Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-14

Before the conclusion of the call the
house adjourned.
There were $50 bills introduced to-
day.
THURSDAY, JAN. Z.
SenGte-The chair laid before the
senate a letter from the secretary of
war transmitting petition from West
Point students who graduate In June,
1886, praying that provision be made
for appointment to the army. Referred
&c the committee on military affairs.
Ats o'clock the Utah bill came up. and
Ben Morgan addressed the senate on II.
lie spoke in support of the amendment
offered by him for the disposal OF the
property Of the Mormon churche &C
cordlng TO the rules and PRINCIPLES
or common law as In the case OF the
dissolution OF q corporation. He felt,
he saIo, that we ought TO strike the
Mormon church out of existence.
Sen. Gail did not believe that congress
had the right 10 destroy the religious
establishment of the Mormons. What
right, he inquired, would congress
have, for example, to undertake to ad-
minister by trustees or otherwise, the
property and temporal affairs of the
Roman Catholic church. The christian
sentiment of the country, and the or
binary laws, if enforced, were amply
and sufficient for dealing with polyg-
amy. Sen. Cullom alluded so the re-
marks made by Sen. Teller YESTERDAY.
He said he differed with the senator
from Colorado. He did not think we
had prosecuted the Mormons. Sen.
Teller denied having made the state
ment attributed to him by Sen. Gull
lom. What he had said was not that
the United States government had
prosecuted the Mormons, but that the
action of the UNIV tse agents Sc.
lected by the government had re-
suited in irritating the Mormons.
considerable debate e!.sucd as TO the
legal effect of the provisions relating to
the testimony TO be given by husbands
and wives, and some amendments of
detail were made. But Morgan's amend
ment was lost. Senator voorhees, sent
to the desk and had read telegram
from Salt Lake City, which. he said, in
Justice TO Utah commissioners, ought
TO be read. 1t was a despatch from A.
S. Paddock, saying: Senator Van
Wyck IS mistaken about the clerks of
the commission. The average number
OF permanent clerks from beginning to
date do not exceed three, possibly four,
Including temporary clerk. Only one
clerk is row employed. :" Sen. Van
wyck thought it extraordinary that the
commission did not knew how many
clerks it had. He did not like that ex-
preston ''three probably four" Per-
hap5 If they employed another clerk
they could probably find out exactly
how many clerks they had. laughter
Taking into account the distance and
for the mistakes of the tele-
graph, he guessed it would turn out aft
er all that they had about the number
OF clerks he had stated, namely six.
Great laughterl Without concluding
the consideration OF the bill the senate
adjourned.
-HOuSe,-phe Call of states was resum-
ed. The following bills We're iutroduc-
ed and referred: Mr.. Golf, w. Va. to
repeal the internal revenue tax on
tobacco. Mr.. CasweH, Wis, to lew q
tax on Oleom8rgarine and collect the
same through the revenue bureau. MIR.
Guenter, Wis, prohibiting the impor-
tation OF articles Of foreign manufac-
tuTe bearing a stamp, mark or imprint
conveying the Impression that they are
OF American manufacture. Mr.. La
fonette, Wis, for the voluntary re-
tirement of lieJltenants of the line army
after twenty years service. Dir. Price,
Wis. for the creation of a committee on
the subject Of the alchoholic traffic; also
to open United States district court
to all claimants against the govern
nent. Mr.. Clifford, Dakota, for the
admission OF the state of Dakota; also
for two additional justices of the su-
prenae court of Dakota. Mir. Hender-
son, H., for the construction of the
canal. Mr.. Durham, Ill, TO
g department OF commerce.
Mr.. Anderson, Ks, to prevent sales of
Pacific railroads before certain y. s.
bonds with Interest shall have been full
ly paid. Bills were introduced for the
erection of public buildings at Oshkosh,
Superior and Eau Claire,
Wis, and Fremont, Neb. On conclusion
Of the call the speaker announced his
committee appointments, and the house
until Monday.