Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SENATE Jan. 18th. Drake offered a res
oluhon aboIishing the franking privilege, and fol
discontinuing the publication of public documents
Wiley introduced bill establishing the Iette
carrying system in cites containing over 50O0 in
habltantS A discussion was had as to the authOri
ty OF the internal Revenue Commissioner relatinl
to seIzures.-Ihe Virginia bill was taken up tht
question being on EdmUnds' amendment. Willie,
0Hered an amendment providing that before mem
bers OF the Virginia Legislature resume their seats
they shall take the oath pres crbed in the amend
ment, AS amended, the amendment passed.-Sev
eral other anlendfs ents offered and rejected
"A message was received from the House. with the
JOINT resolution passed by that body for the admis
sion OF Virginia. Trumbull moved the substitution
OF The Senate bill. Ii agreed to vote on the
bill atfOur O'Clock on Monday, to which day the
| Senate adjourned
HoUsE-The Virginia bill was taken up,
and the whole of the session spentin its consdera-
| tl9n. Fitch iof Neyada), Upson (of OhiO), HawleS
TOT Illinois, Asher tof Missouri Cox and Schofield
| spoke III favor of the hill. A. sharp debate took
place between Ward (of New York;, and Farnsworth
! lot IGnois), two members of the Reconstruction
COMMITTEE as to she course OF the latter in opposing
! some parts of the bill which he had reported. An
| amendment was adopted providing penalty for
taking the oath falsely. The vote was then tax en- on
! Bingham amendment as a substitute, amidst much
excitement, resulting in its adOption-98 to 95 The
| preamble i'll the substitute was then voted on,
atfirIaatively, and the bill, amended passed by
| vote OF 142 yeas and 49 nays.Adjourned till Mon
! Gay.
| SENATE Jau 17-A bill 1assed by the
House last session prohibiting retired officers from
being assigned to duty which would entite them to
full pay, was taken up and passed.-Sumner re-
| ported a substitute for the cab bill; also the
French spolatiOn bill providing an amount not ex-
! ceeding nYe m1lIions.-HOward reported bill for
regulating descents in Utah The Virginia bli was
| again taken up. Morton said he should vote for
! her admission because she had complied with the
requisite conditions and because he wanted to Sc
cure her vote for the 18th amendment still he felt
apprehension to what would be the result of her
adln1s- without any guarantee that her subse-
! quent course would not be like that of Georgia.
Stewart moved to table the Senate bill, which was
carried 25 to 49, The House bill vas then taken up
E:mnnds submitted the amendment which had
been incorporated in the Senate bill, requiring an
oath from legislature and state officers that they
were not ineligible under the l4th amendment. Af-
Ter some further discussion the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills were in
troduced including: for the repeal of the tonnage
tax on American vessels; to pay years salary of
Associate Justice to Stanton's widow; granting
! lanes to Wisconsin for breakwater hdrbor ami
ship canal at Sturgeon Bay to connect Green Bay
and Lake Michigan; to authorize the Postmaster
General to contract for the construction of tele-
graph routes, not to exceed $4,000 GOETHE House
refused 10 allow the use of the Hall for address
on the National Labor Conyei ti0D.- Holman offered
a resolution declaring that the benefits of our paper
currency should be secured to the whole people:
that National Bank notes should be Withdrawn and
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declaring hours a day work in government en-
| ploy.-McNeely to substitute greenbacks for Ma
tonal Bank notes. The House refused to accept
the latter "a to l13.The bill for apportiOnment of
rcsentatIon was taken up judd spoke at length
showing the present Inequalities of population and
representation between the East and West, and
urging immediate action. Others spoke on the
question, but before action was reached the House
| adjourned.
SENATE-Jan. 18th.-Many petitions for
the abolition of the frankiDg privilege were received
Bills were introduced, providing for inspection
of imports destined for interior ports of entry a,-
tGoriziDg the construction of canal at the en-
trance OF the Mississippi River, without expense to
| the government; granting lands to Kansas to aid
Taiiroads.-Some time was used in discussing the
resolution relating to the seizure of distilled spirits
III California, ater which the Virginia bill taken
up. Thayer opposed unconditional admission.
Nye favored such admission. Drake distrusted the
Virginia Legislature, and insisted upon conditions
/ Norton reviewed at length the history of recon-
structjOn, and stated that military commission
was now sitting at Atlanta TO determine the quail
fcations of Georgia legislators, and exercising aIl-
! thorlty equal to the Queen of Great Britain. Ed
/ munds replied that it true the comm: :ssion must
receive its authority from the Queen for it had not
| from the President. Norton replied that the fact
! was as stated and it was only one instance of the
/ rnWarranted assumption OF power in the south by
/ Congress.
HoUsE-The bill for the transfer of the
Philadelphia Navy Yard to League Island was TAX
| en- up. Dawes, Chairman of the Committee Oh
| Appropriations, opposed it at length in a speech
| in which he severely Tebuked his arty brethren
for their professions of economy and their practi
| cal eXtravaganca. The mnistraton of johnson
lie said, had been accused of erofiigacy. On thai
charge It was tried by the people and condemned
yet the ball OF estimates for appropriations for the
| next fiscal year for public oiks amounted to S26
625 l73 against IS 1885, 600 Tor the same purposes
last year. The people would hold the party in pow
! er TO . strict fuiiIment OF its promises. Mr.. D
/ was very sarcastic i'll his criticisms and his re.
marks created somewhat OF sensation in the
| House Kelly followed i'll support of the bill
| Judds apportionment bill was taken up. Paine
spoke in favor and HOar and Willard against Scho
/ ied moved to refer The bill to tue Committee OF
/ the Whole on the state of the Union, which was
| carried by 104 to "a. Eastern members favorine
and Western members voting agaii st such dfspo-
| sition-Sch fl Id offered a resolution of enquiry
as to the disposition made of the $4,000, ,0G0 allow
ed for aggressions on American commerce by Ja-
pan. Adopted. SlOcum introduced bill for the
removal OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
SENATE-Jan. 19-The report of the
/ Louisville Convention favorirg Southern Pacific
Railroad notwithstanding presented
memorial from New York Chamber Of Commerce
asking relief from thrt atened eueroas shments OF
New York harbor by surrounding states-Sumnel
reported memorial against the enlargement O
West Point--Patterson called the atterton of Con
gress to smuggling going in what is called the
''Free Belt ia Mexi, o-Several unimportanI bills
and resolutions were presented when the Virgipi,
Bill was taken up. Merton closed his speech in ia
vor of admission He comps ined Of the interfer
ence OF the military in the affairs of the South II
which Morton replied. Wiili5ms moved to refe
the bill to the Judiciary Committee Trumbul
hoped the bill would be disposed of its merits
He thoughtth action of the Senate would be ip
consistent II they refused to admit Virginia with
out condition. Sumner did not favor the admission
OF a state still smoking with rebellion" MortoI
! favored amending the bill as to make the adop
ton OF her constitution, in good faith, condition
Of her admission, and thought that would be pre-
! terable % Edmund's amendWent. Drake OF
posed 10 the admission OF Virginia while the l5t
: amendment was pending, and moved to postpon
the question till Feb. 2oth. This motion was fiji
, ally Withdrawn and the Senate proceeded to vot
{ on Ed nund's amendment, requiring the impositio
of oath upon the State officers of Virginia, thu
they are eligible under the 14th amendment, whic
/ was agreed to, yeas 40, nays 16.
House. A concurrent resolution for &C
journment on I'd Tuesday in April was rejected
Bills were introduced. by Peters, to amend banl
rupt act to exempt certain interests in Life il
surance policies by ms ersol for the constructio
Z of a Niagara Ship Canal. both of which were re
s f=rred.-The Philadelphia Navy Yard bill came W
7 Kelly made speech in reply TO Mr.. Dawes,
= which he said the latter had been pursuing dog
. in-the-nanger policy and making unfair compar
i sons. DicEey (Of Pa q so spoke in reply to Dave
showing wherein his statements of the expend
# lures of the Administration were unjust. The e.
. ira expenditures were simply for carrying th
! laws OF Congress, and therefore not chargeable
= the executive department of the government. Coz
, gress should strike a the laws and charge the
, | own sins upon their servants ts-Schenck reported
joint r. solution for the continuance of the incom
" tax which was passed. 1t declares that "aIl pc
C sons are liable to the payment of their proper il
= come tax accruing and to accrue, for and durin
and up to the end of the year 1870, and that Il
> / ass sessment and collection of any such tax in IL
Z year 1870 and remaining unpaid the 1st of Jan
1871, may under the existing provisions of the la
be made in the last mentioned year. The pensic
q bill was taken up and discussed with no dehni
= action.
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