Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-13

bCASIS INC AOALOalS On klc SlQ inst. 1le DrO
ceedings in the senate were as follows:
The viee-president submitted the followius
communication:
MENToR, O., Jan. ).
On the 18th and 14th days of January, A. D
1850. the general assembly of the state of Ohio
pursuant to law, chose me to be senator in th,
congress of the United States from said sta te fo
the term of six years, to begin on the 4th o.
March, A. d. 1881. Understanding that lawfu
evidence of that fact has been presented to the
senate, and filed in the archives, have the homo,
70 inform that body that I have by letter. dated
Dec. 23, 1880, and addressed to the governor and
general assembly of the state of Ohio, formally
declined to accept said appointment, and have re-
nounced the same.
am, SIR very respectfully your obedient SER
want. J. A. GAprTrrn
To the president of the senate of the United
states The letter was placed on the files of the
senate.
Sen. Burnside asked the chairman of the COM
mttee on foreign Affairs to inform the senate
whether any action had been taken by that com
mlttee on the joint resolution introduced by him,
deprecating the construction of an inter-oceanic
canal by the European powers He hoped that
still stronger ground might now be taken by this
government and its opposition be declared to the
construction of such canal by way of the company
Incorporated by any foreign government. Sen.
haton replied that no action had been taken by
the committee on that subject. Bills introduced
and referred. To provide for he sale of the
reservation of the prairie land of Pottowatomie
Indians a joint resolution for the purchase of
the sword ofGeorge Washington, now in DOS
session of the heirs of George Lewis, to whom it
was bequeathed in Washington's will. Without
action upon any BILL the senate went into execu-
tive session and adjourned.
:, The house reassembled at noon.
Mr.. Springer introduced a bill for
the apporuonment OF representatives in con-
gress among the several states, and to secure for
the people OF each state an equal and Just repre-
sentatlOn IN the house of representatives Mr..
Springer stated that the bill embodied more thap
mere apportionment it was drawn in accordance
with the principles of the minority of the repre-
sentatiyes. 1t provided for the same number of
representatives during next December that now
composed the house-293. Deducting the terri
tories and the District of Columbia, the populo-
ton OF the country was 40 369 ia, which. being
divided by 293, left population of I6S 1913 as the
ratio Tor one member Of congress. The bill was
finally referred to the committee on census, Mr..
Townsend, ofIl., introduced bill relating to the
retirement of army officers. Referred Mr.. Civ
mer stated that the gentleman from New York,
(t. Wood who had charge of the funding bill
was Ill, this morning. and had requested him to
proceed with the appropriation bills. The house
then went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Harris
OF Virginia IN The chair the army APPROXIMATION
Dill ne bill was read by sections for amendments
Sl25 900 to pay the land grant railroads, so per
cent. OF what the quarter master general finds
justly due them for transportation. Agreed to.
The paragraph appropriating 900 for caring
for and operating the U. S. testing machine ut
atertOwn, Arizona, having been read Mr.. Con-
verse moved to add proyisO that the test of iron
and steel, Ond other material for industrial pur-
poses, shall be continued, and an annual report
thereof shall be made to congress. Agreed to-
Mr.. Llbrell offered an amendment that allowance
OF Communication OF quarters to q lieutenant gen
cral shall be 500 per month. Ruled out on a
point of order The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the house, when it passed. The
regular calendar was then taken up. The first
bill was Hostetters bill prohibiting political as
sessment, the title of which was greeted with
laughter on the the republican side and though
there was some disposition to take it up, it was
laid aside for the present The interstate COM
merce bill was finally reached and taken up for
consideration. Mr.. Reagan stated he had report
ed the pending bill from the committee though
ne did not himself approve of its provisions. Mr.
henderson called the attention to the anomalous
situation of the pending bill which was in charge
OF a gentleman iReagan) who was avowedly
hostile to 1t. Mr.. Reagan then proceeded to state
his objections to the committees bill but was cut
short by the expiration of his hour.
THURSDAY, Jan. 6.-Senote.-Sen. Vest, b.
request, introduced bill authorizing the con-
struction of bridge over the Missouri river. at
HowelIs Ferry Mo. Referred. The senate pro-
ceeded to consider the calendar, the first bill be-
ing one to punish tramps in the district of Coum-
bia. Pending debate the senate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 6.-Hou8e.-The morning
hour was dispensed with, and the house went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Covert, of New
York, in the chair, upon the funding BILL The
entire day spent in its discussion, the debate
being participated in by Messrs. Kelly Chitten-
den, " eaver, McLane, Springer and Phelps. Ad-
jOurned
FRIDAY Jan. -Se3,ate.-Sen. Jones presented
the memorial of w. J. Moore of New Orleans
alleging that VIM. PITT Kellogg procured his
election as U. S. senator by bribery and corrup-
ton, said Moore being one of those bribed and
asking to be examined before the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections. Sen. Kellogg
said Moore had recently been discharged from the
New Orleans custom house for attempted embez-
element. He had since applied for reappoint-
ment, limiting that otherwise he would send pa
pers to Washington. Kellogg said that Moore,
on deposition, said that he had been brbed by
Kellogg, and fhe swore to it he had perjured him
self. He was blackrnailer and had offered to
sell his evidence to each side. Kellogg could
bring one thousand citizens of New Orleans refue
his charge. Sen. Hill said that Moore had once
offered to testify against Kellogg, but on being
given place in the custom house he testified in
his favor. He was now repeating the plan; this
was fine example of the characters of the men,
bers of the Packard legislature. He had never
seen one of them he would believe under oath.
He believed Kellogg had champiOned MOore's
credit and ability when he was examined though
now he offered to bring 900 men to show his bad
reputation. Sen. Burnside introduced bill to
authorize the retirement of Brevet Gen. VIM. A.
Averill I. S. A.. with rank and pay Of brgader
general adjourned
FRIDAY Jan. 7-Hottse. Springer offered
q resoutiOd calling upon the secretary OF state for
all information in the statementst his department
in reference to the Halifax fishery award-S5- :
Great Britain, and especially that
relating to the alleged fictitious statements etc.
Mr.. Newberry obtained unanimous consent to
make some remarks on the subject. He charged
distinctly the facts that the British government
had attained official documents and introduced
fraudulent testimony. The question, he continued
was mOmentous; the open charee was as clear as
MONDAY; that in the arbitration between two of
the most civilized nations of the
globe to settle grave question OF national right,
false and fraudulent testimony had been knowing
" manufactured and executed by one party 10 the
wrong of the other He believed the party in
power in England, at the present time, had no
hand i'll this crime; that 1t felt the disgrace
brought upon its government, and that it would
willingly reopen the whole question. If the
British government did not atone fer this wrong.
England would again have earned the eplthet of
''prodigious Albion" He concluded by Offering a
resolution recting these allegations and asked its
reference to the committee foreign affairs Mr..
Field objected to a reference of the resolution.
Mr.. Hawley said he more than doubted the wis
dom of the language made use OF to-day. The
United States government and the British gov
ernmen: had submitted grave question of inter
nal ARBITRATION 10 the eteral honor of the people.
The award had been made, against Great
Britain at Geneva, and it had paid it like a man.
Mr.. Newberry said the British government and
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