Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, NAY 10.

Se2ldte-In the senate the committee
on Judiciary was instructed to iHulire
into the facts forming the basis of tn:
bill recently introduced by Mr. Garland
to amend the Thurman act relating to
the claim Of the government againstthe
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Iail-
roads. In the discussion of the InCian
appropriation bill Mr.. Ingalls, opposed
appropriation for educating savages.
and argued that the best thing to be
done for the Indian was to make aim
amenablo to the law. Senators HaWley,
Dawes and Hoar pleaded the cau,e of
the Iadian.
HOuSe-In the house Mr.. Hewitt in
troduced his tariff bill. and Mr. O'NeilI.
of Missouri, a bill to place on the free
list raw sugar, mOlasses, salt, rice, rye
and barley, potatoes, currants, raisins,
butter, cheese and other articles, By
which he estimates the revenue would
be reduced $57, 600 900. Messrs. Slocurs,
Morgan and Steele were appointed a
conference committee on the Fitz-JOhn
Porter bill, and Messrs. Hatch (Mo),
Dibrell and Wilson ia }, on the bill es-
tablishing a bureau of animal industry.
Mr.. Cox IN. W, introduced a bill to
The house considered bills relating to
the District OF Columbia. That ap-
propriating 100000 to complete tse
sewerage system was passed; also bills
for increasing the water supply and for
the protection of fish in the Potomac.
The anti-lottery clause in the bill relat-
ing to police regulations caused nluch
discussion. Mr.. Belford DENYING the
right to congress to prohibit individuals
from spending their money as they
wished. The bill was passed with an
amendment repeating all laws requiring
commercial travellers to pay a license
tax. The senate bill to punish counter
feiting of foreign securities was passed.
TUESDAY, MAY Is.
Sendte-Tke chair l9id before the SEN
ate communication from the Secretary
of War, recommending the appropria
ton of $50, 600 for the repairs of Jack
son Bar1a cks, New Orleans. A number
of petitions were presented opposing
anv action by Congress that would lead
to the destruction of healthy conpeti
ton in telegraph business, and Mr..
Sherman presented petition numerous
ly signed in favor of placing General
Fremont on the retired list.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favorably a
bill to place General Grant on the re-
tired list. Mr.. Logan asked that the
bill be put at once upon its passage.
Unanimous consent was given. and the
bill was at once read a third time and
passed without debate or remark. ex-
cept that Mr.. Logan said he presumed
there would be no objection TO it. The
bill provides that sin recognition of the
distiB guished service rendered the
United States, General U. S. Grant.
late General of the Army, be placed on
the retired list, with the rank and the
full pay Of General of the Army.
House-After a short discussion in
committee of the whole of the bill pro-
viding for a civil government for the
Territory Of Alaska, the commit tee rose
and the bill passed without amendment,
As it is a Senate bill, it now REQUIRES
but the approval of the President to be-
come a law.
WEDNESDAY, MAY Il.
ISenate-Ta the senate the Utah bill
was postponed until Monday. A bill
was reported favorahly extending to
Aug. s, 1856, the time to commence
ocean cables. A motion by Mr.. Cullom
to make his interstate commerce bill
the special order for Wednesday. Nav
81, was not agreed to. The bill passed
authorizing the construction of a pom
t0on wagon bridge over the Mlssissippi
near Dubuque. Mr.. Vest desired to
make a personal explanation. The
statement had gone to the press that
the vote upon the bill to place Gen.
Grant upon the retired list had been
unanimous. He, however, had voted
against the bill. He had not called for
the ayes and noes, nor made any fac
tious opposition, because two years ago,
when a similar bill was before the SEN