Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-14
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS,

Washington, May 5.-The supporters
of the resolution for an investigation
of the bond sales now hope to secure a
vote before adjournment tomorrow
Hill spoke against the resolution ard
PettigreW for it. If the resolution
goes through the senate committee on
finance will doubtless be authorized
to make the investigation.
Washington, May 5.-The opponents
of the proposition to build four new
battleships sustained an overwhelnt-
ing defeat in the house on the proposj-
ton to accept the senate amendment
to the naval bill reducing the number
to two. Mr.. Savers (Texasl, ex-chair-
man of the appropriations committee,
made the motion and argued in its
support. He said the direct appropria-
tons for the next fiscal years as they
passed the house were $505, 100000
while the total estimated revenue was
but S465, 100000. There were other OBJ
legations also, so that there will be
$9000,0 900 to meet almost $4,000 900 of
expenditures. With this situation
staring congress in the face, he ar
gued that it was wise to retrench. Mr..
Cummings (dem., N. ", in opposition
to Savers motion, criticised that gen
tleman for proposing to surrender to
the senate without firing a gun.
Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee took a strong position
in favor of Sayers' motion on the
ground of an inevitable deficiency in
the revenues for the next fiscal year.
This congress, he said, was mortgag-
ing the future for 100000 900. Say
ers' motion was defeated, S1-141. On
Boutelle's motion the house requested
a further conference with the senate
Washington, May 6.-The house
served notice on the senate and the
country that it had transacted it's bust
ness and would be ready for final ad-
jour3mont by May IS. A resolution
without a division, 10 this effect was
passed.
The report on the contested election
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third North Carolina district, which
was unanimously in favor of the sitting
member, was adopted. The house
then proceeded to consider private
pension bills and acted on them at the
rate of one bill every five minutes.
In five and onehalf hours seventy
two bills were favorably acted upon.
widow of the late Secretary Walter Q.
Gresham a pension of S100 per month !;
to Elizabeth Walts-Kearney daughter
of Gen. Phil. Kearney, $25 per month; ;
to Gen. James G. PARROT, $50 per
month"; to the widow of Gen. James H.
Blunt, Kansas, SIS per month; and to
Gen. Nathan Kimball $100.
Washington, May 1.-THE net result
of three and half hours session of
the house was the passage of the bill
to amend the act creating the court of
appeals so as to allow appeals from the
supreme courts of territories to the
court of appeals.
By the decisive vote, 81 to G, the SEN
ate inaugurated an investigation to be
conducted by the senate committee on
finance, into the facts and circum-
stances connected with the sale of
United States bonds by the secretary of
the treasury during the last three
years.
Washington, May 8.-The river and
harbor bill was completed in the SEN
ate with the exception of a provision
for a deep sea- harbor on the Pacific
coast. This has aroused keen oppOsi-
ton, the two California senators OPP
posing the proposed appropriation of
$3,098, 900 for harbor at Santa Monica
bay on the ground that it is a project
fostered as against public sentiment
and the recommendations of two
boards of army engineers.
Washington, May S.-The members
of the house voted themselves 800 per
month for clerk hire during the recess
of congress.