Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-04-16
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Washington, April 9.-By 119 to III
the house passed the bill to adopt the
French, or metric system of weights
and measures III all departments of the
government after July l, 1896, and to
make it the only legal system after
Jan. l, 1901. A motion to recommit the
bill carried-130 to SO.
Mr.. Lodge gave notice in the senate
that he would take up the immigra-
ton bill on the 10th inst. A debate on
banking came up on the request of Mr..
Teller rep, ColO.), that a bill requir-
ing national banks to keep their re
serves in their own vaults be referred
to the committee on finance. The bill
went to the finance committee. Mr.
Turpie dem, Ind was then recog-
niZed in support OF the joint resolution
of Mr.. Cal (dem., Fla.), for the sending
of United States fleet to Cuban
waters. During the Chilean trouble
he said the fleet was sent to Chill and
exercised most salutary influence. Mr..
Mitchell (dem., Wis.,, secured the pass
age of the bill pensioning the widow of
Maj. Gen. Charles S. Hamilton of
Milwaukee, $50 per month. The bill
came from the house Monday.
Washington, April 10-In the senate
Mr.. Mantel rep, Mt, spoke on the
resolution recommitting the tariff bill
to the senate finance committee. A
lively tariff colloquy followed Mr.. Man
| tells speech. Messrs. Hawley, (rep.,
Comm, Hoar rep, Mass.), and Mitchell
! discussed the wool situation. After
the furry Mr. Butler pop, N. c., was
recognized for speech in support of
the postal telegraph system. Senator
Gallinger rep, N. HI, introduced
resolution looking to international ac-
ton for the correction of the situation
in the Ottoman empire.
The house after some debate de-
feated the bill to abolish compulsory
pilotage on sailing vessels engaged in
cOastwise trade, 81 to III. The
amended District of Columbia appro-
priation bill passed on a rising vote,
134 to 81. The scEate amendments 70
the postoff1ce appropriation bill were
non-cOncurred in and a conference
agreed to. The house then went into
committee of the whole to consider the
filled cheese bill. Mr.. Cook rep,
/ Wis.,, the author of the original bill,
took the floor in support of it. The
4 resolution was adopted calling on Sec
rotary Olney for information relating
to Mrs. Maybrick, now confined in an
English prison under life sentence for
poisoning. The committee on territor-
les voted III favor of reporting the bill
for the admittance of New Mexico The
senate committee on finance reported
the national banking bill. The COM
mittee on naval affairs reported the
amended naval appropriation bill.
Washington, April 10.-The house
committee on appropriations reported
the bill for works of defense and for
heavy ordnance. The bill recon-
mends a total authorized expenditure
of $11,3S4,000. The bill for an electric
railway through Yellowstone park was
reported adversely.
The house spent the entire day in
general debate on the filled cheese
bill. The principal objection was to
tax features of the bill. Among those
who spoke in favor of the bill are Ed
ward Sauerherring and Samuel Bar
ney, republican representatives from
Wisconsin. Mr.. Cook rep, Wis.,, in
troduced a bill correcting the military
record of William Spielgelberg first
Wisconsin volunteers, and directing
the payment of allowance for addi-
tional time.
President Pro Tempore Frye was in
the chair of the senate. Mr.. Call
(dem., Fla.), introduced a resolution
requesting the president to make an
effort to secure Mrs. MaybriCks re-
lease. Senator Sherman insisted that
the subject should rot be brought into
the senate. The resolution went to
the committee on judiciary. The COM
mittee on territories decided to report
. favorably on the bill providing for
delegate to congress from Alaska.