Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10

morning the committee rose and reported
the bill to the house with the understand
ing that vote should be taken tomorrow
and that an opportunity should be given
to allow members to pass upon the cues
ton of reducing the rate of the tax i'm
posed. The house then adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 3.
Sendte-Sen. Dawes said the entire alb
sence of any armed vessel of the United
States in the Canadian waters to protect
our fishermen IN the exercise of lawful
commerce led him to inquire whether
that absence was from lack of proper
power in the premises. Sen. Edmunds
replied that the legislation was not neces-
sary except perhaps in the appropriation
of money to enable the president of the
United Stdtes, who is communicative chief
of our armies and navies to send out any
vessel of the United States if we happen
to have any that could swim. In accor-
dance with a resolution offered by Wilson,
of lows, the president pro tenn of the SEN
ate appointed a committee of five SEN
ators to have charge of the investigation
of the matter of appointment of Indian
traders. The bill to indemnify Chinese
for losses incurred by riots at Rock
Springs, w. T., having been briefly dis
cussed, went over till tomorrow. After
session the senate adjourned.
House-In the temporary absence of
the speaker, Mr.. Wellborn, of Texas, was
designated as speaker pro tenn. Mr..
O,Neill, of Missouri, from the committee
on labor, reported back the senate bill ex-
tending the provisions of the eight hour
law to letter carriers. The house then re-
sumed consideration of the oleomargarine
bill an amendment was agreed to which ex-
Guided from the definition of ''butter" the
product made from milk or cream when
coloring matter is used. The verbiage of
the section defining "oleOmargarine," was
changed so that the latter clause of it
shall read: And mixtures and compounds
of tallOw, beef fat, suet, lard, lard oil,
vegetable Oil, annatO and other cOlOring
matter, intestinal fat, and oil made in imi-
tation or semblance of butter, or when so
made and calculated to be sold as butter.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment exempt
ting from tax oleomargarine when sold
under its own name. Rejected; yeas lis,
nays 153. Mr. Miller moved to recommit
the bill with instructions to the commit
tee on agriculture to report back with an
amendment imposing tax on incomes.
Lost; yeas SIS nays 1873. The bill was then
passed; yeas 175, nays 101. There were
not over dozen members present when
the house met this evening for general
debate on the Oklahoma bill. Discussion
was devoid of interest, and at 1870 the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY June 5.
Seyate-Mr. Ingalls, offered a resolution
which or objection by Mr.. Beck, went
over till tomorrow, calling in the secre-
tary of the interior to inform the senate
whether certain circulars had been issued
by the commissioner of the general land
office with the approval of the secretary
of the interior. The Chinese indemnity
bill was then placed before the senate,
and COckrill took the floor. He argued
strongly against the bill. He denied that
we are required to extend to the Chinese
or any other foreigners any greater right
of redress for wrong than is given to
citizens of the United States. At the con-
clusion of Cockrell's speech the bill was
brought to vote and passed. Yeas 80,
nays 10. The bill authorizes the presi-
dent to ascertain the actual losses sus-
tanned by the Cinnamon by the riots at
Rock Springs, W. t. in September, 1885,
and to pay such losses. The amount ap-
propriated by the bill for the purpose is
$150,000. The senate then resumed con-
sideration of the consular and diplomatic
appropriation BILL but without finishing
it, adj burned till tomorrow. The speaker
laid before the house a communication
from the secretary recommending that
$4,000 of the amount appropriated by
the act of March 3d. 1888, for the arma
ment of Notifications be re-appointed and
made available for the construction of
guns. Mr.. BOutelle introduced bill re-
lating to the duties on fish. The house at
its evening session passed seventeen ZEN
sion bills, and at IL 80 o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, June 5.
!Sendte-Senator Ingalls, resolution offer
ed yesterday calling on the secretary of
the interior for information as to the in
surance of the recent order of the COM
missioner of the general land office, sus-
pending the receipt of the application for
public lands under the pre-em ption tim
Der culture, and desert land acts being
laid before the senate and read. The
oleOmargarine bill being brought from
the house, the question of its reference
was postponed and the bill was placed on
the table to await the return of Miller the
chairman of the committee on agriculture.
Mr.. Beck, gave notice that he would in
sist on its reference to the committee on
finances. Having passed 22O private pen
sion bills the senate adjourned.
House On motion of Mr. Wilkinson, the
senate bill was passed for the erection of
a public building at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, with
an amendment reducing the appropria-
ton from $150,0OO to 100000. On mo-
ton Mr.. Striebe, Of Iowa, the senate bill
was passed appropriating 100000 for
the erection Of public building at Sioux
City, Iowa. The Pacific extension bill
was then taken up and discussed at some
length without resulting in any action
before the house adjourned.
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