Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. Jan. %.

treasury IN compliance with the recent
resolution Of the senate asking for in
formation as to what proportion of the
bonds called for payment February LIST,
1886, are held by national banks as a
basis for circulation. TIE letter states
the amount OF such bond as held at SIS.
O09, 500. Among the petitions present
ed and appropriately referred was one
from Mcmillan, froEa the board of trade
of St. Paul, Mimi, urging congress to
appropriate money for the Improvement
of the Upper Mississippi river. The
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors opened a message from
the house of representatives was placed
before the senate, giving information
of the death OF Representative Rankin,
of Wisconsin, and presenting for the
action of the senate 8 concurrent
resolution expressing its regret
Sen. Sawyer offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, in which the senate,
after concurring In the house resolu-
ton, expresses its deep sensibility OF
the loss sustained by congress in the
death of Mr.. Rankin, and provides for
a committee of three senators to act
with the house committee in superin-
tending the funeral and escorting the
remains of the deceased to Wisconsin,
The chair appointed as such committee
| Senators Sawyer, Blackburn and Jones.
| Of Arkaasa7. The senate then ad-
-iourned.
Rouse-In the opening prayer, the
chaplain referred to the death of Rep
resentative Rankin, of Wisconsin, and
invoked divine blessing and pro-
| lection upon the sorrewing family.
On motion of Blount, it was ordered
that after the reading of the journal to-
morrow, the states be called for the in
| PRODUCTION of bills and resolutions.
| Bragg announced the death Of his col
| league, Rankin, and offered the custo-
mary resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted, and as mark of re-
spect to the memory of the deceased the
house adjourned at 1916. The speaker
appointed Messrs. Bragg, Van Schaick.
Stephenson, Guenther, Carlton, Render-
son ILL.,, and Johnson n. Y, as a COM
nittee on the part Of the house to take
orders fer nperintending the funeral
| and accompanying the dece. sad to his
home in Wisconsin.
| TUESDAY, Jan. &c.
Se1late-This being the day appointed
for the senate addresses in memOriam Of
the late Vice President Hendricks, the
galleries of the senate began to fill at an
early hour. When, therefore, at noon,
President pro tenn. Sherman called the
| senate to order, all the seats in the gall
leries were occupied, large proportion
of the occupants being ladies. Address
es in eulogy of the late vice president
were delivered by Sens. Voorhees,. Ran
som, hampton, Sherman and Spooner.
The resolution in memoriam were
agreed to, and as further evidence of
respect to the memory of its late presid-
ing official, the senate, On motion of
Sen. Harris. adjourned.
HOuSe.-The speaker proceeded to the
call of states and the following bills
and resolutions we're introduced and re-
ferred: By Townsend, TO limit the
jurisdi ction of United States courts in
patent cases, also proposing 8. constitu-
tl9nal amendment providing that the
president and vice president shall be
| elected by a majority Of the people,
abolishing the electoral college and
regulating the method Of counting the
votes by the two houses of congress.
Mr.. lngham, authorizing the payment
of postal notes by money order offices.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported
bill relating to the taxation of fraction
al part of gallon Of distilled spirits
The house then went into q COM mittee
of the whole. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 81.
Senate-Sen. ingalls, presented a
memorial of the legislature of Kansas
praying for the establishment of two
additional military stations in that
state as protection against the depre-
dations of the Indians. Sen. Harrison
called up the bill for the admission of
Dakota. The bill having been read,
Sen. Harrison addressed the senate in
it's support. Sen. Butler took the floor
in reply to Sen. Harrison, but yielding
for the executive session, after which
the senate adjourned.
| House.-The senate resolution touch.
ing the death Of Vice President Hend-
ricks was presented to the house, and
on motion of Mr.. Holman it was laid
on the table for the present, and Mr..
| Holman gave notice that on next Tues
| day he would ask the house to consider
similar resolutions. Viele, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
the bill to aid in the erection of a monu-
ment.to Gen. u. S. Grant in New York
The house went into committee of the
whole. The house resumed the con-
! SlderatIon or the Dill for the voluntary
retirement eff certain naval officers. 1t
was advocated by Mcadoo and Haver
The house proceeded to consideration
of the bill, declaring forfeited certain
| lands granted TO the states of Missis-
sippi, Alabama, and Louisiana TO aid in
the construction of railroads. The bill
is Identical with that passed by the
house in the 48th congress, but tie
committee on public lands recommends
an amendment excepting the Gulf &
| Ship Island road of Mississippi, from
the operation OF the bill. The question
| being an amendment of the committee
excepting the Gulf & Ship Island road,
it was rejected. Yeas, SO, nays, 178
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, offered an
amendment that the lands restored to
| the public domain shall be subject to
entry and settlement under the pro-
visions of the homestead law only, pro-
Vided, however, that if the sales of any
such lands have heretofore been made
by the United States, such sales are
hereby confirmed. The amendment
was adopted and the bill as amended
passed. The house then adjourned.