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

bill to provide for presidential count
The chair laid before the senate a memcr
| laI from thu state executive committee
appointed by the constitutional conven
ton of the territory Of Dakota, praying
for the admission of southern Dakota
as state ef the union, and transmitting
draft OF the constitution for the ap.
proval of congress.
Sen. Harrison sai9 he would await
the receipt of the memorial III order to
introduce a bill providing for the ad-
mission of the territory named and
would introduce such a. bill ut the first
opportunity.
Sen. Huar, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported favor.
ably an original bill providing for the
performance Of the duties Of the presi-
dent in case of death, resignation or in
ability of both president or vice presi-
dent. He said it was substantially the
same bill that had been acted on last
year by the senate, and gave notice
that he would call it up tomorrow for
consideration.
On a resolution offered by Sen. Nor
gan it was agreed TO request the presi-
dent il not incompatible with the pub
! lie inter est, to communicate to the
senate a report of the actual instru-
mental survey Of the line for the ship
railway across the isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec, and Of any canal or canals de-
| signed to connect such ship railway
with the Gulf Of Mexico and Pacific
ocean.
| Sen. Hoar, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably on the
bill fixing the salary Of the United
States district judges at $4,000. The
| bill was placed on the calendar.
At 10 IA. the senate went into execu-
tive session, and at 2:20 message was
received from the president transmit
ting The Kelly correspondence recently
| called for by Senator Vests resolution.
I5 was ordered printed and TO lie on the
table.
The senate adjourned at 2:25 p. m.
MONDAY, DECEMBER, IA.
House Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois,
from the committee on rules submitted
the report of chat committee on the pro-
posed revision of rules. 1t was printed
and laid over until tomorrow, permission
being given Randall, of Pennsy lvania
to submit minority report.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, offered reso-
luton providing for q call of the
y
bills. Considerable antagonism was
made to this proposition, Hammond, Of
Georgia, ana Mcmillan, Of Tennessee,
ass erting that the introduction Of bills
before the house had determined the
jurisdiction of various committees, and
would lead to copfusioa. Mr.. Springer
of Illinois, took the same view of the
matter, and pointed out various sections
IN the proposed new code which would
be violated if the resolutions were
adopted. Weaver saw no right in the DO
jections raised to his resolutions be-
cause it was proposed TO refer the bills
to the appropriate committees when ap-
pointed. Further discussion was cut
short by a mo ion to adjourn, which at
1925 was carried.
TUESDAY, DEC. Is.
Senate.-The following bills We're in
troduced in the senate to-day: SIN.
Harrison, for the admission of portion
of the territory of Dakota as state
of the Union. SIN. Vest, to incorpor-
ate the Atlantic C Pacific Ship Railway
Company. This Is E4ds' ship canal bill
and provides for govern ment aid to that
enterprise Sen. MCMILLAN, providing
that all lands granted to aid IN the cen
struction of the Sioux City & St. P. Ry,
except ten sections per mile for each
mile of continuous road constructed by
the company on said line, under author
ity of the state within the time limited
in said act, shall be resumed by the
United States. Sen. George, TO pension
the soldiers of the Mexican war. It is
the Mexican pension bill passed by
the house at the last session.
L i H., u Ill
ing pension to Mrs. Julia Grant, and
another bill granting her franking
privileges. Sen. Edmunds said the bills
were precisely in form like those adopt
ed in similar cases heretofore. The bill
was then read three times and passed.
Going to the calendar the senate took
up the heuss bill to provide for the
presidential succession, and Hoar adj
dressed the senate on it. On the con-
clusion eff Hoar's remarks On the presi-
Dental succession bill, the senate took
up the bill to increase to five Thousand
dollars the salaries of the United States
district Judges, and after some de-
hate 1t was laid over till to-a1orrow.
A Joint resolution introduced by Sen.
Jackson to-day proposed an amendment
TO TIE con stitutIon of the United States,
providing that the president and vice
president shall hereafter be elected for
term of six year, and they shall be in
eligible to reelection, and that the vice
president shall be ineligible TO the Office
of the president after he shall have filed
the same, in case of vacancy therein.
Adjourned.
House-Mr. Morrison, Of Illinois, Of
fered convenient resolution providing
for holiday recess from Tuesday. DEC.
22d, until Tuesday, Jan. 9th. 1t was
laid over for one day under the rules.
MIR. Morrison then called up the report
of the committee on rules, which was
presented yesterday, and he proposed
new code which was read at length.
After a lengthy discussion on the riv-
er and harbor bill the house adjourned
to again take up the debate to morrow,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16.
Sendte.-Among the bills introduced
and referred were the following: Sen.
Teller, to provide for free and unlim-
tied coinage of the silver dollar. By
Sen. Henderson, relating to pensions
1t provides for the pensioning Of all
persons who served for at least one year