Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30

were confronted by the most portentious
problem ever placed before a free people
for solution. 1t involved, in the belief of
many (but not in hiss, the permanency of
our form of govern ment. 1t must be con-
sidered frankly and freely, without sub
terfuge and without reserve. Sen. ingalls,
paid "a glowing tribute to the late Henry
W. Grady, from whose grafton, delivered
In Boston In December last, he quoted. and
sent to the clerks desk liberal extract
from Mr.. Grady's speech to be read At
the conclusion of the reading he continued
his remarks. Sen ingalls, concluded his
remarks at 3;55, and the senate adj
journed until Monday
H0use-The resolution was adopted
calling ON the secretary of war for infor-
nation as to the present condition of the
government works at Rock Island arsenal
and asking for his opinion as to the de-
STABILITY of utilizing the works for gun
| factory. The report of the committee on
elections In the contested election case of
| Smiths VS.. Jackson, from the fourth dis
| trict of West Virginia was submitted and
recommitted. 1t declares the contestant
elected and entitled to a certificate The
minority was granted leave to file min
GRITTY report. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the customs and
administrative bill After several minor
amendments it was adopted. SEN Bayne
| (acting under instructions from the COM
mittee on ways and means) offered an
amendment to section fifteen, providing
that during the pending controversy or
| litigation about the duties on the mer-
chandise they shall remain In the gov
eminent ware house and under the con-
| 4,.ol &c Of
FRIDAY, Jan. "a.
STANDARDIZATION few minutes session
today the senate adjourned until Monday
House.-On motion of Mr Grosvenor
the house to-day insisted upon its amend
ment to the senate bill for the removal of
distractions from the Missouri river and a
conference was then ordered. The house
then went into committee of the whole
for further consideration of the customs
administrative bill The pending amend
ment was that offered by Mr.. Bayne pa J
to section Is, providing that during the
pending of any controversy or litigation
about the amount of duty to be paid by
any owner, agent, importer or consignee
of any imported merchandise In the courts,
The merchandise In question will remain
In a government warehouse and under con-
troll of the secretary of the treasury; and
in all actions brought against collectors of
customs by owners, agents, importers or
consignees the plaintiff shall be required
to prove, before he can recover, that said
merchandise at the time of trial is in the
custody of the government. Mr.. Blan-
chard Ia criticised the section for the
reason that in his opinion, it took away
from the citizen the right of appeal, though
it reserved that right to the government
Mr.. Mills warmly supported the Bayne
amendment. Mr.. Carlisle said amendment
was an indirect provision that no honest
importer of goods should be allowed to APP
peal to the courts for correction of any
wrong. Mr.. McKennan (Cal.) spoke in
support of the bill He also favored the
Bayne amendment. Mr.. Adams ILL., OPP
posed the amendments. Mr. La Toilette
offered an amendment providing that
perishable goods may be withdrawn pend
ing litigation. This was agreed to, but
the Bayne amendment as amended was
defeated. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.)
submitted an amendment, the effect of
which is to give the circuit court the right
to determine questions at law. The
amendment was rejected after brief dis
cussion. Mr.. Carlisle offered substitute
for the whole section, the chief affect of
which is to allow the courts to determine a
| question OF facts as well as of law. The
substitute was--112 to ia. On motion
of Mr.. Perkins, a joint resolution was
passed appropriating SIS, 900 for the pur-
chase of food and clothing for the Indians
at La Point agency. Mr.. Peters introduced
! bill to promote the interests of agri-
culture by irrigation. Referred. The
house then adjourned
SATURDAY, JAN. Is.
House Immediately after the read
ing of the journal the house went
into committee of the whole on the
| MO- offered an amendment providing
that articles purchased abroad by
exchange of products of agriculture ex-
ported from the United States, shall be
admitted free of duty on cartons, crates,
boxes, cases, sacks or covering of any kind
Lost-113 to 113. Acting under in
structions of the committee on ways
and means sMcKinley offered the fol-
lowing as an additional section
Merchandise deposited in public or pri-
vate bonded warehouse may be withdrawn
| within three years from the date of the
original importation on the payment of the
duties and charges to which it might be
subject by law at the time of such with
| drawal; providing nothing herein shall
| affect or impair the existing provisions of
the law In regard to the disposal of per-
ishable or explosive articles, and provided
further that this section shall not apply to
any article which has been exported from
the United States and re-imported.
Adopted. The committee finally COM
pleted the consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) moved that the
bill be reported back to the committee of
ways and means Lost-108 to 1913.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house favorably. The first
vote was taken on the amendment to the
''carton" section, adopted yesterday on
motion of Mr.. Breckenridge Ky, provid-
ing that the section shall not apply to the
merchandise imported in cartons, etc.,
which is subject to duty equal to, or exceed
ing sixty per cent The action of the
committee was reversed, and the amend
ment was rejected. The bill was then
passed-yeas, 1873; nays, III. Mr.. Hit
offered a resolution increasing the
membership of the worlds fair COM
mittee from to Is and providing that the
committee shall have the jurisdic-
ton over all questions relating to the fair
except that as to the location. The loca-
ton is to be selected as follows: On one
day the representatives competing for the
cities shall present their claims and on the
following day the members shall vote for
their choice of location Referred to the
committee on. rules. On motion of
Mr. Williams (IIl.) Feb. Is was as
signed as the day for the delivery