Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Louis river, near superior, was killed.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS,
Washington, Feb. 12.-In the senate
Mr.. Blackburn moved to take up the
postotfice appropriation bin but yielded
TO Mr.. Stewart to discuss the pres
dents last financial message. He at
tackled the bond issue. charging that
the administration was a failure TO
carry out the laws and closing with
a warming that if the present condi-
tons continued the end would be re-
violation.
A joint resolution to enlarge the Red
Cliff Indian reservation in Wisconsin
was passed.
MI. Allen resumed his speech on
the alleged election frauds in Alabama.
At the conclusion of Aliens remarks
Mr.. Morgan read a protest against the
proceedings in the senate by himself
and colleague.
After a brief discussion of the post
office appropriation bill the senate bill
for h relief of certain WinnebagO
Indians in Minnesota was passed.
The house passed bills, returning
war flags to certain regiments; donat-
ing condemned cannon to Des Moines,
Ia; Incorporating the National Asso-
citation of Florists; and then proceed
ed to the consideration of the legisla.
tive appropriation bill.
MI. Picker, of South Dakota, offered
a substitute for the provision of the
bill relating to the pension office. re-
tanning the present force instead of
the reduction proposed by the appro
priation, claiming the intention was to
GUST the old soldiers.
After a lively discussion Pickler's
substitute was defeated, 50 to 132.
When the bill was reported back to
the house the contest was resumed
against the provision for annual clerks
to congressman. the intensity of feel
ing aroused bringing out many humo-
rous incidents. On motion of Mr..
DOckery, the previous question was
orlered. The amendment was de-
feated yeas 90; nays 142. Most of the
republicans voted for the clerks, the
democrats against. The legislative
appropriation bill was then passed.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Villas,
of Wisconsin, introduced a bill, en-
titled, ''to save the people of the
United States $16,17O TO" 1t author
ICES the secretary of the treasury to
issue three per cent thirty year gold
bonds. A substitute was also offered
by Sherman, (rep., Ohio) for the free
coinage bill.
Washington, Feb 13.-The discus
sion of the committee amendment
proposing the abandonment of $4,000
for the fast mail service from Spring
field, Mass, via New York, Washing
ton, and atlanta to New Orleans,
brought forth amendments for sub
sides for fast mail routes in various
parts of the country, by Mr.. Sherman,
connecting Cincinnati, Louisville,
Chattanooga, New Orleans and other
points; by Mr.. Cullom, connecting Chi
cagoI with various points; by Mr.. VOL
colt, from Chicago to Denver. The
Sherman amendment was defeated,
% to SO. The committee amendment
to albanian the Atlantic coast fast
line was defeated, q to 33, leaving
the service as heretofore. Mr.. Cullom
and Mr.. Wolcott did not push their
amendments. The Davis amendmen
that railway mail clerks hereafter APP
pointed ride on their routes was
agreed to. A favorable report was
made by the special committee allow
ing $4,000 to the widows and child
rem of those killed in Fords' theater
disaster.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE third at
tempt of the administration at this
session to secure legislation looking to
the relief of the treasury failed in
the house. First, the Carlisle bill for
a reform in the currency system went
down; next, the bill for an issue of
S5OO,OOO, 900 in gold bonds and the re-
tirement of legal tenders, recommend
ed in the presidents message, was
defeated last ThrT vday and yesterday
the house, by a majority of forty
seven, refused to order to a third read
ing the resolution by which it was
proposed to authorize the issue of
$65,OOO,OOO in three per cent. gold
bonds to substitute for the four per
cent. thirty-year coin bonds sold by
Secretary Carlisle undep contract with
the acknowledgment syndicate. The
debate upon the resolution lasted over
five hours. The bill was voted down
167 to 12O. The analysis of the vote
shows 80 democrats and 81 republi-
cans Q20 in alb voted in favor Of
the resolution and 90 democrats, 60
republicans, and Z populists Q67 in
alb against.