Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
CONGRESS-.
TUESDAY, April IL.

'chNa ~, C"alt
asking information as to the amount of
treasury notes Issued against silver bull
lion and standard dollars, and what
amount of gold coin and gold bars there
was in the treasury exclusive of outstand-
ing gold certificates was call up, Mr..
Stewart addressing the senate upon it.
The joint resolution providing for the
election OF United States senators by the
addresses on the subject. the resolution
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections and, after passing number
of bills on the calendar, the senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Biils passed to codify and
simplify declarations and papers in pen
sion claims, and authorizing the building
of bridge acrass the Mississippi river at
Moline, ILL., TIE senate an endments to
the Indian appropriation bill were non
concurred in. Conferences were appoint
ed ON the Indian appropriation bill. The
urgency deficiency appropriation bill!
was taken up in committee of the whole,
the committee rose and the bill which
appropriates 81 ,0l2,6 36, was passed.
WEDNESDAY. April IL.
SENATE.-A substitute to the Geary bill
which utterly excludes all Chinese, was
reported by Mr.. Dol phi. The substitute
provides for the continuance of existing
laws in force. 1t was placed on the cal
endar. The following bills were passed:
To re-orgapize the artillery and infantry
of the army and increase its efficiency; the
house bill to establish lineal promotion
throughout the several lines OF artillery,
cavalry and infanty army; for the e1ami-
nation and promotion of enlisted men in
the army to the grade of second lieuben-
ant; to increase the pay OF certain non
commissioned officers Of the army; This
bill fixes the following rates of pay after
July l, 1891: sergeant majors $50; regi-
mental quartermaster sergeant $50; first
sergeant, S24; sergeant, $40: corporal, SIG,
and all to receive an increase of pay for
length of service as provided by law; ap-
propriating $50 900 for public build ing
at Grand Island, Neb; to amend the rail-
road land forfeiture act so as to permit
actual settlers to purchase lands within
three years after forfeiture; for relief of
purchasers of timber lands, and stone
lands under the act Of June 8, 1873; to
provide for fixing uniform standard of
classification and grading, wheat, corn,
oats, barley and rye; to pay Yankton
Sioux Indians who served as scouts under
General Scully in 1864; for the preserva-
ton and custody of the records of the vol
unteer armies; creating a record and pen
sion Cfice in the war department; to pro-
mote the safety of national banks.
HOUsE.-A bill was passed creating a
third division of Kansas for judicial pur
poses. In committe Of the whole the
house took up the navy appropriation bill.
The item for a dry dock at Algiers, La,
appropriating $4,000 therefor was
struck out. Mr.. BontilIe, of Maine, moved
to amend the navy bill by providing for
two fast sea gcing coast line battle ships
of displacement of about 10000 tons, at
a cost not exceeding 81 100000. Pending
action, the com nittee rose aud the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April IA.
House Considerable time was spent
in determining whether leave to print
and publish in the Record at public ex-
pense and distribute under government
franks, Henry Georges hook on Protect.
ton and free Trade. Although the at
tempt to expunge the matter proved IN
sncce ssful it will probably be fruitful of
good results, as the republicans threaten
to publish books in favor of protection
in the Record and it will become a circu.
lating library. MIR. BouteIle (Me.) ad-
vocatad strongly an amendment provid-
ing for two additional battle ships and
ten torpedo boats. but no action was
taken on the amendment.
SENATE.-The following bills were
passed by the senate: Appropriating
$500, GOO for an additional wing to the
national museum in washington; appro-
priating SIS 600 for the removal OF the
peace monument at the foot of the Capitol
Hill and the erection Of a statue of Chris
topher Columbus in its place; a bill ex-
tending the free delivery (now confined to
towns of 5000 inhabitants or S. 900 an
nual postal recipts); amending an act to
establish the circuit court of appeals, and
TO regulate in certain cases the jurisdic-
ton of courts of the United S ates. The
senate then adjourned to Monday.
SATURDAY, April Is.
HOUSE. - The following bills were
passed: For the establishment of mill
tary post at Little Rock, Ark; to author
ize the Marjnette & Western railroad
company to construct railroad through