Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL sUnaARy.
July 18th. Various private bills

SENATE, July 18th. Various private bills
were reported and acted on.-Bflls were passed
granting Mrs Lincoln pension of s., 900 per an
mum; allowing drawback on cotton goods export
ed prior to May lst, 1869, where the internal tax
was paid on the raw cotton, being intended to rem
edy the deficiency in the ruling of the Secretary
OF the treasury; dividing the state of Virginia in
70 TWO judicial dIstricts.-The death of Senator
Norton, of Minnesota, vas announced and a com
nlttee OF three, consisting of Ramsey 1rhurro a ,,
and Stockton, was appointed to attend the funeral
The report of the conference committee on the
Georgia bill, was adopted it being the House hin
with an amendment declaring that nothing in Al
or any other act of Congress shall be construed TO
effect term to which an officer has been appointed
| or any member of the General Assembly elected as
prescribed by the constitution of Georgia The
| conference committee reports on the naval appro~
pration BILL the sundry civil appropriation bill ana
the deficiency appropriation bill, and the army an
| preparation bill were adopted-A message was re-
ce1ved from the President returning, with obiec-
tions, the bill providing for the payment of bonn
ties to certain Alabama and Florida troops Order.
ed printed.-After long discussion Mr. Trum.
bulls amendment, substituting the Indian appro-
iatiop bill passed by the Senate for the House
bill, was agreed to, and the BILL as amended, pass
ed.-Adjourned.
HoUsE-A great many bills were passed,
among which were: Donsting for school purposes
certain lot Of land, with the buildings thereon
known as the "Old Indian dormitory'' in the vii
lage of Mackinaw; to allow steamboats, of the Cam
adian Navigation Company built in the United
states to carry passengers and baggage between
hnlorlcSA pOFtSs dInenulug the act OF the 1Oth
June, 1864, by allowing the prizes of drawback
of internal duties on brandy and other distilled
spirits exported to foreign countries are allowed
on rum and alcohol; placing five millions in the
hands of the President for Indian purposes: ced-
ing to the state of Ohio jurisdiction over the
grounds of the National asylum for disabled sold
1ers.-SenEte amendments to a great number of
House bills Were concurred in. Senate bills were
then taken up and nearly all at once rejected among
which were twenty-five making grants of land to
railroads. The Senate amendment 10 the bill in
reference to drawbacks on cotton goods was con-
Cured in.-Conference committee reports were
adopted on the bill making appropriations for the
sundry civil expenses of the government, on the
dehciency bill, and on the Georgia bill. Adjourned.
SENATE, July 15-The executive session
OF the previous evening continued until o'clock
this morning. The Senate met at O'clock and at
$50 went into executive session. Without opening
the doors the time for the adjournment sine die was
extended from noon until two, and then till five
o'clock.-The third and last conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was concurred in.--
Some time spent in the discussion of the bill
suggestions of message from the President, but
the bill was laid aside. 1.-TWO or three unimpor-
tant bills passed, and at five O'Clock the Sem
ate adjourned sine die,
HOUSE-The Indiana contested election
case taken up, the majority resolution being
that Mr.. Julian, the sitting member is entitled to
the seat, and that Rfed be paid $4,000 for his ex-
penses. After discussion the resolution was adopt-
I'D, with amendments allowing $4,000 to Ioseph
5egar of Virginia, and 81 800 to Grafton, Texas for
prosecuting their respective claims to seats.-The
senate joint resolution postponing the hour of ad
ournment till five O'Clock was concurred in.-The
conference report on the Indian appropriation bill
vas conourred in. "A good deal of confusion and
occurred relative to the extension of
he time for adjournment Some discussion was
lad on the subject of encouraging the ship-build-
ng and carrying business, but no definite action
vas had, and, at five O'Clock P. M. the House Was
declared adjourned sine die.