Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11

uniting the annual report for 1885 of
the board of Indian commissioners. n
was referred TO the committee on Tn
dian affairs. Among the memorials
presented was one from the Colorado
legislature, urging legislation to protect
the rights of settlers on public lands,
Sen. Platt said that ewing to the desire
OF many senator's to expire So their SYM
patty with his colleague (Hawley) in
his sad affiiction (th@ death of Mrs. Haw-
ley), he would now move an adjourn
ment of the senate. This he said, would
give the senators an opportunity of at
tending the funeral services The sem
ate then adjourned.
House.-Tne speaker laid before the
house the communication from the Sec
retary OF var, recommending an appro-.
prlatlon for extra duty pay to enlist
men employed at Fortress Monroe. Re-
ferred. At the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Mr.. Cannon moved to lay
aside the pension appropriation bill for
the purpose OF taking up the urgent
deficiency bill. The house refused yeas
1O3, nays las, to proceed to the con-
siderarion of the deficiency bill. and
went iato committee of the whole, Mr..
Crispin in the chair, on the pension APP
preparation bill. The debate was con-
tinued by Ryan. Burrows and Ham
mond. Henderson then took the floor
and delivered a lengthy speech. After
further debate the committee rose and
reported the bill to the house The bill
was then passed ayes 241, Mr.. Bennett,
of North Carolina, cast the only dis
senting vote. The house then adjourned.
NoroI
Senate Among the petitions pre-
sented was one praying congress TO take
steps to haze the restrictions of impor-
tations into Germany of American pork
removed, and one praying that the de-
partment of agriculture may be repre-
sented by cabinet officer. On motion
of Sen. Blair the educational bill was
taken up, and an amendment offered
by Sen. Logan was agreed to, providing
that "the secretary of the interior is
charged with the proper administration
or this law through the commissioner
of education" and those two officers
are authorized with the approval of the
president to make all needful rules and
regulations noe inconsistent with the
provisions of the bill to carry out these
provisions. Other amendments of de-
ttIl were HlauS TO the OH Wn1c6 having
thus been perfected, as an the committe
Of the whole, it was reported to the sem
ate and most of the amendments made,
as in the committee of the whole, were
agreed to.
The bill was then read for a third time
and passed, yeas, 367; nays, II. The
sergent deficiency appropriation bill
and the invalid pension appropriation
bill were received from the house and
to the committee on appropri-
atoms. The senate then adjourned till
Monday next.
HoUse.-After the call Of the COM
Mite for reports of private nature
the house went into a committee of the
whole on the sergent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Burns took up and explained the
provisions Of the bill. The total
amount carried by the bill was $685.
452. After a debate on various provis-
ions of the bill the committee rose and
the bill was PASSED. Yeas, 229; nays,
30. The house then went into a COM
mittee of the whole on the private cal
endar' The committee soon rose and
the house, after passing two private
bills, took a recess until 7:30. At the
evening session the house passed fifty
pension bills and adjourned.