Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-29

mouse TOOK recess, the evening session
to be for the consideration of the bridge
bills. At the evening session the house
passed the bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri river
at Nebraska City, also one across the Ohio
river at Cairo, ILL.,, by the Chicago, st.
Louis & New Orleans and Illinois Central
railroad companies. The bill authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Louis was then
called up, but as it promised TO give rise
to much discussion, the house at 1915
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 81.
Senate senate at noon proceeded
to the consideration of the report on the
matter of the election Of Senator Payne,
was addressed by Pugh in advocacy of the
position taken by himself, Salisbury,
Vance and Eustis. Sen. Hoar addressed
the senate III support or the views of him
self and Frye recommending an investi-
CATION Of the charges. Sen. Logan took
the floor In reply to the argument of
Hoar and to sustain the views expressed
In the report signed by himself, Teller
and Evarts. Senator Teller said he was
not on trial. He had no defence to make
neither to the people of Ohio nor any
other state. The committee had kent
steadily and truthfuIly in the line of
precedents. There was not single
ruling of the body that would Justify the
position taken by the minority. Senator
Teller was preceding to analyze the tes-
timony of the case, but gave way to a
motion to adjourn, holding the floor to
conclude his remarks to morrow.
HOUSe-Morrison's concurrent resolu-
ton providing for the adjournment of
congress July 2Sth, passed the house by a
vote of 145 to Sc. The house then went
into the committee of the Whole on the
senate amendment to the river and harbor
bill. The amendment having been non
cOncurred in, the committee rose and the
bill was sent to the conference. The
house then took recess, the evening ses-
sion to be for the general debate on the
Interstate commerce bill. The general
debate on the Interstate commerce bill
was continued until II o'clock, after which
the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July %.
Se'oote-The bill for the public building
at Nebraska City, Neb. was passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the Payne case, and Teller concluded
his remarks commenced yesterday. He
was followed by Sherman, Jewett occupy
ing the chair. In conclusion Sen FRYE
said: The U. S. senate can engage in no
higher, no better, no more responsible
duty than to put itself to work, the re-
suit OF which might be warming and a
terr1able warning, extending from the
east to the west and from the north to
the south-that this corruption by great
wealth must stop now and forever" A
vote will be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
Adjourned
HOuSe-Mr. Hatch from the committee
on agriculture, reported back, as a mat
ter of privilege, the oleomargarine bill,
with the amendments. The speaker held
that the report was not a privileged one,
and declined to entertain it. Mr.. Hatch,
of Missouri, from the committee on
agriculture, the Oleomargarine bill with
the senate amendments and with rec
Ommendation that they be non-concurred
in. 1t was referred to the committee of
the whole, where it takes its place at the
foot of the calendar, and where it can on
ly be reached by laying aside the Morri-
son Or Randall tariff bill, and one or
more internal revenue bills. Mr.. Herbert
again called up the special order, and
Hatch again raised the question of con-
sideratiOn, desiring to move to go into
committee of the whole for the consider
ton of the oleomargarine bill. The
house refused to consider either any in
crease in the bill or the Interstate COM
merce bill, and then went into committee
of the whole on the renewal bills, the OBJ
ject being to reach the oleomargarine
bill. The Morrison tariff bill, the bill
giving notice of the termination of the
Hawaiian treaty, and other bills relating
to revenue were laid aside, the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, July %.
Senate-Senator Edmunds to-day pre-
sented the following resolution, which was
referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations: Resolved, That the committee
on foreign relations be, and is hereby in
structed to inquire into the rights of
American fishing vessels and merchant
vessels within the North American pos
sessions of the queen of Great Britain,
and whether the rights of such vessels
have been violated, and if so what steps
are necessary to be taken by congress to
secure protection and vindication of the
rights of the citizens of the United States
in the premises. The senate then took
up the Payne case and was addressed by
Call in opposition to further investiga-
ton. The senate then resumed the con-
sideration of the sundry civil bill and mad
only got through three pages when re-
cess was taken till s o'clock.
Rouse-The house went into committee
of the whole on the revenue measures
with a view to reaching the oleomargarine
bill. The committee then proceeded
slowly to set aside all revenue meas
ures in advance of the oleomargarine bill
and finally when that bill was reached the
reading of the bill was greeted with ap-
plause. After a short discussion the SEN
ate amendments to the oleomarga1ine
bill were concurred in, yeas, ia; nays,
Is. The bill now goes to the president
for his action. Mr.. Willis, from Ken
lucky, from the conference committee on
the river and harbor bill, reported disa
greement, and a further conference was
ordered. Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, sub
mitted q conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, and 1t was agreed to.
The house then took recess until s
o'clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of the pension bills.
SATURDAY, July "a.
Senote-Senator Coke offered a resolu-