Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-28

| the supreme court, The circuit courts
| AID the court of claims. By Sen
Evarts, to facilitate the bonds required
by law. By Sen. Teller, 10 provide fol-
the coinage of half-dollars, quarter
dollars and one tenth the amount OF
standard silver contained in the stand
ard silver dollar. By Sen. Logan, tc
extend the provisions of the act for tbs
relief of purchase of oveIfowed lands
In the house Mr.. Thomas, ILL.,. from the
committee of naval affairs, reported a
bill authorizing the president to retire
Lieut.. W. B. Randall as lieutenant
! commander. Private calendar. Mr.
Bailentine, Tenn, from the same COM
mittee, reported a bill auth orizipg the
voluntary retirement of navy officers
who have rendered conspicuous service
In oattle, Or who have served thirty
years in the navy. House calendar.
Sen. Morrill, addressed the senate on
the silver question. The question was
debated by Senators Beck. Teller, and
Mcpherson, when the senate adjourned
HONse.-Mr. Thomas. Ill.,, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported
the bill authorizing the president to re.
tire Lieut.. w. B. Randall, as lieutenant
commander. Placed on private caIen-
dar. Mr.. Ballentine, from the same
committee, reported the bill authoriz-
ing a voluntary retirement of the navy
officers who have rendered conspicuous
service in battle or who have served
thirty years in the navy. Placed on
the house calendar. After a long dis
cussion of the pension bill, Mr.. Morri-
son, of Ills, moved that the house al.
Journ. The house voted the motion
down, and on motion of Mr.. Matson
went into committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Weber, of Texas, in the chair, the
purpose being TO continue the discus
sion of the pension bill. The first bill
on the calendar, however, was the sen.
ate bill for the purchase of the old pro-
duce exchange in New York city. After
lengthy discussion the bill was pass
ed and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81.
Sendte.-The chair laid before the SEN.
ate letter frem the Secretary of the
treasury transmitting suggestions fol
an improved plan or regulating protests
and appeals IN custom cases. Appro-
prlately referred. Among the bills in
troduced was one by Sen. Butler, to en-.
able the people of the territory of Dakota
to form constitution and state gov
eminent. He said it was intended for
a substitute for the bill already pending.
The new bill is an enabling act and ap-
plies to the whole territory instead of
merely the southern portion. Referred
to the committee on territories. A bill
was introduced by Van Wyck to prevent
the demonstration of American coins
by certain persons in the United States.
On going to the calendar, the bill
ITln hn 70 a.
of the Sioux reservation into separate
reservations and secure the Indian
title to the remainder. The bill final
ly went over, and the bill to pre-
vide for the counting of electoral
votes was taken up, and Sherman took
the floor, He said: "The objection I
have to the bill under consideration is
that it does not settle single one of
the questions that have arisen in the
past on that are likely 10 arise liz the
future" After further debate in which
Sherman, Edmun6s and Evarts took
part, the senate adjourned until Mon
day.
HOUSe-A number of executive COM
munications were laid before the house
by the speaker and appropriately re-
ferr%d. Among them was one from the
secretary of the treasury, submitting
an account of the investment of the
sinking funds of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads, and recon-
mending such notifications of the act
March, Z, 1878, as will authorize the
secretary of the treasury to invest the
fund in other than government securi-
ties. No bills of any importance being
reported under the call of committees,
the house re sumed the consideration of
the bill to increase the pensions of SOL
diers' widows. Mr.. Raglan took the
ground that only soldiers that had been
disabled in the war Or the wives of SOL
diers at the time the disability had &C.
Cured should receive pensions. He
criticised the manner in which special
pension bills were passed by congress,
and states that he would drive the petit
toner to the pension office and make
them give proofs re q ui1ed by law.
Mr.. Matson, of Ind, spoke briefly in
favor of the bill, urging 1t to be passed
without amendment. The bill was
then read by sections for amendment.
FRIDAY. Jan. 90.
House Mr.. Herbert, from the COM
mittee on naval affairs reported back
the Boutelle resolution, calling on the
secretary of the navy for information
relative to the alleged me assures of GER
tain inscriptions and dismissal of Union
soldiers at the Norfolk navy yard, with
an amendment extending the inquiry
of the dismissal made at the navy yard
and light house districts at Norfolk,
during the term of the immediate pre-
decessor of the present secretary of the
navy. The resolution was discussed at
some length by Reed, Hewitt, Boutelle,
and Wise, but was finally adopted as
amended by the committee on naval
affairs, and the house took a recess.
The evening session Yves held for the
consideration of the pension bills.
THE EVENING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The house at its evening session passed
sixteen pension and two disability bills
and adjourned until Monday.
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