Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-23

annum the fees and compensation of
commissioners. On motion of Mr.
Breckenridge, of Kentuckey, an amend
ment was adopted prohibiting the pay
ment of any of the money appropriated
to the United States commissioners, mar
shals, and clerks, for any warrant issued
or arrest made under the internal revenue
law, unless the prosecution has been prov
ed by the United States district attorney
and the collector of internal revenue for
the district in which the prosecution oc-
ours The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the house. The pre-
vious question was ordered and the house
then adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dee. II.
Senatc-The senate passed the bill to
repeal the tenure of-office act, 80, to %.
Petitions for the reduction of the tax on
oleomargarine we're presented by Conger,
Cullom, Ingalls,, Chase, Mitchell (Oregon,)
and Hoar, and referred to the committee
on agriculture. On motion OF Sen. Miller
and after brief statement by him, the
senate took up and passed without dis
cussion and without division a bill for the
retirement and recoinage of the trade
dollar. On motion of Conger, the house
bill to extend the free delivery system of
the postoffice department (passed by. the
house on the 9th inst.), was taken up and
passed. 1t provides that letter carriers
shall be employed for free delivery at
every incorporated city, village OF Dor
ough containing a population of fifty
thousand within its corporate limits, and
may be employed at every place con-
tanning population of not less than 10,
600 within its corporate limits according
to the last general census, or at any post
Office which produced gross revenue for
the preceding fiscal year of not less than
$4,000. The bills authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at the most accessible point
between Minnesota and Wisconsin and
across the Mississippi river at Memphis,
Tenn, were reported from the commit
tee on commerce and passed. On motion
of Sen. Mcmillan, the bill for the ap-
pointment of an inspector of hulls and
boilers in Duluth, was taken up and pass
ed. After the executive session, the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday.
House-Cn motion of Mr. Cannon Gill;
a resolution was adopted instructing the
committee on appropriations to inquire
into the recommendations of the secre-
tary of the interior for the consolidation
of certain Offices of the surveyor-general
and making it the order to propose re-
ductiou of expenditures by the abolition
or consolidation of any of the offices in
the appropriation bill. The house then
resumed consideration Of the sundry civil
service bill. Mr.. Lefeure, (Ohio) object
ed. Mr.. Atkinson, penn. moved to re
Il IL
committee on appropriations to report it
back with an amendment increasing from
100000 to 2OOOO,OOO the appropria-
ton for the outdoor relief of persons en-
titled to admission to soldiers homes
Lost; yeas. 1875; nays, 1871. The bill was
then passed. The house the took a re-
cess until 1880, the evening session to be
for the consideration of pension bills.
The house at its evening session passed
Is pension bills and at 1905 adjourned
until tomorrow.