Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-07
workers made lavish use of money and
whisky for the purpose of securing the
release of the lands.
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.

TUESDAY, Feb. 26.
SENATE.-The committee on public
lands reportt back the senate bill (vetoe3
by the president). for the relief Of VIM.
B. Wheaton ana Charles H. Chamberlain,
with the recommeD G8tiOn that the bill
pass. Sen. DoIph made an explanation
The bill to reimburse parties formerly
register and receiver Of the land office in
California;, for clerk hire paid by them,
was called up The vote resuited-yeas
40, nays s, two-thirds having voted IL the
affirmative the bill passed. The resolu-
tiOa offered yesterday by Sen. Sabin, call
ing on the secretary of the interior for q
statement of his action toward discon
tinuing certain United States land
officers, was taken up and agreed TO.
The house amendment TO the senate bill,
granting q pension of 800 a month to
the widow Of Ma Or General Fitzpatrick,
was agreed to. The amendment reduces
the rate to S75. The senate then resun-
ed consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Sayers, Of Texas, read a
letter which Mr.. Scott, of Pennsy lvania,
received from Col. Lamont, stating that
when ne accepted the position of private
secretary to the president he had full
knowledge of the pay attached 70 it. Be
preferred not to be beneficiary to retrac-
tory legislation, and be therefore asked
tbs committee &c recsde from its amend
ment appropriatiDg $4,000 for his benefit.
Mr.. Sayers asked leave to strike out the
amendment, but Mr.. Hayes, of IoR va, OBJ
jected. An amendment was adopted di-
rectjng the attorney general to report to
the 51st congress the legal status of jhe
two per cent. claims of Illinois and In
diana. The committee then arose and
the bill passed, the LamonU amendment
being elimina ed. The conference re-
port on the pension appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. The house
then went into committee Of the whole
on the Indian appropriation bill.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 81.
SENATE.-The senate conference report
on the agricultural bill was presented
and agreed to. Sen. Platt, from the
committee on territories, reported two
bills for the formation and admission of
the states of Idaho and Wyoming, and
said that as soon as the bills were printed
he would ask for their consideration.
Sen. Hoar, from the committee on
privileges AID election reported au
amendment to the deficiency bill (which
was referred to the committee on appro-
priations), appropriating $4,000 to
enable the president of the United States
to offer as a reward for the arrest and
conviction of persons who illegally
carried away and destroyed the ballot
boxes at Plumerville, Ark, at the last
election for the representatives in con
gress and for presidential electors. He
stated that it was che majority report, the
minority dissenting. The conference
report on the bill authorizing The con
struction of wagon bridge across the
Missouri river, near Sioux City, Iowa, was
presented and agreed to. Adjourned.
HGUsE.-Up on motion of Mr.. Adams
of Illinois, the bill was passed for the
relief of the widow of Col. Arno7Oss. Mr.
Allen, of Michigan, called up the bill
| increasing to $15O,OO0 the limit Of the
cost for the public building at Winona
Milan, but pending action the hour fol-
| the consideration of business by unani-
nous consent expired. The house ther
went into committee of the whole on tbs
Indian appropriation bill. The presi
dent has signed the bill pensioning Mrs
Sheridan and retiring Gen. Rosecrans
The senate amendment appropriatine
| 81, 192, 900 to pay the Seminole indiana
for lands in Indian Territory ceded to tht
| United States, was agreed to. The lanc
| acquired-2,03 900 acres-is made Oper
| to settlement under the hon estead law.
THURSDAY, Feb. %.
SENAIE.-Among bills passed to-day bt
tho senate were the following: Senay
bill granting right of way to the Fores
| City d Watertown railroad company
through the Sioux Indian reservation
senate bill granting right of way through
| Lake Leoch and White Earth Indiar
reservations to the Duluth d Winnipeg
railroad company; the senate bill grant
| ing right of way through the Devils LAX;
! Indian reservation in DAKOTA to the
jamestown & Northern railroad company
HoUsE.-Senator Bowen, to- day, intro
duced the proposed amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill TO ratify anG
confirm the agreement made in Novem
Der last with the Southern of Indians OF
Colorado, and approprietlng $80,500 tC
carry out the provisions of this agreement
Representative Burnett, of Massachusetts
who was threatened with a serious attack
of pneumonia, is now regarded as out Oh
danger. There are two members of the
Tennessee deleg alton who are too i'll to
attend the sessions of the house, OAe OF
these, Whittbone, has not been present
this winter,
FRIDAY, March 1.
SENATE The conference reporG on the
bill to divide that portion of the Sioux
reservation in Dakota Into separate
reservations, presented fand agreed to.
All the pension bills on the calendar (52)
were passed. Among them was one giving
pension of $50 per month (instead of
500 as in the bin), to the widow of the
late General Hart. The house amendment
to the senate bill to increase the appro-
priation for public building at Winona,
Mimi, was coucurred in.
HOUSE. The senate bill increasing to
$150.000 the limit of the cost of the public
building at Winona, MINI. A joint reso-
luton to promote commercial union with
Canada, was reported unanimously from
the Committee on foreign affairs and was
passed. An attempt to pass the Des
MONIES land bill over the presidents veto
failed by vote of 147 hayes and 103 yeas.
At the evvning session the house passed
thIrty-fve private pension bills and
adjourned.
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.