Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-04

that In all cases of homestead entirely,
where the homestead, or his widow or
children resided upon and cultivated
the land for five years, patents there
for shall be granted, although final
proof was not made within the time re-
guired by law, and such proof may be
made at any time and a patent obtained
far the same.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. "a.
Senate Mr.. Van Wyck called up
and the senate, without debate, passed
the bill for the relief of the settlers and
purchasers of land on the public do.
main in Nebraska and Kansas. It ap-
propriates $250,000 to be expended for
| the purpose Of reimbursing persons and
their legal representatives who, under
the land laws, settled upon Or purcbas-
ed lands within the grant made to aid
in the construction of the Northern
Kansas railroad to waom patents had
been issued for land, but against which
persons DEGREES had been rendered by
the circuit court on account of the pri-
GRITTY Of the grant TO the railroad. Per-
sons entitled to the benefits of the act
are to be reimbursed at the rate OF SIS. so
per acre. The education bill was
then taken up, and Senator Blair adj
| dressed the senate in reply to the o.
Jections and criticisms made against it,
Senator George, of Mississippi, spoke
| IN favor Of the measure, and continued
his argument at some length, but finally
yielded for an executive session. after
which the senate adjourned.
HoaIse.-In the houss, to-day, Mr.. Pay
son, from the committee on public
lands, reported the senate bill TO quit
the titles Of the settlers on the Des
MONIES river lands in Iowa. He gave
! the history of the case from the time
the grant of land was made to
the state of Iowa, and stated that
21O, goo acres were involved in
the bill. By a misconstruction OF
the Grand burgh act, the state of Iowa
has sold certain lands to which it was
rot entitled and had granted certain
other lands to the Des Moines River
Railroad andI Oavigation company.
This state of affairs had given rise to
much litiagation, and the p1rpose of the
bill was simply to allow the parties who
had made presumption and Homestead
filings on these lands to have the ques-
tion judicially determined as to wheth-
er the land was public land. After
without division. After an executive
session the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. rs.
Seaadte-Sen. Edmunds introduced a
bill to-day providing for the inspection
Of meats for expectation, and prohibit
ing the importation of adulterated
articles of food and drink, and author
irzSr, 4 1n n 49,,
ton in certain cases. The bill gives the
president power to retaliate whenever
our products are unjustly Disseminated
against in foreign countries. Senator
Edmunds thought it clear that it was
time to introduce this bill again, The
senate, On motion of Senator Dawes, re-
sumad consideration of the bill to pro-
vide allotments of land in severaity to
the indians. Passed. At 9 O'Clock the
educational bill was laid before the
senate and Sen. George took the floor
to continue his remarks in favor of the
bill. Remarks were also made by
Senators Edmumds and Hoar.
Sen. Allison thought the bill should be
SO amended as to be precisely what it
was intended to be and left no room
for doubt to arise when the provisions
Of the bill came to be applied in practice
as to the preparations of the money to
be applied to white aud colored schools
respectively. The debate here closed
and the senate adjourned.
House-Hewitt presented a memorial
OF the savings bank of New York state
representing 1,168,0 600 depositors. ask
ing for q rereal of the Bland silver act,
Referred. The committee on commerce
Esay c-ta haa 4hn r.,
the Atlantic and Pacific ship Railway.
Referred to the committee Of the whole.
Tho committee on public lands reported
the bill to forfeit the land granted TO
the state Of Michigan to aid in the con-
struction of railroad from Ontonagon
TO the Wisconsin state line. It was
put on the house calendar.
The house went into the committee of
the whole on the Hennipin canal
bill, and Murphy, of Iowa, concluded
his speech advocating the measure. Mr..
Rowell, Of Illinois, supported the bill,
and pending the conclusion of his re-
marks, the morning hour expired and
the committee rose. The house then
again resolved itself into committee
Of the whele Crisp in the chair on the
pension appropriation bill. Townshend,
Of Illinois, wAo had charge Of the bill,
explained It's provisions. It appropri-
ates, he said, SO, 754 200, or about $15,-
900, 900 more than was carried by law
for the current year. The average ap-
preparation for pensions for the last six
years was SIT. 449, 600, showing that he
appropriation contained in the pending
bill was $1,694,8 800 below the average.
After long debate participated ia by
Ti1Inlan, of South Carolina, and War
ner, Of OHIO. The house then ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, FEB. 26.
SenGte.-After the transaction of the
routine business Mitchell obtained the
floor to deliver a speech on the bill re-
Gently introduced by him to provide
for an aggregation OF all treaties per-
mittiHg the emigration ofChinese to
snter the United States. Sen. Mitchell
having finished his address in behalf of
the bill, the education bill was taken
up. Sen. Allison made formal pre-
seataiion Of the amendment suggested
by him yesterday, to the effect that
where separate white and colored
schools exist the money should be paid
outs Sin the proportion that the litter
acy OF the we1te and the colored person