Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-03

in hanging on the flank Of the demo |
Gratis and by harrasSing them, he eX-
poets to force considerat ton of the |
pension bills reported from Friday
nights session.
At the opening he objected to APP
proval Of the journal and forced a roll
call. The journal was approved 30
to 0. The house soon went into COM
mittee Of the whole and resumed con-
sideratiOn of the postoffice appropria
ton bill. An amendment providing
limitation Of ten years upon the pay
ment Of money orders, and for the
destruction Of money order files at the
end of that time was adopted.
The committee then arose. The bill
was reported to the house and the
amendment adopted in committee of
the matchmaking all publications
purporting to be issued periodically
and TO subscribers, but which are
merely books or reprints of books.
whether they be issued complete or in
parts, bound Or unbound, sold by sub
| scripdOn or otherwise. subject to
postage 1T third class rates when
transmitted through the mails-was
stricken from the bill after a spirited
| debate
| The amendment affected books re
prints given as premiums with coun-
| try newspaper subscriptions, etc.
! Washington, April 25.-In the senate
today, Mr.. Allen, Of Nebraska. offered
the following resolution for which he
! asked immediate consideration:
Whereas. It is currently reported
! that unarmed, law-abiding citizens of
, the United States are about to peace
! ably assemble in Washington to peti-
ton the government for a redress of
their grievances, and
whereas. Threats of arresting such
persons have been made on their en-
I tering in the District Of Columbia and
the city of Washington; therefore,
be it
Resolved: First that under the con
stitutiOn of the United States,
citizens of the United States regard
less of the rank in life, have the un-
doubted and unquestionable right to
peaceably assemble and petition the
government for redress Of their griev-
anceS at any place within the United
States where they do not create a
breach Of peace, menace or endanger
persons or property, or disturb the
transaction of the public business or
fhn frsnn nf 1tr 70 nd hi Il
by the public: second, that such per-
sons have as undoubted right to visit
and assemble in the city of Washing
ton for any and all peaceable purposes
as in other portions of the territory
belonging to the jurisdiction of the
United States, at all times being amen,
able to the law for any violation
thereof; third, that such persons have
a right to enter on the capitol grounds
Of the United States and into the cap
itol itself as fully and to as great an
extent as any other citizen or person
as long as they do not disturb or hin
der the transaction of the public bust
ness, menace the public peace OF
rights of persons and property, and
any threat of violence to such persons
under such circumstances would be a
clear violation Of their constitutional
rights; fourth, that we commend the
prompt enforcement of all Just con,
stitutional laws looking to the pres,
ervation of the public business and the
prevention of crime. but under pre-
tense of preserving the public peace
and the prevention of crime, peaceable
and law-abiding citizens must not be
disturbed in the full and free exercise
Of their constitutional rights"
Objection was made to the consider
alton of the resolution and it went
over under the rules.
Mr.. Aldrich spoke against the
pending tariff bill upon the first
amendment reached, that fixing the
date upon which it should go into eff
feet.
Mr. Plat followed On the same line
of argument. Mr.. Palmer spoke next
in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Aldrich suggesed an amendment
to the bill that it should go into effect
five months after it's passage, to which
Mr.. Vest emphatically objected. The
ldltSI pdII VI Tic udy was
with good natUred bantering and by
a silver speech by Mr.. Stewart.
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the house today.
Washington, April 26.-Mr. Aliens
CoXey resolution came up, and Mr..
Allen stated that there would be no
!, opposition on the democratic side to
it's passage.
Mr.. Vest, however, opposed the reso-
luton. He declared that the men who
:. are marching to Washington should
be protected in their rights, but that
they would have to learn to abide by
:, the laws Of the land, and if congress
for one instant compromised with
=. them it would open a crevice which
would end in a flood and final destruc-
ton
Mr.. Wolcott entered a vigorous pro-
j. test against the passage Of the resolu-
ton. He declared that there was to-
day no man who sincerely desired to
), work for the support of himself and
! family who could not get work or
bread to put into their mouths until
work could be found.