Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. Nav 10.


Sendte.-Sen. Hale, from committee on
appropriations, reported back the annual
naval Appropriation bill The silver bill
was then taken up and Dolph spoke in
favor of the treasury bill. He argued
against the free coinage of silver as some
thing that would stop the coinage of gold,
but through International bimetalism was
desirable. Sen. eller'criticised the speech
sharply, and Mitchell dissent from the views
of his colleague. On motion of Sen.
Wilson (Iowa), it was ordered that the
senate bill regarding imported liquors be
taken up tomorrow. Executive sessions
adjourned.
House-The tariff bill still engrosses the
entire attention of the house. Enough
has transpired to show that the tobacco tax
will remain unchanged.
WEDNESDAY, May 81.
Senote.-The resignation sof Sergeant
alarms Canaday was received and laid on
the table. 1t is to take effect June 3d.
Mr.. Wilson made an effort to have the bill
relating to liquors imported into pro-
hibitory states taken up and considered,
but he was forced to yield to the prior
claim of the silver bill, which was then
taken up, and on which Mr.. Stewart pro-
ceeded to address the senate.
House.-After an all days debate the
Mckinley bill was passed by vote of 164
to 49,
THURSDAY, May %.
Senate.-A message was presented from
the Preslnent with an accompanying COM
munication for the Secretary of the Inter-
ior on the subject of the purchase from
the Creek Nation of Indians of $4,000
acres of land for use of the Seminoles.
Referred to the the committe on Indians
affairs. The credentials of Calvin S.
Brice, as Senator from the state of Ohio,
for six years, commencing March 4, 1881,
were presented by Mr.. Payne, read and
placed on file. Among the bill reported
and placed on the calendar was one ap-
propriating 100000 for dry dock at
Algiers, La. Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota,
| from the committee on census, reported a
bill amendatory of the census act. Passed.
1t prescribes penalty upon any supervisor
or enumerator who ST all receive or any
person who shall pay any fee or other con-
sideration in addition to the compensation
of such supervisor or enumerator. A con-
ference committee was ordered in the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill. Also
on the pension appropriation blll-Messrs.
Allison, Daes and German being appoint
ed. The silver bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Daniel addressed the senate in favor
of silver currency.
House.-Conference was ordered on the
Army appropriation bill and the Military
Academy appropriation bill. The house
then went into committee of the whole
(Mr Burrows, of Michigan, in the chair,
on the river and harbor bill
FRIDAY, May %.
Senate.-After the transacting of some
unimportant routine business, considera-
ton of the naval appropriation bill was re-
sumed and continued until o'clock when
the silver bill was taken up, but in few
minutes it was laid aside to allow Stanford
to address the senate on his bill providing
for loans by the government on agricult-
url lands. The tariff bill was received this
afternoon and referred to the committee on
finance Ten thousand copies were order
ed printed for the use of the senate. At
the conclusion of Sen. Stanford's speech
the bill went over without action. The
conference report of the bill appropriating
s75, 200 for public building at Aurora,
H., was agreed to. Sen Faulkner gave
notice Of an amendment to Sen. Wilson S
bill providing that liquors imported into
prohibitory states should be subject to
regulation control and taxation in the ex-
ercise of the states police power. Sen.
Call offered a resolution calling on the