Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
MONDAY, March. 8

CON GRESS1ONAL.
MONDAY, March.
Senate.-Sen. Voorhees, offered a
preamble and concurrent resolu-
ton reciting that in the recent lease of
the seal islands of Alaska to the American
Commercial company, certain provisions
of the law were not complied with, and
directing the secretary of the treasury to
restrain from executing or delivering the
lease to the company until the object could
be inquired into by the senate. They were
referred to the finance committee.
The blu fixing the salaries of the sew
eral judges of the United States district
courts at S., 900 per annum was taken up
for consideration, and Sen. Hoar spoke in
favor of it. Mr. George opposed the
bill, sayin5 that he had very strong
objections to its passage, but that he
had very little hope that anything that
he might say would have the effect of
preventing its passage. 1t was then passed.
The remainder of the day was taken up by
a discussion of the Blair bill.
House. Mr.. O'Donnell (Mich.), at the
request of the Seventh Day Adventists
of the United States, presented a petit
ton bearing 253,000 names, protesting
against the passage of any bill in regard
to the observance of the Sabbath 1t
was referred. A joint resolution was
passed authorizing the appointment of
thirty additional medical examiners for
the pension bureau. Mr.. Perkins moved
to suspend the rules and put on its
passage the senate bill for the organiza-
ton of the territory of Oklahoma with the
house substitute therefor. The motion
was lost-yeas 156, nays 96-not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Houck called up the contested cleo
ton case of Featherstone VS.. Cate, pending
its discussion the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 4.
Senate.-A joint resolution, providing
for taking the census in Alaska was
taken from the calandar and passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Voorhees, in regard to the lease of the fur
seal islands in Alaska, was reported back
from the finance committee adversely, on
the ground that the treasury department
had already made the lease and that the
committee had no power to interfere In the
matter. The resolution was indefinitely
postponed Among bills reported
from the committee and placed on the
calandar are the following: To
amend an TACT for a bridge across
the Missouri river by The Forest
City & Watertown company In n. Dakota.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
a monumental column to commemorate the
battle of Trenton, n. j., on condition that
the equal sum is contributed by Trenton
associations, passed. After executive session
the senate adjourned.
House.-This morning a resolution
was introduced and referred, requesting
the president to send to the house
copies of all correspondence between
the United States and Mexico relating to
the seizure at Tampico of the schooner
Rebecca In February. 1884. The remain.
der of the day was devoted to discussion
Of the contested election case of Feather
stone VS.. Cate, from Arkansas.
WEDNESDAY, March s.
Senate. Sen. Stockbridge today pre-
sented two immense packages of re-
monstrances against the passage of any
bill in regard to the observance of the
Sabbath or Lords day, or any religious or
ecclesiastical institution or rite; against
the adoption of any resolution for an
amendment to the national constitution
that would / any way give preference
to the principles of one religion above
another or that will in any way sanction
legislation upon the subject Of religion. |
These remonstrances contain the individ- |
ual signatures of 308.37 citizens from |
different states and territories, of which |
Minnesota furnishes %, $50 and Wisconsin, |
0,750 The chair announced that as there |
was a quorum now present. and as 2
o clock arrived the educational bill was |
laid before the senate as unfinished bust |
ness. The Warren pension bill remained |
on the calander. Sen. Barbour addressed |
the senate IN advocacy of the educational
bill, and Sen Plumb made an address in |
opposition to the bill. After exective ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
HOuse.-Today the consideration of the |
Arkansas election case of Featherstone VS.. |
Cate, was resumed and the contestee was /
accorded the floor to speak in his own |
behalf The vote declaring Cate not elect |
ed was nays AZ, yeas 138, and Feather !
stone was seated by the following vote; /
Yeas AS, nays 135, and the oath of office |
to him by the speaker. The /
house then adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 6.
lSenate.-A bill to increase the efficiency
and reduce the expenses of the signal corps
VI UHe army anu IOI tuo CLoloIC1 VI l44C
weather bureau to the department of |
agriculture and placed on the calendar.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: For monument to
John Ericsson; for the punishment of off
GERS and others selecting jurors with ref
erence to political affiliations, and to
amend the revised statutes so as to permit
the purchase and registry of foreign built
vessels nv citizens of the United States for
in foreign trade. Among the
bills passed were the following: Giving a
pension of SIS per month to the daughter
Of Major General Worth. and increasing
to 800 month the pension of the widow
Of Major General Warren. The senate
then went into executive session, and when
the doors were opened adjourned.
House-The speaker laid before the