Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-19
A NEWSY LETTER FROM
WASHINGTON.

pcClLlOHSr DlIIS anu TeSOlE6S dShiuS IOE
the extension of suffrage to women or
the removal of their legal disabilities.
Senators Cameron and Sawyer both
voting for the resolution, which was
adopted by a vote of 80 yeas to %
nays, the negetive was nearly solid
Democratic.
Monday last being ''bill day. in the
House of Representatives, Hon. H.
L. Humphrey introduced bill grant
ing pensions to ". FL. Forman and
Peter Irving. Hon. 7. G. Pound in
troduced bill authorizing the sale of
certain logs cut by the Indians of the
Menominee reservation in Wisconsin.
Hon. P. Y. Deuster introduced the
following bills, viz: For the relief of
Henry Finck U. S. Marshall for the
eastern district of Wis. To reimburse
the city of Milwaukee for money paid
in the construction of harbor of re-
fuge at the port of Milwaukee. Grant
ing pensions to John McAulife, W.
B. Whiting, Theodore Rauthe, Mary
Wiley and James Preston; To regulate
the carriage of passengers by sea.
The following petitions and memoir
ials were presented by the Wis. Rep
resentatives, viz: Hon. II. L. Hum
phrey memorial of Charles Seymour
and others, in opposition to the adop-
ton Of the French metric system.
BY Hon. c. G. Williams, papers
relating to the National Association
for the relief Of destitute colored
women and children.
By Hon. P Y. Duester, resolutions
of the chamber Of commerce of Mil
waukee relating to the organization of
the signal service and to the compen.
sation of keepers of life saving
stations, also the petition Of H. Wehau-
sen and others, citizens of Cedersburgh
praying for relief from evil effects
resulting from formation of syndicates
of grain spectators; also the joint
resolution of the legislature of Mich,
recommending the laying and mainte-
nance of telegraphic cable between
Maniton Island and the mainland of
Michigan.
In the senate Hon. Philetus Sawyer
presented the petition of H. G. Nagel
and AZ others, citizens of Clayton,
Winnebago county, Wis, praying for
the passage of a law regulating the
traffic on railroads; also the petition of
Fred Rueplng, HI. G. Moore and 60
others, citizens of Fond du Lac, Wis.
praying for the repeal of taxes on
banks and banking business; also the
resolutions of the county board of
Supervisors Of Outagamie county, Wis.
relating to the overflow of the Wis
consin river at Portage and the Fox
river at Menasha and Neenah, Wis.
On Tuesday Hon. Charles G. Will
Jams obtained unanimous consent to
have Wednesday the 25th of the
present month at two o clock in the
afternoon fixed for the delivery in the
House Of memorial addresses upon
the death of the late Senator Carpen-
ter.
Hon. H. L. Humphrey presented
the resolutions of the board of super
visors of Outagamie county, Wis. for
the Improvement of the Wisconsin
river
Hon. Thad. G. Pound presented the
petition of Daniel Fowler and 50
others, citizens of Juneau county,
Wisconsin, relative to interstate COM
merce. Also memorial Of the board
of supervisors of Outagamie county,
Wis, relative to floods upon the
Wisconsin and Fox rivers
Hon. G. G. Williams presented the
petition of citizens of Dakota for the
establishment of land Office.
Senator Angus Cameron gave notice
to the Senate yesterday that two weeks
from that time Wednesday the 25th
inst. he should ask unanimous consent
Of the senate to consider certain reso-
lutions which he would then offer
commemorative of the life and services
of my late colleague, Mr.. Carpenter.
Hon. G. S Orth was so greatly dis
appointed that he did not get the
craftsmanship of the committee on
Foreign Affairs instead of Hon. Chas.
G. Williams who from his long services
in Congress and as member of said
committee good portion of the time
was Justly entitled TO the place, that
he offered a resolution to change the
method of appointing the committees
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