Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
CONGRESSMAN.
TUESDAY, Feb. II.

SENATE.-AmOng the bills reported
back from the committees and placed on
the calendar to-day was one to provide
for the enforcement of the quarantine
laws and regulations of the United States,
and for the establishment of a national
board of health. The consideration of
the naval appropriation bill was then re-
sumed, the pending question being an
amendment to strike out the words re-
curing the new cruising monitor 30 be
constructed of type, and under plans
and specifications made by Congressman
Thomas, OF Illinois.
HoUsE.-The senate bill to enable the
president to protect the interests of the
United States in Panama was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs, and
leave was granted 90 the committee to
report at any time. Mr.. Townshend, of
Illinois, introduced bill appropriating
$4,000 for special display of the farm
products of the United States at the
Paris exhibition. 1t was referred. The
house then resumsd consideration of the
Smalls- Elliot contested case.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. IS.
SENATE..-Sen. Hale presented the con
ference report on the di .lomatic and
consular appropriation bill, which was
agreed to. The house bill granting tc
the St, Paul, Minneapolis i Manitoba
railway right of way through the White
Earth Indian reservation in Minnesota,
was reported and passed, with the excep-
ton of one formal amendment on which
conference was asked. On motion of
Sen. Hoar it was ordered that az minutes
before l O'Clock today the senate shall
leave its chamber and proceed to the hal
of the house of preventative, there to
take part in the proceedings for the ascer-
tainment and counting of the electoral
vote. A resolution was reported from the
committee on privileges and elections,
instructing that committee to revise the
existing law regulating the election of
members of congress, was taken up, and
Sen. Evarts spoke in its support. Sen.
Coke obtained the floor after the execu-
tive session, and the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Refore l o'clock the galleries
of the house were crowded and about that
time ali legislative business was finished
and the senators filed in and took seats
assigned them; then Senator Ingalls,
called the assembly to order. He said:
This being the day and hour appointed
for opening the certificates and counting
the votes of the electors for president, the
senate and house of representatives have
met tog ether pursuant to the constitution
and laws of the United States. IF there
be no OBJ lection to the electoral vote of
Alabama, the certificates will be read By
tellers, who will make a list thereof.
The presiding officer then broke the seal
of the certificate froH Alabama and hand
ed it to Senator Henderson, one of the
tellers, who read the document. The Ger
tifcates of the other states were in like
manner read, and, the count having been
com pieted, HARRISON and Morton were
declared elected president and yice-presi-
dent, for the term beginning March 4th,
1889, and declared that this announce
ment will be entered, together with list
of votes, on the journals OF the senate
and house of representatives. The count
of the electoral vote having been conclud-
ed and the result declared, the joint meet
ing of the two houses dissolved. The
house the resumed work, and the case of
Smalls VS.. Elliot was decided in favor of
Elliot 70 his seat by vote of 142 to 126.
THURSDAY, Feb. Il.
SENATE.-The senate resolution hereto
fore offered by Ser. Stewart for a select |
committee of seven senators on the irri |
cation and reclamation of arid lands with |
clerk at So per day., was agreed to. |
Senate bills granting right of way to |
the Cherokee Central railroad company |
through Indian territory and to the |
jamestown & Northern railroad company |
throughout Devils Lake, Indian reserva |
ton, was reported and placed on the
calendar. The house bill for the allotment /
of lands in severalty TO Indians of !
the Oneida reservation, Wisconsin,