Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-24

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stricken from their certificates of dis.
! charge The rate Of pension. shah not
be less than 81 nor more than S12 per
month. 1t prohibits the receiving of
any Information touching a pension
from any person upon an agreement TO
conceal the name Of the informant from
the applicant {his Attorney Sep. Saw
yer, to provide for the purchase of the
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan canal,
and the harbor OF refuge connecting
the waters Of Green Bay with Lake
Michigan, in the state of Wisconsin.
1t appropriates 5000, 600 and directs
the secretary OF war to purchase
the canal for the United States.
The chair laid before the senate mes
sage from the president transmitting
the report of the secretary Of the inter
l0r, calliag attention to the condition
of some of the Cheyenne Indians, and
requesting legislature authority for the
use OF certain funds for their relief. The
senate then proceeded TO the calen-
! dar, the first bill in order being Sen.
Hoar's presi Dental succession bill. The
resolution heretofore offered by Sen.
Beck was laid before the senate request
ing the president TO cause an inquiry to
be made and inform the senate whether
any consular officer Of the United States
has since 1865 haa any interest in or re-
ceiVed benefit from any notariat consul
lar or commercial officer of foreign
countries. Referred to the committee
on commerce. Sen. Evarts arose to ad-
dress the senate, but gave way to a
motion of Sen. Hoar's that the senate
go into executive session. When the
doors were reoeeRed the senate ad-
journed.
HOuSe-Mr. Brown Of Indiana, offer
ed resolution changing the rules SO as
TO provide that leave to print the roc
ords shall be allowed only when the
question is under consideration. Re
TERED.
On motion of Mr.. Norwood, of Georg-
Ia, the senate bill was passed removing
the political disabilities of Alexander
P. Lawton of Georgia.
The discussion of the proposed revis.
ion of the rules was then resumed and
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, took the floor
and made an argument in f. Tor of the
general nature of the revision, but in
Oppos ton to the plan of distributing
the work of the appropriation COM
mittee. That committee should remain
in charge of the money bill but all pow
er should be taken away from it to in
corporate in the general legislation.
After speeches by Wellborn of Texas
and Blount of Georgia, the house with
out continuing the general debate ad-
1iourEed until tomorrow.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II.
Senate-Sen. D)lph presented the
credentIal of Jno. Ell Mitchell, the new
y elected senator from Oregon, which
were read. Mitchell was then sworn in,
Among the bills introduced in the
senate to-day, were the follow
Senator Cul!om, to extend the rights of
pensions to steamboat men and Others,
acting under orders from United States
officers during the war. Senator To-
gals, to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river at
Pierre, Dakota. Senator Ingalls,, to
provide for additional judges in Dakota
Territory. Senator Ingalls,, to create
two additional land di tricts in Dakota
Territory. The chair laid before tha SEN
ate the resolution of Butler calling for
a committee to inquire as to- the alleg-
ed organization Of the Territory of
d Akota into state and the alleged cleo
ton of . S. Senator. After some
further debate the matter went over
until tomorrow and the presidential
succession bill was taken up and Sen.
Evarts addressed the senate OH it. He
took the ground that the succession
provided for by the bill now before she
senate was only possible constitution
al exercise Of very limited power &C
corded by the constitution to congress.
Senator Evarts spoke about an hour
and was listened TO with the utmost at
tention. After few words from Sena-
tor Edmunds in reply to Senator Egarts
and differing from him as 10 the 1.-The
very limited power" Of congress, Sena-
tor Edmunds amend ment Was voted
down, ayes, 81; noes, 80, The bill then
passed without division, as reported
from the committee.
The chair then laid before the senate
the bill fixing the salary Of U. S. judges
but without action on tho bill the seq
ate went into executive session. and
when the doors were raopened, ad-
journed.
House-In the house the subject Of
rules was up for discussion, Morrison of
Illinois, stating that he would try and
close the general debate at o'clock to-
day. McMillen, of Tennessee, and
McAdoo, Of New Jersey, then spoke
IN support OF the minority report.
Severed other speeches followed in
Guiding one by Mr.. Caswell, of Wis,
Mr.. Randall, Of Pa, Mr.. Hiscock. of
New York, and Mr.. Morrison, of I'll.
After few remarks by Mr.. Burrows
of Michigan, in support of the proposed
change, the revision was read by claus
es for amendment. Mr.. Springer, Of
ILL.,, made several attempts to abolish
committees which he deemed useless,
declaring that some of them did no
business except select clerks, but his
efforts were unsuccessful. Pending an
effort on his part to abolish the com
mittees on public expenditures in vari-
Gus departments and to create one COM
nittee in the executive department, the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS.
iS8ndte-Sen. Mitchell, from the COM
mittee on pensions, reported favorably
the bill granting pension to the widow
of General Grant. Sen. Hamilton intro
duced bill making it unlawful for
senators or representatives to recon-
coJto5r To 0ffoa