Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-31

After some alterations principally
ir the phraseology, the bill was passed.
Also the following bills were taken
from the calendar and passed: The
senate bill authorizing the construc-
ton of a railroad bridge across the
Missouri river at Nebraska City, Heb.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000
for the completion of the public build
ing at Peoria, Ills. The senate bill in
creasing the appropriation for public
building at Ninona, Mimi, to $4,000.
The senate bill appropriaeing 100000
for public building at Vicssburg. Miss.
The house bill authorizing the purchase
of additional ground for public buildings
in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at a cost not ex
| ceeding$ 600.
HouSe.-The day was occupied by the
committee on labor. The bill to confine
the sale of products of convict labor to
the state in which produced was discuss
ed, amended and the previous question
ordered.
WEDNESDAY, May %.
Eouse.-On motion of Mr.. Hudd,
of Wisconsin, the senate bill was
passed granting q right of way
| through the Lac de Flambeau Indian res
ervation in Wisconsin to the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Western Railway com
| pany. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the postoffice
appropriation bill. After considerable
debate the bill was read by sections for
amendment. mr.. Kerr moved to strike
out the appropriation for rent, light and
| fuel, for third class post-offices. Lost.
Mr.. McRae, Ark, offered an amendment
| providing fourth class postmasters shall
receive compensation of twenty dollars
year in addition to compensation al
| lowed by the existing law. Ruled out on
| point of order. Mr.. Adams, of Illinois,
moved TO increase from $6,0O0,O00 TO
| $6,200,000 tn: apprc priation for the free
| delivery service. Rejected. Mr.. McRae,
Ark, moved to increase from $780,,
600 to $6,0OO,O0O, the appropriation
for the star route service. The motion
was advocated by Messrs. McRae,
! Symes, and Perkins, but was rejected.
Senate.-Several bills were reported
after which the senate proceeded to
executive business. When the doors were
reopened Legislative business was resumed.
! After routine matters were disposed
of Sen. Spconer moved that the senate
adjourn out of spect of the death of the
wife Of Sen. Sawyer and the motion was
carried.
THURSDAY, May "a.
Homse.-An Intellectual effort was
made to secure the passage of
the joint resolution appropriating
| $25, 900 for the cele bration OF the twenty
fifth anniversary of the battle OF Gettys-
| burg by the survivors Of the armies of
the Potomac and northern Virginia.
The objection coming from Mr.. Kerr, OF
Iowa. The house then went into COM
mittee on the postofice appropriation
bill which was passed. After consider
able debate the committee rose without
action upon the bill for the admission
of Dakota, and the house passed the
senate marine conference bill as amended
in the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Gay, La, submitted a conference
report on the ip~alid pension appropri
alton bill, and it SPs agreed to. The bill
is the same as it passed the senate.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the committee on foreign affairs to in
quire INTO facts connected with the i'm
prisonment in an English jail of John
| Curtin Kent, naturalized American citi-
zen.
mittee on appropriations, reported back
the defici ency bill for the expenses of
collecting revenues and the Indian appro-
priatjon bill. He gave notice that he would
ask for consideration of the former to-
morrow. Mr.. Stewart called up the resolu-
tion introduced by him on the 18th inst,
for a constitutional amendment reducing
to simple maj ority vote the vote
necessary to override the presidential
veto, and addressed the senate on the
bject. TIE conference report on the
pension appropriation bill was then
agreed to.
FRIDAY, May 25.
Senote.-Senator Blair introduced
joint resolution, providing for an
amendment to the constitution, to the
effect that no state shall ever make or
maintain any law respecting the estab
iishment of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, ard that every state
shall establish and maintain system of
free public schools, but that no money
raised by taxation shall ever be appro
priated, applied or given to any school,
institution, corporation or person where
by instruction is given in any doctrine
tenets, beliefs, ceremonials or ObserVa
tions peculiar to any religious sect. 1t
was laid on the table at his own request.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of tbs house bill making an
appropriation to supply the deficiency
in the appropriation for the expenses of
collecting the revenue from customs.
Several amendments were adopted and
the bill was passed. The Senate adjourn
ed till Monday.
HouSe.-Tho private business having
been put aside the house went into CON-
mittee of the whole on the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill,
which was read by paragraphs for amend
ment. The greater part of the afternoon
was consumed in dreary discussion upon
the proposed increase of salary for the
house employees, and in tedious details on
a point of order. No material changes
were made in the bill. Mr.. McComas
offered an amendment increasing the
clerical force of the civil service COM |
mission. Pending vote upon the amend |
ment the committee rose. The house |
took recess till o'clock. The house at
its evening session passed fifty private |
pension bills and at 1870 adjourned |
until to morrow.
SATURDAY, May 26.
House.-The house went into committee
of the whole on legislative, executive ana
judicial appropriation bill. The amend
ment offered by Mr.. McComas of Mary |
land, increasing clerical force of service |
commission was advocated by Mr.. Tracy, |
of New York, who said that IN increase
10 he ont n Qvr aT1d q