Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-02-18
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY. Feb. s.

SENATE. The following executive doc
uments were presented: From the secre-
tary of war, asking legislation SO as TO
give precedence to those first Heutenants
who had the longest service; also for the
applications to first lieutenants Of the sys-
tenn Of lineai promotion now existing in
other grades. From the acting secretary
of the treasury, asking for deficiency
appropriation of $4,000 for the trans
portation Of silver. From the committee
on fisheries, asking information in regard
to the esta blishment Of fish stations in the
Rocky Noun ain regions and the gulf
states. Several petitions were presented
by Mr. Culium in favor of the passage Of
the bill prohibiting dealings in options.
The bill repeating sections A, 48S and 4, 489
of the revised statutes, requiring the use
of life. saving appliances on steamers
plying on lakes, bays and sounds, was
passed. Mir. Allen, of Washington, intro
ouced @ bill to establish ship cana in the
Columbia river. Combinations were F.
W. Oakley, United States marshal for the
western district of Wisconsin; A. S. Bald
win, register of the land office of North
Platte, Nebraska, and W. C. Woodruff,
receiver at same place.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted
ordering the appropriations committee to
investigate the expenditures of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition commits
sion. The speaker made the following COM
mittee appointm ants: Banking and cur
rency, Busy (lll.), A. N. Russell Ky.);
inter state and foreign commerce, Caruth
(Ky.), Coombs IN. "; District of Colum
bia, Hallowell Pa.), Busy QIl); war
claims, Cadmus IN. j. eleventh census,
Fithian (Ill.). Mr.. Bacon, of New York,
has introduced bill to extend the privi-
legn OF taking out patents to the discovery
of new and useful plants, fruits and
flowers.
TUESDAY, Feb. 9.
SENATE.-Mr. M drill presented adverse
reports on the following bills: To pro-
vide for The free coinage of gold and
silver bullion Mr.. Stewart's) to purchase
circulating medium by issuing treasury
notes based on gold and silver coin and
bullion MIR Peffer's); for the retirement
of national bark notes, the free coinage of
silver and the promotion of the interna
tional free coinage of silver Plumb 's);
for the loan of money to the farmers of
Indiana (Mr. Peffer's) making certain is i,
sue of money full legal tender in pay
ment of all debts (Mr. Kyle's). The last
two were indefinitely postponed. Mr.
Squire reported back the senate bill ap-
propriating $500, 900 for monument and
statue to General Ulysses S. Grant in
Washington.
HousE.-Ar McMiIin, Of Tennessee,
reported back the Mutchler resolution
directing the committee on banking and
currency to make an inquiry as to the fail
ure of the Keystone and Spring Garden
banks of Philadelphia, and Mr.. O'Neil, Of
Massachusetts, offered an amendment in
Guiding the failure of the Man erick
National bank of Boston NJ. Dockery,
of Missouri, offered a resolution directing
the judiciary committee to inquiTeinto the
right of the secretary Of the treasury to
employ the $4,000 900 gold reserve for
current expenditures. Mr.. Bacon. of
New York, reported bill to promote the
safety of national banks. Mr.. Cultivate,
of Ohio, reported back bill authorizing
the detail of army officers for special duly
In connection with the worlds fair. Mr.
Bushnell, of Wisconsin, offered a resolu
ton providing for a final adj ournment Of
the first session Oh Tuesday, Nav 81. Mr..
Bushnell also introduced resolution in
curing whether any articles of home manu-
tacture are sold abroad cheaper than at
home.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10.
SENATE.-A communication from the
secretary of war transm lifting objections
of lieutenants of the army to the proposed
change from regimental to lineal promo
motion as working injustice to the older
lieutenants. Mr.. Chandler asked immedi
ate consideration of the bill comforting
honors upon Schley and Greeley. Bills
were reported as follows: To increase the
rate of pensions in certain cases of deaf
ness; to amend the total helpless pension
act; to amend the act relating to those
who, having participated in the rebellion,