Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-16

legheny, Pa. Beaver Falls, Pa, Atchin.
son, Kan; Aurora, ILL.,, and Houston,
Texas; to grant the Pittsburg. Columbus
and Fort Smith, the Galena, Guthrie and
| Western, the Hutchinson and Southern,
the Kansas City and the Pacific Ito extend
the time), the Dennison and Wichita
Valley railroad companies rights of way
through the Indian Territory, the
Nezperce reservation in Idaho, the Little
Falls, Mile Laos and Sake Superior rail
roads through the Mile Lac reservation,
the Duluth and Manitoba through the
| Fort Pembina reservation in North
| Dakota, the Spokane Falls and Northern
through the Colville reservation in Wash
lngton, the Duluth and Winnipeg through
certain Indian lands in Minnesota, and
a general right of way bill
To complete the list of results accom-
plished during the present session there
must be mentioned the radical changes in
the rules of the house made at its very
beginning, and the action upon the cleo
ton contests. There were eighteen con-
tested election cases before the house and
seven of the republican contestants have
been seated. The Goodrich VS.. Bullock.
Florida case, and the Anderson.
West Virginia case, in which the seating
of the republican contestants was recon-
mended, are yet to be decided. Brecken-
ridge (democraG was unseated. The
other eight case were decided by the COM
mittee In favor of the democratic sitting
members. The senate decided its only
election contest by seating the republican
senators from Montana
Seven bills have been vetoed by the pres
iden5, as follows: Authorizing the city of
Ogden, Utah, to assume an increased
indebtedness; for public buildings
at Dallas, Texas; Hudson, n. =, anC
Tuscaloosa, Ala; authorizing tie boaro.
OF supervisors of Maricopa county, Ari-
IONA, to issue bonds in aid of a certain
railroad; changing the boundaries of the
Uncompahgre Indian reservation and ex-
tending the time for the payment of lands
purchased from the Omaha tribe of In
dians.
Among the bills which have passed
the house, but have lot yet passed the SEN
ate, are he following (bills in conference
being Included in this category: The
federal election bill, the national bank
ruptcy bill, the bill to create d court of APP
peals for the relief of the supreme court,
the Conger compound lard BILL to prevent
the enlistment of aliens in the United
States naval service; to prevent the pro-
duet of convict labor being furnished
to or for the use of any department or up
on public buildings or other public works;
tno eight hour back pay bill; to repeal the
timber culture law Cin conference): con-
shutting eight hours days work for
workmen employed by government CON
tractors; board of review in certain coe"s
to latlfy the agreement with the Sac aud
Fox and Iowa Indians. Among the ~"n-
ate bills which have received final &c. n
by the house are the following: The shi p
ping and subsidy bills; granting author
lty for the removal of the Apache Indian
prisoners to Fort Sill, |. T.; for the cree
ton of Il statue to Columbus; granting
California ) per cont. of the proceeds Of
sale of public lands; for a new lighthouse
tender for the use of Portland, Orc-1n.
district revenue cutter for the same DIS
trict; to enlarge Yellowstone National
Park; to promote the efficiency of the en-
listed force of the army; to grant right of
way through public lands for irrigation
purposes; for the compulsory education of
Indian children; fer statue Of General
John Stark; for an Indian industrial
school at Fland"eau S. D.; for an addi-
tionaI associate justic. of the supreme
court of Arizona; extending criminal
jurisdiction of the United States to the
great lakes; for a memorial at Marietta,
Ohio, memorat1ve of the settlement Il
the northwest, and for the inspec-
ton of live cattle and of beef products for
export.