Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-27

arose before the debate had concluded and
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
SeHate.-The resolution heretofore of
fered by Sen. Chandler. calling on the
attorney general for information as to the
assassination of Deputy United States
Marshal Sunders in Florida, was taken up
and Sen. Pasco proceeded to address the
senate In explanation of the fact and cir
cumstances of the case. The appropria-
ton OF 100000 for public building at
Fort Dodge, Iowa, was passed. The senate
bill establishing a customs collection
district, to consist of North and South
Dakota, was passed. Sen Blair then re-
sumed his argument In favor of the edu-
cational BILL Without conluding his
speech: Blair. yielded for the executive
session, after which the senate adjourned.
Senate. The committee on patents pre-
sented a report upon the bill providing
for the appointment of representatives on
the part of the United States to the in
ternational industrial conference at
Madrid. Spain. next April Mr.. Adams
I'LL. from the Judiciary committee called
up the bill to divide the district of North
Dakota into four divisions, the sessions of
the courts to be held in Bismarck, Grand
Forks, Fargo and Devils Lake. The bill
was passed as was a corresr onding senate
bill with amendments providing for the
division of South Dakota into three divis-
ions, the sessions of the court to De held
at Sioux Falls. Pierrie and Deadwood.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill to pro-
vide for terms and places for holding
United States court in the district of
Minnesota, and it was passed with an
amendment After debate on the Okla
homa bill the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 90
HOuse.-By special order today was
set apart by the house for the opening
of the debate on the report of the
committee on the worlds fair. The
usual preliminary business was transacted
with a show of impatience The confer
ence report on the senate bill to increase
the pensions of helpless soldiers, was
adopted. Mr. Mcmillan (Tenn) raised
the point of order that the fair bills
involved an appropriation and should be
considered in committee of the whole
Mr.. Chandler Mass explained how
the time was to be divided, one hour to
himself as chairman and one hour to each
of the four contending cities. Tomorrow
the opponents of any bill were to have one
hour and the remainder of the day was to
be divided between the representatives of
the four cities.
FRIDAY, Feb. 81.
Sendte.-In the senate today the con-
ference report on the bill to increase the
pensions of totally disabled pensioners was
agreed to after an explanation to the effect
that, under the act of 1880, it had been
provided that totally disabled pensioners
then drawing $50 month should receive
SIS; that this increase did not apply to
these who were pensioned thereafter;
that the bill, as it passed the senate. was
intended to correct that omission; that the
house had amended it so as to allow
arrears of pensions in such cases, and that
the result was practically the adoption
of the senate bill as originally passed, no
arrears being allowed The senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the house
bill to provide for town-site entries of lands
in Oklahoma. After being discussed by
Messrs. Berry, Plumb, Dolph and V st,
the bill went over until Monday. A num-
Der of public building bills passed includ-
ing one for Kansas City-S2, 100000; and
one increasing the limit of the cost of the
Omaha building to two million.
H0uSe.-The worlds fair bill was made
the order of the day, and after a lengthy
discussion it went over until Monday.
The house then took a recess, tie evening
SESSION to be for consideration of private
pension bills. The house, at the evening
session. passed forty private pension bills
and adjourned until Monday.