Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-24

FORGETTING all lands not earned within the
time limited in the granting act
Lost. The bill was then passed.
The bill. which Is the senate bill with
the house substitute therefor, forfeits all
lands granted to aid in the construction
of a railroad opposite to and coterminus
with the portion of any such railroad not
now completed.
! FRIDAY, July Is.
/ Seaots.-The resolution Offered yester-
day by Mr.. Allison in the senate, max
preparation bills, to move TO limit the
debate on amendments to five minutes
/ for each senator, was presented and laid
on the table subject to call hereafter
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was resumed and Sen. Reagan
continued his argument. Sen. Rea-
gan warmly defended Major Powell
and in the course of his remarks
said it was because Powell could not be
used by spectators in public lands. that
war had been made upon him.
! This led to a lively spat with Stewart
Sen. Allison said he desired to put him.
self on record against any appropriation
| being made in the direction of continuing
the irrigation survey. He was firmly con-
WINGED an Immediate stop should be put
| to that survey. The result of its continu-
ance would be to involve the government
! in enormous expenditures and entangle-
ments. After further discussion by
Senator'S Plumb, Cockrell, Teller
ana Stewart, the amendmentwas agreed
to. The items of 5720,S00 for irriga-
ton survey; $4,000 for engraving maps
and 81, 500 for Office rent in Washington
were stricken out, and the bill was laid
aside. Senator Allison giving notice that
| he would ask the senate to remain in
! session tomorrow until it was completed,
A conference was ordered on the land
| forfeiture bill.
HOuse.-In the house Mr. Cannon. of
Illinois, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution providing that the
house shall Immediately proceed to
the consideration of the Original
package" bill, the previous question
to be considered as ordered Monday after
the reading of the Journal and that the
house shall consider the bankruptcy bill,
the previous question to be considered as
ordered Wednesday, after the reading of
| the journal. The house decided to con-
slider the resolution. After some debate
the resolution was modified so as to
provide that appropriation bills
should not interfere with the con-
sideration of the two bills, and the
resolution was then adopted. The orig
inal PACKAGE bill was then taken up.
E. B. Taylor said, never had such blow
been given state rights as by the ascertain
ment that under the constitution the citi-
zens of foreign state might take into
another state any property that was the
subject of commerce, and there sell it
without liability of taxation or burden
of taxation. While he preferred the house
substitute, he feared its adoption would
endanger the legislation. consequently he
advocated the senate bill Mr.. Culberson
importation of intoxicating liquors, it
go further than guaranteeing the
protect its own products against those of
other states. It would be better to amend
the constitution than to mangle it by these
makeshifts. Mr. Adams QIl) did not
believe the remedy for the original
package saloon could be found in either
of the proposed measures. He argued
in favor of a substitute, dcfningan origi
nal package of Intoxicating liquors in
bottles, as a case containing not less than
dozen bottles, and not in bottles, as a
cask containing not less than five gallons.
Mr.. Reed Qowa) whose decision us d
judge was overruled by the supreme
court, spoke in favor of the proposed
legislation He could not indulge in the
hope expressed by Adams, that on rehear-
ing the question a different result would
be arrived at. Any lawyer who studied
the dissenting opinion of the court would
see that every possible phase of the ques-
ton had been discussed thoroughly before
the decision was announced He was in
formed a rehearing had been applied for
and denied. If any relief was to be given
the people from the wrong and evil to So
ciety growing out Of the decision of the
supreme court it lay in the direction point
ed out by the pending bill. Mr.. E. B.
Taylor denied that the proposed legis-
lation delegated any power to the states,
and opposed Adams substitute on
the ground that it would turn every
local option township and county In the
United States into liquor selling town
ship and county by an act of congress.
Mr.. Henderson Iowa said no decision
rendered by the supreme court since that
court had decided that human soul was
the proper article of merchandise has so
excited the feelings of the country, as
the original package decision. No
good citizen would fail to submit
to the decision Of the court. But
he Henderson, would sit down with fold
ed hands and wait until the supreme court
made some other decision. While he was
willing to recognize the decision as a law,
he was unwilling to sit still one moment
and submit to the operation of that de-
cision if there was a lawful remedy-and
he believed there was. Let the gentleman
not forget that the supreme court in throw
ing this thunderbolt into the republic did
not fail to send with it cure. 1t cried
out to congress- while ne believe this
to be our duty, we believe
it your duty to remedy the evil. :"
The people of the country. without regard
to party or politics, people who Bonded
the knee and uncovered their heads IN the
presence of God and their fellow men. APP
pealed to congress for its action; and, for
one, he would not hesitate to act
Pending further debate, the house took
a recess; the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills.
Nothing was done at the evening
session, Mr.. EnIoe raising the point of no
quorum.
SATURDAY, July 10.
Senate.-In the senate to-day Mr.. Frye
from the select committee on
Pacific railroads, reported back the senate
bill authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to settle the Indebtedness to the govern