Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, April %.


Senate.-Sen. Sherman from the COM
mittee on foreign relations reported back
lin lieu of Reagan's bill concerning the
irrigation of arid lands in the valley of the
Rio Grande river) the current resolution,
requesting the president to enter into
negotiations with the government of Mexi-
co on the subject. It was adopted. The
conference report on the bill providing for
temporary government for Oklahoma
agreed to, yeas so. nays Butler, Crockell,
Pugh, Quay, and Vest) The bill now goes
to the president. The house bill amending
the act of Aug. |, 89, authorizing the con-
struction of a high wagon bridge across
the Missouri river at or near Sioux City,
passed. Also the senate bill for improving
the Arkansas river was passed, also senate
bills appropriating Sl4,859 to reimburse
tional convention; senate bill amending
and extending the benefits act of Feb. s,
1887, providing for an allotment of land in
severalty to the Indians of the various
reservations, ETC.; senate bill appropria-
ting $50, 900 for the construction of a
military store house and offices for army
purposes at the Omaha military depot
Nebraska, and for other purposes. The
land forfeiture bill was then taken up and
the senate adjourned.
HOnse.-In the house to-day Mr. Harmer
presented "a memorial of the Manufacture
ers' club, of Philadelphia, representing
many millions of capital in American in
dustries, and many thousands of working
men earning American wages, in favor of
prompt action on tariff legislation which
shall check the importation of articles pro-
duced by our own people. Referred. A
rambling debate consumed the balance of
the day and nothing was accomplished.
THURSDAY, April a.
Senate.-ln the senate to day the house
bill to transfer the revenue cutter service
to the navy department was again taken
up and the amendment reported from the
committee on naval affairs agreed to. Sen
Hoar then reported from the committee
on privileges and elections the bill to
amend and supplement the election laws
and provide for more efficient of execution
the same. Placed on the calendar. After
some debate the amendment was rejected,
the republicans voting in the negative.
Some other amendments was considered
and laid on the table and the senate ad-
journed.
HOuse.-After transacting some I'M
portant business the house went into COM
mittee of the whole (Payson of Illinois in
the chair on the legislative appropriation
bill. When the clause appropriating the
salaries for the civil service COMMISSION was
reached Mr. Cummings, New York. made
a point of order that it was not properly
in the bill, as the commission was neither
Legislative, executive nor judicial. After
some debate the point of order was over
ruled.
FRIDAY, April 25.
Senate-The senate bill to authorize
the sale of timber ON the lands reserv-
ed for the Menominee Indians in Wis.
consin, was placed on the calendar
The senate resumed consideration OF
the railroad land forfeiture bill
Pending the discussion the senate took
up and passed the house joint resolution
appropriating s150,0O0 for the relief Of
restitution in the district overfowed by
the Mississippi river and its tributaries
Consideration of the land forfeiture bill
was then resumed. Call began speech
but soon stopped to make a complaint
he had but few hearers he said, il
the people could only look in and wit,
ness the scene in the senate cham
Der they would form an opinion that the
day was passing by when senators
were of any use in the government
of the country. He then resumed
the argument in explanation and advocacy