Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
TuFsnAy Feb. Z.

dams IN the massacre tt the W nlte River agenc7
in 1879.
The bill in relation 10 the japanese indemnit,
fund was reported favrably.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the senate bill fo
the delivery of $50 pieces condemned bronze can
non to the society of the army OF the Cumberland
for the Garfield statute in Washington, was con
sidered. The committees amendment. substitut
ing provision for the payment by the secretar,
of war to the society Of 500 out of the proceeds
of the condemned ordnance was agreed to, ant
the bill, as amended passed.
House-A resolution was adopted directing tn
pOstmaster-gen to furnish information con
corning the custom Of subletting contracts fo
carrying the mails,
Mr.. Crapo, chairman of the committee on bank
ing and currency, reported bill to enable ma
tional banking associations to extend their cor
porate existence. Mr.. Buckner presented mi
nority report. Both were referred.
The bill dividing the state of Iowa into two
judicial districts was reported and placed on The
calendar.
Mr.. Ingalls, resolution approving of the pen.
sion arrears law, came up, and was laid aside in
formally.
Mr.. Coke was awarded the floor for a speech
upon the tariff, the MOrriH commission bill being
taken up in order to allow him to speak. He ia
vored tariff revision by committee of the two
houses.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. s.
,Senate-A Joint nsolution was introduced pro-
posing an amendment to the constitution, pro.
hibiting the manufacture importation and ex-
portation of alcoholic liquors and other poison
Gus beverages fromand after 1900.
The senate resumed the consideration of the
resolution decarin, the pension arrears law ought
not to be repealed Senators Blair, Vest and
Maxey spoke with eloquence upon the question.
The resolution w,s then laid aside informally.
Nba IL,
age of senate biz not objected to.
House-Consideratio of the apportionment
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Mills submitted an amendment fixing the
number of representatives at S07.
Mr.. Boyse, a member of the committee on
census desned the bill reported by committee
while Mr.. Calonck, also member of the census
committee offered a measure and supported his
own amend nent fixing the bill for representatives
at 3l6. He protested against the ''Seaton" or
new method by which representative was taken
away from Florida to be given to the protective
state of Pennsylvania, and by which Rhode
Island was robbed to eonciliae the great state OF
Illinois. The matter then went ever for the pres
ent, and the Sherman funding bill was taken from
the speakers table and referred to the committee
on ways and means. Eulogies were then
pronounced on the late representative O'Con-
nor Smith, of Carolina, and the usual reso-
lutions were adopted, after which the house ad-
j0urned.
THURSDAY FEB. s.
Seaote-A petition was presented from the
leading men OF Plttsburg, asking that system
of competitive examination be followed in max
ing appointments to subordinate executive offices
and that no removals bt made on partisan
grounds.
The bill for the sale of p,rtions Of Fort Leav-
enWorth military reservatiO was reported favor
ably.
The bill promoting the ticiency of the life
saving service, with an amendment creating an
additional station, was repoted.
resolution declaring tha the pension arrears
law should be repealed ss1sS aiken up Senator
Call Submitted an amendment providing for pen
sions for needy and disabled survivors of the In
dian wars prior to l845, including the Black Hawk
and Creek and Seminole was. Discussion was in
terrupted by the arrival of the hour fixed for the
eulogles upon the late representative Meehall P
OConnor, of South Carolina, and when these
were delivered the senate adjourned
Aouse-Mr. Hewitt INTRODUCED bill fixing a
day for meeting the electors of the president and
vice-president, and providing for and regulating
the counting of votes for president and vicepresi-
dent, and the decision of qlestions arising there
from.
Mr.. Pound, CVis.) from the committee on pub
lle lands to require the payment of costs in GER
tain cases of trespass or conversion of interest
from public lands.s
Considera tion of the apportionment bill was
again resumed and again went Cver
The senate amendment was ooncurred in to the
house bill appropriating S5 ,00 for agricultural
and mineral specimens of the Atlanta exposition,
to be placed in the national museum.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
Senate-The bill to place Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list came up, but IN the absence of Logan
was laid over without losing its place on the cal
endar.
The pension arrears resolution was again taken
up and MaXey resumed his remarks in support OF
the amendment, declaring himself in favor of the
the enlargement of the Mexican war pension list
House Guenther reported resolution, calling
on the secretary of war as to whether the dam
constructed for the improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers was not one of the principal
agencies in producing a high stage Of water in
Lake Winnebago during the fall of 1881 and
whether it cannot be lowered. Adopted
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar.
MONDAY, FEB. IL.
tSenate.-The following bills passed. To pro
vide Tor the sale of lands of Miami Indians il
Kansas; to amend articles of war imposing 9
limitation of two years from the date of enlist
ment against prosecution for desertion; to pro-
vide for the disposition of Fort Larned mill
tary reservation; providing for the adjustment
OF claims of certain members of the contederateC
Peoria Indians of Kansas who became citizens
of the the United States under the treaty of 1867
to provide suitable agricultural lands for south
ern Ute Indians, IN lieu of lands heretofore pro
Vlded tor them and proposing to locate them OF
the UIntah reservation in I tan instead of in tht
vicinity OF La Plata river in Colorado and New
Mexico; to regulate promotions in the army, anC
increase its efficiency.
After executive session the senate adjourned
Rouse-The following bills were introduced
and referred: Prohibiting bigamists or polyg
amists from voting or holding offices in the terri
tories; relative to revolutionary battlefelds. Ct
provides that when any monument association
may propose to erect monument to commemorate
a revolutionary battlefield it shall be entitled
to dollar from the treasury for every
dollar which it may raise for that purpose.
t. create new executive department of agricul
ture for manufactures, mechanics and mines
To repeal the law chartering national banks, an
to abolish national banks.
The senate amendment to the house bill fo
the relief of colored immigrants was concurred in
Mr.. Anderson, from the committee on agricul
ture reported the bill charging the powers of tn
department of agriculture. Placed on the hous
calender.
Mr.. Hatch, from the same committee. reporte
bill to prevent the spread of contagious disease
among animals.
The apportionmens bill was again considers
and the house adjourned.
DENnopECr for March has, obornoir,