Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

SENATE, April 14-The Niagara Rive
tunnel bill was passed-The bin TO incorrorato
suo.iiarine s,o-ni cable company between Asia ant
| 6inefiea was referrea.-The resolution directins
] secretary OF Treasury to sell surplus cold imne
dlately was tabled.-The resolution for the co1cid
| eraIon OF treaties OF acquisition in open session
was indefinitely ostponed.-Ohandler's resolution
that when the Georgia bill was resumed therf
snould De neither adjournment nor recess till ina
NeI SU1e was taken, was declared out of order The
IN piII was then discussed at some length and vii.
hdnls amendment substitute for BiDohano,s
amendment, was rejected.-The report of the ioip+
| concurred in. III ''e
| HoUsE-Butler reported a bill for ro,oov.
the political disabilities OF c. B. Dabjn of Taxas
winch passedA bill to revise the patent laws
reported-Thf committe on public lands renorte5
DIiI ": sranthg lands fora breakwater harbor and
snip canal to connect Green Bay and Lake Nriehi-
| gan-Debate on the tariff bill was resumed Tha
aLiena @ aleIt 70 reduce the duty on hemp was dis
ousseu at length and rejected. The clause taxing
GOrdd9e ana hemp cents per ID was struck out
Inc auty on gunAy clio h fixed at 8 to 4 cents
per ID. lively discussion grew ont of a reyoarlr
0I buuer tEat ne did not want to see manufacture
nourlsn IN the West, tor where manufactures lolr-
i sh agriculture goes down. Burlaps are faxed 25
per cent ad valorem One page of tho tariff IN
was disposed of,
SENATE, April 15-Sumner introduced a
bill to simplify and reduce the rates of hostage
aoonshlng the franking privilege, limit the cost of
n
postage The bill reduces the postage on ba If onnce
letters to one cent and substitutes for the
privilege system OF stamped envelops. The bill
was ordered printed and placed on the calendar
A Dill amendatOry of the census law was intref1uc
ed. 1t provides for taking statistics of officers
soldiers and sailors of the war of 1912 and Their
WIDOWS, increases the compensation of Marshals
giving them eight cents for each page of two comics
OF original census returns.-The Georgia bin was
discussed, and agreed that final vote shall he ta
en- ON Tuesday next. Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE-Dawes from the Conference
Committee on the Deficiency kiU made a ra,,ort
tne main points OF which We're, the Marine HOspit.
al at chicago, the CGsom House at st Paul and the
New York and Boston POstofices The renort was
ADOPTED, lOZ against 20. "A large number of Dis
adjourned till Monday.
SENATE, April 18-The Judiciary report-
ed for indefinite postponement of the bill to pre-
vent prize fighting; also adversely on Wilson'S
bill to increase the number of Judges of the Sr
preme and Circuit Courts.-Drake offered resoIu,
Aoh looking TO an amendment to constitution civ
ln9 the PRESIDENT power to protect any state
domestle violence; referred to Judiciary Commit
tee.-A resolution was adopted authorizing the Ju-
olclary Committee to inquire whether any attempts
had boen made to corrupt the votes of Senators on
the Georgia BILL with authority to send for persons
and papers.-Sumner offered resolution inquir-
ing what legislation is necessary to secure eaual
rights on the Orange and Alexandra Railroad
Adopted.-The Georgia bill was discussed but no
action taken.-The Judiciary reported fayOrably
u
serving out sentences of u S. court, by shortening
their terms
HoUsE-Bllls were introduced and re-
ferred providing for observations in Europe and
Asia OF the total eclipse of the SUM- granting lands
to the Green Bay x Lake Pepin railroad and Tn
amend the constitution so as to prohibit Gonatioas
OF public money to sectarian schools ls-Paine's bin
for the apportionment of members of Oongres x
ing the number at ATS, exclusive of states to be
hereafter admitted, was passed. Sc to 83-The com
mttee on elections reported that j. Fl. Sypher was
entitled TO the seat from first district of Ia-Tde
tariff bill was taken up The rate on all mantlf &C.
lures OF Hax or hemp not otherwise provided for In
the bill, was fixed at 40 per cent ad Valorem The
clause relating to pig iron elected much discussion
and motion OF Butler reducing the duty from 81
10 %, was adopted, DO to b4.Ihe Sec'y OF War WAS
Instructed to report the number Of AnIerirlt tti-
zens murdered on the frontiers of Texas since Jam
1869.
SENATE, April 19-A bill was introduced
for the improvement of water communication be-
tween Lake Michigan and Mississippi River uia
Wisconsin and Fox Rivers The Committee on
Foreign Relations reported substitute for. the
resolution relative to Arctic expedition. au-
thoriZeS the President to send out one or more
peditions toward the North Pole under such per-
sons as he may select.-The Georgia bill was taken
up. Wilson'S amendment to strike out Binehaln's
proviso was amended by Pomeroy who moved to
substitute clause declaring the government of
Georgia provisional constituting it third military
district, and providing for election for a Legis-
ture on Nov. Is, 1870, which was agread TO- VI as
81, nays "a. Pomeroy's amendment was finally ac-
cepted as substitute for the whole BILL yeas 49,
nays %. Drake moved an amendments which was
adopted authorizing the President to suspend the
writ OF hd6edS corpus within the limits of munici-
paities. An amendment was also carried repeal
ing certain laws for the calling into service the
militia OF Georgia. The bill was then read third
time and passed-yeas q, nays 25.
HoUsE-A resolution by Butler abolish
ing the income tx referred to Ways and Means
Comm1ttee.-Jne Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce petition for an appropriation for the Louis
vile and Portland Canal resolution of inquiry
asking by what authority the Secy of the Treasury
purchased ether bonds than for the sinking fund.-
was objected to.-The New York and Boston post
offices elected some discussion, and the matter was
finally tabled-The report of the election commit
tee on the contested from first district of La
was discussed without action.-The tariff bill was
briefly considered, and the duty scrap iron fixed
at So per ton for cast, and Sc for wrought.
SENATE, April 20-The privileges of the
floor EXTENDED to members of Ohio legisla-
ture--Bills introduced and referred to ineor-
ate the Pacific Submarine Telegraph Co., and au-
therize Souther Minnesota Railroad Co. to con-
nectits line with the Northern Pacifc.-The Mail
Steamship service between San Francisco and Aus
tralia was discussed, but not acted on.-The pend
ing amendment to the Pacific Railroad bill to
strike out the additional land grant allowing the
Co. to make up present deficiency from sections on
each side of the road ten miles beyond tn present
limits, was rejected, 10 to Al. The bill will be dis
posed of tomorrow.
HoUsE-The Postoffice appropriation of
S24,s35,O00 was made the special order for Tuesday
next.--A bill to improve Fox and Wisconsin Rivers
was Introduced and referred.-Paine introduced a
bill to reduce ten per cent all duties on foreign
goods except on liquors and tobacco Referred
In the contested from 1st La. district it was
decided that he election invalid and that
neither of the contestants entitled to the seat
The Georgia bill and the Senate substitute were
referred to the reconstruction mittee.-Butler
offered resolution to arrest the Republic of San
Domingo-obieeted to.-The committee on coinage
were instructed to inquire iuto the expediency of
issuing 20 cent silver coin-The bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors OF 1912, reported
and cd