Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-10

first section was defeated, 81 to Is.
section two OF the bill was amended
by the insertion of the declaration
that all such rights" tide lands and
beds Of navigable rivers) should con-
tinue TO be held by the United States
in trust for the people of any state or
states which may hereafter be created
out of the said district" And il was
further amended by the adoption of
foreign provisions offered by the
committee: THAT all charges for
transportation of freight and passen-
gers on railways in Alaska be fixed
subject to the approval of the secre-
tary OF the interior and new rates ma!
be prescribed by the secretary Of thu
interior from time to time as he may
deem necessary" The senate non.
concurred in the house amendments
to the bankruptcy bill.
The resolution providing for d con
gressional investigation into the muir.
der Of the postmaster at Lake CITY
S. c., and his family and the burning
Of his home was after some discussion,
referred to the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
Washington, March 3.-The Loud
bill to correct alleged abuses in second
class mail matter, which last year
passed the house by a majority of Ia
to 1O4, was buried under an over
whelming majority by the house.
The vote was not taken d.
rectly on the bill, but on a motion to
lay it on the table. By vote of 162
to 119, the motion was carried. For
ty-seYen republicans Joined with the
democrats and pOpulists in securing
the result and ten democrats voted
with the majority Of the republicans.
Mr.. Griggs offered an amend
ment to allow newspapers and period
icals to transmit at pound rates
one thousand sample copies. He offered
this as an amendment to the Loud
amendment to permit the transmission
of sample copies to the extent of ten
per cent. of the bone fde circulation of
publications entitled to second-cIass
provisions. After some discussion,
the Griggs amendmz Mt, slightly modi-
he'd, was adopted The bill was finally
killed, 1852 to 119, Wisconsin mem
bers voting against the measure being
Messrs. Barney, Cooper, Davidson and
Sauehering.
Washington, March AFTER a de-
bate lasting several days the senate
passed the bill extending the home
stead laws and providing for a right
of-Way for railways in Alaska. The
last paragraph Of section 6, reserving
the right of the government to pur-
chase or take by proceedings of con-
domination any railway, tramway, or
wagon road at its actual cash value,
being in line of government ownership
CT railways, was stricken out by an aye
and nay vote, AZ to 7, the seven votes
cast in favor of the paragraph being by
Messrs. Allen (pop., Neb), Butler
(pop., N. CD, Harris (pop., Kan. },
Heitfeld (pop., Idaho), Nelson rep,
MIMI, Teller (Sil., rep, COLI, and
Turner (pop., Wash.).
washington, March 1.-Two more
president, the pension bill and
the consular and diplomatic bill, both
in the house. The house passed "a
private pension bills, one to pay the
heirs of Sterling T. Austin $4,000 for
cotton destroyed during the war,
another to pay an aggregate of 1880
in small claims prouino ont 0f hack
pay etc, earned during the war, and a
third to pension James B. Rawlins,
son Of John A. Rawlins, at the rate
Of, $50 a month.