Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SENATE, July 1.-The House amendmenta
| 70 lne Din Tor the improvement of water comrpu-
nIcat!on between the Mississippi River and IaI e
Michigan by the Wisconsin aud Fox Rivers waro
concurred in.-Some committee reports ,vers ,naf
when the tax bill came up. after a long debate
the senate voted to strike out the income t9xay.s
70 nays ~. In the evening session the voia yvas
reconsidered, and an amendment adontad cont;,,,,
ing the income tax until the end of 1870 AT the "a
OF - per cent. The vote then being on striking
out the section as amended the Senate raf,saJ 20
strike 1t out by vote of yeas o. navs 9s Tn IitI
was further discussed, when il was fonnd tbs+ %
quorum was not present. and the senate ad
jesrnsd whats ~
HoUsE-Several bills passed o,oo,,or
which the Senate bill 10 grant a ri1bt oT ,-a
| to railroad through public lands in TaIifornja
@ Lne ianuihg pm Mas tnen taken up and after
| substitute for the Senate bill. Adjourned
SENATE, july 2.-Several committee re-
ports were made and disposed of, when the Senate
TOOK up the Dill TO amend the naturalization laws
and after II along debate the Senate substtnte for
the house bill was rejected, and that bill amended
by adding the last two sections of the Senate Hill
| The sections provide for the appointment of two
Election Commissioners, one of each party nv tba
United States Court in each election district OF cir
les of upwards of 10000 inhabitants The comi
mlssioners are to supervise the election and chapy
any name to be proposed to be registered and and
vote offered Section IS authorizes the Urif,I
States Marshal i'll each district 10 appent denutiss
to preserve order at the polls The bill was furtbet
amended by clause striking out the word .svbiteu
out of all acts of Congress relative to y1aturaiza
ton, so that there shall be distinction on ac-
count of race color. The vote stood yeas 27
nays ~ Pending the consid Grafton of the bin he
Senate adjourned to Monday.
House. Bills were passed to forbid the
conveyance of Indian reservations nv treaty. 70 a,
other grantee than the United States; authorizns
applicants under the homestead act when nrevent
ed by distance or good cause from personal attend
ance at the district land office to make ahI1avit
and proof before the clerk of the county court and
transmit the same, with fees. by mail to the req
lister and receiver of the Land-office; providing
that when any person entitled to avail himself of
the benefits of the pre- emption or homestead laws
mas lnade bona hde settlements on lands subject
thereto, such settlements shall be deemed 10 Gre
ate q contract between the government and the SET
tier, and his claim shall constitute vested ripht
OF properly; to prevent the further sale of
public lands in Dakota, Nevada Nebres
ka, California, Kansas, Utah, and Arkansas.
except under the pre- -emption and homestead
laws: declaring forfeited 10 the United states lanas
granted to the state of Louisiana in 1886 for tbe
New Orleans, Opeluusas and Great Western Rail
road, and several other bills of minor imnortapca
Adjourned to Tuesday.
SENATE, July 4th-The NATURALIZATION
bill was taken up and after much discussion +ba
vote by which Summers amendment striking the
word ''white' from the naturalization, was adopt.
ed, reconsidered, and the amendment rejected
IA to 80. An amendment then adopted ex.
tending the naturalization law to persons of Afri-
can descent. The bill was then reported to the
Senate and passed. Adjourned.
SENATE, July 5th.--A bill was passed
granting lands in the state of Minnesota to aid the
sideration of the tax bill was resumed; several
amendments were adopted among whit II was one
to provide for the transportation of goods in bond
from designated ports of entry TO interior custom
houses where they are to be examined and the du-
ty psid.-The vote to continue the income tax was
ret onsldered, and II motion to strike ont the tax
was lost by a tie vote-26 to 20. On motion of
Conkllng an amendment adopted imposing
tax of 40 per cent on telegraph wire. The bill then
passed by yeas 49, nays 8. Adjourned
observation-disclosures, of Wisconsin, from
the select committee OH postal telegraph made a
report in favor of the proposed Government sys-
tenn. he made speech in advocacy of the bill
ana moved that it be printed for consideration M vt
December. so ordered.-The Kentucky contested
elecuon case OF Barnes against Adams was discus
sed Tor three hours and the seat warded to Adams
the sitting member, without a division Five
tnousand collars were voted for the expenses of the
Observation-Disclosures contested election case was
discussed and tabled. Adjourned
SENATE, July 6--The bill for the relief of
the Emitted States and Brazil Steam Navigation Co.
passed. The Vice President announced as the
conference committee on the funding bill Messrs
Sherman Sumner and Davis. The House river
and harbor appropriation bill was taken up and dis
cussed at length, and q number of appropriations
were agreed to- Morrill,, OF Maine from the con-
ference committee on the postoifce appropriation
Dill, made report which adopted. The con.
terence committee on the currency bill reported
Dill the same as that passed by the Senate except
that the amount of new currency is fixed at fifty-
four millions instead of forty-tiye millions The
postomce committee bill for refunding to Massa-
chusetts interest due on advances to the Unite6
States during the of 1872 passed
HoUsE-In the House a number of bills
OF small moment were presented and disposed of
Mr.. Julian reported a bill defining swamp and
overhowed lands. On motion of Mr.. Johnson it
was postponed till the third Wednesday in Decem-
Der.-Mr Smith, of Iowa, reported bill to vacate
the Fort Dakota Military Reservation in Dakota.
Passed-Duluth was attached to the collection dis
tr1ct OF Lake Superior instead of New Orleans
The motion to reconsider the vote on Saturday In
the Louisiana contested election case was tabled
DO to 77-and the oath of office administered TO Mr.
DsrrelL-Four thousand dollars was voted Bailey
lor ms expenses, as well as twenty thousand to
QUICKER the contestant sf Booker's seat from Yr-
glnls.-Mr. Kelsey, from the conference commits
tee on the pension appropriation bill, made a re-
port, which was agreed to-