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

United States and to revise payments
of costs in certain cases OF trespass or
material therefrom. Also granting a
pension to Syivanus Brimhail
By Hon. Chas. G. Williams, to re-
move the charges OF desertion from
the military records of John 10th
and Orlando G. Cartee.
Granting pensions to certain Union
soldiers and sailors of the late war of
the rebellion who were confined in So
called confederate prisons.
Granting pensions to Anthony Pc
terson, Alexander B. Icenbarger,
Henry J. Sharp and Thornton Jones.
For the relief of John NJ. Dowell
and Peter E. Dowell.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator Sawyer, Of the geo.
graphical society of Amigo, Wisconsin,
praying for the appointment of a
committee of both Houses of Congress
in relation to the proposed two-hun-
dreth anniversary of the discovery of
the mouth of the Mississippi river
By Hon. P. V. Deuster, of John
Plankington and over 1000 business
men of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pray
ing for the repeal of taxes on National
Banks and other banking corporations.
BY Hon. T. G. Pound, of D. E.
Seymour and 70 other citizens of
Chippewa county, Wisconsin, praying
for the repeal of bank taxes and abol-
ishing the stamp on bank checks.
BY Senator Cameron, of the wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of
Madison, Wisconsin. praying for a
commission of enquiry concerning the
alcoholic liquor traffic.
Also of citizens of Wisconsin pray
ing for the passage of a law regulating
railway tariffs.
Senator Sawyer, from the committee
on post-ofices and post-roads, made a
favorable report upon the bill for the
relief off Hiram S. Town, postmaster
of the city of Ripon, Wisconsin.
Senator Cameron presented the fol-
lowing resolution in the Senate yester-
day the 25th inst:
Resolued, That the Senate has heard
with profound sorrow of the death of
Hon. Mathew H. Carpenter late
Senator from the State of Wisconsin,
and extends to his afflicted family sin
cere sympathy and coincidence in their
bereavement.
ResolUed, That as an additional
mark of respect for the memory Of
Mr.. Carpenter, the regular business Of
the Senate be now suspended in order
that his former associates in this body
may pay fitting tribute to his memory.
Resolved, That the Secretary of
the Senate be directed to transmit to
the family of the deceased, and also
to the Governor of Wisconsin, certi-
fed copy of these resolutions, with a
statement of the action of the senate
thereon.
Resolved, That the Secretary of
the senate communicate these resolu-
tions to the House of representatives.
Resolred, That rs further testi-
moDial of respect to the memory of
the deceased Senator, the senate do
now adjourn.
Senators Cameron, Garland, Logan,
Kellogg, Edmunds and Davis made
eloquent and appropriate speeches
upon the character and ability of Wis
consin's late great Senator.
Upon the reception of the above
resolutions by the House of represent
alive they were read when Hon. Chas.
G. Williams offered the following re-
solutions.
Resolved, That the House of repre-
sentatiyes has received with profound
sorrow the announcement of the death
of Hon, Mathew Fl. Carpenter, late
United States Senator from the State
of Wisconsin.
ReSolred. That the business of the
House be now suspended that oppor-
tunity may be given for fitting tributes
to the memory of the deceased, and to
his public and private worth.
Resolved, That as further mark
of respect the House, at the conclu-
sion of such remarks shall adjourn.
Chas. G. Williams, L. B. Caswell,
II. l.. Humphrey, G. NJ Robson,
Geo. G. Hazelton, G. s.. Orth, j. NJ.
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