Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-12


agreed to. Mr.. Chandler, of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, pre-
sented majority report for an investi-
cation of Alabama elections by a Sc
lect committee.
A bill passed withdrawing from the
supreme court it's jurisdiction in Grim
inal cases not capital, and comforting
the same on courts of appeals. An
other bill passed changes the limita-
tions on fourth-class mail matter so
as to free the postal service from
bulky articles heretofore sent free by
the government departments. Roller
top desks and electric motors are
among some of the articles sent as mail
by the departments.
The house resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill with
an amendment to abolish the fee sys-
TEN for United States marshals as the
pending proposition. Mr.. Updegraff
rep, Iowa. made the principal argu-
ment in support of the amendment
Washington, March Am the senate
Mr.. Sherman reported back the Cuban
resolution and moved that the house
amendment be non-concurred in. This
was agreed to.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations favorably reported Mr.. Ding
ley's bill authorizing the determination
of seals unless England consents to
further arbitration.
The senate began the consideration
of the Dupont election case from Della
ware. Mitchell spoke in favor of seat
ing Dupont, but no action was taken.
The Cuban resolution went to confer
ence as a result Of the report from the
committee on foreign relations and
Sherman, Morgan and Lodge were
named as conferees. A number of
bills were passed, among them the fol-
lowing: House bill regulating proof
in pension cases; pensioning the
widow of the late United States Sen
ator Spencer as brigadier general at
college of Missouri.
The house spent the entire day fixing
the salaries of United States district
attorneys in the amendment to the leg
islative appropriation bill to abolish
the fee system. The law at present
fixes a maximum salary from fees at
$4,000. In only one case was the rec
ommendation the jury departed from,
that was for the western district of
Pennsylvania, where the salary recon-
mended was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. The salaries for the district at
torneys in the following states is fixed
as follows: Illinois, northern, $4,000;
southern, $1,000 Iowa, northern and
southern, $4,000; Michigan, eastern,
$4,000, western, $4,000; Wisconsin, east
ern, $4,000; western, So 900.
Washington, March 5.-The ques-
ton of Cuban independence came I'D
Unexpectedly in the senate when Mr.. |
Allen, of Nebraska, presented a reso-
luton directing the president to issue
proclamation recognizing the indie !
pendence of Cuba. Mr.. Hale objected
to Immediate consideration. The SEN
ate passed the following bills and
L
teau $174,000 for a battery furnished |
during the war: directing the judi
ciary committee to investigate the |
subject of contempt of court and re-
port what amendatory legislation was
necessary; to pay the heirs of the late
John Roach $4S,S53 on the construc-
ton of the gunboat Dolphin.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman of the pen
sions committee, introduced several
bills bearing upon the pension laws.
One of these provides that upon the
consideration of an application for
pension the fact that the applicant
was accepted and mustered into the
service shall be accepted as satisfac-
tory proof of his being of sound body
and mind. Of other bills, one en-
powers the fourth class postmasters
to administer the oath to pensioners;
that the failure of the soldier to re-
ceive an honorable discharge provid-
ing there be no charge of desertion
against him, shall not be bar to
granting a pension to his widow or
those dependent upon him in case of
his death.
The conferees on the Cuban resolu-
tons agreed upon the house substi-
tute. The resolutions will be consid-
cred Monday.
Washington, March 5.-In the house
Mr.. Fenton rep, Ohio introduced a
ONT resolution for an amendment to
he constitution providing that no adj
l1tion shall ever be made to the num-
'er OF the states of the union from
NY territory which may hereafter be
-cqu1red by the government if such
errltory lies out Of the parallel of ;
hlrty degrees north latitude. In the
vent of the acquisition by the United I
states Of any territory in such situa-
ion, congress is to forever exercise
egIslation in all cases whatsoever over
Mr.. Hartman rep, Mont) declared il
hat Cleveland insulted the western d
tates in his references to them; that p
is purpose was at the Home Mission t
ally in New York Tuesday to create 2
eminent against the admission of 0
he territories which had financial n
Jews opposed to his. Mr.. Hartman t