Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-18

Senate.-The tariff bill was today taken
up again In the senate Chairman Ingalls,
ruled that the prohibition cutting off de-
bate today would prevent the senators
from asking or answering questions
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out of the
sugar section all paragraphs relatin to
bounty. This was reiected-yoas, %;
nays, "a, party vote.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10.
Senate.-In the senate today. Mr.. Nor
gan offered resolution, which went over
calling on the secretary of the interior
for a statement concerning the land claims
of the Northern Pacific: also resolution
instructions to the senate
conference. on the land forfeiture bill in
relation to the lands of the Northern
Pacific and other companies. 1t was laid
on the table for further action. The tariff
bill was taken up, the question being on
its passage, six hours being allowed to
close discussion, after which vote will be
taken. Mr. Hoar referring to the reciproc-
ity proposition, said he had voted for it
yesterday with some hesitation and should
not have done so if he thought the scheme
contained in the amendment was all that
was likely to come out of the policy. Mr.
Hoar was followed by Messrs Hiscock,
Turpie. Gibson, Vest, Vance and Jones
New A vote vas then taken and the bill
passed-yeas, 40; nays, 20. as follow :.
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Allen, Allison,
Blair, Cameron, Casey, Chandler, 'Cullom
Davis, DAVIS, Dixon Evarts, Frye, Hawley,
Higgins, Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls,, Jones
New, Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitchell,
Moody, Paddock. Pierce, Platt, Plumb,
Power, Quay. Sanders. Sawyer, Sherman,
Spooner, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge
Teller, Washburn, Wilson 0owa), VOL
cott-40. Nays-Messrs. Barbour, Bate,
Berry, Blackburn. Blodgett, Butler, Carl
isle, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Faulkner
German, Gray, Harris. Hearst, Jones
(Ark); Kenna, Morgan, Pascoe Pugh,
Ransome, Reagan, Turbie, Vance, Voor-
hees, WaIthall, and Wilson md. )-29.
first named in each pair being in favor of
munds and George, FarweIl and Payne
Hale and McFherson; Morrill, and Hamp-
ton, Stamford and Gibson, Pettigrew and
Call Mr.. Aldrich moved that the senate
insist on its amendments to the house bill,
and ask for a conference. The motion
was agreed to, and Messrs. Aldrich, Sher-
man, Allison. Hiscock, Mcpherson, Vance
and Carlisle were appointed conferees on
the part of the senate. The senate then
adjourned.
House.-The house was called to order
by speaker pro. TEN. Burrows, and
prayer was offered by the chaplain, after
which Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, raised
that there was no quorum present. The
speaker pro. TEN. being unable to count a
quorum, Mr.. Haugen, Wisconsin, moved
a call of the house. A call was ordered -
yeas, Is; nays, 44-but failed to disclose a
quorum.
THURSDAY, Sept. II.
Senate-The house bill for the sale of
certain lands for school purposes
in the town of Pelican, Wis, was
placed on the calendar. A resolution offered
yesterday by Mr. Morgan calling on the
secretary Of the interior for information
as to the lands Of the Northern Pacific
railroad and other companies whose roads
are not completed within the period fixed
by the granting act was agreed to.
land forfeiture bill was taken up Thd
IIldllI Is COHUdl1lSU tll0 uGSI
section FORGETTING to the United States all
the lands heretofore granted any state or
corporation to aid in the construction OF a
railroad opposite to and co-ter-
minous with a portion of any such
railroad not now completed and in opera
ton, for the construction or benefit of
which such lands are granted, and all such
lands declared part of the public
domain; provided that the act shall not be
construed as forfeiting the right of way or
station ground of any railroad company
heretofore granted Mr.. Morgan opposed
the report as logroIling scheme
gotten up for the benefit of all land
grant roads. While the first section
professed to be forfeiture of all, other
sections related to the separate railroads
and exempted them from the operation
of the forfeiture section, or else
secured them for certain pecuniary advar-
tages. The most that could be said of the bill
was that few small railroads that had
not got friends enough In the two houses
were to be crucitied for the sake of gloss
ing over and vanishing false pretense
of the general forfeiture. After speaking
for over four hours, Mr. Morgan yielded
fer motion to adjourn.
r7House-As Speaker Reed entered the
chamber this morning few moments
before noon, he received round of
applause nom the republican side
of the house and from spectators in
the galleries. After prayer Mr.
O'Ferrall made the point that no quorum
was present. The speaker without taking
notice of the point stated that the question
was On ordering the previous question on
approving the journal of Tuesdays pro-
ceediDgs and directed the clerk to call the
roll. On ordering the previous question
the vote stood yeas, 81; nays 44-no quo
rum, and on motion of Mckinley, of Ohio,
amid democratic applause, the house at
1885 adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sepl. IL.
Senate.-In the senate Mr.. Ingalls,
bill to apply the general laws of
Oregon, solar as practicable, to the dis
trict of Alaska, and authorizing the United
States circuit court of Oregon to try cases
arising in Alaska, was today sent to the
judiciary committee, Mr.. Platt, Of the
territories commi .tee, reporting that his
committee did not proper have jurisdic-
ton of the bill. The object of this mea-
sure is to secure judicial determination by
the United States supreme court OF tie
rights of the United States in Behring
sea. The senate today passed number
of bills on the calendar and then took
up the railroad land forfeiture bill.
Mr. Morgan continued his argument in
opposition to the bill. He was. followed
by Mr.. Sanders in favor of the con-
ference report, the mainpoint of his
contention being that the lands actually
patented to the railroad companies
could not be taken from them because