Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27


adjourned.
House-The committee on territories
reported adversely a bill to regulate
the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liqnors in the territories Laid
on table. Blount, from committee on
postofices and post roads, reported back
the postoffice appropriation bills with
senate amendments, and it having been
referred to committee of the whole the
house went into committee of the whole
for the purpose of considering these
amendments. Blount addressed his re-
marks to the clause known as subsidy
amendment, Mr.. Riggs opposed the
foreign mail service amendment,
and said that if the gentlemen
wished to build up American COM
merce by granting subsidies. let the
transactions be called by its right name.
But the government should not grant sub
sides under the pretence of paying fair
compensation for the transportation of
mails. Mr.. Guenther said that an appro-
priation did not rise to the dignity of sub
sidy. 1t was neither fish, flesh nor fowl
1t was a gift, pure and simple 1t was
charity to the Pacific mail steamship com
pany, a corporation which congress
should not touch with ten foot pole.
Pending further discussion the com
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, May 10.
SenGte-After the routine business In the
senate to-day, Senator Hoar gave notice
that he would call up the bill of Alabama
awards, the pension billwas then placed be-
fore the senate, the pending question being
that of Senator McPherson's to recommit
the bill to the committee, with instruc-
n To 10 70 10,
of the expense that would be incurred by
its passage. Sen. McPherson's motion to
recommit was rejected. Yeas, 16; nays, %.
Sen. Logan moved an amendment ex-
tending the provisions of the bill so as to
cover men who served three months. He
said he personally knew many men who
had served only three months, who were
as much entitled to a pension as if they
had served four years. The amendment
was agreed to by viva voce vote.
Senator ingalls, IN suggesting an
amendment to strike out the word labor
and insert instead the word 'exertion,"
expressed the belief that without this
change teachers, merchants, lawyers, or
others who earned their livelihood by in
tellectual exertion, would not be entitled
to any benefit of the bill. Senator Blair
accepted the suggested amendment,
and it was agreed go. After further
debate the pension bill passed. Ayes,
81; noes, IA.
The bankruptcy bill was laid before the
senate, and after an Intellectual attempt
of Sen. Riddleberger to secure an execu-
tive session, the senate adjourned.
House-Mr. Weaver, of Neb., from
committee on commerce, reported
a bill authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi at Du-
buque, Iowa. House calendar. The
house then went into a committee
of the whole on the senate amendment to
the post office appropriation bill. Willard
briefly advocated the foreign mail service
amendment, contending that it would
have a beneficial effect on American
commerce. Holman, earnestly opposed the
policy of the subsidies and contended that
the policy would not have the effect of
building up American commerce. This
closed the general debate and the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 20.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Sen. Mander
son reported fayorably from the commit
tee on military affairs the bill to authorize
the Cheyenne & Northern railroad COM
pany to build its road across the Fort
Russell and Fort Laramie military reser-
walton. On Mandersons motion the bill
was taken up. Sen. Edmund's motion to
amend it so as to provide if the rights so
conferred, be not exercised if the road is
not built within three years the privilege
granted by the bill shall cease and ter
inmate. The bill then passed. The
bankruptcy bill was then laid before the
senate and the senate diourned.
HO7ISp-H from
on appropriations, reported the executive,
and judicial appropriations bill,
and it was referred to committee of the
whole. The house went into committee of
the whole on the senate amendments
to the postoffice appropriation bill.
The amendment was rejected which |
authorizes the postmaster general to con-
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
service when it can be combined in one |
route: also the amendment increasing by |
$4,000 the appropriation for the railroad |
pOstoffice car service. The amendment |
was concurred in increasing from 1921, 725 |
to $291,O00 the appropriation for neces-
sary and special facilities in the |
Trunk lines. The committee then
in the senate 100000 |
amendment and reported its action |
to the house. The house confirmed by |
more than 2-3, vote the action of the |
committee in rejecting the SO called sub
sidy amendment to the post-office bill |
adopted by the senate.
FRIDAY, May 81.
Sendte-Sen. Riddleberger offered a res
olution providing for the presenting of |
all papers relating to the nomination of
Mathews as recorder of deeds, of the dis
trict of Columbia. Senators Hoar, Ed |
munds and Miller and others objected to /
the reception of the resolution as being |
executive business and it was declared not |
now in order. On motion of Hoar, the !
senate took up the bill providing for the |
closing of the business of the court of |
Alabama claims. After debate the bill |
was passed as it came from the house, |
Yeas, 20; nays. Ii. The urgent efficiency |
bill being reported by Senator Allison |
from the committee on appropriations, it |
was passed without debate. On motion of |
Sen. Blair, the senate then proceeded to |
the consideration of the favorably report
ed pension bills standing on the calendar |
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