Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-10
46th Congress.

MONDAY, Feb. 28.-iSendte.-The credentials of
Malone, senatOr-elect, were presented and filed.
Bills passed For the survey of public lands in
Lucas and Ottowa counties, Ohio. Giving any re-
tired medical, pay or engineer officer of the navy
who has served or may hereafter serve a term as
chief of the bureau, and whose name has been
borne on the navy register 80 years relative rank
and pay of commodore on the retired list For
the relief of captain owners officers and crews of
the late United States private army Brigadier
General Armstrong, their heirs and executors;
passed-ayes, l42; noes. 90. Sens. Ransom Far
ley and Mcmillan were appointed cOnferees on the
river and harbOr bill. Adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. -House.-The house pro-
ceeded to vote on the amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill The amendment striking
out the clause making appropriation for the
purchase of the Bragg and Polk papers was
agreed to-. The amendment appropriating 2 900 :
UUU TO enable the secretary of the navy to estab-
llsh naval coasting stations on the isthmus of
Panama, was agreed lo-yeas III nays S5
The house then adjourned and the session of
Monday commenced. Consideration of the civil
sundry bill was resumed. The amendment in
Structmg the commission on the part of the
United States to the international monetary con-
ference to agree to no adjustment which does not
recognize silver coin as part of the money Sys-
tenn OF the governments joining in such confer
enee, was rejected and stricken from the bill.
TUESDAY, March 1.-iSeaate- Sen Eaton, from
the committee on foreign relations, reported back
the sundry bills and resolutions, recommending
the construction of ship canals or railroads
the lSthmuS; he said the committee asked to be
charged with the consideration of all these sub
Jects, thinking the time had not arrived
when congress should express an opin-
ION as to any particular route. The
request OF the committee complied with. The
house bills commemorative of the battles of Sara
tOga and Grafton Heights, and others of no
special interest, were passed.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Rouse- The entire day
up to II O'Clock, midnight in the house was spent
Oh the funding bill, and without coming to a de
cision or final vote the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March Selate-The creden-
tials of Senator MlXey, of Texas (re-elected)
were presented and filed.
The senate took up the civil appropriation BILL
Sen. Beck said that the committee added 81
$4,000 to the bill as it passed the house.
The amendments having been agreed to with
but few exceptions, which separate votes
were reserved and the bill gone through with,
Bayard, by the instruction of the finance commit
tee; moved to amend by adding the following as an
additional section That the secretary of
the treasury may, at any time apply the surplus
money III the treasury, not otherwise appropria-
ted, or so much thereof as he may consider proper
to purchase for redemption of United States
bonds provided the bonds so purchased or re-
deemed, shall constitute no part of the sinking
fund, but shall be cancelled"
The amendment was adopted without debate or
objection
WEDNESDAY, March {ouse-Mr. McMa-
hon reported back the deficiency appropriation
bill, and moved to suspend the rules and put it
upon its passage.
MIR. Hiscoek member of the committee on ap-
preparations, criticised the BILL which is chiefly
remarkable in that which it was deficient. The
estimates Tor the internal revenue bureau were
o3OO OOO IN excess OF the amount appropriated by
the bill, and the appropriation for public printing
was S'OO,OOO less than should have been allow
ed.
The attorney general had submitted an esti-
mate OF 500, 600 TO the special deputy marshalls
which had not been allowed by the committee.
lie had hoped the democratic party would have
settled its debts before it went out of power
At l o'clock McMahon's motion was agreed to.
The rules were suspended and the deficiency
bll the last OF the appropriation bills was passed
Consideration Ofthe funding bill was immediate
ly resumed the question being on ordering the
previous question, motion to concur in senate
amendment No. l6. A large majority of the
republicans refrained from voting but enough
cast their votes to make a quorum, and the
previous question was ordered 134 to 25.
The following republicans voted: Anderson,
Beltord, Boyce, Brown, Cannon, Dunneu Davis,
Cal, Haskell, Hawk, Hawley, Kelley, Killinger,
Marsh, Neal, Orth. Pale, Ryan, Kas., Robinson
and Washburn.
The question then required on conourriRg in
the amendment, and on division the republicans
refrained from voting and left the house without
quorum. After some further delay the 10Th
senate amendment was concuTed in-ayes, 146;
nays, 10. The next question was on the 25th
senate amendment, which is to insert the word
temporarily in the fourth section, which author
ICES the secretary of the treasury to issue 500 OOO
600 IN coin In redemption of ) and per cent.
bonds. The committee on ways and means re-
eommends concurrence with an amendment TO
substitute Tor the word temporarily" the words
from time to time;" also the words, ''at any one
time " so as to make the section read The secre-
tary of the treasury is authorized to use from
time to time not exceeding fifty million at any
one time, of standard gold and silver coin in the
treasury In redemption, etc. The ways and
means committee amendment was rejected, year,
So; nays, l26. The senate amendment of the 25th
was then cOncurred in.
Mr.. COnger'S amendment TO the fifth section was
defeaeed ayes, III; nays, 132. All the senate
amendments to the funding bill were then agreed
to without a change, and the bill passed.
THURSDAY, March 3.-Semate-The deficiency
appropriation bill was reported back from the
committee with amendments. The senate insist
ed upon its amendments to the sundry civil bill,
and a new conference was ordered. The senate
took up the general deficiency bill and the senate
amendments were agreed to as the bill was read.
Ho,se-After reading the journal, the veto
message was received from the president and read
by the clerk, which appears elsewhere in these
columns.
Mr.. Cox moved to suspend the rules and pass
the appOrtiOnment bill on a basis of 307. This
meeting with opposition on the republican side Cox
so amended his motion as to bring up for consid-
Grafton the apportonment bill, and so have votes
taken ON number 800, 3l9, 3l5 307, and when the
majority shall agree on any number to have the
bill with the second and third sections of the
original bill, put its passage without debate
dilatory motions
The rules being suspended in accordance there
with, the house first proceeded to vote upon 800.
1t was reiected-ayes, 1l9: nays, 11S; and a vote
was taken on 3l9. This number was agreed to
ayes, 1856; nays, 1913. The result was received
with some applause on the republican side. Mr..
KILN ger was the only republican who voted in
the negative, while the following democrats voted
III the affirmative: Belzthoover, B;cknell, COf-
froth, FELTON,, Hill, Hutchins, New, Richardson
IS. c. Ryan, Penn. Tillman, Wise and Wright.
Mr.. Cox then stated that he intended to abide by
the will of the majority, and though he would vote
against the bill he would perform his duty and
present it in proper shape. The bill then
passed-ayes, 145; nay, 1l3.
senate called by President Hayes convened, but
adjourned without organizing.
| The house had wrangle over the question
of the military that surrounded the capitol
! but no action was taken. Adjourned sine die.
Wade Hampton is an ordinary-look.
| ing man (says a Washington cores