Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.


tons passed.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.
Rouse.-A letter from the secretary OF
the treasury showing the probable loss by
the destruction Of United States bonds
was laid before the house. Unanimous
consent was secured to have it printed
in the Record. A memorial signed By
the glass blowers, protesting against q
reduction of duty upon imported window
glass as proposed by the Mills tariff bill
was presented. Mr.. Randall, from com
| mlttee on rules, reported the resolution
which was adopted, providing for an
evening session every Friday for the con
slderatlon of private pension and politi
cal disability. The house, in committee
| of the whole, resumed consideration OF
the omnibus bill, which provides for the
payment OF thirty odd claims for sup.
| plies for the army during the war, re
ported by the coart of claims under the
| provisions of the Bowman act. Mr.. Lee
of Virginia. offered an amendment appro
prIating $4,000 for the relief of the
Protestant Episcopal theological semin
ary and high school of Virginia. After
considerable debate it was adopted. The
| the house. Pending further action the
house took a recess until 7:3O. The
house tonight began the evening session
for the consideration of pension bills
Twenty-Five OF those measures were pass
ed, together with the bills removing the
political disabilities of Samuel Noble
Horace A. BroWE9, Paul Faison and An
drew j. Lindsay.
SATURDAY, Mar. 3.
House.-Henry @. Seymour, Of Michigan
successor to the late Seth G. Moffat, IN
the house, took the oath OF Office today
A resolution was adopted authorizing
an expenditure by the committee on
manufactures in the trust investigation
After the reports from various commit.
tees, the house resumed considera-
ton of the Pacific railroad telegraph bill
Mr.. Williams, n. Y, took the floor in
opposition to the measure. This bill af-
forded the government no new remedy.
There was a buncombe in it bat there
was no legislation in it. He warmly
cham pioned the Western Union telegra phi
company and asserted that the company
furnished better facilities and at lower
average rates than in any other country.
He said he was here to protest against
anarchy and communistic legislation
which would seek to leglslate away the
property of q man acquired honorably
and honestly under the forms of law.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado, said thu pur-
pose of the bill was merely to compel the
subsidized railroads to comply with the
conditions and provisions of the grants
creating them, After Jay Gould and his
rJn hoI Iha
long as he could make anything out of it
he had walked of leaving the company
bankrupt and taking with MIN among the
assets, the Geographic lines with which
he levied discriminating tribute from
the people west of the Missouri river.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, said under
the granting acts the Pacific com panies
were required to construct not only rail
road lines, but also telegraph line. In
stead of doing SO they mad assumed to
diyest themselves of their obligations by
a monopoly contract with the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Competi-
ton was essential to the highest and best
interests of the whole people and if nee
essary, and he believed it to be necessary,
the power of that government must be
exercised to execute to the people that
perfect equality without discrimination,
which was the very basis upon which
rested the whole fabric of our institutions.
The pending bill was an initiative meas
ure OF reform. He desired to appeal to
no prejudice in the discussion of this
question, but he was in earnest about this
proposition, that no man in this country,
although he was worth 100000, 900,
should dominate the country and succeed
in his attempt at universal monopoly.
Mr.. White then offered his subs 5itute
which was rejected without division, and
the Till was passed-yeas, 1877; nays, 4;
bliss, Ketchum, Merriman, and White,
of New York. The house adjourned.