Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, June %.

MONDAY, June 70.
Sendte-Sen. Allison in the absence of
Logan, submitted the conference report
on the pension appropriation bill. The
report was agreed to. Sen. Teller intro
duced a bill authorizing the president to
appoint and retire Alfred Pleasonton as
major general. Referred. Sen Edmunds
called up the bill granting a pension of
500 per month to Emily J. Stannard,
widow of General Stannard, of Vermont.
The bill was passed. The chair laid be-
fore the senate the conference report on
the postoffice appropriation bill, stating
that the committee was unable to agree.
The question being on the subsidy pro-
vision. Senator Puegh addressed the
senate in favor of the subsidy appropria-
ton in the bill. The principle ON which
he stood was that the foreign mail service
deserve just compensation as much as
the cOastwise mail service, the river mail
service, Or the railroad mail service.
Senator Plumb moved that the senate in
sist on its amendment Subsidy appro-
priation) and ask a further conference.
The motion that the senate insist upon its
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 80;
nays, II. The democrats voting with the
republicans in the affirmative were
Messrs. Brown, Call, Eustis, German,
Payne andPuegh.
Householder call of the states Ran
dali introduced a bill to reduce and equal
ize duties on imports, to reduce internal
revenue taxes, and modify laws in relation
to the collection of revenue. The follow
ing resolution was introduced by King, of
louisiana: ResOtred, That the United
States will view with great solicitude and
d1sfavOr the contemplated action of the
French government In authorizing loan
to assist in the work on the Panama
canal, or any other measure calculated to
identify it with the Panama canal, as
such action was opposed to the policy of
the American people as expressed by the
chief executive of the United States at
the inception of this canal, and which
policy is now most emphatically repeated
and reiterated by the United States.
RESOLVED, That the secretary of state be
requested to send to congress, without de-
lay, all correspondence bearing upon the
subject of such vast Importance, and
fraught with such danger to the national
interest. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill and adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 20.
Sen0te-In the senate, Sen. HaWley,
from the committee on military affairs,
reported back the joint resolution APP
pointing Gen. VIM. j. Sewell, of New Jer-
sey, Gen. Martin and T. @. McMason, of
New York, and Capt. John L. Mitchell of
Wisconsin, managers of the national
homes for disabled soldiers, to fill va
cancy. The resolution was passed.
The senate, on motion of Plumb, re-
sumed consideration of the presidents
veto of the bill to quiet the titles of
settlers on the Des Moines lands, and after
by Evarts, in support of the
veto, and by Allison and Wilson in favor
of the bill it was passed over the presi-
dents veto by the requisite two-thirds
majority, yeas 81, nays Is Sen
Plumb submitted the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill
The conference report was explained by
Allison. The bill now appropriates about
$15O,OOO less than it did when it first pass
ed the house. The report was agreed to.
Senator Allison submitted the confer
ence report on the bill to amend the Pa
cific railroad acts, and it was agreed to.
The senate then, on motion of Allison,
proceeded to consider the bill making APP
for the legislative, executive
and Judicial purposes of the government.
Some amendments reported by the |
on appropriations increas-
ing the clerical force of the state de-
partment, was made the occasion of
considerable discussion, after which the |
were agreed to.
House-In the house, Townshend, of !
Illinois, submitted the report of the con-
ference committee on the pension appro-
priatiOn bill and it was agreed to. |
Mr.. Burns, from the committee on ap-
reported the general def |
cheney bill, and it was referred to commit |
tee of the whole. Ut appropriates &c. |
O62, 845). The house then went into
committee of the whole, Reagan in the |
chair, on the sundry civil bill. Mr..
Springer moved to increase from $4,000 |
to 100000 the appropriation for pro-
tecting public lands from fraudulent entry.
The senate recedes from its amend
ment which authorizes the postmaster
general to contract for inland and foreign |
steamboat mail service when it can
be combined in one route where the for |
eign Office is not more that two hundred |
miles distant from the domestic office on
the same terms as the inland steamboat
service. The senate also recedes from
its amendment increasing by $4,000 the |
for a railway postal car
service. The senate also recedes from the
foreign mail service amendment known
as the subsidy amendment Mr.. Bragg
submitted the conference report on the
army appropriation bill and it was agreed |
to. Mr.. Hatch submitted the conference
report on the agricultural appropriation
dill and it was agreed to. The house then
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, July 1.
Serate-In the senate, the senate pro-
,eeded to the consideration of the reso-
ution for public executive sessions and |
the speech of Sen. Morrill, against the pro-
posed change was read by Senator Man
1erson, Senator Hoar also addressed the
senate in opposition to the proposed |
change. The conference report on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
dill was submitted by Senator Allison and
agreed to. The chair laid before the SEN
ate joint resolution extending the ap-
for len days. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration
Of the legislative appropriation bill.