Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
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WEDNESDAY, Mar. 81.

WEDNESDAY, Mar. 81.
Se1qte.--The bills providing for the
inspection of meats for expectation and
prohibiting the adulteratei articles of
food or drink, were amended so as 20
allow inspection at the places of packing
and passed. The other bills passed were
as follows: To allow the soldiers and
sailors who lost both hands or the use of
both hands a pension of 500 per month;
the house bill to facilitate the prosecu-
| ton of the works projected for the i'm
proyement OF rivers and harbors, with
the amendments, on which conference
committee was appointed. The house
bill for the relief of the volunteers of the
46th regiment of Iowa infantry, amended
| by substitute entitled for the relief of
| certain volunteer soldiers. The sub
| stltute provided that the act of April %.
] ~, In relation to bOunties, shall have the
| restrictive words before August 6, 81"
struck out and that the claims OF all SOL
diers and thsir heirs, who had been DEM
ed the bounty of 500, granted by the act
of April %, ~, shall be reconsidered,
allowed and paid, if found correct and
| just, provided the soldiers were enrolled
prior to July p, go, for three years.
| Other public bills on the calendar that
we've passed were the following: The
house bill to divide the Great Sioux In
dian reservations, into separate smaller
reservations, with substitute, being the
senate bill to divide a portion of the
| reservation of the Sioux nation of Indians
| IN Dakota into separte reservation aud
to secure relinq uishment of the Indian
title TO the remainder. To provide for
the sale OF the site of Fort Omaha, Neb.,
and for new site and construction of
suitable buildings there on.
HoISe.-The bill were passed to pre-
vent the product Of convict labor being
furnished to or for the use OF any depart
ment of government and from being used
IN public buildings or other public works
and to prevent the employment of alien
labor on public building and IL various
departments of the government. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the bill to establish a depart
ment of labor and after a number of
amendments had been offered the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, Mar. %.
SenGte.-Among the bills reported from
committees and placed on the calendar
this morning were the following: The
house bill to authorize the city of Chicago
to erect crib in lake Michigan for water
works purposes. The senate bill adverse.
ly) to permit miners to prospect and lease
mineral lands on any Indian reservation.
Sen. Allison introduced bill to appro-
pirate $125,000 for a public building at
Cedar Rapids Iowa. Sen. Sabin bill to
increase to $150,O00 the limit of cost for
the pnblic building at Winona, Mimi.
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slderation of the calendar and the follow
ing bills were passed: To provide for a
commission on the subject of the alcoho-
lie liquor traffic. The bill has bsen printed.
The house bill authorizing the presi-
dent tic arrange a conference between the
United States and the republics of Mex
ice, Central and South America, Hayti,
San Domingo and the empire of Brazil.
The senate added some amendments, and
on these conference was ordered.
A bill authorizing the construction of
| a high wagon bridge across the Missouri
river at or near Sioux City, Iowa, and
number of other bills. The postoffice
committee reported the bill reducing the
postage on seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots,
scions, etc, to one cent per four ounces.
Passed.
passed this morning: Regulating
the times for holding terms of the
United States court in the northern Iowa
and extending the protection of United
STATES laws over United States officials
executing processes in Indian territory.
Authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to remit all duties collected upon all ami
mails heretofore imported for breeding
purposes, whether for the importers own
use or for sale. Amending section 908 of
the revised statutes to read: That where
by the laws of a state defendants in a
court thereof are entitled to a stay of
execution defendants in courts of
the United States held therein shall
be entitled to like stay upon the same
conditions, including the giving and en-
forcement of bonded security for the
performance of the iudgmnt thus stay
ed, paoviding that the Judgments and
| DEGREES of the .. S. courts, rendered
within any state shall be liens on the
property in the same manner, and to the
same extent as the judgments and de-
crees of the courts of that state.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was agreed to. AS passed
the bill appropriates $6,87650O.
MONDAY, Mar. rs.
Seeate.-Mr. Allison introduced bill
appropriating $4,000 to defray the funeral
expenses of the late chief justice of the
supreme court. Passed. The bills re-
ported from the committees and placed
on the calendar include the following: To
provide for the formation and admission
into the union of the state of Montana.
Sen. Riddleberger then called up his
resolution for the consideration of the
fishery treaty in open session. Sen.
Sherman thought the foreign relations
committee would so recommend, After
some debate the resolution went over,
and the senate took up the house bill au
thorizing the purchase of government
bonds with surplus. Sen. Plumb offered
an amendment in the form of a new sec
ton requiring the secretary OF the treas
ury whenever the circulation of the ma
tional banks rendered it necessary to
issue treasury notes to equal the amount.
Sens Beck and Farwell antag onized the
amendment and on motion OF Sherman
it was laid On the table. Afterward Sen.
Plumb renewed it, modified in regard to
the legal tender quality of the proposed
treasury notes and argued in support of
it, After discussion the amendment was
adopted; yeas %, nays 81.
House-The house this morning adopt
ed resolutions that the funeral ceremOn-
les of the late Chief Justice Waite be held
in the hall of the house of representatives.
Wednesday, March %, at noon, under the
arrangements of the supreme court, and
that when the house adjourned the 9th
inst. it shall be until 11:30 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, and that the clerk of the
house notify the senate and supreme