Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, MARCH II.

Izlng the coinage of silver dollars.
Allison presented a joint resolution of
the general assembly of Iowa, relating
to pleuro-pneumonia, urging its adOp-
ton as means to its extirpation.
Mcmillan, Palmer and Henderson pre-
scented petitions from citizens of their
respective states praying congress to
propose a sixteenth amendment, prohib-
iting the acknowledgements of citizens on
account of sex.
Vest, from the mercantile bodies of
St. Louis, presented a petition praying
for the extension Of the bonded period
on whisky.
House-In the house, Henley offered
a resolution authorizing an investigation
into the circumstances attendant on the
making of lease by the United States
to the Alaska Commercial company;
also as to the duties of that company TO
the United States, under the lease, and
the power Of congress to terminate it.
Referred.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
Belford-Requiring all Immigrant or
subsidy railroads to furnish the secre-
tary of the treasury with full and true
quarterly statements. under oath, of
their earnings and Indebtedness.
TUESDAY, MARCH Is.
Senate-Petitions were presented and
referred as follows:
By Mr.. Hill, from the Chamber of
Commerce, Denver Col, praying for
retirement of small treasury notes.
By Mr.. CuilOm, from members of the
Wyoming Territorial Legislature, pray
ing for additional compensation
Mr.. Hawley introduced bill author
ling the Secretary of the Navy to offer
a reward Of $25, 900 for rescuing or ascer-
tanning the fate of the Greeley Arctic
exposition. Mr.. Hawley said such d re-
ward might induce ships cruising in or
about 4the Arctic seas to keep a look out
for the exploring party, or turn Occa-
siOnally out of their course in order to
gather information about it. The above
is q plan suggested by George KEENAN,,
the Arctic traveller, when called before
the Greeley Relief Board, to give his
views concerning the rescue of Greeley
and his comrades.
The bill to aid the establishment and
temporary support of common schools
was taken up. 1t appropriates the first
year $15,000,000, the second year $14,-
100000, the third year $13,000,000, und
so on for ten years, decreasing 81, 100000
yearly, to be expended on CommOn-school
education, the expenditure of each state
to be on the basis of illiteracy. Mr..
Blair addressed the senate on the bill.
HONSe-Mr. Reagan offered amend
ments extending to members of con-
gress the right to use penalty envel-
ope in the transaction Of official bust
ness.
Messrs. Townshend, White and
Randall opposed the amendment, and
Mr.. Bedford advocated it, and inquired
ofMr Randall why a congressman had
not the right to send a free letter on pub
lie business. A man that would object
to that was so narrow between his eyes
he could look through key hole with
both eyes,
Mr.. Randall declined to cope with the
gentleman from Colorado either in
wit or vulgarity and maintained that
the people had condemned the franking
privilege.
Mr.. Bedford thought the interests
of members in transacting the public
business required that they should
send their letters through the mails.
This pretenSe of economy on the part
OF the majority was sham and a
fraud.
Mr.. Raagan's amendment was lost by
vote of 81 to SO.
Mr.. Townshena took the floor to close
the debate in d,fense Of the bill He
h:d an opportunity yesterday of con-
versing with a leading member of the
senate who said he had read the bill and
it was fair, liberal one. He said furth-
er that he was glad to know that he had
exposed the hypocrisy practiced by the
republican party in the house at the
last congress in cutting down apprOpria-
tiOnS.
After a long discussion Mr.. Horn NOV
ed to recommit the bill, with instruc-
lions to the committee on appropriations
to report it back with an increased ap-
preparation IN several particulars. Lost,
81 to 158.
The bill then passed by a vote, 100
yeas to n nays, when the house ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, M?rch -.
iSenute-Messrs. Sherman and Pendle-
ton presented memorials and resOlu-
tions FROM the chamber Of commerce
at Cincinnati, demonstrating against
the construction of bridge across the
Kanawha river, on the ground that it
would be an interference to commerce.
Referred to the committee on COM
merCe.
Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported it expedient to
establish military academy west of the
Mississippi for the training Of Indian
youths as soldiers.
House-Mr. Curtin, chairman of the
committee on Foreign Affairs, reported,
as privileged question, the following
resolutions:
Resolved That the resolutions referring to the
death of DR.. Eduard Lasker, adopted by this
house January 9th last, were intended as tribute
of respect to the memory of eminent foreign
statesman who had died within the UUited States,
and an expression of sympathy with the German
people, for whom he had been the honorable rep
reSentatiYe.
Resolved That the house, having no official con-
Germ with the relations between the executive and
legislative branches of the German government,
does not deem it requsit TO its dignity to crticse
the manner of the reception of the resolutions or
the circumstances which prevented their reaching
their destination after they had been communicate
ed through the proper channels to the German
government
Mr.. Curtin Immediately demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Reagan hoped the previous ques-
+iOy1 XVOIIId not ba ordered Tho bO1TCn