Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
18th Congress.

TUESDAY, Jan. lS-iSende.-SenatOr est sub
mtted a communication from the secretary of the
interior transmitting the completed census returns
of 1880. On motion of Senator Pendleton it was
referred TO the census committee. The chair also
submitted communication from the secretary of
the interior in response TO the senate resolution on
alleged fraudulent census returns IN South Caro-
lima. This was accompanied by letter from the
superintendent of the on that subject. Ben.
Holidays claim bill came up as the regular order.
The amendment was adopted. The bill as thus
amended was read third time and passed. Ayes
j3, noes 19. After an Ineffective effort by Coke
to get up bill to provide for the allotment of
lands in severalty to Indians on several reserva-
tlOns, the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. Hou8e-Mr. Sparks. chair
man of the committee on military affairs, report
ed back adversely the bill to place I. S. Grant on
the retired list of the army. The house then went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Covert in the
chair, upon the funding BILL
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 19-SaIate-Sen. Conkling
submitted resolution directing the secretary of
the interior to inform the senate respecting the
execution of the law for taking the recent census
as to the number of superintendent, enumerators
and special agents to enumerate the Indians ex-
perts, clerks, male and female messengers, labor
ers ETC., employed for taking the census together
with the rate of compensation allowed to each
GLASS; also for information to the buildings rent
ed and the amount of rental; the expenses for
stationery, printing, etc. and the number of per-
sons now drawing pay from the census office for
wees, with the aggregate monthly outlay therefor
Sen. Edmunds called up the senate bill reported
from the committee on private land claims at the
last session ofcongress to provide for ascertaning
and selling private land claims of state and terri
tories acquired from Mexico, except Colorado.
After the debate, by Plumb, Thurman. Blair and
Edmunds, the bill was passed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. -fouse-The attention
of the house was occupied the entire dav. of
ing bill, after completing this the house adjourn
THURSDAY Jan. 20-Selate-On motion of SEN
atOr Mcdonald, his resolution of the last session.
for the appointment of standing committee
or the rights of women citizens, was taken up.
Senator Davis of West Virginia, moved to refer
the subject to the committee on rules. Agreed to
ayes 26, noes %.
Senator Herman presented resolution which
was adopted without debate, requesting the presi-
dent to forthwith transmit to the senate if in his
opinion it is compatible with the public interests,
copies of any and all correspondence since 1869,
which may have passed between the secretary of
state and any diplomatic consular agent of
the United States either in Switzerland or any
other foreign country, in relation to the sending
to the United States by any foreign state, canton
municipality, of criminals, paupers or insane
persons. A conference on the bill granting land to
Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming
for university purposes. The funding bill was re-
ceived from the house and referred to the COM
mittee on finance. Adjourned.
THURSDAY Jan. 20-RouSe-The house
went into the committee of the whole
C Obj in the chair-on the naval appropriation
bill. Mr.. Atkins briefly explained the previous
bill which appropriated $l4 ,46l ,000 a net in
crease of S53 900 over the appropriation for the
present year. The bill was read by sections for
amendment. Several amendments were offered
with the design of increasing the appropriation.
but were rejected. The committe then rose and
reported the bill to the house when it was passed
exactly as reported from the committee on appro-
priatiOns. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 2l.-,SeRate.-A1r. Logan re
ported with two amendments, the senate bill to
place Gen. Grant on the retired list, and asked
for its immediate consideration Laid over. The
morning hour having expired, the indian appro-
priation bill was taken up, and passed.
FRIDAY, Jan. House.-The senate bill
for the retirement of Gen. Ord with the rank of
major general passed. The contested election
case of Boynton ". Lorng up, Mr..
Boynton speaking in his own behalf After de-
bate the majority resolution in favor Of the sit
ting member Mr. Loring agreed to without
division. Mr.. keeter then called up the contest
ed election case of Bsby VS.. Hull. from the sec
ond congressional district Florida the report of
the committee elections being unani1nOslp in
favor of Mr.. Bisby, the contestant. Without
action upon the case, the house took a recess to
the evening session, to be for consideration of
senate bills on the private calendar.
SATURDAY Jan. 22-Seaote-The senate was
not in session to-day.
House-The house Immediately went into a
committee of the whole with Townsend of Hi
nois, in the chair, on the private calendar. The
first senate bill for the relief of Theophilus P.
Chandler, late assistant treasurer of the United
States, at Boston. 1t relieves him of all liability
on account of public moneys loaned by Julius F.
Howell, his disbursing CLERK, to Miller, Ward &
Co.. such liability amounting to 1000. Messrs.
Bragg and Sparks opposed the measure; Mr..
Carlisle favored it, A vote was finally taken on
supporting the bill fayorably to the house, and it
stood s. to 17-no quorum. This point being
raised by Mr.. Sparks the committee rose and re
ported the fact to the house. After a good deal
of noise and confusion, the doors were closed
and the sergeant alarms was dispatched after
absentees.
The usual scenes incident to a night session We're
enacted, and the house did not adjourn till a.
m. and only then after vain attempts to get a
quorum.