Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-08-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Aug. 10.
tiar,y.


Senate.-In the senate the bill grant
ing the right of way through certain
lands of the United States in Utah
and the house bill to authorize the sec
rotary of the interior to procure and sub
NIT to congress proposals for the sale
to the United States of the western part
of the Crow reservation, in Montana,
were taken up, amended tand passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on Mr.. Plumb S
amendments reducing the duty on tin
plate from 2-10 cents to | cent a pound
and allowing a bounty of l cent a pound
on American tin-pIate.
House. In the house today, Mr.
Thomas, of Wisconsin, moved to lay up
on the table the motion made some days
ago by Mr. Hayes, Of Iowa, to reconsider
the motion by which the house passed the
Nat. Mckay bill, and it was agreed to-
The speaker stated that the unfinished
business of the morning hour was the bill
to amend the alien land law, having in
view the repeal of that law so far as it
referred to the ownership of mines
in territories Mr.. Carter (Montana)
said the alien land bill had been
passed by the house in July, 1886,
after very slight consideration. He
insisted that the ownership of the
mines of gold, silver, lead, tin, Gin
nabar and copper in the terrific
ries was not intended to be
affected by the bill. He had no quarrel to
make with the existing law in so far as it
related to agriculture and timber lands
He did insist that foreign capital thould
not be discouraged or prohibited from en-
gaging in the precarious enterprise of de-
veloping mines in this country.
Mr.. Chapman Mich opposed the meas
ure. The tassage of this bill might re-
suit In the gigantic corporations controll-
ed by foreigners who had no interest la
our country. Pending further debate,
the morning hour expired and the bill
went over.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20.
Senate.-The day was mainly consumed
in discussing Quay's resolution without
reaching any conclusion.
HOuse.-The house met at II o'clock
but owing to the slim attendance nothing
could be done until noon when a quorum
having appeared, the journal was read and
approved. The house then resumed in the
morning hour, consideration of the alien
land law bill.
THURSDAY, Aug. Il.
Senate.-The senate this morning, after
spending time considering Mr. Plumb's
resolution for prohibiting liquor selling or
drinking in the senate wing of the capitol.
took up the tariff bill Nothing was said
about the Quay order of business resolution,
the debate on which was begun yesterday.
The pending question on the tariff bill
was Mr.. McPherson's amendment to the
paragraph referring to table knives and
forks, steel butcher knives, etc, and i'm
poses import duties on them according to
the value of the qualifications. The amend
ment is to substitute for those duties,
duties of uniform rate of 35 per cent ad
valorum The bill was temporarily laid
aside and the conference report on the bill
for the increase of the clerical force in the
pension office was presented and agreed to-
Mr.. Evarts presented a telegram from the
Grant monument association in New York
protesting against the proposed removal
of Grants remains to Washington. The
house amendment to the senate bill to.
authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at some point
between the mouth of the illinois and the
mouth of the Missouri river, was concur
red In. The bill now goes TO the president.
The consideration of the tariff bill was re-
sumed
House-Mr. Henderson reported the
river and harbor bill, asking non-concur-
renee in all the senate amendments. and
agreeing TO the conference requested by
the senate Mr. Kerr made a point of
order that the amendment must first be
considered In the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Henderson thereupon withdrew his re
port, stating that he would make it to-