Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-06

The committee on the Oklahoma bill
then resumed its setting. The entire
afternoon was consumed IN the unsaccess-
fui effort to secure quorum to vote on
the amendments offered and without
action the committee arose.
FRIDAY, August 81.
Senate-The mouse joint resolution 10
extend until Sept. 18th the resolution OF
July 81, TO provide temporarily for the
expenses of the government was reported
and passed. The resolution offered yes
terday by Sen. Cullom concerning the
transit IN bond without payment OF duty,
OF goods from Canada contrary 10 la1,
was considered and after short debate
went over. The senate then resumed
consideration OF the fortifcation bill, and
after one amendment had been adopted
the bin was passed. 4 conference on the
disagreeing votes was ordered, and SEN
ators Dawes, Plumb and German were
appointed conferees on the part of the
senate. Sen. Stewart asked unanimous
consent that bill for the admission of
the state of Washington be taken pp
Monday, at two o'clock, and continued I'M
til disposed of. Sen. Riddleberger eieeted
The house joint resolution to authorize
the secretary of the interior to certify
lands in the state of Kansas for the bene-
FL of agriculture and mechanical arts was
passed.
Rouse.-The house on assembling pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the CON
ference report on the sUpdry civil appro-
priation bill. After some opposition to
the report by Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama, on
account of the agreement to the senate
amendment appropriating $4,000 to pay
certain claims of Miami and Peoria In
dians, the report was agreed to. The
house then proceeded to consider the
amendments upon which agreement has
not been reached in conference. Twenty
seven private pension bills were passed,
and the house at 1880 adjourned until to-
morrow.
SATURDAY, Aug. 81.
House, ON motion OF MIR. Brecken-
ridge, of Kentucky, Mr.. Blount,
of Georgia, was elected speaker pro tenn.
to act during the absence of the speaker.
The committee on foreign affairs re-
ported back the retaliation bill, and it was
made the order for Tuesday next.
Mr.. eckenridge, of KY, moved to
concur IN the senate amendment ap-
propriatjng $25O,OO0 for investigating
the extent for which the arid region of
the United states can be redeemed by ir-
rigation, which amendment requiring
the director of the geological survey to
make an annual report to congress as to
the result of his investigation, and pro-
viding that the reclaimed land shall be
reserved for sale and shall not be subiec
to entry, settlement and occupation until
further provided by law. After
discussion of the amendment
and without action the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Sept. 8.
Se'aote.-The house bill, exclud
ing Chinese absolutely having come
over from the house, was taken up
for action. At first Mr.. George moved
i IS reference to the committee on foreign
relations, but that course vas resisted by
Messrs. Stewart, Mitchell and Dolph, and
Vest declared himself prepared TO vote
for the bill Immediately. Under these
circumstances Mr.. George Withdrew his
| motion 10 refer. Mr.. Sherman made
statements as to the course of the com
mittee on foreign relations on the sub
ject and advocated the passing of the bill
on the ground that every nation had the
right to provide for its own preservation
even in the contravention of existing trea-
ties. Thefdebate was continued at much
length by Senator Gray, who deprecated
the action OF the senate in putting IN
| necessary amendments On the treaty
which would have fully accomplished the
purpose of the pending bill; and by Sen
ators Stewart, Vest, Doiph, Mitchell and
George. The latter made a long argu-
ment to prove that the republicans were
responsible for the Burlingame treaty
for the rejection of the various measures
to restrict Chinese immigration. The
bill went over till tomorrow.
House.-The house to-day passed a
bill supplementary TO the act to exc
cute certain treaty stipulations relating
to the Chinese, approved May 9th, 1882.
The following bills were then intro
duced and referred: Placing cotton bag
ging on the free list; to punish persons
connected with trusts, and fixing day
for the consideration OF the postal tele-
graph bill. The bill TO punish persons
| connected with trusts proposes to subject
such persons to fine ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 or Imprisonment of
from one to five years.