Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
WEDNESDAY, March Il.

Se1adte.-Sen. CulIom moved to make
the Interstate commerce bill special
order for next Tuesday week. Several
messages from the president were laid
before the senate, one OF them being
unsigned, but it was received by the
President pro TEN. Sherman in due Off
cial form. The message, on the suggcs-
ton of the chair and on motion of Seu,
Cockrell, was returned to the president
for his signature. The unfinished bus
ing being Edmunds' resolutions. thew
were then laid before the senate, and
Sen. Dolph resumed the floor and con-
tinued his remarks in favor of the ma
jorlty report of the committee. After a
long debate on the Duskin case, in
which Senators Dolph, Coke, Edmunds,
Beck and others took part, but in the
course of which no new arguments of
Importance were brought to bear, the
resolution was referred to the COM
m1ttee on judiciary. A motion was en-
tered to reconsider the vote by which
r. S. Dement, was confirmed as survey
or general of Utah. When the doors
were reopened the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March IS.
HoNse-The house in committe Of
the whole to-day. Townshend in the
chair, on the Indian appropriation bill
finished ~ of the AZ pages of the bill.
The committee rose, and the house ad-
iourned.
Senate The senate to-day passed
without debate the bill providing for a
commission of five persons to investi-
gate the alcoholic liquor traffic, It's
relation to revenue and taxation
and its general economic, Grimm
al, moral, and scientific aspects.
at o'clock the unfinished business was
placed before the senate, being the res
olutions reported by Edmunds from the
judiciary committee, expressing the
senate's condemnation of the attorney
general for refusing to furnish papers
called fer by the senate. Sen. Van
Wyck offered as an amendment to the
resolutions the following: "And in all
such cases of removal the matter of
confirmation shall be considered in open
session of the senate" Sen. SewelI,
occupying the chair, remarked, "the
amendment will be printed and lie
over" The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 10.
SenGte-Senator Coke called lIp the
bill to establish a national live stock
highway, and to promote commerce in
live stock between the states. The bill
sets apart for ten years as such highway
the public lands In range eleven along
the east line of the state of Colorado,
it being factional range averaging two
miles in width. A bill was introduced
authorizing the president to appoint
Lieut.. William P. Randall, y. S. N.
lieutenant commander, and place him
on the retired list with such rank. ALI
private pension cases favorabIy reported
from the committee were taken up.
Sen. Colquit took the floor and the SEN
ate adjourned.
House. -After number of bills of a
private character had been reported
from the committees the house went in
to com mittee of the whole on the pri-
vate calendar. Pending action, the
committee rose, and half dozen pri-
vate bills were passed. At the evening
session the house passed 80 pension bills
The last bill to be considered was that
granting pension of $4,000 year to
the widow of W. S. Hancock. Mr. Price
opposed the bill, and stated that it
must be considered in a full house. On
the question Of passing the bill, the vote
stood % to 4. Price, Zach. Taylor, john
son, of Ind, and, and Winans nays.
Mr.. Price then raised the question of
quorum. The previous question was
however, ordered on the bill, and it
goes over until Monday. The house
then adjourned until tomorrow,