Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. Nav 81.

TUESDAY,, May II.
Senate.-In the senate to-day, Sen.
Allison presented a remonstrance of
citizens of Burlington, Iowa, against the
imposition of duties on ores from Mexico.
Sen. Spooner called up a motion to re-
consider the passing of the bill some weeks
ago to appropriate $4,000 to Margaret
Kennedy for supplies taken for the use of
the army The bill was indefinitely post
poned. Sen. Flower On. " introduced
a joint resolution appropriating s250,0O
to complete the Grant monument at New
York The senate then considered the
imported liquor bill. the question being
on the substitute reported yesterday from
the judiciary committee. The bill went
over without action. to be taken up to-
morrow
House.-On motion of Mr.. Townsend
of Pa, a senate bill was passed for the
erection of a public building Beaver
Falls, Pa, tat cost of $4,000 with an
amendment striking out the appropriation
clause On motion of Mr. Wilson, of
West Virginia, a senate bill was passed for
the erection of a public building at Mar
tinsburg, West Va, a senate bill was
passed for the erection of public building
at Martinsburg, W. Va, with an amend
ment reducing the limit of cost from Sl25,-
900 toS75 600.
WEDNESDAY, May 81
Senote-Sen Sherman from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reported
an amendment to be offered to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, authorizing the president to carry
into effect the recommendations of the in
ternAtional conference by the appointment
of three commissioners to represent the
United States in the international railway
commission. whose compensation is to be
paid from the committee fund to be con-
tributed from the several nations interest
ed; also to detail from the army and
navy such officers as may be spared with
out detriment to the service, to serve
as engineers under such commits
sion in making such survey their expen-
ses to be paid by the commission and
appropriating 65,0OO00O as the share of
the United States of the expenses of such
commission and survey. The senate bill
subjecting imported liquors to the
laws of the several states was again
taken up. Mr.. Morgan made an argl-
ment aginst its constitutionalitv.
House.-The house was called to order
this morning by Speaker Reed. An i'm
mense floral tribute, fully four feet in
length, adorned front desk, in honor of
Mr.. Vaux, Mr.. Randall's successor, who
was presented and the recipient of many
congratulations and friendly greetings.
After the reading of the journal Mr..
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, presented the
credentials of Mr. VauX, and they having
been read by the clerk he escoted Mr.. Vaux
to the bar of the house, and the latter
gentleman qualified as representative of
the third district of Pennsylvania. Vaux
affirmed, and as he took his seat was
greeted with applause. On motion of Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio. bill was passed ap-
propriating S125,000 for the establishment
of the national military park at the battle
field at Chickamauga. On motion of Mr..
McRea, of Arkansas, senate bill was
passed. donating Lake Contrary to the city
of st. Joseph, Mo. A conference was
ordered on the naval appropriation bill,
and the house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Burrows. of Michigan, in the
chair on the river and harbor bill.
THURSDAY, May 20.
SenGte-Sen. Teller introduced joint
resolution setting forth that it is the
determined policy of the United, States
government > use both gold and
silver as full legal tender money I'M
der the ratio now existing III the United
States, or which may hereafter be estab-
lished by the United States, alone or
acting in accordance with other nations.
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
The imported liquor bill was then taken
up, the question being on the following
subtitute from the judiciary committee:
That fermented, distilled or intoxicating
liquors transferred as an article of COM
merce or brought into any state or
territory from any point or place
outside of such state or territory, for use,
consumption. or sale therein, shall not be
exempt. nor shall the owner or person IN
possession thereof be exempt from the
operation of the laws of, or regulations.
control, police. or tsxing power of such
states or territory, affecting or applicable
to all other like property by reason of such
liquors being in the original package Of
importation or transportation, as subjects
of interstate or foreign commerce:
Sen. Gray's amendment was agreed
to-yeas, %: nays, 20. Sen. Vest
moved to amend the substitute by
making it apply to fresh beef, veal,
! mutton. lamb and pork, and argued that
if the bill was to become a law 1T should
be confined to intoxicating liquor. This
was the first time he knew of the supreme
court being a suggester of remedies. The
proposed law would produce chaos.
But if he were wrong In his pc.
sition and the friends of the bill were right
then he wanted to give the cattle raisers of
the west the same privileges granted the
Iowa legislature in regard to the exclusion
of alcoholic stimulants He had served on
the senate committee In relation to the
beef business and found an alarming state
of things in the inspection of beef cattle.
The vote on Senator Vests amendment
was: Yeas, 5; nays, .S2-the yeas being