Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. JAN. Il.

elected Senator Anthony. who. in a
few hitting words and with much feel
ing, declined the honor, owing to ILL
health.
The question then arose whether the
declinaUion of Anthony retained Mr.. Ed
mUnds in that position, without further
action. After some varying expressions
of opinion, it was decided to avoid doubt
by a new election, viii CHI resulted in the
choice CT Mr.. Edmunds, and the oath of
office was administered by Senator Gar
land, who occupied the chair during the
| election.
/ After some further action, Senator
\ Hill spoke on his Postal Telegraph IL.
/ House-Mr. Clay introduced a bill to
repeal the civil-service act.
Mr. Willis presented bill to prevent
persons under fictitious or assumed
names from prosecuting claims before
the Executive Department.
Mr.. King introduced d bill providing
for the closing of the gaps in the Ievees
of the Mississippi, and for the improve
ment of the navigation and commerce
( of that river.
j Mr.. Belford introduced bill to pro
mote the public welfare, by securing
reasonable rates of transportation from
railroads aided by the issue of United
States bonds. The bill recites that the
annual reports of the Union and Cen
Fral Pacific Railroads show large sums
as net earnings, above 10 per cent, and
provides that the tariff charges on local
and through freight shall be reduced to
one-ealf the average rates existing in
! 1928, without regard to classified
ton.
TUESDAY JAN. 10.
Se1ldte-Mr. Anthony's resolution of
fered some days ago, regarding retalia-
tory legislation by the United States to
meet the exclusion of American meats
by foreign countries. was brought UP.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb
i was agreed to, requesting the President
if not incompatible with the public in
terests, to furnish the senate copies of
all correspondence in possession of the
department of state relative to the dis
cOvery Of phosphates on the coast of
Brazil by citizens of the United States,
and as to the rights of the United States
n said discovery under the laws of
Brazil, and what steps have been taken
70 benefit our shipping and commercial
interests by the discovery.
HOltSe-Mr. Cobb, Chairman Of the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
bill declaring forfeited certain grants of
lands made to certain states to aid in
the construction of railroads.
Mr.. Boyne. from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill authoriz-
ing the President to appoint and retire
Alfred Pleasanton as Major General.
Placed on the private calendar.
| Mr. Steel, from the same committee,
submitted the views of the minority
/ 4E0 TIL, L
printed
| Mr. King, Chairman of the Committee
on the Mississippi Levees, reported bill
! to close the gaps in the levees of the
Mississippi river and for the improvement
of the navigation of that stream. The
billappropriates$ 81, 900 900, to be expend-
ed in accordance with the recommends
ton of the Mississippi River Commits
sion. Referred to the committee OF the
whole.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 49,
Sendte-The bill passed, reported from
the Committee on Public Lands, restOr-
ing to the public domain the lands
granted to the Iron Mountain Railroad,
| because the road was not built en- the
line contemplated.
| At the conclusion Of the morning hour
the Senate, after a slight amendment
adopted the rules.
Mr.. Hoar called up his bill providing
for the counting of the electoral vote,
being the same as that passed by the
Senate of the Forty-Seventh Congress.
1t was again passed without debate.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
House Mr.. Hatch, Chairman of the
Committee GA Agriculture, reported a
resolution requesting the president to
transmit to the house the correspondence
had by the State Department w tn all
foreign governments on the subject of
the importation Of the American hog.
Adopted.
Mr. Potter introduced bill to main
tain the currency and to prevent injuri-
GUS fuctuation by the issue of per
cent. bonds and their deposit as security
for national-bank notes; also to remit
the tax on the circulation of bank notes,
when secured by the deposit Of these 2
per cents. Referred.
THURSDAY, JAN. II,
Senate-The chair laid before the Sen
ate memorial from William Pitt Kel-
logg denying all the imputatioas against
him contained in recent documents
transmitted to the Senate by the Secre-
tary of the Interior relating to the trans
fer of the land grant of the Texas Pa
cific Railroad to the Southern Pacific,
and asking an investigation.
HoNse-The speaker laid before the
house a message from the President
transmitting a communication from the
secretary of state of Pennsylvania ten
dering to the United States the marine
hospital at Erie, Pa, for United States
soldiers and sailors home. Referred.
Mr. Morse, by request, introduced
bill repeating the duty on extract of
hemlock and other bark used in tanning.
Referred
Mr. Beach offered a resolution calling
on the postmaster general for all reports
and papers referring to the star-route
investigation made by special agents
during 1881.
Mr. Skinner, of New York, objected.
Mr.. Beach called attention that the
objection CRIME from the republican