Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, JAN. 20.

hour the postothce appropriation bill was
taken up, the pending question being on
the amendment changing the date when
the reduction of letter postage from to
2 cents shall take effect from January 1st,
1884 to the first of July next.
After long and tedious debate the
amendments m ade in committee we're
agreed 20, iacluding that of fixing the
date at July 1t next when the reduction
of letter postage shall take effect
The bill then passed and the tarif bill
was then passed.
HOalse-After the passage of two private
| bills the house went into committee of the
whole in the )nsideration of the naval
appropriation bill, and when the COM
mittee arose the house adjourned.
MONDAY, JAN. %.
Se1oGte-A somewhat spirited debate
was had on the lumber supply of the
! United States, and also on taxation of
sugars and Inolasses. Regarding the for
mer product. Sen. Bayard thought there
was a striking inconsistency in keeping
upon the statute books q law offering a
| bonus for the cultivation of timber and at
the same time keeping out foreign lum-
ber by duty. The preservation of our re-
naming forests was matter of great ma
tiOnal Importance. He had been informed
! by gentlemen familiar with the region
about the headwaters Of the Missouri and
Mississ ppi and chief sffiuents that there
was great danger of the destruction of the
forests there unless prompt measures were
taken for their preservation.
| H0use-The house had under consider
alton the naval appropriation bill. It
speLt the entire day in fruitless discus
sion of it, and adjourned without taking
action.
TUESDAY, JAN. 90.
SeroGte-The senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill of high pr.tec-
tive tariff.
Senator Maxey believed the bill was
designated not to reduce taxation or
prices but to fill the pockets of protected
manufacturers at the expense of the pee
| pie.
Senator Camden moved to make the
duty on iron ore 80 cents.
H0uSe-Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, in
troduced bill provi ding for the appoint
ment of seven commissioners, at 80 per
| day each, to investigate all questions re-
lating to the establishment and mainten-
| ance Of a reasonable and just inter state
| transportation tariff for passengers and
| freights by railroad or other modes of
transportation. Referred to the Pacific
railroad committee.
The house then went into commit e OF
the whole on the naval appropriation
bill, and when the committee arose the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. JAN. "a
Se1odte-Mr. Dawes presented Mr..
Hoar's credentials of reelection, which
were ordered filed
| Mr.. VOORHEES, presented a memorial
from General Herman S,urm, of Indiana.
setting forth his claims against Mexico
for aiding in the expulsion of the French
forces from Mexico and the re-establish-
ment of the republic. Referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
| Mr.. Harrison introduced concurrent
resolution providing for Joint rule to
| forbid the reception of an amendment
proposing general legislation or irrele-
want amendments to the general appro-
priation bills. Referred to the committee
on rules.
At the close of the morning business.
he tariff bill was taken up.
House-On motion of Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama, Saturday, February 8, was
/ fixed as the day to eulogize the late Re-
preventative Lowe.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation
! bill.
| THURSDAY, JAN. 25.
| Senate-To-day was set apart in the
senate in honor of the late Sen. Hill, of
| Georgia. On motion of Sen. Brown i'm
mediateiy after the reading of the journ-
al remarks and an eulogistic address of
the deceased were read.
| Hoasse-The naval appropriation bill
came up as the regular order with pend
| ing amendments recommended by the
committee OF the whole. The first amend
ment providing that the chief of bu-
reaus shall receive no additional pay for
the reason of holding such position, was
rejected:
The next amendment being that for the
payment to Asa Weeks of $50, 600 for the
use of his inve ntion in torpedoes. was
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Kelley pa moved to go into COM
miitee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Butterworth, Ohio, raised a uues-
ton OF consideration. stating that his pur-
pose was to call up the bonded shares bill
which was on the speakers table.
MIR. kelley's motion was agreed to and
at 1920 the h. use went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Burrows, mich. in the
chair on the revenue bills.
The house committee on public lands,
to-day, authorized favorable report on
the bill authorizing secretary of the in
terror TO certify lands for agricultural
purposes in Kansas,
Mr.. Kelley called up tariff bill, but Mr..
Carlse made point of order that revenue
bills must bo taken up in their order on
the calendar. Sustained. The first bill
was to admit free of duty the monument
to Geo. Washington. Mr. Kelley object
ed TO its conside ration, and objection was
sustained by the house.
FRIDAY, JAN. 26.
| Se11ate-In the senate, Hale reported a
joint resolution making an appropriation
for continuing the work of the census.
Sen. Slater, from the pensions commit
tee. reported adversely the house bill in
creasing the pensions for one-armed and
one-legged soldiers.
Sen. Blair presented the views of the
minority. including the chairman. recon-
mending the passage of substitute, COW
ering more ground than the original bill,
which he said was designed to deal Justly
with all classes of pensioners.
| Sen. Platt, who had been unable to con-
cur with either the maj iority or minority.
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