Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. Feb. 4

enate-Among the bills reported
and placed on the calander were:
For a public building at Burlington.
Iowa, and Eau Claire, Wis. $1,000 900 each.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Sen. Wolcott for the admission
of New Mexico; and one by Sen. Plumb
for the protection of the American bison
Sen. Ingalls, presented a petition, ask
ing an appropriation of 800 per capita
for emigrants to Liberia Referred.
Sen. Plumb offered a resolution (which
was agreed to- calling ON the secretary of
war to furnish copies of various reports of
military officers in relation to affairs at
Guthrie and Oklahoma City since the
opening and settlement of the territory
After an executive session the senate adj
journed.
House That the democrats did not
consider themselves vanquished, and
that they proposed to throw every
obstacle in the way of the transac-
ton of business until some rules were
adopted for government, was shown by
their insisting this morning on the read
ing of yesterdays journal in full. The
reading having been completed, Mr.. Nc
Kinley moved that the journal be approved
and demanded the previous question. The
previous question was ordered, yeas, 165;
nays, O, a number of democrats being
entered in the journal as present, and
not voting. The vote on approval of the
journal was then taken resulting, yeas,
1855; nays, 0. Mr.. Springer moved to
adjourn suggesting this was a proper
time to enter 6such a motion; and
on this occasion the motion enter
tanned by the speaker could
l,O H. 10
ISL. The speaker then proceeded to lay
before the house various senate bills for
reference, and among them was one to re-
ieve the treasurer of the United States
from the amount now charged to him and
deposited with the several states. This
bill the speaker referred under the rules to
Mr.. Bland moved that the bill be refer
red to the committee on appropriations
The speaker at first declined to enter
tain BANDS motion, but after debate,
said that for the present the chair would
Mr.. Springer demanded the reading of
by the parliamentary law, that the de
The speaker ignored Springer, but the
speaker directed the reading of the bill.
BANDS motion was defeated g.,
nays Isl, Quorum being counted by the
the bill be referred to the committee
135. For the first time in several
days this was not strictparty vote.
| When the result was announced, McKin-
lpyT mo- no Of no lo1I 70 bo
committee on ways and means, and upon
that motion demanded the previous ques-
ton. Mr. McCreary then moved to
! adjourn, but the speaker declined to
entertain the motion. The speaker
said that ordinarily the motion to
adjourn was in order, but the
situation of the house was such as to rem
der it improbable that the house desired
to take that action. The proceedings to-
day had been of the same character as
those of preceding days. and it has been
evident to the chair that these motions
had been made for the purpose of obstruc-
ton and delay. The chair had already
ruled upon this point and the appeal had
been sustained. Mr.. McCreary then rose
to question Of personal privilege,
when the demand for the previous ques-
ton is pending. After some further dis
cussion a vote was taken on demand for
the previous question, and it was defeated.
Yeas 157, NAYS 0. During the calling of the
roll Springer held a consultation with Nc
Kinley, the result of which was. the dem
ocrats made no further opposition and the
| bill was referred to the committee on
ways and means without division. Then
on motion of Mckinley the house adjourn
ed. 1t is expected that the code of rules
will be reported tomorrow.