Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-22

difference up to IS. The senate bin
passed to credit the state of OREGON with
So, 1856 for ordnance and ordnance stores
The consideration of the amendments
was completed in the committee. but
pending action by the house an adjourn
enmt was taken.
TUESDAY, July 13.
Senate-Among the bills on the calendar
passed were the following: The bill APP
propriating twenty-five thousand dollars
for monument at Stony Point, n. Y, to
commemorate the revolutionary battle
there. The senate resumed the considera-
ton of the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill. The pending amendment be-
ing to strike out the provision to prevent
the dumping of the detritus from hydrau-
lie mining into the Sacramento or Feath-
er rivers, California. On motion of Sen.
Hurst, the text was further amended by
adding the words, "and against mountain
banks" The question was taken on strik-
ing out the provision directing legal pro-
ceedlngs to prevent the dumping of detri-
tus. The provision was struck OUT yeas
81 nays 10. On motion of Sen. Conper q
provision was inserted authorizing the
secretary OF war to establish harbor lines
IN the places where they have not been
established the lines within which depos-
It's of material may be made without in
jury to navigation. The bill being COM
pIeted as III committee of the whole, it
was reported to the senate without acting
on the amendment. The senate at mid
night adjourned.
H0uSe-On motion of Ryan, of Kansas,
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of war to credit the state of
Kansas OF 81
her ordnance account with the general
government. The house then resumed
consideration of the senate amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill. The
senate amendment relative to the publ
cation of the records of the rebellion was
cOncurred in with the amendment report
ed from the committee on aspirations for
the publication of papers relating to the
defense in the case of Fitz John Porter
WEDNESDAY,, July Il.
Sendte-The senate took up the river
and harbOr bill, and Sen. Mcmillan, who
has charge of it, moved an order that the
bill be recOmmitted to the committee on
commerce, with instructions to amend it
as voted by the senate in committee of
the whole, except that in each item of the
bill, and on the aggregate there be a re-
ductlOn of 30 per cent and that that COM
mittee amend the bill accordingly, and
not otherwise, and report the same com
plete forthwith The amendment to ap-
propriate $350,OO0 for the purchase of
the Portage lake canal and lake Superior
and Iron companies canal was agreed to, |
yeas, 35; nays, 81. The amendment in
relation to the Columbia river was agreed
to. The amendments accepting the |
Of 41o Il
and for the construction of the Hennepin |
canal was adopted, yeas, 49, nays, 20 |
Without progressing further with the |
bill the senate adjourned.
House-The bills were passed increas !
ing to $4,000 the limit of cost of the |
public building at Galveston, and appro-
priating 100000 for a public building at
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The house then |
went into committee Of the whole for
the consideration of the surplus resolu-
ton. Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, offered
the following amendment: The surplus
or balance herein referred to shall be the
available surplus or balance ascertained
according to the form of the Statements of
the U. S. treasurer, of the assets and
liabilities of the treasury of the United
States employed June 80, 1886. This
amendment was adopted without discus
sion. The amendment offered by McKin-
ley yesterday was rejected. yeas, 104;
nays, 1872. A number of other amend
ments we're offered and rejected. An
amendment offered by Grosvenor, of
Ohio, providing that nothing in this act
shall be construed to convey to the pub
lie any doubt as to the wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity OF the president or the
secretary of the treasury, was ruled out
upon a point of order. Mr.. Mckinley
moved to recommit the joint resolution
with instructions to the committee on
ways and means to report it back with the
amendment previously offered by him.
Lost; yeas, 118: nays, 153. The joint
resolution was then passed; yeas, POI;
nays, 81. The joint resolution now goes
to the senate. Adjourned.