Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY,. April /.

Senate.-The experiment of an II
o'clock meeting of the senate is
not proving a success, as several calls
were made before a quorum was present.
The house bill authorizing the MISSISSIPPI
pi river commission to purchase or hire
such boats as may be Immediately neces-
sary to rescue the inhabitants of the over
flowed districts, and to use the boats for
that purpose was laid before the senate and
passed. Among the bills reported from the
committee and placed on the calendar was
one directing the secretary of agriculture to
cause to be made, all necessary field ex-
aminations, surveys and experiments with
reference to irrigation by the overflow of
the waters between 81 degrees west longi-
tude, and the foot hills of the Rocky noun
tains. At 1890 the senate proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
House.-The resolution adopted re-
Gently that it is alleged by the
attorney general that in many United
States district courts there is practice of
suspending sentence after conviction In
criminal cases, without warrant of law,
and that in some parts of the country the
United States district attorneys, marshals
and deputies and United States commits
sioners have been guilty of maladminis
tration and corruption in Office and direct
ing and the committee on judiciary to in
quire into the extent, cause and effect
of such illegal practices was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Payson of Illinois. the
senate bill was passed, creating the offices
of surveyor general in North and South
Dakota A bill was passed eXempting
from the provisions of the law requiring
steamers to carry life lines, steamers ply
ing in inland waters of the United States.
A bill was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Iowa river at or
near Wapello, iowa, also a bill transfer
ring from Galena, ILL.,, to Dubuque, Iowa,
the Office of the inspectors of hulls and
boilers. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole (Mr. Payson of Illinois
in the chair on the fortifcation appropri-
alton bill On motion of Mr.. Cheadle, and
after some argument, an amendment was
adopted. providing that the board created
to inquire into facilities for producing
steel forgings for high power guns, shall
also extend inquiries to the Indianapolis
arsenal. The committee then rose and the
bill passed without division, the
amount appropriated being 1881 ,678.
The National geological park bill, pro-
v;ding for park in the District of Column
bia, passed.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.
Senate The judiciary committee
antitrust bill in the form of a
substitute 1t was read, and the Montana
election cases were taken up. Hoar stated
the case on the part of the majority COM
mittee the whole matter turning upon
tho question whether one set of delegates
(who voted with twenty-five republican
delegates for Sanders and Power were
legally elected from Silver Bow county;
or whether the other set (who voted with
twenty-four democrats for Clark and
McGinnis) were legally elected deputies
Sen. Gray representing the minority of
the committee) made statement in sup
port of the claim that Clark and McGin-
mis- were entitled to seats. He commented
upon the finding of the canvassing board
of Montana. which declares that no alb
stract of votes had been received from Sill
yer Bow county; that they had exhausted
the authority given to them by
the statute. in endeavoring to obtain
the abstract. and that it therefore
became their duty to assert and declare
it: from the best sources of information
obtainable and he argued that canvassers
had no authority to act on any informa-
ton obtained from any source other than
the election of officers of the county. de-
ciarlng he had never known such bold
and fragrant act of usurpation. and the
canvassing board the governor, chief
justice and secretary of the territory
should have been whipped at the cart-tail
in every country town in the terri
tory. During the discussion the death of
representative WILDER was announced and
the Senate adjourned,
House.-The Idaho bill was taken
up in the house to-day, and Dorsey.