Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. FEB. 10.

Sepdte-Mr. Dawes, from the commit
tee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill
providing for the punishment of tres
passers on Indian lands by imprison-
ment for one year, or a fine of $500, or
both. The action of the committee was
upon the recommendation of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, and is especially in
tended to keep Payne and his followers
from the Oklahoma lands.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on
Finance, reported adversely bill auth
Orizing the payment of Gu tom duties
in legal-tendar notes, but asked in de-
ference to the wish of another senator
that it be placed on the calendar; also,
adversely. bill providing for the retire
ment of small legal-tender notes.
The bill to provide for the issue of cir
culatiOn to national banks was taken up,
and Mr.. Bayard addressed the Senate
in opposition to Mr.. Plumb's amend
ment.
HOuSe-The house had an exciting
session on the Mixican pension bill. It
lasted all night and adjournment was
not reached till nearly nine o'clock.
The debate was hot. At o'clock, a
motion was agreed to revoking all leaves
of absence granted for this legislative
day. AT S:15 a quorum was obtained,
and HeWltt'S motion, making the Mexi-
eau pension bill the special order for the
21St instant, was seconded 165 to 1. The
resolution was then adopted, yeas 175,
nays 30. The announcements of the
result was received with applause by the
democratic side, and at 8:55 a. m., the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 20.
Sendte-On motion of Sen. Allison.
the senate bill fixing the time of holding
terms Of circuit court and district courts
of the northern district Of Iowa, was
called up.
Ut fixes the time for terms as follows:
AT Dubuque, the first Tuesday of April
and third Tuesday of November of each
year. Fort Dodge, the third Tuesday of
January and June, and Sioux City, the
second Tuesday Of May and first Tuesday
Of October.
MILITIA BILL.
Sen. Sewell's bill appropriating $780,
900 per annum for the militia passed.
The senate then took up the bill to
provide for circulation for national
banks
HouSe-A report was agreed to 148 to
1916 calling on the postmaster general to
transmit to the house reports made by the
SPECIAL agents of the pOstoffice DEPART
ment having reference to the star route
investigations not heretofore made pub
lie. An effort was made to show that it
would be detrimental to the public in
ttrest ia the prosecution of the star
route cases if the Information asked for
were made public, but the resolution
passed as ab.ve stated.
Reports were submitted as follows:
From the public lands committee, a
bill to declare the forfeiture of land
to the Oregon Central Railroad COM
pany.
From the foreign affairs committee,
resolution that the president be re-
quested to prevent the delivery Of Senior
Carlos Auzero now in Key West, FIori-
da and held for extradlUion on the de-
mand of the government.
Mr.. Ryan, from the committee on ap-
preparations called UP the joint resolu-
tion appropriating S150,000 to be expend
ed among the Indians for educational
purposes.
FRIDAY, FEB. %.
Washington's birthday; neither house
was in session.
SATURDAY, FEB. %.
Senate-The senate was not in ses-
SION
HouSe-After the reports of several
committees, the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the pleuro-pneu-
monia bill. The bill was discussed for
several hours, but the house adjourned
without coming to a vote.