Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12


! Mary j. Nottage, the question being on
its passage notwithstanding the objection
of the president. A vote was taken and
resulted, yeas 26, nays ia party vote
except Wilson, of Maryland, who voted in
the affirmative. The required two-thirds
not voting in the affirmative, the bill was
not passed. The vetoed house bill
granting pension to Jacob Romi-
ser was then taken up, and Will
son, of Nd, explained that the presi-
dent had acted under misappre-
henslon, he having been informed that
no application had been made to the pen
sion office, while in fact an application
mad been made. The bill was passed over
the veto by an unanimous vote-yeas so,
nays 0. Adjourned.
House-ln the house, the speaker
| laid before the house the presidents mes
sage announcing his approval of the oleo-
margarine bill and it was read and refer
red to the committee on WAYS and means:
| also message from the president trans
mlttlng the papers of the Cutting case,
| and that was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. Mr.. Morrison, of
IL, submitted the conference report
on the sundry civil bill; the reading
OF the report consumed nearly an hour.
WEDNESDAY, Aug 4.
| Sendte-Sen. Sewell, from the commit
tee on libraries, reported Joint resolu-
ton accepting from William II. Wander
bilt and Julia Dent Grant, the objects of
value and art presented by various for
elgn governments to the late L. S. Grant.
They were accepted with greatful ac-
acknowledgements, and are to be held by
the United States and preserved and pro-
| tected In the national museum for the
use and protection of the people Of the
United States. The report was adopted
and the gifts accepted. The senate bill
| extending the system of immediate de-
livery to all articles bearing an Immediate
delivery stamp" was passed. On motion
of Sen. Hoar the senate took up the veto
ed pension bill of Margaret D. Marchand.
widow of Commodore Marchand. the
question being on its passage notwith-
standing the presidents objections. At
ter brief debate the bill was postponed
until next session. Sen. Sewell then call
ed up the house bill granting the same
lady the same pension, and it was passed.
Sen. Allison, from the conference com
mittee on the
| SURPLUS RESOLUTION"
submitted report. After along discussion
| the conference was agreed to without di-
vision and the senate adjourned.
| HOuSe-The senate amendments to the
fertilization appropriation bill were non
concurred in and Forney, Randall and
Butterworth appointed conferees. Mr..
| Belmont, of New York, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported Cuttings
resolution and received unanimous con-
! sent to have them Immediately consider
| ed. A long discussion followed in which
Hit, of Illinois, Grain, of Texas, King, of
| Louisiana, Belmont, of New York, and
others participated. No conclusions
were reached, however, and the house ad-
| iOurned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Aug. 5.
| Senate-The senate took up during the
progress of the secret session the house
resolution providing for the adi ournment
and having amended it by fixing the time
at o'clock this afternoon adopted it.
Senator Edmunds and Harris were APP
pointed committee to wait on the presi-
dent and inform him that congress was
ready to adjourn. HawIey, referring to
Beck's bill to prevent members of con
gress from acting as cOnsel for subsidized
railways said he had been seeking an OPP
portunity to have it called up and acted
on, but other business stood in the way.
Sen. Beck agreed with Hawley that it had
been impossible to have action on the bill
this session. He thought, however, that
the bill had not had fair play. He did
not believe that a single member of the
judiciary committee would vote for the
substitute which it had reported. He
thought that the committee had sought
to make a burlesque of what he regarded
as very serious matter. He moved that
the second Monday in December next be
fixed for its consideration. The motion
was agreed to. The house bill for the re-
lief of certain soldiers of the 18th Michi-
gan volunteer infantry (dishonorabIy dis
charged was amended and passed. Sen.
Edmunds reported that the committee of
the two houses appointed to wait on the
president to inform him that the two
houses had
COMPLETED THE BUSINESS
of the session and were ready to adjourn,
unless he had some further communica-
ton to make, had performed that duty,
and were informed by the president that
he had no further communication to make,
and that he congratulated the two houses
on the termination of their labors. A
hurried leave among the senators and
employees took place, and In half an hour
the chamber was empty.
House-While the clerk of the house was
reading the presidents veto on a pension
bill, the presidents secretary, Pruden,
appeared at the north door of the cham
Der. When he announced the presidents
approval of the deficiency, sundry civil
and and river and harbor bills, there was
round of applause, and the gloom
which had settled upon the members, by
reason of rumors that were ripe that the
river and harbor bill had been vetoed,
were dispelled. On motion of Mr.. Spring
er the adjournment resolution was taken
up and the amendment of the senate, fix
ing an hour of adjournment at o'clock
to-day, was concurred in. At 2:25 O'Clock
p. M, the committee appointed to wait
upon the president and inform him that
congress was ready to adjourn, appeared
at the bar of the honse and announced
that it had performed its duty, and that
the president had nothing further to
communicate to congress. On motion of
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, the senate
bill accepting the gift of the Grant relics
was passed. The hour of adjournment