Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. June q.


lating to the independence of Cuba for the
the senate. The conference report on the
naval appropriation was presented and
agreed to- The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the Post Office ap
preparation bill.
House.-After the journal had been
read, Mr.. Springer, of ILL.,, called atten-
ton to the fact. that it showed that the
Legislative appropriation bill, as amended
by the senate, had been referred to the
appropriation committee wi hout reference
to the house He said that if anything
had been decided in the case of the silver
bill, it was that reference should be made
in open house and the bill should have
gone to committee of the whole. The
Speaker said the usual custom had been
followed; that the record duly informed
the house of the references, and therefore
declared the journal approved. Mr.. But
terworth, of Ohio, presented the report OF
the appropriation committee upon the
senate amendments the Legislative bill.
He said that in the case Of inconsequential
amendments the committee recommended
concurrence: but where salaries were in
creased or new Offices created the COM
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WEDNESDAY, June rs.
Senate.-The senate bill to prevent the
transportation in bond of merchandise
between The United States and Mexico,
and to restore that right whenever the
versely.
Honse.-Mr. Bcutelle of Maine, pre-
sented the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, and insisted on lis con-
sideration, notwithstanding the objection
of Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, that he was
thereby consuming the short time remain
ing for debate upon tho silver bill Mr..
Boutelle made short explanation of the
details of the agreement reached in con-
| ference. In answer to Mr.. O'Neil, of
Pennsylvania, he said that the League
Island Navy Yard had been placed upon
the same footing as the yards of Boston
and Portsmouth, whereupon Mr.. O'Neil
! said that it came to this-that by the
adoption Of the conference report the
League Island Navy Yard would become
an open navy yard, as he had proposed in
his amendment offered April 8, and as the
people of Philadelphia desired. Mr..
Wilkinson of Pennsylvania, tried to obtain
recognition to speak against the provision
for preparing the question of the site for
the gulf coast navy yard but Mr.. Boutelle
declared to yield the floor and insisted up
on calling for the previous question. On
a vote by tellers this was ordered, but Mr..
Wilkinson (who complained of being gag
ged) insisted in turn on having the yeas
and nays, which resulted 139 to 1O3. The
previous question was ordered and the
conference report adopted. Mr. Conger
then moved that the debate on the silver
bill be extended from til 3 o'clock, at
which time voting will begin. His mo-
ton was agreed to, and Mr.. Morse, OF
Massachusetts, took the floor in support of
the house bill, and in opposition to the
senate bill.
THURSDAY, June 26.
| Senate.-Messrs. Hiscock and Evarts
were on the floor of the senate
representing the state of New York,
and the same was true of Connect
cut, which had been democratic
for years. When the republicans of the
north had taken the beam out
of their own eyes and fixed laws
so the peoples wish might be hon
estly expressed; when they practiced
as they preached southern democrats
would receive them with open arms.
Under this system which it is proposed
to revive, the people of the south had
been robbed some years ago by picked
villains of the north, backed by the United
States army. The south did not want to be
put in that position again. I've" Mr..
Hemphill continued, ''know we must eth
er rule that country or leave 1t. Now for
myself before the people of the United
States and before God in all reverence, |
swear we will not leave it. (Applause). l
do not hesitate to say the cOlored man has
but he cannot have his rights
and mine too, and this law is intended to
put him again in control Of the southern
states; intended to awaken that race
prejudice which is fast dying out; intended
to bring about again that constant irri.
tation and clash between the two colors in
the south which will retard its growth and
be destructive of the very principles OF
human government.
House. -Thesregular order of business
being demanded in the house to-day, Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, began the debate
upon the national election bill. The
day was wholly consumed in the discus.
sion OF the measure.
FRIDAY. June q.
Senate-The consideration Of the bill fol
the admission of Wyoming as a state
was resumed by the senate today
Sem Morgan making an address in oppo-
sition to it.
House.-Mr Dockery, of Missouri, ris.
ing to a parliamentary enquiry, asked
whether it would be in order to reconsider
the vote by which the postal clerks leave
bill was passed yesterday. He had been
informed yesterday by the gentleman who
called up the Mr. Ketchum of New York,
that it did not involve an appropriation
whereas he now learned that it would in
volve an expenditure of 1885, 900. As Mr.
Ketchum was not present, Mr.. Dockery
was permitted by unanimous consent to
enter motion to reconsider, leaving il
pending for the present. The consideration
of the election bill was resumed in the
house today, Mr.. Haugen, of Wisconsin,
addressing the house in support of the
measure. He declared that the bill die
not propose to touch the state elections,
but did propose to supervise national cleo
tons, clear right of congress. The bill
was not local, but general in its applica-
ton. The objections made to the
dill by the southern members con;
stituted an insult to the south itself
The people in Mississippi had voted
to require property qualification by the
voter and had suggested that such
provisions would restore supremacy
to the whites. That in itself was
confession that the whites wrongfully
exercised supremacy at present. another
democrat, Judge Cate, of Arkansas
contestant for a seat on the floor
of the house, had justified the outlawry by
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