Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. April s.

Senate.-The house bill to admit free
of duty articles for the st. Louis ex-
position in 1890 that may he i'm
ported from Mexico, was amended so as to
read. land other republics and the Domin-
ion of Canada" The bill was then passed
and a conference asked The senate then
resumed the consideration of the Mon
tana case. Sen. Spooner continued his
argument in favor of the republican
claimants. Much of his speech was
directed against Gov. Toole, of Mon,
tana, for his course in reference to
and another portion tended to show that
aliens, who had merely declared their in
tention of becoming citizens, but had not
to vote Sen. Pugh argued in favor of the
minority report. When he had spoken half
an hour there were but two seats occupied
on the republican side of the chamber
Sen. George called attention to the fact
and suggested that there was no quorum
present. Roll call showed only 80 senators
present. Sen. Harris urged that
the sergeant alarms be directed to
request the attendance of all absent mem
bers. it was agreed to. Sen. Gibbs
moved to adjourn 1t was not agreed
to, yeas "a, nays %. The democrats voted
in the affirmative and the republicans in
the negative. Sen. Butler having stated
that Pugh was not well enough to
continue his speech and that the
Montana election case be laid aside for a
day, and the antitrust bill be taken up.
Sen. Sherman said that while the amend
ed bill was not all he wanted, he believed
it was the best that could be got and
would vote for it. Sem Vest said he was
satisfied, on reflection, that public interest
required the passage of the bill as it stood
After some further debate the bill was
passed, yeas SO; nays ] (Blodgett). The
bill as passed is exactly as it came from
the judiciary committee. The senate then
adjourned
House.-April 9.-The bill was pass
ed granting the right of way through
the various reservations in Wisconsin
to the Duluth & Winnipeg railroad.
The committee on naval affairs called up
the bill to prevent the enlistment of aliens
in the naval service of the United States,
and it was passed. Mr. Adams iIll.)
called up the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the house defeated the bill
making an appropriation to supply the
deficiency caused by the Silcott defalca-
ton. The motion was reconsidered
and the bill passed. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the
naval appropriation bill.
THURSDAY, April 10.
Senate-In the senate today the Mon
tana election case was again taken up,
and Sen. Call addressed the senate
in opposition to the report of the
majority of the committee declaring
the two republican claimants, Messrs
Sanders ard Power, entitled upon the
merits of the case to seats in the senate
from Montana.
House-In his prayer this morning the
chaplain made feeling allusion to
the illness of Representative Randall
The house went into committee Of the
whole on the navy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Peters moved to strike out the en-
tire clause for the increase of the navy He
believed that the United States had no
need of battle ships. and possessed all the
cruisers that it required. Mr.. Cannon
said he did not know much about the
navy, but nevertheless he began to
suspect that he knew as much as the
experts on the floor. He had watched
naval progress, and feared that those ships
proposed to be built would become obsolete