Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-02-02
NO. 13.

become subject. They could afford to lend money
at lower rates of interest to the people and ough
! to do SO. Stewart and Davis favored the bin but
before any decisive action was reached the Senate
adjourned 0--''
HoUsE.-A bill was passed providino
thai no title to any public land shall be acouired
| exceptby settlement under the homestead or nra
elnptlon laws-Wheeler introduced a bill author
lzlng the Northern Pacific r. R. to issue bonds to
secure the same by MISUNDERSTANDING al the
request OF President Grant and Gen. sherman in
tcoduced m olIl 10 grant pension of s50per month
70 70 the W1doW OF the late Gen. Mower which on
objection being made, was Withdrawn The Housn
took UP the League Island bill and several sr,eecb
es We're made IN its support Davis introduced a
OIL amending the Virginia bill passed the iay pre
yl9us providing the word oath whenever oecI1rrin,
should be construed to include affirmation T.
laId over TIL the bill should become law-Tbe
contested election case in the 4th SoEth Carolina
dlstr1ct was taken up and after discussion a reso
luton was passed declaring that neither of the
contestants, Simpson and Wallace, were entitled to
ne seat.-An evening session was held for general
uepaUe' out nothing occurred of special interest
SENATE, Jan. 26-The credentials of JAS.
b Howell, Senator from Iowa vice Crimes RESIGN
ed, were presented, and the oath administered
feItons We're presented for extending the tight of
suffrage 10 women asking removal of the caDiCal to
LeaYenworth IAN for increase of the salary of
the Judges OF the Supreme Court -Buckingham
InToonced bDI supplementary to the currency
aes OF 1861 providing that no banking association
snail be established with less than $500 900 capitaI
nor shall its circulation exceed forty. five per cent
Vi Ihe capital actually paid in.-The remainder of
the session was occupied in considering the cur
fency Dill. Corbett spoke in support of the bill
sumner opposed and offered as an amendment 70
the substitute provision for the enlargement of
the national bank circulation to $500 600 OO0 for i
equitable distribution, and the withdrawal of
g ieenback for every bank note issued Sherman
spoke IN defense Of the bill and against Summers
amendment. Thurman opposed both bill and
amendment, as inadequate to the purpose. Nor
ton gave notice of amendn ant providing for an
additional circulation of 80 il stead of 45 millions
HoUsE-Wood gave notice that he should
oIer resolutie asking the Postmaster General by
What authority he furnished postmasters through
out the country blank petitions against the
privilege Van Trump offered a resolution of en-
curry addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury
Tor statement of the interest paid by the govern
ment on bonds of the Pacific road and as TO GOV |
ernment freight transportation on the road, &c-A
resolution to Investigate the Avondale disaster
1he League Island bill was taken up and after con-
siderable discussion, was tabled-yeas a. nays 81
wilson, OF OHIO, offered resolution of inquiry as
to the extent and value of imports of foreign com
modlues susceptible of production in the United
states. Adopted-Jones, of Kentucky, tried to
Offer resolution declaring that the public debt
should be paid strictly according to contract
Kelsey objected and the resolution was not receiv-
ed The House went into Committee and the re- |
Ealnder of the session was occupied by Butler in
reply to Dawes, and defending the administration
from the charge of extravaganza.