Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-07
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS,

Washington, jar. 2S.-Tne senate
agreed to a resolution offered by Mr..
Stewart calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for statement of the es-
tlmated deficiency in the revenues of
the government to pay current eX-
penses between December 81, 1894,
and December 81, 1895, and if the
$153, 337,579 cash balance in the treas
ury December 81, 1894, will be suffi-
cient to meet such deficiency.
Mr.. Cullom called up the house bill
disappearing the treaty before made
with the southern Ute Indians and
providing for their settlement upon a
part of their reservation and the re-
inquishment of the remainder to the
government. After discussion by
Mr. Villas and Mr.. Wolcott and others
the bill passed as it was reported. from
the committee by vote of 27-11.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-A substitute
for the Reilly Pacific railroad bill was
introduced in the house by Mr.
Boatner, a member of the committee
on Pacific railways, who made the
minority report against the Reilly bill.
The bill provides, for a commission to
consist of three members who are to
receive salaries of $4,000 and to be
given powers of management usually
exercised by railroad directors, in case
of default.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the consideration of the
bill to repeal the differential duty i'm
posed by the tariff bill on sugars from
bounty-paying counties.
After some debate the committee
rose. Mr.. Wilson tried to effect an
agreement to close the debate today,
but Mr.. Grosvenor objected.
Washington, Jan. 29..-In the senate
Mr.. Chandler announced his intention
to offer an amendment to the pooling
bill as follows: every contract shall
contain stipulation binding each
party thereto, in case of differences
or controversies between the said
party and its employees to submit the
same to arbitration, if such arbitration
be proposed by the said employees,
under the law of October 1, 1888, ere
ating boards of arbitra ton for such a
case; provided, however, that by NUT
ual agreement the interstate commerce
commission may act as arbitrator
under such law, with powers given
thereby"
Mr.. Allison made another brief con-
tribution to the financial question by
off
secretary of the treasury to inform
the senate what portion of the $780,
100000 reserve, so called, had been
used for meeting the current expenses,
and what part Of the proceeds of the
recent bond sale had been similarly
used. The resolution went over on
objection by Mr.. Vest
Mr.. German secured the passage of
the bill known as the commercial
travellers bill" 1t amends the inter-
state commerce law so as to permit the
sale of interchangeable mileage tickets
to commercial travellers.
Washington, Jan. 29.-In the house
when the conference report on the
bill granting a pension to Catherine
Crittenden, widow of Gen. Crittenden
which, by the conferees was comprom-
ised on $50 pen month, (the senate
having granted 800 and the house
amendment having reduced it to $500
Mr.. Jones, democrat, of Virginia, made
the point of no quorum. Mr. Gros-
venor thereupon demanded the ayes
and nays and the roll was called
The report was adopted: POI to 20.
The bill to repeal the discrimination
imposed by the tariff law on sugar
imported from bounty paying countries
was passed by a vote of 239 to 81.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The senate
considered the Japanese treaty There
was running debate for two hours
and resulted in the ratification of the