Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

first Indiana district, was then taken up.
The committee on elections reported I'M
animously In favor of the sitting member.
and the report was adopted. The contest
ed election case of Bowen VS.. Buchanan
ninth district of Virginia, was next called
up, and resolution confirming the right
of the sitting member, was adopted
THURSDAY. April II.
Senate.-Sanders and Powers. the new
Montana senators. were in their seats
this morning. Under the terms of
the resolution In executive session yes
terday, Sanders and Power were
assigned by lot to the classes Of senators
whose terms expire in 1898 and 1895 re-
spectively. Among the petitions and
memorials presented was one from
the Charleston board of trade, protesting
against the passage of the Butterworth
anticipation and anti-future bill. Among
the bills introduced was one by Sem
Reagan, proposing an amendment to
the constitution, for the election of sena-
tors by vote of the people. A number
of bills making appro priations for public
buildings then passed, among them being
one for 4Mankato, Mimi, of $4,000.
The house bill for the appointment and
retirement of John c. Fremont as major
general in the army passed
FRIDAY, April Is.
Senate.-Sen. Hawley said: l have
given notice two or three times
that | would call up the bill con-
corning the international exposition. |
am bound to press it because it is simply
justice to the people of Chicago and to
manufacturers who contemplate exhibiting
there, foreigners as we'll as Americans |
am instructed by the committee and am
under constant pressure to call it up. |
have applied privately to the senator from
Kansas Plumb and | do so now to allow
his bill to lie over until the senate consid-
ers this exposition bill. After consider
able debate the senate went into ex-
ecutive session ON motion of Sen. Dolph.
When the doors were re-opened Sen.
Plumb asked unanimous consent to have
the land forfeiture bill laid before the
senate Monday. as unfinished business.
The clerk read the title of the pension
examiners bill as unfinished business, but
that was not in accord with Plumb's pur-
pose, and he manifested considerable dis
pleasure. Among the bills passed were
the following: Senate bill authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the
Missouri river between the city of
Chamberlain and Lyman county, S. D.
House.-In the house today, Mr.. En-
loe (Tenn.), rising to question of per
sonal privilege, sent to the clerk s
desk and had read an article from
The New York Press declaring that a
gigantic job had been discovered in the
southern war claims bill introduced by
him. The article further stated that Mr..
Thomas wis, chairman of the COM
mittee on war claims, had denounced the
bill as one Of the most infamous jobs
which had ever been foisted upon con-
gress. Mr.. Thomas said he had not censured
any member of the committee. He stated
that if the bill passed the house it would
be Infamous, because he thought he could
prove that number of claims on the bill
were claims of persons notably disloyal
Mr.. Enloe said that the charge in the
article that he had brought the bill before
the house In a surreptitious manner was a
falsehood made by the correspondent or a
falsehood made for him and repeated by
him. His action in regard to the bill had
always been straightforward and he de-
nounced the article as SANDER on the bill
and on the members of the committee
Mr.. Thomas reiterated his statement
that number of claims in the bill were
those of disloyal persons and that num-
Der of them had never been examined by
the committee. After tilt between
Houk and Grosvenora the resolution
by McComms was agreed to recon-
hitting the bill with instructions to
the committee to report it back
within two weeks, and that the bill
be placed at the head of the calendar and
the resolution reported to the house.
SATURDAY, April 10.
Housa.-The Ashland Public Building
bill which passed the senate a few days
ago at an appropriation increased to $780,
600, came over to the house to-day as
amended and conference committee was
ordered. The bill passed the house re-
Gently at SIS 900, having been cut down by
the house committee from 100000, as it
was introduced by Mr.. McCord. The
raising of the amount to 100000 by the
senate caused considerable feeling among
the Wisconsin members in the house as in
effect they hold that this increase en-
dangers the other public building bills
pending for the state. Mr.. McCord had
not returned, but Mr.. Haugen spoke
against the action of the senate as en-
dangering the bill and other bills, but a
conference was ordered. The house NAV
consent to increase the bill to 800. 900.
but it is not likely that it can 60 above the
sum,