Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

ARK. J, Kenna, Morgan, Payne, Reagan.
Turpie, Vest, voorhees,, Walthall. and
Wilson. of Maryland-37. The following
pairs were announced: Butler, Vance.
Paddock, Casey, Gibson, Brown and Call
(who were for the bilD with Quay. Nc
Pherson, Eustis, Ransom, .Washburn.
Beck and Cameron (who were against i'll:
Sen. Blair MADE motion to reconsider
the vote. which motion was entered. and
after executive session the senate ad-
journed.
House.-Tha majority resolution. de-
claring Mudd entitled to the seat was
adopted, yeas, 15S; nays AS. Mudd then
appeared and took the oath of Office Mr..
Morrow moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the further
consideration of the pension appropria-
ton bill; pending which, Hooker, Miss
moved to adjourn. Lost. Mr.. Morrow S
motion was agreed to. The committee
Immediately arose and the house adjourn
ed.
FRIDAY, March 81
Senate. petitions and mem
orials were presented for the law
against the employment of aliens
on government works; some for a
free and unlimited coinage of silver, and
one from Nebraska against an extension
of the time for the payment of the Pacific
railroad debts to the government.
Sen. Plume, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the house
joint resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of thirty medical examiners for the
bureau of pensions and gave notice he
would ask the senate to consider it to
morrow. On motion of Sen. Sherman,
the bill to declare unlawful trusts
and combinations in restraint of
trade and production was taken up
for consideration. The substitute re-
ported by Sen. Sherman from the finance
committee on the 18th inst. was read, al
so the amendment offered by Sen. Reagan.
Sen. Sherman then addressed the senate.
1t the conclusion of Sen. Sherman s
speech, Sen. Ingalls, offered an amendment
aimed against dealing in futures 1t was
read and ordered printed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
House.-The house went into COM
mittee of the whole ON the pension
appropriation bill and Mr.. Cheadle
(Ind.) spoke at length in favor of the
service pension law. He explained the
provisions of the bill as authorizing SER
vice pension to every veteran over sixty
years of age who served sixty days and was
honorably discharged. Under the general
law, all invalid pensioners who receive
less than s. per month aud all who re-
ceive no pensions will be benefciaries
under the act. After long and desultory
debate the bill was passed. The bill for
the retirement of General Fremont with
the rank of major general was passed.
A bill was passed appropriating $685.
600 to enable the secretary of war to pur-
chase $500 tents for the use of people
driven from their homes by the foods of
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. The
house then took a recess, the evening SEES
sion to be for the consideration of private
pension bills. At the evening session the
house passed fifteen private pension
bills and then adjourned.
SATURDAY, March %.
Senate.-When the senate took up the
calendar the first bill reached was one
appropriating 100000 for public build
ing at San Diego, Cal. After considerable
debate the bill passed. Sen. Blair intro
duced another educational bill which was
referred The bill passed to establish port
of delivery at Sioux City. The senate
then adjourned.
House.-Petitions were presented and
referred to-day as follows: From the
Chicago Wholesale Shoe and Leather
association, demonstrating against the
imposition of duty on hides Of the
Farmers exchange, of Memphis, opposing
the tax on compound lard; and one from
the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, against
any material change in the immigration
and naturalization laws. A bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the
interior to negotiate for the sale to the
United States of the western part of tie
Crow Indian reservation in Montana On
motion of Mr.. Payson Qll). bill was
passed repeating the timber culture law
At O'Clock public business was suspended
and addresses were delivered by various
members in eulogy of the late Representa-
tive Gray, of Louisiana, after which as an
additional mark of respect the house al
journed.
MONDAY, March "a.
Senate-Sen. Hoar, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections today
reported four resolutions in the
cases of persons claiming seats as sem
ators from the state of Montana; two of
them declaring that Clark and McGinniss
were entitled to seats, and the other
two declaring that Saunders and Power
we're entitled to the seats. Resolutions
from the minority. of the committee,
making 1.-The opposite declarations were
reported and ordered printed. Sen.
Hoar gave notice that he would ask the
senate to consider them on Thursday next.
A bill to declare unlawful trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade and
production was taken up and Sen. Turpie
discussed the constitutional points en-
volved. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
House.SMr. Cannon Qn.). from the
committee on rules, reported resolu
ton making the worlds fair bill the
special order for tomorrow Immediately
after the reading of the journal; the
previous question 20 be considered,
as ordered, at i o'clock. Several bills
were discussed but no action taken and
the house adjourned
NOT TO BE READ IN SCHOOLS.