Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-13

exceed, for the site and building, the
amounts as follows:
Carson City, New. 500. GOO
waco, Tex IOO, 0OO
San Antonio, 2OU, OOO
La crosse I0O NY
San francisco 400 900
New Albany, Ind ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100, 900
Wmona, Mimi .....-..-.. ................ 100 600
Oshkosh, Wis ........... ................ 100 600
Fort Smith, Ark. ............ ............ 100 600
Nebraska City, Neb Observation-Disclosures. IS, 900
Pneolo, COL @OO, OUO
Fort Seoul haS- lOO, UOO
HouSe-Mr Bland introduced a reso-
luton amending the rules so as to make
it out of order to ask unanimous con-
sent for the adoption of a resolution
affecting the relations of the United
States with foreign countries until re-
ferred to and reported back from a COM
mittee. Referred.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Cald well-To prohibit the i'm
portation into the United States of pau
per labOrers and beggars.
By Mr.. POland-Amending the rules
so as to provide that eulOgies on deceas-
ed members be published ia the Record
without being delivered.
BY Mr.. Hancock, by request--To liquid
ate the national war debt in gold and
silver bullion; to increase the circulation
the collection of internal revenue and to
establish a merchant marine-the means
by which these results are to be obtained
TO be the issue of 81, 100000, 600 green
backs.
Mr.. Cox moved that the house ad-
jOurn, his purpose being to prevent Mr..
Converse making a motion to suspend
the rules and consider the bill increas-
ing the duty on wool.
Mr.. Beach called for the yeas and
nays, which was not ordered, and the
vote by letters resulted 104 to SO in
favor of adjournment.
TUESDAY. MARCH 4.
,Sendte-In the senate, among the
memorials presented was one by In
gals, from the grand army post in Kan
sas, demonstrating against the passage
Of the bill reinstating Fitz-John Por-
ter.
HOuSe-In the house, Lanab, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported
bill to amend the Chinese immigration
act Referred to committee of the
whole.
Logan. from the committee on mil
itary affairs, reported favorably bill to
relieve the members and judge-advO-
cate in the Fitz-John Porter court mar
tial of the secrecy imposed by their
oath, as to tSe vote of the court.
At the conclusion of the morning bu-
siness, the military academy appropria
tiOQ bill was placed before the senate,
and after a long discussion it was pass
ed.
Sen. Hill submitted a minority re-
port. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the general
file and when the committee arose adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
Senate Sen. Garland, from the Judi
ciary committee, reported favorably a
bill providing for the collection of stat
istics touching marriages and divorces.
The chair laid before the senate bill
extending the limits of the
YELLOWSTONE PARK,
and after a debate, participated in by
Vest, Ingalls,, Davies, Mcmillan and
Harrison, the bill passed..
House Mr.. Randall, of the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back the
senate joint resolution for an addition
of $4,000 to the contingent fund of the
senate for witness fees of the Danville
investigation, with an amendment pro-
viding that the sums shall only be
available for the expenses of the inves-
tigation heretofore ordered. The
amendment was adopted and the joint
resolution passed.
The house committee on public lands
agreed to report favorably to the house
the bill to declare forfeited the Ontona-
gon & Brule river railroad company
land grant, stripped of the section pro-
viding for confirmation acts of the de-
partment of the interior in permitting
entries upon these lands. Striking out
this section, the bill was agreed to by a
majority of one vote in the commit
tee, and the minority will bring in a
report recommending an amendment
in the house by the reinser-
ton Of the section. The land
grant forfeiture which was reccmn end
ed by the committee amounts to about
12O sections of land and the entries upon
these lands, which the bill sought to
confirm, all aggregate between 300, 900
and 400 900 acres. The committee also
agreed to report favorably bill to de-
clare forfeited the uncarned land grant
of the California & Oregon railroad
company, amounting to about one mil
lion acres.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
!Senats- Among the memorials pre-
scented was one by Mr.. Cockrell froa the
anited labor organizations OF st. Louis
protesting against the attempts OF en-
ployers, as illustrated by recent events
in Connecticut with the glass-blOwers
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