Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-10

cisco, calling the attention of congress
10 the urgent need Of permanent
relief station in the Arctic ocean
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill author'z
ing the secretary OF the treasury 10 re-
fund eli the income taxes which, upon
principles subsequently settled by de-
clSions OF the supreme court, are shown
TO have been Illegally and unconstitution-
ally collected and which have not hereto
fore been refunded. The money is to De
revenue. The bill provides thas applica-
tioR for the refund is 10 be made within
two years fccm the passage of the ACT.
A resolution heretofore offered by Sen.
Voorhees,, calling on the secretary of the
interior fer q, list of all homestead. all
timber culture and pre-em ption entries
TO public lands Cancelled after the is
snanee of the finsl receipt and certif
cate therefor during the present admin
lsFration, for causes o;ber than voluntary
eiinqLishment, was taken up and agreed
to-. The senate then resumed consider
alton of the tariff bill.
HoUsE.-Mr. Reed, of Maine, from
the committee on rules, reported g
resolution today, providing that during
the remainder of the present ses
sion of congress there shall be no cali
OF states and territories on the first and
third Mondays of each month. These
Mondays are what are known as sus-
pension days, ard the object of the reso-
luton Is to prevent the opponents Of
the Union Pacific funding measure and
the Oklahoma bill from flioustefing
against the attempt 20 pass these
measures under suspension of the
rules, introducing voluminous bills under
the call of states and consuming the day
by demand for their reading in full.
Mr.. Reed demanded the previous QUE stion
on the adoption of the resolution, which
called out vigorous protest from Mr..
Anderson fKsn.), who had been the
chief antagonist OF the Union Pacific
bill. Mr.. Anderson demanded the yeas
anu nays on ordering the previous
question, when no quorum voted. A
call Of the house was then ordered.
The call showed the presence of III
members being eight more than quor
In, but the margin was too narrow Il
one and the proceedings under the call
were not suspended. The sergeant at
arms was dispatched TO hunt up and ar
rest the absentees, and the house drowsiiy
waited for him to make report. AS
this was not forthcoming by three
O'Clock the house adjourned.
FRIDAY. Jan. 4.
SENArE.-Sen. Sherman, from the COM
mitiee on foreign relations, reported
resolution, which was agreed to, call
ing rpon the president for the cor
res pondence and information touch
ing the recent occurrences in the island
of Hayti, both as relates to the state of
the government there of the seizure and
delivery of the American vessel Hay tien
Republic. Sen. Sherman also, from the
same committee reported back favor
ably Edmunas' joint resolution as TO
the Panama canal opposing the con-
Eectlon of foreign countries with the
construction or control of that canal.
The resolution was placed on the cal
endar, and Sen. Sherman kave notice
that he would, tomorrow, ask for it's con
sjderation. The seante, at A2:25, resumed
consideration of the tariff bill.
HoUsE.-A memorial of the Philadelphia
board of trade asking that an appropri-
alton he made for the establishment of a
house of refuge at Point Barrow and East
Cape, Siberia, waspres"nted and referred.
Mr.. Dunn then called up the Nicaragua
canal bill with the amendments agreed
to III the com mittee of the whole, upon
which the previous question was Ordtred
before the holiday recess. The ftst
amendment, upon which yea and nay
vote was demanded, was that Offer ed
by DIR. Holman, of Indiana, providing
that nothing in the act shall be construed
TO commit The UAited States to any liza
bility on account of the Nicaragua com
pany, and requiring this provision to be
printed on every bond, certificate of
stock or Other obligation issued by
the company. The amendment was
agreed tO-yeas, 145; nays, 35. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Wilson,
of MINI, providing that no certificate
shall be issued until at least 10 per cent.
shall be paid for in money, that the stock
shall not be assIgneble until the whole OF
the same shall be paid in; that no bonds
in excess OF the amount of capital shs1l
be issued until such paid capital shall
amount to $5,000.000, was agreed to
yeas, 1902; nays, IS. The amendment
offered by Mr.. Bland reserving TO con-
gress the right TO alter, amend or repeal
this act, and 70 regulate the tariff rates. for
the transportation of persons and prop
er+y was agreed to-ysas, 83; nays, sc.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 157;
nays, 81.
SATURDAY, Jan. 5.
SENATE In the senate Sen. Sherman
called up the joint resolution reported by
him yesterday from the committee on
foreign relations declaring the sense Of
congress in relation to the conn ection
of Fin ms f. II
ter oceanic canal, and asked that it be
adopted Immediately. A brief out
very interesting discussion ensued
Sen. Morgan took the view that
congress had no right to trammel the
diplomation of the executive by the pas
sage of joint resolution. If the idea
was TO be expressed by congress, it
should be done in the form of a
concurrent resolution only. Sen. Sher-
man treated Morgan's objection to
the form of the resolution as more
technical than important, but was will
ing to have the resolution made con-
current, although he thought the latter a
better FORM, as binding The three branch
es of The government. He liked to see
ali nations of the world (hut not govern
ments) co operate Ia the work of the
Panama canal. After turtle discussion
tbs resolution went over till Monday.
The tariff bill wes taken up.
HoUsE-Tbe committee on Indian
affairs reported the bill TO divide the
Sioux Igdiap reservation into separate res
ervations. Placed on the house calendar.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, then called 10 the
resolution 70 abolish for the remainder
Of the session the cali of states for the
introduction of bills on the first and third
Mondays of each month. On ordering
fhe stood