Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAY, AUGUsT >.

THURSDAY, AUGUST ).
Senate-The house bill authorizing a govern
ment building at st. Joseph passed
! The house bill in relation to land patents in
the military district of Ohio, passed.
The senate soon after two o'clock voted to take
up the tax reduction bill, but Merrill in
charge, yi4lded the floor for action on the bill to
| prevent pleur0 pneumonia in cattle.
Sen. Allison remarked, incidentally. that he
did not think it possible for congress to adjourn
| this week.
After discussion, the matter then went over
without action, and the senate passed the res
olutlon OF the house, providing temporarily for
expenditures of the government.
The house adjournment resolution was laid on
the table for further action.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
hOHse-Ihe resolution adopted providing
for final adjournment on Saturday next.
The committee on conference on the general
deficit bill reported disagreement upon the mile
to senators for attendance to the extra session
in October last. Further conference ordered.
Mr.. Haskell (kan.) submitted conference re-
port on the senate bill for the sale of Fort Oma-
ha Indian reservation in Nebraska, Agreed to.
Bills passed Providing that bids in the war
departments be accompanied with guarantee :;
for the establishment of diplomatic relations with
Persia, and authorizing the appointment of a
consul general to that country with an annual
salary of 1000.
Sen. DavisQll.) offered a resolution proposing
constitutional amendment providing the presi-
cent may dlsappr0ve of any items of bill ap-
prOpriating money, and embracing distinct items,
while approving of others.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4.
Senate-The conference report on the bill for
sale of part of the Omaha reservation in Ne
braska cORcurred IN. The consideration of
the tax reduction bill was resumed but no vote
reached
Nv II.zfob
posing constitutional amendment. providing it
shall take twO-thirds of the members of each
house to pass bill over the presidents Veto in
stead of twO-thirds voting as at present. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Robson presented the conference report
upon the naval appropriation BILL stating that an
agreement had been reached on all points in dis
pute except that relative to closing the navy
yards. The report was agreed to, and a further
conference ordered. The conference report on
the legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill was agreed to. The house then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the senate amend
meuts to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
1t nearly five o'clock when the amendments
were all disposed of and the bill sent to the
senate.
Mr.. Hiscock moved that the house adjourn.
Tbe speaker stated that if the house remained
III session few minutes longer the legislative bill
could be enrolled, and the motion was withdrawn.
The house disagreed 10 the amendment of the
senate providing for printing agricultural re-
ports and a conference orde red. The house
took recess for half an hour and then the legis-
lative bill was signed by the speaker. Messrs.
RiscOck, Butterworth and Blackburn were ap-
pointed conferees on the sundry civil bill.
Adjourned.
SATURDAY, AUG. ).
Senate-The senate conferees on the naval ap-
preparation bill reported an agreement. Report
accepted and bill passed. The house bill paying
the employees of government contractors on the
Fox river Improvement in Wisconsin 81 1875 passed
and the senate adjourned.
Rouse-The senate amendment to d Joint
resolution for the establishment of dipIo-
matte relations with Persia, was concurred
in. A concurrent resolut ion granting the use
of the rotunda and adjacent rooms in the
capitol to the Garfield monument committee Of
the society of the army of the Cumberland from
the 25th of November to the 81 Of Decem Der to
hold bazar and a reception, the object being to
aid in the erection in Washington of a statue to
the emory of the late President Garfield, was
agreed to.
The senate amendments to the bill amend
ing the statutes relating to steam vessels was
agreed to.
The house then proceeded to the consideration
of business on the speakers table, but soon ad-
ourned on account of the intense heat