Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SENATE, March 24-The entire session
four hours and half-was occupied in the consid
Grafton of the San Domingo Treaty. Sumner open
cd the debate in opposition to its ratification occu
pying the floor till adjournment, giving way occa
sionaly to other Senators who made brief remark
based on answers to questions which they had pro
pounded to him. The subject will be resumed to
cations will expire on the 29th inst.
HoUsE-iogan, from Military Commit
tee, made report on the subject of cadetships
which was read. The committee find there have
been numerous irregularities in the disposal O
cadetshlps, and IN several cases money paid as Z
consideration but except in the cases already acted
upon none appeared to have been paid directly n
members, and the facts proven were rot su ficien-
to warrant the committee in reporting the cases tC
the House. The committee also reported a bill re
curing residence of one year on the part of s
cadet IN the district from which be is appointed
also resolution which passed, looking 10 the
dismissal of General Schcef as u Patent Office ex
amlner Tor corrupt practices; directing Speaker
exclude from the House any person who has beer
or may hereafter be engaged in corrupting Con
gressmen; and request that the Secretary of Navy
| convene a court martial to try Commander Upshei
for Offering to buy his son naval cadetship.
tariff bill was discussed during the remainder o.
the session. Allison spoke at length in favor of
reduction of the tariff.
SENATE, March 25 The bill incorporat.
ing the Southern Trans-Ccntinental Railroad Co.
was referred to Committee on Pacific Railroad
thereto was ordered printed Sherman intro fuced
joint resolution authorizing the President to tuI
nsh steamer for a voyage TO the Arctic regions
and appropriating S100,0G0 to pay expenses there
| of. Referred to Committee on Foreign Relations
| Wilson introduced bill to reduce the number Of
officers and enlisted men in the army. It reduces
the army to 20, 600 men, and provides for officers
retired from the service.The bill to fix the point
of junction of the Union and Central Pacific Rail
road was passed-Pending the consideration of a
bill extending the operation of the presumption
aT1HS in +l,a
Senate went into executive session on the San Do
mingo treaty and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE Julian offered resolution direct
ing inquiry as to the propriety of extending the
land laws ana government surveys to Alaska. Adop-
ted-Hale introduced bill to compensate the Off
GERS and crew of the Kearsa9e for the destruction
OF the Alabama: Randall, bill to regulate the
payment Of pensions. "A large number of private
bills were disposed OLA communication from ex-
Congressman Lehman was read denying an ilnpu-
tation in Keey's speech to cadetshp sales In
the course of the discussion Woodward made, and
Kelley substantiated, charge against Alillward
Kelley predecessor, for the sale of cadetship-
The tariff bill was taken up, and Allison continued
his argument in favor of reduction Of taxes. Kel-
ley spoke in favor of a protective tariff.
SENATE, March 2S.-Drake inquired why
the Texas bill was not reported, which elected re-
marks from a number OF Senstors-Revels intro
duced bill granting lands and right OF way for the
New Orleans and Northwestern RaiIroad-referred
DRAKE presented memorial from st. Louis in
Judges.-Resolutions were presented, requesting
all reports relating to North Pacific Railroad; and
relating to opening OF the Amazon river to the
commerce OF all nations. Both adopted.-Nye in
troduced a bill to grant lands to a railroad from
Central Pacific to Colorado-A resolution from
Iowa Legislature in favor of Cuban belligerency,
was received,-Ross introduced a resolution ex-
planatory of treaty with certain Kansas Indians
HoUsE-Bills were introduced and refer
red: Incorporating s. Texas Central l.. r. Co.; au-
thorizing the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi at st. Louis, and providing for the
payment of pensions in gold.-A resolution from
Wisconsin legislature was received asking further
appropriations for Lake Superior harbors; also
from Minnesota legislature for reno of certain
Indian tribes-Arnold offered resolution declaring
the christian religion part of the common law of
the land, and in favor Of the use of the Bible in
schools, went Oyer-Beck offered resolution in
structing judiciary Committee to report bin
leYylng 10 per cent the interest of u. s. bonds
House refused to second previous question-45 to
3d. Mungen offered resolution which was ADOPT
ed, calling upon the President for information rea-
tive to san Domingo treaty, giving names OF per-
sons TO whom lands, mines, &C., had been given by
that government, &c-A resolution was adopted
granting leave to committee to present majority and
minority reports on Cuban question on April &. H.
| A number of petitions presented among
| them several for the abolition Of Nstioiai bs1ks-
rhe rest OF the session was occupied ,iiscussIng
! he tariff bill.
SENATE, March ga memorial from
the heirs OF John Minor Bolts was presented, ask
ing pay for property taken by government curing
the war; referred Conkling introduced bill to
prevent and punish election frauds Sherman,
| from Finance Committee, reported resolution de-
claratory of the intent OF the income tax laU pro-
viding that il shall continue in force during the
1 year 1870.-Carpenter's resolution declaring that
| the 80 Spanish gunboats should not leave North
Carolina, was laid over by The casting vote of the
Vice President -Thurman's resolution calling fer
! information in the Yereer case was laid over
Shermans resolution to discharge the Judiciary
Committee from farther consideration of the Texas
bill was carried after a sharp debate. The Texas
bill was then taken up, and after striking out the
provso that the act shall not affect in any manner
| the conditions and guarantees on which Texas was
first admitted as state, was passed by party vote
AZ to H.
HoUsE-Paine from Election Committee,
reported adversely on the case of Segar Represen
tative at large from Virginia. gave notice
that he would move to close general debate on the
Tariff bill to-mOrrow.-Logan rose to personal
! explanation touching lis army bill. He spoke al
leGgth in reply to Sherman's letter to Senator VIII
| son The House went into Committee of the
| Whole the Tariff bill. Marshall of Illinois
| made two and half hours speech against pro-
| tective tariff. He thought the country would be
better off to-day if there had never been tariff law
on our statute books Wilkinson, Of Minnesota
also spoke against high protective tariff. Ali
| son oenied that he was a free trade advocate ano
declared in favor of such moderate tariff as while
it would afford protection to American industry
would not impose toogreat burdens on the people.
SENATE, March 30th -Schurz introduced
a bill fixing Tuesday af er 1st Monday in November
as the day on which Congressional elections shall
be held throughout the country. Referred to Ju-
dietary; Ross, bill to incorporate Indian Terrific
| ry, Gulf Il Pacific R. R.-The concurrent resoiu-
ton for the appointment of joint special commit
tee on Indian affairs debated without action =
| The Ames case was taken up, when on motion OF
Sumner, executive session was agreed upon, and
the door closed
HoUsE-A concurrent resolution express
i've of regret at the death OF General Thomas,
passed-Ihe Senate amendment to the Texas bi j
was concurred in, 1872 TO 50.-Hoar, from Commit
tee on Education reported bill TO establish sys-
! TEN of National Education, which was postponed
to second Tuesday in December; also bill to es-
tab!ish Bureau of Education and to transfer the
funds now in the Freedmens' Bureau thereto A
| substitute was moved aboshing Freedmens' Bu-
reau ana transferring its funds to Treasury: OBJ
iected to. After some discussion the bill was laid
over The Presidents message relative to the rad
fcation of the 18th amendment, was received and
| referred to Judiciary Committee. Wood wanted
| the portion in reference to New York and Niblack
that to Indiana referred to special cornnaittee,
saying that their respective states had not ratified
! the amend meut-The Tariff bill was discussed
| without action.
! The FIRST LADY PHYSICIAN Elizabeth
! Blackwell, the nrst woman who received
the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, pursued
her studies under the supervision of a
Southern physician III Charleston, S. c.,
and graduated in the Geneva Medical Col
lege Of New York, in 1849. Her thesis
written on EssShip Fever, was published at
/ the expense of the faculty on account OF