Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

grant or patents held to include such |
deposits, was left pending. Mr.. FELTON,,
| tCal.) moved to amend ii by striking out
the clause permitting person who has |
declared his intention to become a citizeE
TO enter on public lands. Mr.. Nelson,
| Mimi opposed the motion. He was
out of patience with the standardization
which had grown since the anarchists had
made little raid in Chicago. The police
| that had been shot down and the sheriff
who had hanged the men had also been
! foreigners. He was tired CT the maudlin
sentimentality which would revolutionize
everything because the crazy lunatlcs
! took the course they did. Chicago had
had something worse than those lunatics.
It had had Carter Harrison, who had
nursed them and made them believe they
could do anything except to be respect
ful to the American flag. The motion
was lost. Mr.. Payson (nls.) offered an
amendment providing that no patent TO
mineral lands shall issue, except TO
citizens of the United States.
THURSDAY, Mar. 30.
Se1iate.-Sen. Farwell introduced bill
authorizing the president in certain
cases to issue proclamations against
the admission of the products of
1
| Sen. Barry addressed the senate brief
on the subject of the presidents message.
! He spoke of the universal interest
awakened by the bold and fearless man
ner In which the system of federal tax
alton was discussed in the message, and
said the time could not much longer be
| delayed when some change must be made
in that system. The senate then pro-
! ceeded to the consideration of the
! bills on the calendar. Among the
! bills considered were the following:
To amend the act of March 3, 1879, pro
vlding additional regulations for home
stead and pre-em ption interest of public
lands; appropriating $250,O0O for pub
| lie bridge at Sioux City; for the relief of
the purchasers and other grantees of the
| United States Of certain swamp and
overlooked lands, and to reimburse and
indemnify certain states. Adjourned till
Saturday.
Hoase.-The house went into committee
Of the whole on the Indian appropriation
! bill, and Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota took
advantage of the general debate to speak
upon the tariff. He spoke in favor of
tariff revision, and had read a letter
from G. A. Pillsbury, of Minneapolis de-
claring that so per cent. of the democrats
and IS per cent. of the republicans
of Minnesota, agreed with him (Nelson)
in his views. Mr.. Nelson said he would
put free sugar, free salt and free lumber
against free whisky and tobacco and so
would the great mass of the American
people. He took his seat without reply
| ing to Mr.. FQnstone's challenge as to
why he did not put wheat on the free list.
FRIDAY, MARCH 80.
! R0uSe.-The senate amendments were
non concurred in to the house bill
authorizing the president to arrange
conference for the purpose of
encouraging the reciprocal commercial
relations between the United States and
Mexico, Central and South America and
Brazil. The joint resolution appro-
priating $4,000 to enable the United
| States to participate IN the interna-
tional exhibition of Spain was adopted.
The house bill granting pension of
$4,000 per annum to Mary s. Logan, and
the senate bill increasing to $4,000 per
annum the pension of Appolin A. Blair
were then taken up. And after some
what lengthy and sharp discussion the
Logan bill was passed by 154 to 95, and
the Blair bill by 148 to 81.
| SATURDAY, Mar. 81.
Se,aJe.-Amo the bills passed were
the following: Requiring notice of de-
| ficiency in the accounts of the princi pals
| to be given to the sureties upon the bonds
of the United States officials and fixing
| the limitation of the time to years.
within which the suits shall be brought
| against said sureties upon said bonds.
| AboIishing the office of United States
surveyor general for the district Of Ne
braska and Iowa Appropriating $780,,
900 for the com pletion of quarters,
barracks and stables at Forts Robinson
and Niobrarae, in Nebraska. Granting
the title in certain lands to to the county
of Randolph, in Illinois, Increasing the
pension of Mrs. Gen. W. B. Bennett to
500 per month. TO amend the act of
March 3, 1877, as to removing the dis
abilities of those who having participated
in the rebellion and afterwards enlisted
in the army and become disabled. Re
pealing the law which barred (after GER
tain time) claims to pensions of state
militia men, also extending the law so as
to include those who served in the Indian
wars. The house joint resolution accept
ing the invitation of the French republic
to take part il an international exp0si-
ton in 1889.
Rouse-In consideration of the morn |
ing hour discussion was resumed upon the |
Union Pacific railroad funding bill. The
measure was opposed by Mr.. Anderson,
of Iowa. The career of the Pacific rail |
road company had been criminal AID
they robbed the treasury of one hundred |
million of dollars. They had absolutely |
dominated the entire western portion of |
the country and extorted over and above
what was legitimate in the way Of
charges and rates an amount greater than
that which they had taken directly from
the treasury. The direction Of the road |
to- day was in the hands of and controlled |
by the old Credit Mobilier gang. That |
gang, which preyed upon the country in |
1871, 1872 and 1873, was to-day preying |
upon the country as a converted, new
Union Pacific management. The pOlitl |
sal party which did not think it import |
ant enough to dignity the matter of con-
troll of the Pacific roads by resolutions in |
its national platforms would not be en-
titled to and should not receive the con- |
fidence of the American people The |
morning hour having expired, the bill
went upon the calendar as unfnish I'd |
business.
MONDAY, April 2.
Senate-The house bill to give
pension of $4,000 per year to the widow
of General Logan was, on the motion of
Mr.. Davis, passed. The Memphis bridge
bill, with the senate amendment, provld-
ing for q foot aud wagon way, was passed.
The senate then resumed as unfinished
business the house bill for the purchase
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