Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-28
CONGRESSMAN.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.

SENATE.--Report of committee on
privileges and elections-sundry civil ap-
preparation bill taken up and amend
ments agreed to. Appropriating $4,000
each for the statues of Sheridan and
Logan WAS allowed. The payment to
Mrs. Waite of $9.740, balance of the
salary of Chief Justice Waite was agreed
to.
HoUsE.-The morning hour was accord
ed the committee on printing, during
which resolution was passed providing
for the printing of various documents.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the kostoffice appropriation
bill. The pending motion, offered by
Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, to strike out the
paragraph regulating the salaries as
assistant postmasters, was lost. Mr.. Can
non moved to reduce the minimum
salaries of stenographers 70 postmasters
tfrom $1,000 to $500. He thought the lat,
er sum sufficient TO be paid to pers
just entering the service. The house
then resumed in committee of the whole,
consideration of the pOstoffice apprspria
tion bill. The amendment reducing to
$500 year the minimum salaries of stem
ographers TO postmasters was defeated.
WEDNEsAY, Feb. 20.
SENATE.-Al the amendments reported
from the committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, having been acted
upon, the bill was open to the general
amendments. An item of $4,000 was in
serted for paving and improving the
grounds at the postofiee at Lincoln, Neb.
The senate then took up the committee
amendment as to printing government
work by steam plate printing machine,
at the bureau of engraving and printing
which had been reserved yesterday. The
amendment allows as royalty for the use
of the machine, Atty cents per one
thousand impressions instead of one
cent (as provided by the house.)
4 message from the president trans
mitting report from the secretary of
state, with accompanying correspondence
touching the case of Lord Sackville,"
was presented, read and referred TO the
committee on foreign relations.
HoUsK.-Mr. Springer presented the
conference report on the territorial bill
As agreed to in the conference it pro-
vides for the admission of the states of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington. Until last night the
name of Washington was changed in
the bill to Tacoma, bat it was stricken out.
The speaker then proceeded to clear
his table of executive communications
and senate bills. Mr.. Randall, in voioing
the sentiment of friends of the CowIes
bill objected to any disposition of this
business which could in any way interfere
with the consideration of that measure.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the postofioe appropriation
bill. Little progress had been made
when the committee rose and the house
took recess, the evening session to be
for the consideration of business re-
ported from the committee on com
merce.
THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
SENAIE.--The committee on buildings
and grounds reported resolution direct
ing the president of the senate TO issue
a warrant commanding the sergeant at
arms, forthwith, to arrest and bring to
arrest and bring to the bar of the senate,
Thomas D. F1ster, chief clerk in the su-
pervising architects Office, to show cause
why he should not be punished for CON
tempt. Sen. Morgan objected to its pres
emit consideration, and it went over until
Monday. Sen. Stockbridge presented
two immense packages of petitions in
favor of the SUNDAY rest law" and sent
them to the clerks desk by couple of