Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.


sideration of the Cullen Commerce ill
was resumed, and Mr.. Beck's amend
ment prohibiting a railway from charg-
ing more for the transportation of Goods
over a part of its line than for the
trans portation of the same goods over
| its entire line was disagreed to An
amendment permitting reduction of
| price without previous notice was
| agreed to, as were several others of
minor imp ortance. The senate or Com
mission bill was then substituted for
| the house bill and the matter went
| over.
/ HOuse-in the house Mr.. Bland re-
! ported back a resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the
| treasury for information as to the re-
fusaI OF the Clearing House association
| of New York to receive silver dollars
| and certificates, and the amount of
| gold that had come into the trea sury
Ia exchange for silver dollars or certi-
| ficates, at par, during certain periods.
| The senate amendment to the house
resolution making arrangements for
| counting the electoral vote was agreed
| to. a resolution was adopted calling
| for information as to the amount of
money expended by the Naval Advi-
sorry board aud what changes from the
original plans had been made in the
hulla ana boilers for the Chicago. At
| lantic and Dolphin. A resolution was
also adopted providing that for the re-
mainder of the session one hour every
morning shall be devoted to measures
| called up by individual members unless
| ten objections are made. The River
and Harbor bill was considered in Gem
mite of the whole, Mr.. Price attacking
| its provisions. The general debate clos
ed and the bill was taken up by sections.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
Se1dte-SeH. Hoar from the committee
on privileges and elections. reported
that the credentials of Evarts, the new
| ly elected senator from New York. had
been found defective, not being signed
| by the governor or cOuntersigned by
the secretary of state. The proceedings
| of the legislature which are furnished
are not necessary to the credentials and
they were laid on the table. On mo-
ton of Sen. Cullom the senate resumed
consideration of the Interstate COM
merce bill
The vote in detail on the bill which
enabodies the senate or commission plan
! was as follows:
| Isl
| Chace, Conger, Cuom, Davies Dolph, Edwards,
| Frye, Groome, Hampton. Harris, Harrison,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Ingalls,, jackson, Jonas,
| Jones' Fla) Jones, Nev) Lamar Lapham,
Mcmillan, Henderson, Miller, (Cal.) Miller,
| On. W Mitchell, Morrill,. Pike. Platt. Plumb
| Pugh, Riddleberger, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman,
| Nays-Bayard, Butler, Cockrell, Coke Colquit,
| Mcpherson, Maxcy, Morgan Pendleton, Sauls-
| bury, Vance and VanWyck.
After going into executive session the
| senate adjourned.
Householder the new rule adopted
| yesterday, Mr.. Pusey called up the bill
| aplsropriating $500, 600 for tho compile
ton of the public building at Council
| Bluffs. This was agreed to and the bill
not eOncurred in. A number of other
bills of private character met SINH
lar fate. Mr.. Lamb moved an adjourn
pent, but the motion was lost en- tie.
| A session was ordered fer tonight, and
| the house went into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
| SeTate-In the senate a bill was in
| troduced proviaing fer medals to be
| struck off to commemorate the GEM
pletion of the Washington monument.
| A resolution was agreed to- calling upon
| the secretary of the treasury for infor-
nation as to the amount due the United
states frem the Union Pacific road, Dec.
| 81, 1882, and Dac. 81, 1884, according to
| the late decision of the court of claims
Also resolution dirsctiag the commit
| tee on Judiciary to inquire what legisla-
ton, if any, is required in regard to the
| appointment Of courts A bill
| was passed authorizing the construction
! OF a bridge across the Mississippi at
| Memphis The bill for the redemption
| Of the trade dollar and tue suspension
of the coinage of the silver standard
dollar was considered, Mr.. Bayard, who
opposed it, making the principal speech.
| HOuse-In the house resolution
calling upon the president for copies of
the Congo correspondence was adopted.
Resolutions was .alse passed requesting
information as to the expenses incurred
| under the law pre- 7iding for the ap-
! pointn1ent of deputy marshals, and
what regulations regarding Chinese
! immigration have been issued since
July 5, 1884 The new rule allowing
members to call up bills when there are
no more than ten objections was amend
| ed SO as ia permit ten minutes discus
| sion previous to the call for objections.
Under this rule bills providing for an
| appropriation of $4,000 for a public
| building at Taylor, Texas, and S26, 900
for the purchase of additional groun dis
| for the United States courthouse at
| Springfield, ILL.,, were passed. The River
and Harbor bill was considered in com
mittee. The Legislative, Executive and
judicial Appropriation blu was report
ed. 1t appropriates 21,213,701.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
Se1aGte-The senate received the Gre
dentials Of Sen. Ingalls,; also a letter
from the secretary Of the treasury adj
vising that the limit of the apprepria-
ton for the public building at Louis
vile, KY, be increased to S1,5OO,OOO;
also letter from the postmaster-genera
explaining al erasure in a document
sent to the senate. A resolution was in
| PRODUCED calling on the secretary of
war to report what plans or prepare
tions had been made to defend the har-
bors on the sea coast and lakes. Mr.
| Ingalls, amendment to the rule prohib-
iting general legislation on appropria-
ton bills was referred to the committee
on rules after a lengthy debate. The
pension agents bill was taken I'D and