Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, July 81.

the Union Pacific funding bill, providing
for settlement of the CLAIMS growing out
of the issue of bonds to secure payment
of all Indebtedness. He said: "The bill
is the Cultivate bill as reported to house,
containing maay amendments over the
bill as it came from the commission
originally" The bill was placed on the
calendar and with the report ordered to
be printed. Sen. Hoar's resolution rela-
tive to the relations of the commerce and
business existing between the United
States and the British North American
possessions was agreed to. The consider
alton of the sundry civil bill was then re
sumed, and Sen. Spooner's amendment
appropriating $4,000 for public build
ing at Atchison, Kas., was reiected-yeas,
81; nays, %. Several other amendments
of minor Importance were rejected, and
agreed to. The bill went over until to-
morrow and the senate adjourned.
House. In the house day Mr.. Nc
MILAN, of Tennessee, WIS elected speaker
pro tenn. during the speakers absence.
Mr.. Mills requested that August be as
signed for labor measures, which was not
granted. The conference report on the
Omaha public building bill was rejected,
and the bill again sent to confereL &c.
The bill for the revocation of the with
drawal of lands made for the benefit of
certain railroads In Iowa and Minnesota
was passed. The further consideration
of the deficiency bill was postponed, ard
the house went into committee of the
whole ON the appropriation bill with the
senate amendments. All the amendments
were nOn-cOncurred in, with the exception
of those relative to Notifications and
ordnance, which were considered in Or
der. Pending action on the first one, the
committee rose and the house ad journed'
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 1.
SenGte.-Mr. Plumb, from the commit
tee on agriculture, reported back the
house bill to enlarge the powers and du-
ties of the department of agriculture,
and to create an executive department,
to be known as the department of agri-
culture. He said the bill was in the same
shape as when last reported ana recon-
mitted, and that ne would call it up for
action at an early date. The following
bills were taken up and passed: The
house bill to authorize the Winona d
Southwestern railroad company to build
a bridge across the Mississippi river at
Winona, MINI. The house bill to pro-
tect the purchasers of lands lying in the
vicinity of Denver, heretofore withdrawn
by the executive department as lying
within the limits of certain railroad
grants and afterwards held to be with
out such limits. The senate bill to grant
to the city of Chadrop, Neb., the right to
lay pipe lines across certain lands.
House.-After dis posing of the unim-
portant business on the speakers table,
the house went into committee Of the
whole on the senate amendments to the
army appro priation bill. The pending
motion was that made by Townshend, of
ILL.,, to non concur in the amendment ap
propriating $4,000 for repairs to the sea
wall and wharf of Willett's Point, N. Y,
and it was then concurrej in, as were
also the amendments appropriating
81 600 for repairs to the works on old
Fort Barrausas, Pensacola Bay, Fla, ard
appropriating 100000 for the manufac-
ture or purchase of cannon and carria-
ges.
THURSDAY, August 2.
Senate.-The presiding officer announc-
ed the appointment of select committee
under Hoar's resolution, of commerce and
business between the United States and
Canada, as follows: Senators Hoar, Ali
son, Hale, Dolph, Pugh, Eustis and
Blodgett. A conference committee wss
ordered appointed on the naval appro-
priation bill, and Senators Hale, Farwell
and Beck were appointed the conferees on
the part of the senate. The resolution
instructing the committee On Indian af-
fairs to continue the investigation into
the Indian matters with authority to visit
the Indian reservation was agreed to.
Sen. Stewards resolution, offered yester
he
ior for information as to cancelled desert
land applications was taken up and adopt
ed. The fisheries treaty was then taken
up in open executive session, the question
being Sen. Morgan's motion to postpone
further consideration until December
next.
Rouse.-The senate amendments to the
house bill providing for appraisers at the
warehouse in New York was concurred in
and conference ordered. The house
proceeded to the consideration of the
senate amendments to the army appro-
priation bill and they were concurred in,
and a conference was ordered. The house
then went into committee of the whole
(Mr. Springer, of Ill, in the chair), on the
deficiency appropriation bill.
FRIDAY, Aug. 3.
Sendte-The house bill to grant to the
Gulf d Chicago air Liue Railway com
pany the right to construct bridges over
the navigable water courses was reported
and placed on the calendar. Sen. Vest
offered a concurrent resolution, which
was agreed to, requesting the president
to return to the senate the enrolled bill
amendatory of the statutes to punish |
crimes. Sen. Cullom offered resolution |
instructing the committee on interstate |
commerce to- make a full investig alton |
into the relation of Canadian railroads |
with transportation across the continent /
OF commerce which naturally belongs to
the United States, and made long !
speech the show how, by the aids and sub
sides granted By the British and Cana
dian government to the railroads and
the Canadian lines were in
control of the commerce, and especially
of the transportation of tea, forty-two
per cent. of the tea business being now
carried on through Canada. The dis
cussion was Joined in by Senators Cor
man and Hoar.
Holse.-The speaker laid before the
house letter from Governor Green, of
New Jersey, presenting to congress, in
the name of the state of New Jersey,