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

report on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY. July l.
House-In the house, Sen Miller. from
the committee on agriculture, reported
back without amendment the house hin
taxing oleomargarine, and gave notice
that he would call it up for action after
the passage of the appropriation bill.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill. A long
discussion took place on point of order
as to whether the amendment to insert,
the words I'm full compensation" was not
in conflict with the rule. The chair sub
mitted the question to the senate and the
amendment was decided to be in order
and 1T was so agreed to. still longer
discussion took place on the proposition
of the committee on appropriations to
strike out the paragraph, for Office
work, connected with the publication of
the records of the rebellion. 1t being
charged that these records were not ed
tied with impartiality and were not con-
fined to the records of the war period.
A particular instance of this was dwelt
upon-that of the Fitz John Porter mat
ter. Finally the paragraph was re-
tanned but with proviso restricting the
publication to contemporaneous events
of the war, and another proviso directing
the publication of the evidence in the
Porter case and the report thereon by the
judge advocate general. The bill was
reported back to the senate, and all the
amendments on which separate votes
were not demanded, were agreed to in a
bulk. The reserved amendments are to
be voted on tomorrow under the five
minute debate rules. Adjourned.
House-ln the house, the speaker laid
before the house a message from the sem
ate announcing that that body had passed
over the presidents veto the bill to quiet
the title of settlers of the Des Moines
river lands. The presidents message
having been read, Mr.. Payson, of
Illinois, presented reasons why the bill
should be passed over the presidents
veto, which, he said, was based on
a total misrepresentation of the facts
of the case and of the end sought
to be accomplished by the measure
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, moved to refer
the bill and message to the committee on
judiciary. Lost, yeas, 1O1; nays, 149, and
the speaker announced that the question
REQUIRED on the the passage of the bill.
Notwithstanding the objections of the
president. The house resolved this cues
ton in the negative; yeas, ISL; nays, 81.
Not the constitutional two-third vote in
the affirmative. The house then went in
to committee of the whole, Reagan in the
chair on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house. The amendments
were agreed to in bulk, except those re-
latlng to the issue of small greenbacks
and small silver certificates, which were
agreed to without division. and the
Barthold1 statue amendment was reject
ed, yeas 103, nays 106. The bill was then
passed and the house djourned.
FRIDAY, July 2.
Sendte-The amendment increasing the
salaries of the assistant treasurers at Bal
tlmOre and Boston beyond the amounts
in the house bill gave rise to another dis
cussion, but they were finally agreed to.
The amendments increasing the ompen-
satlon of the commissioner of pensions
from $4,000 to $4,000 was rejected by "a
to 25. The vote was subsequently rescin-
ded and the amendment agreed to with
out discussion. A like amendment as to
the commissioner Of patents was agreed
to by "a TO IS. The amendment increas-
ing the compensation of the solicitor of
the treasury from 81 ZOO to 81 800 was re-
jected. All the amendments being voted
on the bill was passed. The senate then
took up the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill. Before the reading of the bill
was concluded Eustis called up the resolu-
ton with the death In this city on the
18th of March last of Hon. Michael Hahn,
representative from Louisiana. After
the delivery of eulOgies on the life and
character Of the deceased, by Messrs.
Eustis and Gibson the resolution was
adopted and the senate adjourned till to-
morrow.
House-Mr. Payson, from the commit
tee on public lands, reported back the |
bill FORGETTING the lands granted to GER
tain southern states to aid in the construc-
tion of railroads with the senate's amend |
ment excepting the Gulf and Ship |
Island railroad from the terms of forfeit |
The amendment was finally agreed to by |
a vote of 154 to 27. On Motion of Cob. |
the senate amendments were non-cOncurr- |
ed in to the bill repeating the presumption
timber culture and desert land laws End |
Messrs. Cobb, Stone, of Missouri, and Pay
son were appointed as conferees. The
house then went into committee of the |
whole on the general deficiency b ILL
mere was no general debate ana the Oil
was forthwith read with amendments. Mr..
Cannon offered an amendment making
an appropriation for the payment of the
claims of the Pacific Mail STEAMSHIP |
company for the transportation of troops
to Panama in June 1885. He maintained |
that it was the duty of congress to pay
this claim which had accrued by reason
of the order of President Cleveland under
the statute sending troops to Pan
anna to protect the property of
American citizens. Not to provide the
would cast censure upon |
the president. The amendment was
agreed to-76 to IL. The clause making |
an appropriation of 1858 for the def
cheney in the expenses of the board
of visitors to the naval academy |
in June 1885, having been reached, Burns
sent to the clerks desk and had read
voucher submitted by the discussing
officer at Annapolis. giving itemized
statement of the expenses incurred. Mr..
Dingley offered an amendment providing
that none of this sum or other appropria-
tions made by congress for the expenses
Of the board of visitors shall be used for