Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22


the states of Washington and North
Dakota, with minority reports. Reso-
lut1ons Of the house on the death
of Representative Moffatt, of Michigan,
were presented to the senate. After
eulog1es had been delivered resolutions
were adopted and the senate adjourned
HouSe.-Mr. Thomas denied the charges
made against him by the New York
Sun. He said that these land grant
grsbbers, these Pacific railroad men, who
had taken from the treasury under false
pretenses $17S,000,0OO and 26,OOO.OOO
acres of land, were seeking now to SANDER
and besmear the character of every man
who stood up for the rights of the people.
The house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill.
The amendment appropriating $4,000
for the pay of assistant custodians and
ianitors OF the pubic buildings and for
the reinstatement of as many persons
discharged since February first as may be
necessary, was agreed to.
FRIDAY, Mar. Is.
Senate-Sen. Butler offered a bill for
the admission of Utah as a state. Re-
ferred to committee on territories. The
resolution offered by Sen. Frye yesterday
calling for copies of the minutes and
protocols of the fisheries commission,
end that Sen. Dolph as to fur seal fishing
III Alaska were passed. The senate re-
sumed consideration Of the undervalua-
ton bill. Sen. Plumb offered a preamble
and resolution reciting the fact of the
interruption of freight traffic OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Atchlson, Topeka j. Santa Fe railroads,
and 1nstructing the committee on inter
state commerce to inquire whether such
interruption was Occasioned by the
failure of the railroad company to adopt
necessary precautions or by other neglect
of their duty as common carriers. The
resolution was laid over. Adjourned till
Monday.
Rouse.-The bill was reported to annex
a portion of Idaho to Washington and
Montana. House Calendar. Indian ap-
preparation bill reported. Committee of
the whole. The house then went into
committee of the whole for the consider
alton of the senate amendments to the
urgent deficiency bill. On the recon-
mendation of the com mittee on appeals
an amendment was adopted appropriate
ing 1927 900 to reimburse the state of
Texas for expense incurred in repelling
the invasions and supervising Indian
hostjlltles. The various senate amend
ments were cOncurred or non-concurIed
IN according to the recommendation of
the committee on appropriations and the
committee rose and reported the bill to
the house. The house ratified the action
of the committee of the whole and Messrs.
Burns, Sayres and McComas were ap-
pointed conferees. The house then took
recess until 7:3O. The house at the
evening session passed thirty five pension
bills and adjourned.
MONDAY, Mar. 10.
Senate-The following bills were re-
ported and placed on the calendar:
The house bill for the establishment of
life saving station at Kewaunee, Wis.
The house bill to divide a portion of
the Sioux reservation in Dakota into sep
arate reservations and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
remainder. The senate then proceeded
TO the consideration of the bills on the
calendar. The following bills were
passed: Authorizing the appointment
of superintendent Of Indian schools
and prescribing his duties. To authorize
the sale of timber on the Menominee
Indian reservation IN Wisconsin.
To settle and adjust the claims of any
state for expenses incurred by the de-
Tense of the United States during the war
of the rebellion. Appropriating 100000
for the erection in Washington of a
to the negro soldiers and
sailors who gave their lives for the
preservation of tne government; yeas 81,
nays 10. For the issue of patents for
the donation claims under the act of
81, 1850. Sen. Teller intro
duced a bill for the admission of the
state of Wyoming into the Union. Re-
ferred.
House-Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, under
instructions from the committee on
banking and currency, moved to sus-
pend rules and pass the bill author
izing the issue of fractional silver
certificates. After a long debate
the bill was passed-yeas 178, nays 81.
The following is the text of the bill:
''That the secretary of the treasury be,
and he hereby is, authorized and direct |
ed to issue silver certificates of demon
nations of twenty five, fifteen and ten
cents, such certificates to be re-
ceived, redeemed, paid and reissued |
in the same manner as silver |
certificates of large denominations
and to be exchangeab'e for |
silver certificates of other denominations. |
And the secretary of the treasury is au
and directed to make such regu-
lations as may seem to him proper for
distributing and redeeming the denomin-
alions of silver certificates herein author
lied. On motion of Mr.. Bland the rules
were suspended and the bill was passed |
the coinage of the So
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