Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-16
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TUESDAY. FEE Z.

Stunning control Of the erection Of bridges
J over naYigabIe rivers within state
/ limits. The senate then, at 1924, resum
! ed consideration of the resolution TO re-
fer the presidents message, and Mr..
! Plat concluded his speech, which he COM
menced yesterday. The house bill TO au-
( th0rize the construction Of q bridge over
/ the Miss ouri river, near Lexington, Mo-,
! passed without amendment.
House.-Mr. Casweu (Wis.) reported a
] bill from the committee on judiciary.
amending the,a act restricting theoWnership
of real estate II the territories to Ameri-
can citiz5us. Mr.. Springer (Iu.) from
! the COMMITTEES on territories, reported a
bill TO organize the territory of Oklaho-
ma. Mr. Belmont, II. Y, from committee
on foreign affairs, reported the diplomat
&c and consular appropriation bill.
| Committee Of the whole. CT appropri-
/ ates S1,402, 868). Also bill 80 provide
/ for fourth assistant postmaster general,
! Committee Of the whole. On motion Of
Mr.. Dockery, Mo, the bill pasGed for the
appointment Of IL division superinten-
dents of the railway mail service at a sal
ary of s., 800 each. This is aB increase of
two over the number nov authorized.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. s.
SeRGte.-The bill authorizing the sale to
aliens Of certain mineral LANDS, was taken
up and, after considerable discussion, was
laid aside. 4 bill appropriating 81, 206,-
GOO for the erection OF public building
| II Kansas City, passed. On motion OF
| Sen. Spooner, the bill for the relief Of
i'm porters Of animals for reeding pur-
poses in certain cases, was taken up and
| passed. The bill! so authorize tbs Cnoc-
taw Coal & Railway company TO construct
and operate O. railway through Indian
! territory, was passed. The senate then
| took up the unfinished business, being
the Blair educational bill. Sen. Gail
spoke in support OF the bill, after which
Blair asked that the bill be voted on to-
MORROW. Plumb objected, Wishing to
speak on It, and O'Clock next Wzdnes-
! day was fixed for the vote.
! House.-Ihis morning a resolution was
! adopted assigning the afternoon Of Feb.
29th for the delivery of eplogistic ad-
! dresses upon the life Of the late Seth
/ IL offat, Of Michigan. The committee on
the District OF Columbia reported a reso-
luton directing an inquiry into the act
! ion of the district commissioners in at
| tempting to extend the streets through
! the German cemetery, on Prospect Hill.
Il was adopted. The house resumed con
| sheraton of the bill making bills Of lad
/ ing conclusive evidence in certain cases.
After long debate the bill passed, after
which the speaker appointed the follow
| ing special committee on the existing
labor troubles il Pennsylvania: Messrs.
TilIman Is. C.), Stone (M0.), Chapman
| (Mlch.), Anderson (Kan.), and Farker
! THURSDAY, Feb. 8.
! H0use-The bill amending the act of
Jan. 20, 1885, to provide for tho ascer-
tainmeHt Of the claims of American
citizens for depredations committed by
the French prior to July 81, 1901, was
reported and placed on the calender.
| The committee on labor reported bill
for the adjustment of the accounts of
laborers arising under thu eight-hour law.
Mr.. McCreary (Ky.), from the committee
or foreign affairs, reported a joint res
olution authorizing the president to ar
| range q conference for the purpose of
| promoting arbitration and encouraging
reciprocal commercial relations between
the United States and the republics of
| Mexico, Central and South America and
| the Empire of Brazil. Calender. The
bill was passed amending the laws regu-
| iating the fees for exemplifca+ion OF the
land patents.
FRIDAY, FEB 10.
HouSe.--The bill granting the right of
way through the Indian territory TO the
Choctaw Coal & Railroad company was
passed. Mr.. Anderson (m.), from the
postOffice committee, reported favOrably
Mr.. Perkins resolution directing the
postmaster general TO inquire into and to
inform the house of the cause and foun-
datiOn for the grievances complained in a
Kansas newspaper regarding the west
ern mail service, and also to inform
the house whether the almost universal
complaint prevailing in the west against
the present unsatisfactory mail service
results from insufficient appropriations.
The committee reported an amendment,
adding to the resolution the fOliWing:
"Also that the postmaster general be oi-
rected to further inquire and inform the
house what, if any provemenmts and
extensions had been made in the mail
service of the west during the past two
years." The resolution was finally adopt
ed after inserting an amendment offered by
Mr.. Holman, putting the word ''alP' be-
fore the word complaint" The house
passed the senate bill authorizing the ap-
pointment of Andrew D. White as a re-
MONDAY, FEB. IS.
SenGte.-The address of the constitu-
tional conventian of Dakota was present
ed favoripg division of the territory
and the admission of the southern por-
tion as a state. The bill providing for
commission on the subject of alcoholic
liquor was placed on the calendar. The
following bills were introduced. and referr-
ed: Sen. SaWyer-Authorizing the ap-
pointment of eleven railway superintend-
cuts. The senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Blair educational bill,
but after few remarks by Plumb, 1t was
laid aside and the resolution in regard to
the inefficiency of the postal service was
taken up. After some debate the reso-
luton went over and the senate ad
journed.
Ho1tse--Under the call of states the
following bills and resolutions were in
troduced and referred to day: Author
izing the election Of delegates from In
dian territory TO the 51st congress. Mr..
Townshend Qu.), permitting farmers
and producers of tobacco to sell leaf to-
bacco in any quantity to individual deal
ers or to any person without restriction,
and repeating all laws inconsistent there
to. To prohibit fictitious and gambling
transactions in articles produced by the
American farming industry. Mr.. Smith
wis., for the establishment of postal
telegraph saytem. Mr.. Guenther Wis
to regulate telegraph companies. Bills
were introduced for the erection of pub
lie buildings at Galesburg, H., Davenport,
Ia, and Eau Claire. The bills were passed
TO prohibit any person in Washington or
Georgetown from making books or pools
on the result of any races or games Of
base ball.