Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31

labor preference. A vote was then
taken on the minority substitute which is
known as the voluntary bankruptcy bill J"
This was disagreed to, yeas, IA. nays. 125.
The Tory bankruptcy bill was then passed
with an unlmportant amendment. yeas.
III; nays, 81. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, July p.
Seoate.-In the senate to-day Mr.. Blair
presented a memorial from the head
quarters of the Grand Army posts
expressing adherence at the action
of congress in allowing pension
agents a fee of SO in each case under the
recent dependent pension act. and enclos-
ing the circulars of Washington claim
agent offering to active men in localities
one-half of the fee in all cases sent to him.
Sen. Cockereu presented memorial
from st. Louis, protesting against the
passage by the senate of the federal cleo
ton bill. Other memorials against the
bill were presented from Adrian Mich
The house bill on that subject was, on
motion of Sen. Hoar, referred to the COM
mittee ON privileges and elections
House. Cannon Qn), from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the sundry civil appropriation bill with
the senate amendments with certain
recommendations relative thereto. On
point of order raised by Brecken-
ridge, the bill was sent to the committee
of the whole; and Cannon moved that the
house 60 into such committee for its con-
sideration. After some opposition the
motion was carried and the house proceed
ed to its discussion. On demand of
Rogers ark the senate amendments
were read In extenso The reading
|
A short discussion ensued as to the limit
which should be placed upon the general
debate. The point of dispute was the
irrigation feature of the senate amend
ments, Breckenridge Ky and Payson
| (lll.) contending the debate should not be
limited at this time. and Cannon (Ill
and Sayers CIexas) agreeing it was advis-
able that limitation should be provided
On motion of Payson it was agreed that
a general debate on all portions of the bill
except the irrigation amendments be
closed in thirty minutes and on those
amendments two and one-half hours de,
bate he allowed Mr. Turner On. Y
made brief speech in criticism of the
men who controlled the business of the
house, in sighting the measures re-
ported by the committee on labor, and re-
fusing to fix the time for their considera-
ton. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) favored the
senate amendment which provides a re-
peal of the law for the selection and loca-
ton of reservoirs and canals upon the
public lands and reservation of irrigable
lands, Mr.. Vandover (Cal.) opposed the
senate amendment. which he asserted
would rebound to the interest of the
great land spectators. Mr.. Cannon
! Qll.) opposed the senate amendment.
If adopted it opened 100000 acres
not only to honest homestead
settlement but to desert land, timber
culture and presumption settlement
under which any citizen could
take up 100 acres of land.
One acre Of this land upon which water
could be obtained was equal to at least
three acres of land in Illinois. If it were
adopted all the reservoir sites would be
opened under the homestead presumption
desert land, and timber culture laws
Pending further debate the committee
rose, and the house took recess.
SATURDAY, July &c.
Senate.-Mr Mitchell offered a con-
current resolution, which was referred to
the committee on finance, stating that the
! United States would hail with approba-
j ton, any reciprocal arrangement, by treaty
or otherwise. between the government OF
| the United States and the governments Of
all or any of the South American or Cen
trail American states, whereby there shall
be admitted totthe ports of such nations free
from all national, provincial, municipal
and other tariffs or taxes, products
of the United States, including
-four, corn meal and other breadstuffs,
preserved meats, fruits, hides, vegetables,
cottonseed oil, rice and other provisions,
all articles of food lumber, furniture and
all other articles of wood, agricultural i'm
plements and machinery, structural steel,
and iron and steel rails. locomotives, rail-
way cars, refined petroleum and such
other products of the United States
as may be agreed upon; but
declaring that it is not the
sense of the United States that in
any such treaty of reciprocal arrangement,
articles of foreign wool or hides in any
form should be admitted free into the
ports Of this country, and it requests the
president of the United States to omit in
any such treaty or reciprocal arrangement
with any such nation the g articles named.
Consideration of the tariff bill was re-
| sumed and the senate was addressed by
Mr. Morgan. He said that the pending
bill bore more heavily ON the laboring
classes than on the capitalists or any other
class, and was particularly oppressive on
the colored race. who were poor and un-
skilled workmen. Several senators came to
the defense of the blacks. maintaining
they were in many localities being employ
ed as skilled workmen. Mr.. Spooner
gave notice of an amendment he would
offer to the tariff bill providing on and
after October l, 1894, that tin plates,
thinner than No. g wire gauge, shall
be admitted free of duty, unless the
quantity of tin plates of such gauges
produced in the United States during the
preceding fiscal year shall equal in amount
such tin plates imported during such
fiscal year. Bills were passed giving pen
sions of $4,000 each'to the widows of Gems
Crook, Mcclellan and Fremont.
House, Mr.. Mckinley, from the COM
mittee on rules. reported a resolution,
which wasa dopted, directing the speaker
to appoint committee of five members
to investigate the charges brought against
Pension Commissioner Raum by Repre-
sentative Cooper of Indiana. The senate
amendments to the sundry civil bill
were read seriatim and non-concurrence
was recommended on several The bill
was pending when the house adjourned.
A Point of Etiquette.
A code of etiquette throughout civiliza-
ton is predicated upon the code of morals,
and wherever it is examined In all those de-
tails which effect daily life, it will be
found that it is not formed by the require
ments of the greatest convenience, but by
those Of the rule of doing toward others as