Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

ing the Italians, the resolution was
adopted. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill,
the agreement being that no vote should
be taken on the pending wool schedule
to-day.
FRIDAY. July Is.
HouSe.-Mr. Blount submitted the
conference report On the post
Office appropriation bill to-day An
agreement has been arrived at on all
amendments, except the subsidy amend
ment. The rate of postage on seeds,
plants, bulbs, roots and scions, has been
liked at one cent for each two ounces, or
fraction thereof. The report was agreed
TO. Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, moved
to concOr in the senate subsidy amend
ment, with an amer dment reducing the
appropriation from 100000 to S45O,0OO
authorizing the postmaster general to IL
crease the mail facilities, not only be
tween the United States and Central and
South America and the West Indies. but
between the United States and China,
Japan, the Sandwich Islands and Aus
tralia, and providing that the American
ships carrying mails shall be allowed four
times the rate of com pensation they now
receive. The house, at the evening session,
passed twenty-four private pension bills,
including one granting q pension to
'Much-a- Pee Wah- K euh- Cab" Or "John,' ~
and at 1880 adjourned.
SeRGte.-Sen. Dawes presented the re-
monstrance of large numbers of WOO.
manufacturers and wool dealers against
the legislation proposed in the Mills bill
Referred. The senate then went into exc
cutive session and Sen. Dolph spoke at
some length in opposition to the treaty.
When it came to pass that the most i'm
po1tant acts of the highest legislative
body in the country were controlled by
fear of foreign war on treaty of execQ-
tive proceeding that would involve the
country in financial distress, then tho re.
publican Institutions were indeed in
danger: but the danger was from within,
not without. Dolph did not court war
with Great Britain, nor she with US, but
he was not alarmed at the prospect.
The nation could emerge from a costly
and saDguinary war with its honor un-
tarnished-love Of liberty intensified and
its foundation of prosperity strengthen
ed; but when it barely yielded to I'm Just
demands, it lost its own self respect an
SATURDAY, July IA.
RoatSe.-The house resumed considera-
ton of the subsidy amendment of the
senate to the postofice appropriation
bill, TO day. After debate, Mr.. Bing-
hams motion to concur in the senate
amendment with an amendment, was lost.
The house further insisted upon it's dis
agreement to the senate amendment and
q further conference was ordered.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill, the pending
schedule being that relative to wool.
The house spent the entire evening in
passing nineteen private relief bills and
at II O'Clock adjourned.
MONDAY, July Is.
Senate.-Sen. Chandler offered resoIu,
ton to continue during the recess the
select committee on Indian traderships.
Referred to committee on contingent ex-
penses. Sen. Hoar reported back the bill
appropriating $4,000 for thu purpose of
erecting monument to General George
Rogers Clark, at Louisville, KY, instead
of Washington, d. c., in recognition of
his services to the country In the CON
quest of the northwest territory during
the revolutionary war, the latter claiming
that the monument should be erected at
Vincennes. The bill passed.
House.-TO-day in committee of the
whole, the house refused by a vote Of 122
to SO, to strike wool from the free list.
The call of states for the introduction
Of bills having been dispensed with, the
house went into committee IF the
whole on the tariff bill, the wooden
schedule pending. At the suggestion OF
Mills, it was agreed that vote should be
taken on the free wool clause at one
O'Clock. When the hour arrived Mr..
Wilkins, of Ohio, moved to strike wool
from the free list. On division, the vote
stood SO to 122, and the announcement
was received with applause on the demo-
cratic side.