Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17

before completion. He believed in a
ing the best type of vessels. But the navy
department had reported that the Maine
and Texas now building. would never be
duplicated. He was lost in the conflicting
opinions of experts. Mr. Kerr iowa
said he represented district in which
there resided many Quakers who sent
him many petitions requesting him
to vote against the appropriation for
an increased navy. They knew this
preparation for warfare was IN the di-
rection of war with foreign countries.
After further debate, Holman moved to
strike out the. paragraph providing fo1
three battleships, but leaving in the pro-
vision for the armed cruiser. 1t was
agreed to. Mr.. Adams illinois, offered
an amendment providing for three low
free board coast and harbor defense
vessels of the Monitor type at a cost
not to exceed s2.5O0,O00 each. Lost
Mr.. Peters then withdrew his motion tC
| strike out the entire clause. The bill
was then favorably reported to the house
| but no final action was taken and the
house adjourned
FRIDAY, April H.
Sendte.-ln the senate, today, considera
ton OF the Montana election case was re
sumed, and as no senator sought the
floor the yeas and noes were ordered
on the first resolution, and the VOTE
was about being taken p when Mr.
Evarts rose and suggested that if no sena,
tor on the other side desired to speak he
would proceed to make thu
closing argument in favor of the
committees 1report. He proceeded
to state In detail the facts and circum
stances of the Montana election and to dis
cuss the powers of the territorial canvas
sing boards, on which he said there were
no Limitations imposed by the statute in
words. By that he meant, he said, thai
its powers were unlimited within the sense
that belonged to the phrase to which il
was applied and to the subject to which il
was applied. Sen. Evarts said that til,
proposition On the democratic side
that the senate was to be the canvass
ing Eboard higher than the territorial
canvassing board; while the pro
position ION the SSrepublican side WA
that the senate had no such power of re
revision. The latter, he said was the
proposition of the constitutions of the
safety of the senate and of the equality Of
the states. After further debate, Sen
Hoar gave notice that ON Monday he
would ask the senate to remain in session
until the Montana case is, disposed of
| Sen. Hawley, from the committee on the
| quadrO centennial celebration, reported
back. with amendments, the house bill fo1
the worlds fair at Chicago, and said he
hoped to have it taken up and passed Mon
day. After executive session, the senate
adjourned.
House.-Mr. Lacey, of Iowa, called
up the contested election case OF
Waddill VS.. Wise from the Third
district of Virginia. Mr.. Enloe, OF
Tennessee, raised the question Of
consideration. The president approved
the act making an appropriation to supply
the deficiency occasioned by the defalca,
ton in the Office of the late sergeant at
arms. The house decided, yeas. 149; nays,
| no; to consider the election case, and Mr..
Lacey took the floor in argument in favor
| of the claims in the contest. Mr.. O'Ferrall
| of Virginia, supported the resolution Of
the minority declaring the seat vacant
SATURDAY April II.
Senate-In the senate Dawes presented
a petition from the Boston board of trade
endorsing the resolutions of the New York
chamber of commerce demonstrating
against the proposed legislation for driv,
ing the Chinese out of this country. The
calendar was then taken up and among
the bills passed were the following: appro-
priating $4,000 for public building in
Fargo, n. D. The senate bill extending
to the states of South Dakota, North Da,
kota, Washington and Montana benefits
acts allowing to certain states five per
cent. on the ssale of public land. The
senates bill to amend and continue in force
the act of August 6, 1888, authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Forest City, Dakota. The
senate bill to increase the rate of pensions
for certain cases of deafness to $40 per
month. The house bill for the payment of
forfeiture lands purchased but not patent
ed or paid for, on the Pawnee reservation
in Nebraska. The senate bill to increase
the efficiency and reduce the expense of
the signal corps of the army. The bill
transfers to the department of agriculture
the weather bureau, leaving the signal
corps of the army to remain in the war
department.. The executive session ad-
journed.
Honse.-In the house the majority res
olution declaring Waddell entitled to a
seat was adopted; yeas 1874; nays 100; and
that gentleman appeared at the bar of the
house and took the oath of Office. Public
business was then suspended and the house
proceeded to pay fitting tributes to the
memory of the late James Laird, represen-
tative from Nebraska After eulogistic
addresses by Laws, Conger, Connell and
others. the house adjourned.