Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-11

time is to be allowed each side
The committee amendment to reduce
the duty on flax or hemp tow from s25 to
$40 ton was agreed to.
House. In the house to-day Mr..
Cummings: of New York, rising to a
question of privilege. protested against
his black listing" by Mr. Cannon s
resolution. He said the gentleman who
had offered the resolution had made
unjust imputations and in making
them had falsifed the record and
! black-listed himself. He then pro-
ceeded to make an attack upon Mr..
Cannon, comparing him to the noted
TinviIle of the French revolution. He
then proceeded to arraign the speaker and
the majority of the committee ON rules.
This majority, he said, composed trium-
virate almost as powerful as the one which
sprang into life after the assassination of
Julius Caesar. All legislative meat was cut
and dried and distribu according to a
prearranged plan. Mr.. Cummings was
frequently interrupted by Mr.. Kerr,
OF Iowa. and Mr. Rowell, of Illinois.
with point of order that he was not
combining himself to the question of privi-
lege. Mr.. Lacey Qowa) then called up the
Breckenridge election. The previous ques-
ton will be called at l o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. CMcRae ARK. made an earnest at
tack upon Powell c. Clayton. The case
then went over. The senate bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the
| interior 70 survey the seventh standard
parallel between the states of North
and South Dakota.
FRIDAY, Sept. 5.
| !Senate.-The tariff bill was taken up by
the senate today and consideration of the
free list proceeded with.
House. The on-Breckinridge
case was again taken up IN the
house to-day, and Mr. Breckenridge
was accorded the floor to argue in
his own behalf He charged the chair
man of the committee on elections. Mr..
Rowell, with improperly in Judging cases.
| That gentleman, he said, in discussing an
other election case, had referred to the
case from the second Arkansas district,
and had declared that in that district FIVE
| political murders had occurred. He called
upon the gentleman to name the murdered
men. Mr.. Rowell said that they were
| Benjamin Smith, Bentley and Clayton
while an attempt had been made to
assasinate Wahl. The debate having
| closed, Mr.. Crisp moved to recommit the
case with instructions to the committee
on elections to report which of the gentle
men had a majority in the second district
of Arkansas. Lost; yeas, So; nays, 10l.
| The votes were then taken on the
minority resolution confirming Brecken-
ridges right to a seat. Lost ; yeas
81; nays, 103. The resolution de-
cIaring the seat Vacant was agreed to-
yeas, los, nays, So. The house then took
a recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills
SATURDAY, Sept. 6.
iSenate.-The senate today resumed con-
sideration of the tariff bill.
House.-In the house on motion of
Mr.. Baker, of New York, the bill was
passed granting a pension of 800 a
month to General Henry A. Barnum
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the conference report
on the river and harbor bill. and Mr.
Henderson, of Illinois, in explaining
the provisions of the report, gave
his hearty adherence to the policy
of the international improvement, when
his public career ended, as in the course
o. events it must soon end, If he had in
any manner during his service here con-
tributed to the improvement of the
water ways and harbors of the country,
| thereby giving cheaper transportation to
| the people, he would feel that that was
his highest honor After further debate
the conference report was agreed to.