Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-07
CONGRESSMAN.
TUESDAY, j an. 20.

SENATE.-Ihe committee on mill
tary affairs reported back, with a
: substitute, the house bill to furnish can
non to soldiers homes, and it was passed.
Sen. Chandler offered resolution,
| which YVES agreed to, calling on the sec
| rotary of the navy for a statement of
expenditures for each of the six months
| for the present fiscal year from the ap-
| preparations for the construction and re-
| pair of vessels and for steam machinery;
| also, for statement as to the nature, ex-
tent and cause of The recent acct
dent to the cruiser Baltimore. The
| senate resumed consideration of
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
| ton bill, the question being on an amend
ment to make the title of ministers to
France, Germany, Great Britain and Rus
STA ambassador" After a long discus
sion, Sen. Gibson's amendment was
| agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
presented a petition of $4,000 citizens of
| Utah against the admission of that terri
tory as a state. The house then went in
to committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. On point Of
order raised by Mr.. Grain the clause
vas stricken out of the suspendjng act
| of 1885 appropriating $180,000 to en-
able the secretary of war to acquire a
valid title to the FortBrown military reser
Walton. Mr.. Enlose (of TENNESSEE offered
an amendment authorizing the secret ser
| vice force of the treasury department to
be used in detecting the pretended dealers
in counterfeit money was agreed to. The
committee rose and the bill passed. Mr..
Dunn (Arkansas) from the committee on
! oh ri t11
bill to provide for the better protection
of fur, seal and salmon fisheries in Alaska.
Printed and recommitted with leave TO
report at any tune. Adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 80.
SENATE Today the senate resumed
consideration of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, the
question being the amendments af-
fecting Samoan Islands. Sen. Dolph said
| shat the question was one of special and
local interest to the people OF the Pacific
| coast, and that, whatever might b.
| thought as to the propriety of the gen
eral discussion of American rights and
interests In Samoan islands and the rela
ton of the islands to the government of
the United Sta es and the German gov
eminent, the discussion had proceeded so
far as TO render further discussion desir-
able. A lively discussion of the question
was INDUCED in. 1t is understood that
the secret session was consumed in dis
cussing the British extradision treaty.
HOUSE The Oklahoma bill was
brought 70 the attention of the house
by Mr.. Springer, with a motion to
go into committee of the whole on its
consideration. 1t was agreed to. The
h.
Mr.. Payson (Ininois), expressly providing
that the rights of hOnOrably discharge
soldiers and sailors Of the late civil war
to make homes on public lands, under the
existing homestead law, shall not In any
degree be impaired by the passage of
this bill, but that such rights shall be ex-
tended to any and all lands which shall
be open TO any settlement under the pro
visions of the bill. Several amendments
were offered, but no final action.
THURSDAY, Jan. 81.
SENATE.-The senate TO day resumed
consideration of the diplomatic end con-
sular appropriation bill, the pending
question being the amendments referring
TO Samoa. Sen. Reagen offered an
amendment to insert the words "and for
the protection of the rights Of American
citizens, residents of said islands, and to
preserve the neutrality and IL dependence |
thereof" Senators Hale and Sherman
offered objections. After a long and ex-
citing debate, in which Messrs. Frye and |
Reagen took strong ground In favor of
protection to and the independence of
Samoa and Of securing harbor there |
for American SHIPS, and in which it was
intimated by them and by Sen. Hale that
the debate would come up again soon II |
another and II Lore serious form, and Per
haps involving the relations of the United
States ano Germany, Ser. Reagents pro-
posed modification to the amendment
was withdrawn and the amendments re-
ported from the committee on foreign