Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-19

Washington, Dec. 10.-In the house
the consideration of a resolution call
ing on the secretary of state for the
correspondence in the Waller case and
calling on the commissioner of pen
sions for lie names of all pensioners
dropped from the pension rolls or re-
duced, met with objections. IN a let
ter sent to the house, congress is
asked to appropriate $50, 1000 in cOnnec-
ton with the survey Of the boundary
line between Alaska and British
Columbia. This amount is asked in
view of the possible necessity of run
ming definite lines of demarkation on
the upper yukon and it's tributaries,
and of providing for the contingency
of surveys which may be required
along the boundary in unforeseen To-
calities. Secretary Olney, in an ac-
companying letter, says the deter
mination and marking of 141st mer1-
dian in that part which by treaty
forms the boundary between Alaska
and British Columbia is not provided
for by any existing treaty, and that
negotiations 10 that end may be Begun
in the near future.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The senate
adopted a joint resolution offered by
Jones (dem., Ark, authorizing the
secretary Of the interior to suspend the
removal of intruders in the Cherokee
country until there shall be an ap-
praisal of the value of improvements
made by them. Mr.. Cullom rep, Ill
addressed the senate on the Monroe
doctrine. Mr.. Squire rep, Oreg), ad-
dressed the senate in support of a bill
introduced by him concerning the
personnel Of the navy. Senator Call
presented several memorials from citi-
zens of Florida, for the recognition of
the belligerency of Cuban insurgents;
Senator Sherman, a memorial from the
National Wool Growers association.
Washington, Dec. 1.-Two Massa-
chusetts republican congressman
caused sensations soon after the house
assembled. Representative Mccall Of
fered a resolution calling upon the
president to report to the house
ascertain if the reports of the speeches
Ambassador Bayard had delivered in
England we're true; and if true, what
steps, if any, had been taken to recall
or censure said Bayard. Mr.. Nc
Creary dem, KY, Immediately OBJ
jected when Mr.. McCalPs colleague,
Mr. Barrett, came forward to a ques-
ton of privilege and sending to the
clerks desk, had read a resolution for
the Impeachment of Mr.. Bayard. Both
resolutions complained of Mr.. Bayard's
reflections on Americas protective
system as state socialism and of his
reference TO United States needing a
real man" like Cleveland to govern
"a strong, seIf-confident and often
times violent people" Mr.. Crisp Gem,
Ga), objected to Mr.. Barrett's resolu-
ton as not privileged, but Speaker
Reed overruled him. Barrett made
brief speech saying that Mr.. Bay
ard was seeking TO aggrandize his
party at the expense of his country,
and citing the senate's action in Van
Buren's case as justifying his resolu
ton. Mr.. Dingley rep, Me-, took the
ground that Bayard was an ambassa- /
dor OF United States, and the question
was whether he should so far forget
his duties as to denounce the policies
of one-half the people of United
States. In a reply 10 a question by
Crisp, Dingley declared that his per-
sonal opinion was that the offense OF
Bayard was improbable and that he
ought to be impeached by the house.
Whether it was policy for the house
to impeach, was another question. I
believe concluded Dingley, that an
example should be made of some Of
these gentlemen who constantly are
the principles and propriety
Of official life. Bayard should be pub
icly condemned" After further de-
bate Barrett, on suggestion of Hit, re-
luested unanimous consent that his
resolution be so modified that that
portion Of the resolution mahng it