Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. DECEMBER Is.

tions of Illinois, New York, and ether
states, protesting against the ratification
of the Spanish treaty; also petitions
signed by 1900 ex-soldieTs of the Union
army, praying congress to purchase for
the capitol at Washington portrait of
General George FL. Thomas, and recon-
mending that it be executed by Miss
Ransom. Referred Mr. Garland sub
mitted substitute for the bill reported
from the committee on territories. One
provision Of the substitute provides for
submitting TO popular vote the question
of dividing the Territory Of Dakota.
This was desirable. Mr. Garland said.
10 order to get at the present views of
the people of Dakota, and to settle ques-
tions arising from the fact thst ID 4kota
had public debt. Mr.. Harrison Oh
iected to the substitute, and stated the
question of debt was sufficiently pro-
vided for by the committees bill. He
would have no objection to an amend
ment submitting to the people the sim
pie proposition of division. The bill
was then laid aside.
Rouse-The speaker laid before the
house a communication from the post
master general asking an appropriation
of $500 900 for postal car service and
SiO,OUO lOl UuS pay VI pOotdA SlS1hsa Ut
ferred. By. Mr.. Oates, to declare for
land grants and to provide for the d
iudication of controversies in relation
thereto. By Mr.. Willis, to encourage
the holding Of anagricultural, horticul-
tural, aiming, timber, and live stock
exposition at Louisville. Mr.. Aiken,
from the committee on agriculture,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to establish department of agri-
culture. Messrs. Blount, Potter, and
Browne of Indiana, spoke in opposition
to the motion, which was advocated by
Wilson of Iowa, Aiken, Budd, Harde-
man, ard Cox of New York. The mo-
Uion to suspend the rules was agreed to
yeas, 1866; maps, SO. The house then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is.
iSenate.-Mr ingalls, presided IL the
senate. The bill providing temporarily
for the navy was reported by Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. Lapham presented remonstranceS
against the ratification of the Nicara-
guam treaty; but the point of order be-
ing raised that it should have been pre-
sented in executive session, he withdrew
it. Mr.. Cockrcll reported adversely, on
petition asking that the surplus in the
treasury be paid to soldiers and sailors
to make up for the losses sustained by
them by the depreciation of the money
in which they were paid from 1862 to
1865 A resolution was agreed to calling
on the secretary of state to give inform
alton regarding the trade with Mexico
Central and South America, Cuba, Porto
Rico and San Domingo. Mr.. Beck spoke
ia favor OF unlimited silver coinage,
Senator Sherman opposing it. Mr.. Cor
mans substitute for the Dakota bill was
defeated, wheTeupon the original bill
was passed by a strict party vote, the
publicans voting in the affirmative.
The Interstate Commerce bill was made
unfinished business.
HouSe.-In the house Mr.. Springer
acGed as speakar pro tenn. A bill was
passed authorizing postmasters to for
ward mail matter of the second, third
and fourth class on which postage has
once been paid in full. A resolution
providing for recess from Dec. 30 to
Jan, was passed. The Interstate
Commerce bill was taken up and the
Reagan bill was substituted for the fist
seven sections of the committee bill.
The sections of the committee bill for
stricken out. An amendment to the
Regain bill was then adopted requiring
the railroads to carry passengers who
had purchased tickets without di5crim-
ination.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II.
SenGte-In the senate the chair pre-
sented d communication from Secre-
tary Chandler, in response to a resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Vest, to the effect
that surveying party had been sent to
Nicaragua to survey the route of the
proposed canal, Mr.. Vest claimed that
this was done without lawful authority
and proposed to call the matter up at
an early day. Mr.. DAVIS presented a
petition asking that a lease for grazing
purposes of the Grow Indian reserva.
ton be prohibited. Mr.. DAVIS said it
was rumored that a lease of 5000, 600
acres had been made for per cent. per
acre. A resolution was passed calling
upon the secretary of the interior for
Information upon this point. A bill eX-
ten ding the time for building the st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad through
Iudian lands was favorably reported.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bills making
railroad and telegraph rates west of the
river. A resolution was introduced
authorizing the president to send the
government exhibits at New Orleans to
the exhibition of American arts AMI
manufacturers, in London, in 1886.
Eli. Morgan reported that the Confer
ence committee on the Atlantic &. Pacific
Land Forfeiture bill has been unable TO
agree. A bill authorizing the president
TO suspend the exercises of the extra
territorial authority of the Uaited
States, in Tunis, was passed, and also
bill relating to the land in Colorado
lately occupied by the Uncophagre and
White River Indians. The Navy Ap-
preparation bill was passed. In the
executive session. the nomination of
McCulloch, as secretary of the treasury.
was considered, but no action taken.
House In the House bill extending
to S245, 900 the limit of the appropria-
ton for the construction of a public
building at Peoria ILL.,, was reported
and referred to the committee of the
whole. A bill was introduced regulat-