Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-15
THE FORTY-SEyENTH CONGRESS
MONDAY, Feb. 5.

lislature, asking for the passage of the
bill for increased pensions to one-armed
and one-legged soldiers.
Ser, Cameron (WIs) introduced Joint
resolution for the relief of sufferers BY
tie late floods in the valley Of the Rhine,
Germany.
: Sen. Hill presented the memorial of
the general assembly of Color ado, asking
for certain legislation concering the To-
cation of the supposed mineral lands in
that state.
Sen. Van Wyck offered resolution
directing the comnittee on pensions to in
quire whether the claim agents IN Wash
ington were practicing extortion for SER
vices In procuring the various claims
for soldiers, widows and orphans. Rs
ferred.
After executive session the tariff bill
was taken up.
HoLSe-Grant moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill establishing the
territory of north Dakota and providing
temporary government therefor. This
gave rise 10 brief but interesting debate,
and in the course Of which Burrows, of
Michigan, and Randall used some very
sharp language toward each other. The
motion 10 suspend the rule and pass the
bill was lost. Yeas ISL; nayes ITO.
Carpenter moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to quiet the title of set
tiers on Des Moines river lands. Agreed
to; 146 10 16.
In tie discussion on the Dakota bills
Grant said the measure was not a partisan
but purely business one.
Randall oppoeed the bill, as there was
no real requirement at this time for di-
ryiui for rh n
sary 10 look ahead and See the real object
of the bill He took it for granted that
the object was ultimately to bring in a
state and perhaps two of them. If there
was state to come, he would prefer Da-
kota to be admitted. It was vain 10 lull
the democrats into security, by assurance
that this would dismiss the subiec CT of the
admission of the state. What assurance
had they when this bill went to the senate1
MIR. Converse moved to suspend the
rules and passs the bill confirming and de
claring legal the acts of the interior de
partment In issuing patents and certih
Gates to persons making entries on lands
granted to aid in the construction of a
railroad from Ontonogan to Wisconsin
state line and declaring forfeited to the
United states 30 mnch Of said grant as
may be necessary to confrl1 and protect
the titles of persons making such en-
tries.
Messrs. Hoar and Bragg vigorously
opposed the bill. The latter ridicuied
| the idea that the bill was in the interest
of laboring men, and wanted to know who
ever heard of laborirg men having a
lobby; who ever heard of three ex-mem-
bers Of congress going from seat to seat in
The interest of the horny-handed laborer.
Mr. \.
road company had laid % miles of track
on top of the sDow banks to secure the
grant.
Mr.. HubbelI excttedIy denied this
statement.
A motion to suspend rules and pass
the bill was lost
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
Ssraate-The president laid before the
senate memorial of the Wisconsin leQis-
ature stating that the piers of the rail
way bridges across the Mississippi are
dangerous 10 navigation and asking the
construction Of shear booms as soon as
possible.
the resolution was agreed to instruct
ing the committee on pensions to inquire
whether any claim agents in WashiRgto on
are guilty Of extortion.
| After short executive session tie
senate proceeded to the considerat OF of
| the tariff bill.
HottSe-The house after the transaction
of some unim portant business went into
committee Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Tucker moved TO reduce the duty
| about 24 by 80 inches sqnare and not ex-
ceeding "a by go inchee. from 35 10 Is
cents per sguare foot.
Arunning debate followed and at last
| Mr.. Kelly moved that the committee rest
FOR the purpose of closing The debate.
This proposition was taken up and met
considerable opposition, but the motion
finally prevailed, and in the house M.
Kelly moved to limit debate on the pend
ing paragraph TO 5 minutes Mr.. Mills
hoped the house would not submit to be
gagged in this manner, and Mr.. Berry
moved to extend the time to % minutes.
Mr.. Berry's motion was lest, yeas IS,
nayes 1913
Mr. Mills moved to make the time ten
minutes; yeas 95. nays 12S. Mr.. Kelly ;
motion was then agreed TO and the house
again went into committee OF the whole,
and Mr.. fuckers motion was lost. Vari-
Gus other amendments by Tucker reduc-
ing the tariff on plate glass were lost.
The consideration of the metal schedule
WAS tBLcISu upon.
Kelly, under ins ructions fr5In his COM
miltee moved to increase from so TO Is
cents per ton the duty On iron ore inciud-
ing margainiIerous iron ore, also the
dross or residum from burnt pyrites
Cox, on stating his colleague, Hewitt,
was unable to attend sessions of the house
on account of sickness obtained leave to
have printed in the Record a letter from
that gentleman, in which he takes strong
grounds in favor of iron ore and free
scrap iron.
Pending action on Kelly's motion, the
committee rose and puolic business being
suspended, appropriate resolutions upon
the life and public service of the late
Representative Updegrtt # of Ohio, and
Hawk of Illinois were offered.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB 6.
/ lSersate-At the closing Of morning busi-
ness the senate held a brief executive ses-
sion. When the doors were reopened the
, tariff bill was taken up.
After some discussion, all the remain.
| der of the wool schedule except the para
graph embracing weddings, gearings
gearings, peliirgs, etc., was informaly
passed oyer in order to give the commit
lee on finance an opportunity to consider
it further. The paragraphs thus passed
] over embrace women's and childre NJ
D dress goods, clothing. carpets, and endless