Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09

drink; authorizing q proclamation BY the
president in certain cases and increasing
pensions to sailors who have lost both
hands. Among the bill. introduced
and referred were the following: Sen.
Cameron To place on the pension
roll all officers and enlisted men who were
in the service between March 4, 1861, and
February 1, 1866, at the rate of one cent
per day for each days service-this
to be service pension bill. and an add
ton TO invalid pensions for disabled vet
Grams.
HouSe.-The committee on appropria-
tons reported the urgent deficiency bill,
and it was referred to the committee of the
whole. As the. ex pirat1on of the morning
hour, the house proceeded TO the consid
Grafton of the report of the committee
on commerce in relation TO the proposed
Investigation of the Reading strike
After considerable debate the various
propositions made were considered
and the following resolution, was
adopted without division: Resolved,
That a special committee of five
members be appointed to investigate
forthwith the extent, causes and eff
feet upon interstate commerce of the
continued failure by the Reading railroad
company TO transport sdch commerce
and to report TO the house, by
bill or otherwise, for the consideration
at any time such legislation az is neces-
sary to secure to the public regular and
complete execution by the railroad com
pany of its obligation as to serve as 8
common carrier of inter- state commerce
and to Investigate the difference existing
in the Lehigh and SchuylkiIl regions
of Pennsylvania between the corpora
tions mining coal and the miners and
further to investigate all facts relating to
mining corporations and individual min
ers of anthracite coal in conn ection
Herewith and report the same to the
house with such recommendations as the
committee may agree upon.
THURSDAY, Feb. .. ...-.
SenGte.-Sen. Spooner presented a
petition from John A johnson, president
of the Fuller & johnson company,
of Madison, Wis, for the abolition
of all import duties on agricultural ma
chinery, such as plows, harrows and hay
and harvesting machinery, on the ground
that saeh duties were superhuons and
useless and that no agricultural machin-
cry would be imported if the duties were
wholly discontinued. At 2 o'clock, Mr..
Kenna, Of West Virginia, secured the
floor TO reply to the tariff speech of
Sen. Sherman at great length. Sen.
Sherman responded at sone length.
Sen. Reagan arose and briefly defended
the democratic party from the charge
that it had presented no affirmative tariff
pro position during the ten years it had
possession of the house. The motion
to refer the presidents message then
went over without action. The senate
passed the bill to increase the pensions
of totally helpless TO $72 per month.
Sen. Stewart addressed the senate
briefly in support of the educational bill
and after executive session the. senate
adj burned till Monday.
EoWse.-Mr. Blount called up the
bill to prevent the transmission
through the mails as second class matter
of cheap literature and requiring it to
be transmitted as third class matter.
After considerable debate the bill was
passed. The contest election case of
Lowry against White was then called up.
Mr.. Barry Miss argued in support
of the majority a resolution declaring
the seat vacant; and Cooper (Ohio) sus-
tanned the claims of the COD testee. The
matter went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Grain (Texas), from the committee
on presidential elections, ETC., reported a
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tional amendment providing that con-
gress shall hold annual meetings on the
first Monday in January. Calendar.
Mr.. Ford (Mich.) introduced a bill for
the organization of the territory of
Alaska.
FRIDAY, FEB. 3.