Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-12-26

" oOl1h1AS
LoNDoN.-Rebellion against the Bra
lillian republic has manifested itself in
the navy, and is beginning to arise In the
been shot for hurrahing for Dom Pedro:
local journals are threatened with suspen-
sion if criticisms unfayorable to the gov
eminent are made IN their columns. The
citizens have entered a protest against the
military government In massing Its naval
forces at Bahia. The province of San
Paulo has refused to accept the governor
appointed to that post.
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Dec. II.
Senate.-Among the bills reported in
the senate from the committees and placed
on the calendar were the following
States from the amount now charged to
him and deposited with the several states.
To increase the pensions OF pen
sioners who are entirely helpless. Sen
Hale, from the committee on ap
preparations, reported back the small
deficiency bill $3.50, 900 for public printing
and binding and $3.50, 600 for the pre-
hminary printing of the eleventh
OO1Ao1oJ liz was pdssCu II COIl-
munication from the president to
congress In regard to the international
maritime conference now in session and
recommending earnestly further extension
of the limit of its continuance for two
months from the first of January, 1890, be
authorized. was presented, with accom-
panying papers) and referred to
committee on foreign relations. Sen.
Henderson offered a resolution (which
was agreed to- calling on the secre-
tary of the interior for information
as to the disposition of lands comprised
within the military reservations that have
been relinquished by the war department.
Senator Mitchell Withdrew the resolu-
ton offered by him last week with refer
ence to the failure of the pension bureau
to furnish him with copies of certain pa
pers IN a pension claim. Commissioner
Raum had sent him the papers with a let
ter, stating that the refusal to furnish
them had been based on an old regulation
of the Office, which seemed a Judi
cious one in order to prevent a waste of
the effective strength of the office. Sena-
tor Mitchell remarked that any senator,
representative or duly authorized attorney
of an applicant or an applicant himself
should have a right to copies of papers.
There was a brief discussion on this point.
Sen. Mitchell offered a resolution
(which was referred to the p~ostofice COM
mittee) calling on the postmaster general
for estimates of the increased cost requir-
ed for the extension of the free delivery
systemto all towns and cities having not
less than 5000 inhabitants and where the
gross postofice revenue is at least $1,000;
also to cities and towns of 5000 inhabit-
ants and with a gross postoffice revenue
of $1,000. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
HOuSe.-The session of the house was
brief. After introducing a few bills and
considering some resolutions the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. Is.
Senate.-Sen. Sherman, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported
a joint resolution, extending to the first
of March, 1890, the time of the inter-
national maritime conference. Passed.
Sen. Plumb offered a resolution (similar
to that of last SESSION. to the Pacific rail
road funding bills. Referred. Sen. Hoar
introduced a bill to give jurisdiction
In certain pension cases to the district
courts of Sthe United States. Referred.
Sen. Coke offered a resolution calling on
the attorney general for information as to
the attack on Justice Field In California
and the killing of David S. Terry by~-Dep-
uty Marshal Nagle. Laid over until to-
morrow. After executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOuse.-Mr. Mckinley, from the com
mittee on ways and means, reported a con-
current resolution for a holiday recess from
December q until ~January6. 1t was agreed
to. The speaker having laid before the
house a message from the president rec
o~mmending that the limit of the inter
national marine conference be extended
for two months, Mr.. Hit, Gil introduced
a joint resolution extending that authority
until March 1, 1890, which was passed.
Under the call of states, the following
bills were introduced and referred:
To reduce the tobacco tax; to regulate
immigration and amend the naturaliza-
ton laws; also to prohibit aliens from &C
quiring title to lands In the United States;
to declare forfeited all unearned land
grants; to repeal presumption and timber
culture laws; to provide for a graduated
income tax: to tax trusts; to prevent con-
traction of currency; to repeal all laws re-
curing the accumulation of gold for the
redemption of treasury notes; for the
coinage of silver; to permit the president
to veto separate items in general appro-
priation bills. Mr.. Hit To promote
a commercial union with Canada.
Mr.. Lawler-To pay Col. John George
Ryan 500, 900 damages. (He was arrested
charged with being John Surrat.) Also
appropriating $500, 900 to repair the post
office building at Chicago; also placing
letter-carriers who have served twenty
years on the retired list on half pay; also
to remove the tax of two cents per pound
ON oleomargarine. Mr.. Wilke-Declaring
it to be the sense of the house that the
committee on ways and means should re-
port at an early day a plan and rate of
taxation by which S130, 900, 900 shall be
raised annually on incomes and salaries in
excess of IS, 900. Mr.. Holman-To pre-
serve the purity of the electoral franchise
Mr.. Henderson Ia.)-To declare unlaw-
full trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and production. Mr.. Conger-De-
fning lard and imposing a tax on the
manufacture, sale, Importation, or exporta-
tion of compounds of lard. Mr.. Ander-
son (Kas.)-To create a postal telegraph In
the z. S.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18th.
SenGte.-Sen. Cullom introduced a bill to
provide for celebrating the 400th a%nniver-
sary of the discovery of America by an *
position of arts, industry, manufactures
and products in 1892. Sen. George pre-
sented a bill to permit states to tax ma
tional bank notes and United States notes.
The resolution offered yesterday calling
for information as to the disposition of
the lands of the military reservations re-
linquished by the wal department was
q praed tn Tho resolution offarod veStor-