Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY. JUNE 8.

MONDAY, JUNE ..
Sen0te-The senate insisted upon it's
amendments to the labor statistics bill
and appointed a committee of confer
ence. Sen. Vance submitted the views
Of privileges and elections, regarding
the Danville investigation. Sen. ALI
son, from the committee on appropria-
ton, reported the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill with amend
mentS.
HoGse-The republican side of the
house was reinforced this morning by
the return of a number of mem
beTs from the Chicago convention.
Bills were introduced, and referred to
amend the act authorizing the fOrnla-
ton of a national banking association.
1t provides that in all suits at Law! or in
exujty now pending OF hereafter brought
to enforce the liability of the sharehold-
ers in the national banking associations
for contracts and debts and engagements
of s.ch association to the extent of the
amount of their stock therein at par
value thereof in accordance with the
provisions of the revised statutes, the
shareholders shall have right to set up
in defense thereof an equitable discharge
of that liability by a voluntary payment
made before the assessment is levied
upon the stock by the comptroller of
currency to enforce said liza aility or any
other equitable defense which said stock
holders may have to such suits, to re-
peal all internal revenue taxes on to-
baccO. The house went into committee
of the whole, with Wellborn in the
chair, on the river and harbOr bill. At
the evening session of the house numer-
Gus amendments increasing the appro'
priatiOn for various improvements of
rivers and harbors were offered and
vote down. After completing the con-
sideration OF six Of the II pages of the
bill, the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10.
Se21dte-A large number of petitions
was presented opposing til gOvernment
telegraph. Sen. Logan presented IS mem
Orial the resolutions of a mas smeetlng
recently held in Cincinnati of the sol
diers, sailors and mariners who served
in the war of the rebellion, expressing
the conviction that they are entitled to
quarter section of land to each man.
Referred to committee on public lands.
The pension bill was displaced by the
regular order of the Utah bill which
was informally laid aside to admit of
the consideration of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill. Sea. Al
lison explained that the amendments
proposed by the senate committee on
appropriations added 100000 to the bill
IS it came from the house. The house
had appropriated $50, 900 less than the
ppropriation of last year.
The bill waf read by sections, and the
amendments proposed by the senate
commit e were agreed to, with only the
interpOsition of an occasional remark,
inquiry and explanation, except as to
the provisions of the appropriation of
$3.50, 600 to meet the expenses attendant
upon the execution of the neutrality
act. Then senate then went into secret
session and when the doors reopened
adjourned.
HOuSe-The chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means reported the
concurrent resolution providing for the
final adjournment OF congress Monday,
June Both. Adopted without opposi-
ton. Mr.. Payson, from the committee
on public lands. reported bill forfeit
ing part Of certain lands granted Iowa
to aid in the construction of railroads
in that state. The special order being
the bill for the forfeiture of the New
| Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Vicks5urg
| land grant. 1t was postponed Until TO-
morrow. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Welburn in the
chair on the river and harbor appro-
prIation bill. Numerous amendments
were offered but were voted down. On
motion Of Mr.. Holman the clause max
| ing an appropriation for the improve
ment of Little Kanawha river was
stricken from the BILL and without
! further action the committe rose. The
senate amendments to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were non
concurred in.
| THURSDAY, JUNE -.
Senate-The Mexican pension bill was
taken W, and after a lengthy discussion
without reaching any conclusion, the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors reepened. adjourned.
| HouSe-The river and harbor appro-
priation bill being under considera-
I ton in committee of tie whole,
the appropriation for an ice harbor
on Muskingun river was inreased from
| $50, 900 to $50, 900.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the house.
Mr.. Oates moved to strike out the Hen
nepin canal clause.