Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
reported back adv

was reported back adversely
and placed on the calendar.
The securities for the honest exercise and
| right to vote for the just and impartial
| counting and for g return of the votes,
| and for the just and impartial ascertain
ment and certifcation OF the results,
and in which state those requirements
have been honestly compiled with. No
motion was taken on the bill, which still
remains on the calendar.
HoUsE.-The senate amendments were
non-concurred in, in the Legislative
and executive appropriation bill.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported back the feEtifca5ion BILL with
amendments, but on point of order it
was referred to committee. Then dis
cussion took place on the territorial bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, argued
! against the exclusion of New Mexico.
! Mr.. Joseph, of New Mexico, spoke for
it's admission. Mr.. Baker accepted Mr..
| Cox's resolution as q Institute for his
| own.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATE.-The senate bill TO ratify
| and confirm the agreement with the
Muscogee (or Creek Indians, in In
dian Territory, opening TO settlement I'M
assigned lands in Indian Territory, tie
consideration being $2,281 600, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The house bill authorizing the presi-
dent to appoint William English second
lieutenant in the regular army, was taken
from the calendar and explained and ad-
vocated by Sen. Daniel, who claimed the
sentence of the court martial under which
English was cashiered, was unduly severe,
and a severe reprimand would have been
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amendment authorizing the president to
nominate, and, with consent of the SEN
ate, to appoint. Among other bills taken
from the calendar and passed, were the
following: Senate bill authorizing the
preside to place General William Rose
Grams on the retired list as brigadier gen
eral of the regular army. House bill
granting the right of way to the Fort
Smith, Paris IL Dardanelle Railway com
pany, from Fort Smith, Ark, through the
Indian Territory, to or near Baxter
Springs, in Kansas, with amendme
The senate then took up the individual
pension bills on the calendar, and passed
all of them-forty one IN number.
HOUSE. = Mr.. Peel, Of Arkansas,
called up the bill to divide portion
of the Sioux reservation in Da-
koJa into separate reservations and to
secure relinquishm cot of the Indian title
to the remainder. The first vote was
taken upon an amendment opening the
land to free entry under the homestead
law and it was rejected. ghe next vote
was on an amendment providing for free
entry by honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors. The amendment was
rejected and the bill was passed.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported back the Mills tariff bill, with the
senate amendment, and by direction of
the speaker it was referred to
the committee of the whole. The
house then passed the senate bill
appropriating $25O,O00 for the protec ion
of American interests in Panama.
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana called up the
senate bill granting pension IF 500
month with the house amendment re-
ducirg the rate to $75) to the widow of
Brig. Gen. Piummer. The amendment
was agreed to and the bill passed
The senate bill passed granting pen
sion of $50 month to the widow of Rear
Admiral Nicholson.
SATURDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATE.-The senate bill to place
Major Jas. Belger on the retired
list as colonel in the regular army, was
passed. The senate resumed reconsider
alton of the resolution from the commit
tee on privileges and elections, as to the
outrages in Washington county, Texas,
and Sen. Coke proceeded with his argu-
ment against quoting extensively from
the testimony to prove the bad reputa-
ton of the three memorialists, Hook
worth, Moor and Schultz. Sen. Coke
yielded the floor to permit Sen.
Sherman to present the conference
report on the direct tax bill. The
house provision in relation to lots
and lands at Beaufort, South Carolina, is
amended SO as to appropriate $500 900
to pay for town lots N Beaufort, eft half
the value assessed thereon by the United
States tax commissioner for South Caro-
lima, and the amount of S. per acre for
lands. The report was agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. McOreary, of Ken
tncky, submitted conference re
port on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Agreed to. Mr..
McMillen, OF Tennessee, from the
COMMITTEES on ways and means, reported
a bill to reduce taxation and to sim plify
the laws in relation to internal revenue.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Kentucky, from the
same committee, reported bill to reduce
taxation and other purposes. Mr.. Reed,
| Maine, asked that the report on this bill
be read. The speaker stated that the bill
was not before the house for considera-
ton. Reeds there a report? Speaker
III ere is brief report. The bill was
rererred to a comm ittee of the whole.
Pending the amendment increasing the
| appropriation for the com pensation of
postofice clerks by 100000, was de-
feated by a vote of Sc to 81.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment
providing that the aggregate salaries of
postoffice clerks, as fixed by the new
classification, shall not exceed the sum
appropriated by the bill-$6, $685. 900.
The amendment was adopted after
brief debate, in the course of which Mr..
Peters, of Kansas, characterized the civil
service law as the broth of political econ
omy, the morass of political honesty and
the excelsior of political hypoericy.
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
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