Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
MoHDAY, MAY 5.

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| shipping bill. Bills were favorablv re-
ported amending the house bill grant
! ing pension to the widow of Gen.
| Judson Fitzpatrick and to adopt inter
national regulations for preventing col
lisions at sea. A bill was introduced
| by Senator Van Wyck to restrict aliens
and foreign companies ia the owner
skip of public or other lands. and an
other by Senator Plumb to prevent the
acquisition of real estate by aliens. The
| agricultural appropriation bill was re-
| ported to the senate, the committee in
creasing the appropriation for sorghum
experiments from $4,000 to $4,000. be-
sides adding $4,000 for artesian wells to
reclaim arid lands and SIS, 900 to en-
courage silk culture.
H0uSe-In the Virginia contested cleo
ton case of O'Ferrell VS. Paul was
settled, the house b. strict party vote
(tke democrats in the affirmative seat
ing O'Ferrell, who, it is said, will vote
against striking out the enacting clause
of the Morrison tariff bill.-A Joint
resolution was reported appropriating
$4,000 for TIE expenses of the visit of
the Siamese embassy, but it went over
under an objection from Mr.. Weber,
The evening session was devoted to the
tariff debate.
TUESDAY, May 6.
Sendte-The Senate, after the morning
hour took up the shipping bill, but adj
jourEed without coming To- s. vote. For
house proceedings see another column.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7.
tSendte-In the senate Mr.. Eimunds
introduced bill to place Gen. Grant on
Of hn
Hill made Iong speech in favor of the
bill to declare forfeited the lands grant
ed to the New Orleans. Baton Rouge &
V'cksburg railroad. now claimed by the
New Orleans C Pacific company. The
debate on the shipping bill was continu-
ed and an amendment was adopted
abuiishing tonnage dues on certain yes
sells.
House-Tn the house the Fitz John
Porter bill with the senate amendment
was reached and a motion to refer de-
feate". The am, ndments were non
cOncurred in.-The nate amendments
10 the house bill repeating the iron ID
oath was concurred in and the senate
amendments to the bill establishing d
bureau Of animal industry non-concur-
red in.-A resolution was adOpted
homes and a bill repol ted fer establish
ing ii branch suldiers' home in Michigan.
The RIVER and harbor bill was re-
ported from COMMITTEE. The total OF
the appropriations is S19.619. 100.
THURSDAY. May s.
Senate-The chair laid before the SEN
ate the house message announcing non
concurrenc &c IN the senate amendments
TO the pleuro-pns umonia bill. The Sen
ate insisted Oh it's amendments, and the
chair appointed as a committee of con-
ference on the part of the senate,
Messrs. Miller of New York, Plumb and
Williams The chair also laid before
the senate the house M ssage annuuuc
ing Ion concurrence IN the senate
amendments, to the Fuz John Porter
bill The senate Insisted on its amend
ments, and the chair appointed as a
committee Of cOufert nee TN. the part of
the senate, Mtssrs. Sewetl, Logan and
Cockrell. Mr.. Logan asked to be ex-
cusea from acting on the committee.
He said 1t was well known trrat he was
opposed to any proposition for the re-
lief of the person named in the bill, and
therefore he did lot thiAk himself
the proper person t. be on the com
mittee. The president of the senate
stated it was the custom to place on
such Committees Some member who
voted with the minority on the passage
of the bill for inning the suhjrct of con-
ference. sir. Logan said he could not
and would not serv@; h. was according
" excused, and Mr.. Hawley appointed
in his stead.
HO1tSe-The senate joint resolution
passed IN regard to the ceremonies to be
authorize d ON the COM p IetIon of the
Washington monument. Mr. Buckner,
from the committee on banking cur
rency. repmt-d bill to cna BILE national
banking ASSOCIATE, Us to ihcrease their
capt i It ok and to change their loca-
ton and name. Placed on the huus-
calendar. Then arose a contest wten
tn various = ecial orders for suprema-
cy, Dir. Stock,lnger pressing the cOnsid-
era ton of bills for the erection of
public buildings; Mr.. Singh ton
urging the Congressional library
bill; Mr.. Ellis desiring the dis
cussion of the New Orleans Indus
trial Expos ton bls; Mr.. Rainfall rx-
press ny the anxiety of the appropra-
ton committee for the disposal of the
appropriation bills. Mr.. Payson de-
handing the consid ratios of unf1uisk-
ed buint SIS, being the Orr gon Central
Forfeiture bill. Mr.. Pay sons demand
was lot acc ded TO, and Mr. Holman
moved to go into committee of The
whole On the appropriation bills. This
was lost-60 10 SO. Mr. Holman. In the
interest eff pubic business, called for