Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY. JUNE 80.

W dCCOiHp dny the OIL 1Or16ltIng the I'd
earned lands granted the Northern Pa
cific railroad. The report, he said, was
not unansmous, and the minority would
submit its views. Mr. Morgan, from
the committee on public lands, reported
adversely the bill to grant public lands
to the survivors, OF the Mountain Meadow
massacre. Mr.. Nor gan said the commit
tee was satisfied that, if valid claim
existed against the government arising
out of the massacre, it was not claim
that should be compensated in public
lands, but in money. Placed on the cal
endar. Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
called up his resolution, heretofore sub
mltted, diScharging the finance commit
tee from further consideration of the
bill for the rrtirenent and recOinage OF
trade dollars. On motion, the resolu-
ton was not agreed to-yeas 81, nays
%.
Consideration of the river and harbor
bill was then resumed. One of the
amenment5 proposed by the senate com
mittee was that $3.50, 900 of the 81, 25O.-
900 appropriated for continuing tho i'm
provement of the Mississippi river should
be devoted to the harbOr of Memphis.
Mr.. Jonas moved to amend this provi-
sion so as to make the Memdhis appro-
priation separate and independent
one, leaving the 81, $50, 600 to be all ap-
piled to the river at large, but the senate
decided to stand by the committees
amendmendment and voted down that
offered by Mr.. Jonas Mr. Coke, from
the committee on commerce, reported
favOrably, to be acted upon next sessie4.
the bill to provide for the Improvement
OF the channel between Galveston har-
Dor and the Gulf of Mexico The senate
then adjourned, after having disposed
of the committees amendments. leav-
ing other amendments to be proposed
tomorrow.
Iouse-Mr. Washburn submitted the
conference report oR the bill authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Paul. Agreed
to. MIR. King introduced bill appro-
priating $4,000 to prevent the intro
duction of cholera into the United
States. Mr.. Randall introduced Joint
resolution providing that all appropria.
tons for necessary operations of the
government under existing laws, which
shall remain unprovided for after June
30, 1884, shall be continued and made
available for period Of five days from
and after that date unless the regular
have been previously enacted. Passed.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill apprOpriates $685.
400. The house provision for the aboli-
ton of the office of inspector and to de-
tail five army officers TO act as inspec-
tors was stricken out The house went
into committee of the whole on the for
LITIGATION bill.
TUESDAY, July 1.
Sendte-Sen. Harrison from the COM
mittee on military affairs reported the
house bill providing for the esta blish-
ment of &, branch soldiers home west of
the Mississippi river. l. was amended by
substituting the senate bill for the same
purpose already passed and as SO amend
ed, passed.
The house bill passed granting pen
sion of $50 a month to the widow of Gen,
James B. St@edman.
The consideration of theriver and har-
Dor bill was resumed.
The molten was not agreed to, and
after long debate the bill passed as or
iginally passed by the house. 1t APP
proPriates $40 200, the senate com
mittee added 1858, 900 and the senate
itself made a further addition of $50, 800,
making the amount of the bill as it now
stands $13,584, 700.
H0atSe-Mr. Randall submitted the re-
port of the conference committee on
the naval appropriation bill, announc-
ing their inability to agree on the chief
ltemS-disag reement on the apprOpria-
ton for new cruisers and the continual
ton of work upon double turreted mont
tors: Randall said nothing but an in
structiOn from the house would induce
the house cOnferees to yield on these
two points. After q long debate the
conference report was agreed to. Callz-
ms then moved that the house recede
from its disagreement to the steel
cruisers amendment. Lost, yeas, 90;
nays, AT.
The following democrats voted with
the republicans in the ALTERNATIVES:
Belmont, Dorsheimer, Finerty, Morse,
O'Neill Of Missouri, and Sumner of Cal
ifornia.
A similar motion in regard to the
monitors clause was also lost. Yeas, s.;
nays, 139.
The house further insisted on its dis
agreement and Randall, Holman and
Calkins were appointed conferees.
Mr.. Townshend from the committee
of conference on the postoffice appro-
priation bill reported it's failure to
agree.
After discussion Hort raoved that the
house recede from it's disagreement to
the senate amendments touching the
compensation to the land grant and
other railroads for mail transportation.
Agreed to-yeas, 116; nays, 1912.
Mr.. Horr moved that the house recede
from its disagreement to the senate
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton for the compensation of the rail
way mail clerks. Agreed to-yeas, 1873;
nays, 90. This disposes of the bill as
far as the house is concerned.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the Notifications APP
preparation bill.
Mr. Randall offered the bill reported
by the minority as substitute for the
majority bill and it was agreed that the
substitute should be reported to the
house and a vote taken on it tomorrow
morning.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JULY2
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