Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-01


port of the committee on rules, amending
the rules of the house, upon which debate
occurred yesterday. Mr.. Reed, of Maine
raised the question of consideration, and
Hiscock. of New York, expressed his de-
sire TO 60 on with the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Randall remarked that he could take
care of this measure. On standing vote,
the house refused, so to so, to consider
the report. The result was received with
applause from the republicans, but on a
yea and nay vote. the house determined,
yeas 133, nays 10, to consider the report.
call of the house was ordered and the
door of the chamber closed. The house
remained as one member characterized
1T In state of ''innocuous desuctude" IN
TIL quarter past 4 o'clock, when further
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with, when the question required on
Burrows motion to adjourn until Satur-
day. This was voted down by , TO 145.
NO quorum voted. and another roll call
consumed the time until o'clock, when.
the house adjourned
THURSDAY, June pa.
Senate-After the routine of morning
business in the senate. the bill repeating
the presumption ana timber culture laws
was laid before the senate. On request
of Sen. Pugh ii was informally laid aside
to permit consideration of the bill pro-
viding for the appointment and compen-
sation of a United States district Judge
for the southern district of Alabama.
Sen. Logan moved as an amendment the
provision of the bill heretofore passed by
the senate, fixing all district judges sal
aries at $4,000 a year. Sen. Logan adyo-
Gated the amendment which was agreed
to, the first division (relating to salaries)
by a vote of 80 yeas to 20 nays, and
second division prohibiting nepotism)
by a viva voce vote. The bill as amended
was then passed. The bill repeating the
presumption and timber culture laws was
then proceeded with. Sen. George ad-
dressed the senate on the bill. The bill
was then passed. yeas. "a; nays, 20. On
motion of Dolph, committee on con-
ference was ordered on the disagreeing
votes of the house and senate bills. The
Fitz John Porter bill was then laid before
the senate. Sewell said it was the same
bill that passed before. Sen. Sewell had
the clerk read number of resolutions
from Grand Army posts urging the pass
age of the bill. Sen. Logan obtained the
floor to reply to Sewell, and after an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
HouSe-The house in committee of the
whole incorporated the amendment in
the sundry civil bill requiring the secre-
tary of the treasury to issue certificates
of the denomination of one, two and five
dollars on all surplus silver dollars now
in the treasury in payment of the appro-t
priations made in the bill and other ex-
penditures and obligations of the govern
ment. Mr.. Randall moved to dispense
with the morning hour. The motion hay
ing been agreed to, the house went into
committee of the whole, Reagan, of Texas,
In the chair, on the sundry civil bill. The
! pending amendment was that offered by
| Warner, of Ohio, providing that no money
appropriated from the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing shall be used in printing
U. S. notes of large denominations in
lieu of notes of small denominations. can
celled or retired. Agreed to, 80 to 70.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, offered an
amendment, providing that nothing in
the section shall be construed as subject
ing the appOintees in the bureau of en-
craving and printing to the civil service
rules. 1t was objected to. The section of
the bill concerning the Geodetic survey
having been reached, according to pre-
vious agreement, a general debate was in
order, after which the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 25.
Senate-The senate took up the Fitz
John Porter bill and Sen. Logan address
ed the senate. Sen. Plumb offered an
amendment to place Mrs. Hunter on the
| pension roll at $50 a month. Lost, yeas,
| 10; nays, %. Sen. Logan offered an
amendment to place on the retired list
every volunteer officer who received
wounds producing total disability. Re
! jected, yeas, IS; nays %. The bill was
then brought to a vote and passed. Yeas,
so; nays, II. The bill having already
passed the house and not having been
amended by the senate, it now goes to the
president for his signature. Sen Plumb
called up the house bill to provide for the
adjustment of IMMIGRANTS made by con-
| gress to aid IN the construction of rail
roads within the state of Kansas and for
the forfeiture of unearned lands. The
senate adjourned until Monday.
HOuse-The speaker laid before the
house the various veto messages trans
mitted yesterday by the president. Mr..
Hepburn moved that the consideration of
the one vetoing bill granting a pension
to the widow of Maj Gen. Hunter be
postponed until Tuesday next. The mo-
ton was lost, yeas, 50: nays, al; and the
message look the usual course. The
other messages were appropriately re-
ferred. On motion of Mr.. Hatch the
senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were nOn-cOncurred in,
and Messrs. Hatch, Winans and Price
were appointed a conference committee.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg the joint resolu-
ton was passed appropriating General
William j. Sewell, of New Jersey, General
Martin J. Mcmahon. of New York, and
Capt. j. L, Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to fill
vacancies On the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteers.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Reagan in the chair, on the
Sundry civil bill and adjourned.
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