Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-29

into committee of the whole (Wellborn
in the chair on the river aud harbor bill.
Smooth progress was made on the bill
until the obstacle was reached authorizing
the secretary of war to accept for the
United States from the marine hosital at
Erie, Pa, the title to the peninsula,
Presque Isle at Erie. Against the pro-
vlso Hammond raised the point ordered
that it had no place on the river and
harbor bill. Arguments in support of the
point were presented by Hewitt aud
Springer, while Boyne and Scott took a
different view of the case. The point
was finally overruled by the chair, who
was satisfied that the possession of the
United States was an element in the work
of improving the harbor at Erie. and the
motion to strike out the proviso was re-
jected by the committee. A number of
amendments were offered and objected
to, and the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 81.
Se1ate-A resolution was offered by
Mr.. German directing the committee
of library to consider the subject of a
celebration in 1889 of the centennial
anniversary of the formation of the gov
eminent and in 1892 of the 400th anniver-
sary of the discovery of America. The
resolution Mr.. German said was in place
of that already submitted by him which
called for a special committee. All
the private pen sion bills on the cal
ender with the exception of half dozen
passed. The following bills were passed:
Bill to authorize the sale of timber on
certain lands reserved for the use of the
Menominee tribe of Indians in Wiscon-
sin. The house bill to protect the home
stead settlers within the railway limits.
1t provides that the homestead settlers on
the public lands within railway limits who
are restricted to less than 100 acres, who
have heretofore made or may hereafter
make additional entry allowed either by
the act of March 3rd, 1879, or of July IA,
1879, after having final proof of settle
ment and cultivation, under the original
entry shall be entitled to have the lands
covered by additional entry, patented
without any further cost or proof of set
Element Or cultivation. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
Ho1tse-The house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Mr.. Hep
burn moved to strike out the paragraphs
of the appropriation of 100000 for the
improvement of the Galveston harbor.
The motion was lost, but it was agreed
that vote should be taken upon it in the
house. Pending action on unimportant
motions the committee rose, and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.
SenGte-TOmOrrow being Good Friday,
the senate, on motion of Sen. Edmunds.
agreed that when it adjourned, to-day, it
be till Monday.
Sen. Mcmillan, from the committee on
commerce, reported favorably the bills
which have already passed the house, to
authorize the construction of bridges, as
follows: Across the Mississippi river at
Redwing and Winona in Minnesota, and
at Keithsburg in Illinois; across the Hi
nois river at LacOn, H., and the Des
Moines river, in Iowa, at any point that
the n. Y. & Council Bluffs company may
designate. Across the Missouri river at
Pierre, Oak, and at point in the vicini-
ty of Chamberlain, Oak. Across the st.
Croix river between Prescott, Wis. and
Taylor's Falls, Mimi. The senate then
went into executive session, and when the
doors reopened adjourned till Monday.
House-After routine business of little
Importance, the house went into
committe of the whole, (Wellborn in
the chair.) on the river and har-
Dor appropriations. The dispute over
the Monongahela river clause was still un
der discussion. After concluding the
consideration of % of the So pages of
the bill the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, April %.
House.-The house met at IL O'Clock
in continuation of yesterdays SEES
sion and Immediately went into a
committee of the whole on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. few
moments before noon the committee rose
and the house adjourned and the session
of Friday opened. The presidents mes
sage on the labor troubles was taken up
and after being read by the clerk, Mr..
Springer moved its reference to the COM
mittee on labor, with instructions to the
committee to report upon it by bill or
otherwise, on or before May Is. The
house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Hatch in the chair. on the
private calendar. The house at its even
ing session passed so pension bills and
adjourned.