Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

limits OF any village, town or city-be
and the same are hereby declared forfeit
ed and restored to the public domain, be-
cause of the failure of the company to
perform the conditions on which the
grade was made. The forfeiture shall
not extend to lands adjacent TO and CO.
tinuous with the completed road sold by
said company prior to January 1st, 1883.
to bona fde purchasers for value, but
the title of such land is confirmed to
sucn purchasers, their heirs OF their as
signees, upon condition that all persons
claiming the benefit of this section shall,
within one year after the passage OF this
act, make and fie before the register and
receiver of the proper lard Office, proof
Of his or her good faith, consideration,
date and extent of his Or her purchase.
All settlers upon forfeited lands are
authorized to acquire title to not exceed
ing $50 acres under the homestead law.
THURSDAY, Sept. p.
Senats.-Sen. Sherman, from the com
m1ttee on foreign relations, reported
back without any recommendation the
resolution offered by him for inquiry as
TO the state of the relations between the
United Rtates and Great Britain and the
Dominion of Canada and it was placed
on the calendar. The conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill was
presented aud agreed to. It was ordered
that when the senate adjourned to-day it
will be till Monday.
House.--The house, on motion of MIR.
Burns, of Missouri, adopted the confer
enee report on the sundry civil appropri-
ation bill. The morning hour expired
without any action of interest, and the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sept. %.
House.-A conference was ordered
on the joint resolution In aid of the
sufferers from yellow fever. It was
ordered that when the house adjourn
to- day, it be to meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, presented the
report of the special committee which
had investigated the charges against
Representative Stahlnecker, of New
York, in connection with the new library
building, which was ordered printed and
laid over. The COD. nittee on merchant
marine and fisheries reported back
the resolution calling on the sec-
rotary Of the treasury to state
whether the treasury department had
the information of any violation of the
navigation laws and if so whether any
steps have been taken for the registra-
ton of American vessels commanded by
foreigners. Adopted. The house then
went into the committee of the whole on
the calendar. The collector of customs
at New York has been authorized to sus-
pend action in the case of the twenty
Mormon children de .ained at that port
until the agent of the Mormon society
shall have had an opportunity to prove
that they were not likely to become pub
lie charges. When the committee rose
dozen private bills were passed and
then the house took a recess till evening.
The house at its evening session passed
thirty-one private pension bills, and at
1890 adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Oct. 1.
Seaate.-Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the senate
calendar was the house bill to forfeit GER
tain lands granted to the Northern Pa
cifc railroad company. The presidents
message announcing his approval of the
Chinese exclusion hill was received and
read at length. After a brief debate on
the motion of Mr.. Sherman, the message
was referred to the committee on for
eignsrelations.
House.-In the house a number of bills
were introduced, but action on the few
bills which were called up was prevented
by the point Of ''no quorum being rails
ed After fruitless attempts to transact
business the house, at 2:25 adjourned.