Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
COMPRESSION AL.
TUESDAY, July 10.

Sendte.-The senate took up the fishery
treaty. Sen. Hoar made alengthy speech
against it. When he was through the
conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was present
ed and agreed to and the senate adjourn
ed.
HoNSe.-The house west into commit
tee of the whole on the tariff bill immed-
lately after the the journal was read and
consumed the day in discussion. At the
night session of the house bills were
passed granting rights of way through
Indian territory, to number of railroad
companies. Bills were also passed grant
ing right of way through the reservations
IN Idaho, Dakota, Minnesota AID Oregon.
WEDNESDAY, July II.
rSendte.-The conference report ON the
postofhce appropriation bill was present
ed to the senate. The conference COM
mittee were unable to agree on the
amendment known as the subsidy clause.
Senator Plumb moved that the senate
insist on the subsidy amendment. After
long debate, the amendment was agreed
to-yeas, %; nays, Is. The senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to provide for Notifications and
other sea-coast defences, but, without
action the senate adjourned.
RouSe.-The house to-day spent much
of its time in an animated political de
bate, in which Phelps interview on the
Chicago nomination, Ingalls, letter, and
the alleged personal and political incon-
sistencies of Weaver, of Iowa, were the
subjects. Mr.. Hath, of Missouri, sub
mItted a report of disagreement on the
agricultural appropriation bill, stating
that the point of disagreen ent was the
senate amendment making appropriations
OF SlOO,OOO for surghum sugar expert
ments. Mr.. Ryan moved concurrence In
the senate amendment. The motion was
finally agreed to; yeas, 126; nays, 6. At
the evening session, the house passed the
bill for taking the eleventh census. The
bill, in Its salient features, is the same
as the one provided for taking the tenth
census. Some statistics, which can be
gathered from department reports, will
be omitted.
THURSDAY, July y.
SenGte.-A resolution offered in
the senate this morning TO print extra
copies of the report of the commit
tee on pensions on seven vetoed pension
bills, raised big breeze. Senators
Stewart, Blair and Hawley criticised the
presldens seyerely for his pension vetoes
in general. Mr.. Butler spoke of and con- |
fessed to having been q party to reckless |
pension legislation II the senate. MI. |
Blair criticised the president and said he |
might at least have sent in his message |
like gentleman. Mr.. Butler, replying |
to this, said: ''What calamity it would |
be if the senator from New Hampshire |
had to establish the standard of gentle |
men," and again criticising reckless
pension legislation, referred to an in
stance where the senate had passed I47
pension bills in one hour.
Hcuse.-In the house, to day, Mr.. Ford, |
of Michigan, from the committee on
military affairs, reported back the
resolution for the appointment OF
special committee to investigate the /
alleged evasions of the contract labor /
law. After speeches by Morrow and
Vandever, of California, referring to the
Chinese, and Cox, of New York, regard