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

pages who were almost overbuTdened by
the load. The conference report of the
legislative appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. The senate bill to
authorize the sale of tract of land in the
military reservation at Ft. Leavenworth,
at notices. than $500 per acre, was pre-
sented ard passed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Randall presented reso-
luton amending the rules So as to pro-
vide or certain day Immediately after
the reading of the journal thehouse shall
proceed In committee of the whole to the
consideration of the Cowles bill, and at
O'Clock on that date the bill shall be re-
ported to the house with such amend
ments as may have been agreed TO in
committee and the previous question
shall be considered as ordered on amend
ments, engrossing and third reading and
passage OF the bsll, and the votes thereon
shall be TorthWith taken and in case the
bill shall not be taken up on this date,
| this shall be the ontinuing order in all
| respects until one legislative day shall
have been occupied as herein spesified,
providing that yea and nay vote shall
be taken on the substitutes reported by
Forney, of Alabama, on behalf of the
minority of the appropriation committee.
After consideration of the biIl has been
! entertained by the speaker. Referred to
the committee on rales. After an inef-
| fectual effort being made by Mr. Chap
man, of Michigan, to secure session for
| tonight and Saturday night the house
went into committee of the whole on
the postofice appropriation bill, which
was passed.
| FRIDAY, Feb. %
| Aol-o
| the election outrage resolution. 1t was
agreed to yeas %, nays ga party vote.
The sundry civil appropriation bill latter
considerable debate was passed. The
house amendments to the senate bill for
granting pension to the widow of GEN
eral Sheridan was non-conoUrred in, and
a conference was asked.
HoUsE.-As the clerk finished the read
ing of yesterdays journal the rival chair
man of the committee on ways and means
and ofsappropriations, were on the floor
claiming recognition. The speaker
recognized Mr.. Mills, who called up the
resolution touching the constitutional
| right of the senate to amend the Mills
bill by means of substitute, dealing en-
tirely with the subject of taxation. Mr..
Randall, stating that he had reports to
submit from the committee on rules,
raised the question of consideration.
The house refused-yeas, 48; nays, 143-
| toqconsiders the Mills resolution. The
following democrats voted against the
resolution: Messrs. Bliss, Brice, Chand-
Ter, Chapman, Clemens, Cowles, Grain,
CumminA, Dibble, Greenman, Hall, Hen,
derson IN. c., Hopkins (Va.), Johnson
IN. c. Latham, Lynch, Merriman, OFFER
all, Cultivate, Pennington, Randall, Row
land, Simmons, Spinola, Stuart (Ga.)
Vance, Washington and Wise. Bland, of
Missouri also voted in the negative for
the purpose of moving a reconsideration.
A motion to that effect was met by Ran
dali with a motion to table. The motion
to reconsider was tabled-yeas, 116; nays,
SO. The house passed senate bill grant
ing a pension to Mrs. Sheridan, with
amendments, fixing the rate at $4,000
per annum.
SATURDAY, Feb. %.
SENATE.-On motion of Sen. Hear the
senate agreed, by party vote, to consid-
or his resolution as to the alleged out
RACES. A lengthy discussion ensued, when
the senate went into executive session.
/ Householder the order made yester-
day, the speaker was proceeding TO recog-
nize the members to call up measures by
unanimous consent, when Mr.. Bland, of
Missouri, submitted a motion for a
recess of thirty minutes. Mr.. Gear, OF
Iowa, raised the point of order that the
true intent of the special order was that
no dilatory motion should be admitted.
The speaker, however, received the
motion. The motion was Withdrawn
later. On motion of Mr.. Peel, of Arkan-
sas, senate bill was passed to rstify and
confirm an agreement with the Greek
nation of Indians, for the purpose of
opening to settlement the unassigned
lands in Indian territory, coded by the
Greeks to the United States. The senate
amendments were CONQUERED in TO the
house bill fof the taking of the eleventh
| oenSus.