Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, DECEMBER S.

ments te the DILL FORGETTING the unearn-
ed lands granted tine Atlantic and Pa
cific railroad. The senate insisted on its
amendments, aud ordered committee
of conference. The chair appointed as
such committee Messrs. Morgan, Blair,
and Plumb.
House.-Bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Ryan, to open to homestead settle
ment certain portions of Indian Terri
tory. By Mr.. Cox, of New York, a res
olution requesting the opinion of the at
torney general whether the provisions
eff the eight-hour law apply to letter
carriers. The house resumed the con-
sideration of the inter state commerce
DILL. Mr.. Finley advocated the bill of
tho commit se, especially the section
providing for a commission. Messrs.
Rockwell, an. Rice opposed MIR. Rea-
gan's substitute. Pending further dis
cus5i9n the matter went over.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.
Sendte.-Mr. Hale called up the Naval
Appropriation bill, which at the close
of last session was in the hands Of the
conference committee. He moved that
the Senate further insist on it's amend
ments, and order new conference. So
ordered. Mr.. Sherman introduced a
bill to provide for the erection of a
statue to the memory of Lafayette. Mr..
Slater called up the Oregon Central
Land Forfeiture bill, but the Senate, by
a vote of 90 yeas to 80 nays, refus; to
consider ii. 1t was theb decided by a
party vote-yeas "a, nays 25-to take up
the bill for the admission of Dakota,
the Republicans voting in the afi ma
tive; the Democrats in the negative
The Dakota bill having secured the
right of way for2 o'clock, the Texas Pa
cific Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture
bill was made the special order for
Tuesday next. The bill to provide for
the sale of the Cherokee Reservation in
Kansas, passed. The bill to amend the
sections of the Revised Statutes which
pr shi0it the delivery of registered let
tiers and the payment of money orders
80 lottery companies Was passed. The
amendment consists in striking out the
word fraudulent" so as to cover
lotteries generally, and not merely
fraudulent" lotteries, The bill passed
providing for the ascertainment of the
claims of American citizens for spoiia-
tions by the French prior to the 31st
of July, 1901. The Dakota bill was then
taken up.
House-Mr. Chalmers introduced a
bill to restore the republican, form of
government to the State of Mississippi.
Referred. 1t provides that Congress
ional and State elections shall be held
on the same day in that State, and that
each candidate for Congress shall be
permitted to appoint in writing one in
spector and one clerk at each voting
precinct, who shall be permitted to
Ill 4 i
crime punishable by fine and imprison-
ment for any person to assault intimi-
date, threaten or insult any Inspector
or clerk. The consideration of the
Interstate Commerce bill having been
resumed, Mr. BarksdaIe addressed the
House ia a constitutional argument in
support of the right of Congress to
leg1slate on tt subject.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10.
SenGte.-In the senate, Tuesday, Mr..
Sherman presided. An invitation to at
tend the opening of the New Orleans
exposition was received and laid on the
table. The joint resolution for continu-
ing the work of the census bureau was
passed, and the Inter-O eaniC Ship rail-
way bill withdrawn from the files of
the senate. The CO numerical National
bank, Cf Chicago was authorized to in
crease its capital stock to SO 600 000
Mr.. MsMillan introduced bill increas-
ing the appropriation for public build
iHg at Minneapolis to $500, 900. The
senate considered the Oregon Central
Land forfeiture bill, and then Mr.. Vest
made speech opposing the admission
of Dakota into the union as state. In
executive session Senator Riddleberger
again opposed the confirmation of Mr..
McCulloch as secretary of the treasury,
aud the matter was postponed until
next Tuesday.
House In the house, Representative
Scales sent in his resignation. The house
went into committee of the whole rose,
and passed the Military Academy APP
preparation bill with an an amendment
providing that hereafter appointments
to the grade of second lieutenant shall
be confined to graduates of the Military
ACADEMY, meritorious non-commission-
ed officers and enlisted men. The
presidents message was ordered to be
appropriately distributed among the
members. Resolutions were offert pro-
viding for holiday from Dec. % to
Jan 8, 1885, and appropriating 800 900
to enable the People Of the United
States to take part in an exposition at
Antwerp in 1885. Consideration of the
Interstate Commerce bill was resumed,
but not finished. A message from the
president was received urging Jegisla-
ton to bring the statue of the United
States into conformity with the mari
time regulation of other nations, to pre-
vent collisions at sea.
THURSDAY, DEC. II.
SenGte.-Aftar routine business, Mr.
Van Wyck offered the folio wing:
WHEREAS, A commercial treaty of
great Importance has keen negotiated be-
tween the United Ststes and Spain,
which was made public by the King of
Spain to such an extent that it was
cabIed from Madrid by the Times, of
New York City, and given the Ameri-
Can people by that journal before the
same was presented with becoming
solemnity and secrecy to the Senate;
and,
WHEREAS, The provisions of said
treaty materially affect the subject of
revenues and taxation and involve 20
serious question of diplomacy and state
he diSo17Cs1nn tborrnf cbf,,1IJ