose, and
the house adjourned.
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