Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SENATE, Juno 8th-A long and rather
personal discussion occurred upon the
Of memorial from Hatch, setting forth fhat
his rights as an American citizen had been violated
in arrest, imprisonment and sentence to death by
the Dominican authorities and that his release was
prevented by the interposition of Gen Babcock
of the United States army, who is acting as com.
missioner for the annexation of San Donjn , IT
wa charged in the debate that Gen. Babcoo had
asserted that the imprisonment of Hatch was nee
essary to prevent him from divulging, in Washing
ton, certain objections to the ratification of the
| Dominican treaty. At Nngth the matter was refer
red to select committee consisting of Senators
Nye, Ferry, Howard, Williams, Warner, Schurz and
Vickers.-The Indian a. preparation bill was mass.
ed with these amendments: providing for fbe re-
moval of the Usage Indians from rzation
in Kansas to the Indian Territory and Tor the sale
of their lands; appropriating $17SOO0 and S4S 600
interest to pay the Pottawotamie Indians being the
balance due them under stipulations in eleven diff
ferent treaties, from 1877 to 1S64-The apportion-
| action. -
HoUsE.-Bills were passed providing
| that money deposited by purchasers for survey Of
public lands shall be credited part payment for
| such lands; providing that persons who have lost
the slghtof both eyes, both hands or both feet in
the service, if so disabled to require parmanent
aid, or the attendance of other persons, shall be
| paid arrears of pension from the passage of the
act of July, 1866 to the date of their disability at
the rate of $25 per month.-A ONT resolution was
passed donating six pieces of cannon to be placed
IN the cemetery OF the National Asylum at Mil
waukee. e.-The currency bill was taken up and dis
| cussed atlength and great many amendments Of
| fered Pending the consideration of the bill the
House adjourned, which sends the bill to the bot
tom of the Speakers table, virtually killing it, The
vote on adjournment was yeas 70, nays 75.
SENATE, June 9.-The chief matters of
| interest we Q remarks upon the encroachments of
| bridge bu ders upon the navigation of the West
| ern rivers, and debate upon the House bill for
! the abolition of the franking privilege. No vote
was had upon this last named bill, the Senate going
into Executive session pending its consideration.
brl L. l..
IL wful certificates of checks by officers of national
be lks. 1t provides that any officer, clerk or agent
OF any banking association who shall willfully
violate the provisions of the act in
reference to certifying checks by nation
al banks, approved March 3, 1869. shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and ON convic-
ton shall be fined not S. 900, or be imprison
ed not over five years, or both; provided, nothing
in this act shall relieve any banking association
from any penalties prescribed in the former.-Gar-
field reported back the Senate bill to provide ila
lonal currency of coin-notes and equaliZe the dis
tributioa of circulating-notes, with a substitute
therefor. The substitute read being the nil 9
ty-fve million currencybill, with the funding and
other sections struck out. The morning hour ex.
pirlng, the bill went over to Tuesday-The bill for
uniform system of naturalization was reported
from the Judiciary committee, and after debate
was tabled, by vote OF yeas 102, nays SO. Ad-
iourned.
SENATE, June 10-Bills passed: For the
sale of the lands in Kansas which were ceded TO the
emitted States in trust by the Cherokees; making
Soeiate Justices in territories extending six
months after the passage of the act the time for
the presentation of claims for additional bounties
Some time spent in discussing the bill for the
abolition of the franking privilege but no vote was
reached. Adjourned.
IoUsE-Bills were passed donating four
pieces Of condemned cannon to the Soldiers Mon
ument Association, of Adrian, Mich to create St
Joseph, No., port IF delivery, attached TO th,
collection district of New Orleans. A resolution
was adopted that W. S. Smith, reporter for the n
1iTlsrD DNcf hah hrcn. 4oA~
to show cause, if he can why he should not be ex-
pelled from the reporters gallery for Ehel0us
statements rejecting on the integrity of members
OF the House. Mr.. Smith appeared, and submitted
statement, the substance of which was th at he
supposed he had ample authority for the state
ments that he made. He dismissed, ard
committee appointed to investigate the ma ter The
report complained of was to the effect that Mr.
Fitch, of Nevada, had been approached with the
purpose of buying his influence FOR the recognition
amendments to the appropriation bill and ad-
ourned.
SENATE, June IA joint resolution to
pay the expenses of the deles cations of Indians now
visiting Washington, and appropriating $4,000 for
presents bill was passed making grant of land
to the Central branch OF the Union Pacific road
The vote was, ayes 80, nays 13-Adjourned.
HoUsE-The consideration of the appro-
priation bill was resumed. The Senate amend
ments appropristing S5Oo,O00 for the commence
ment Of a new building for the State Department;
in relation to the extension of the Capitol grounds
was rejected; increasing the salary Of the Justices
OF the Supreme Court of the United States: appre-
pr1atng $4,000 for expedition to the North
Pole, were all rejected by large msjorites The
amendments placing female clerks on the same
footing IN regard to pay with male clerks, and in
creasing the appropriations for the agricultural de-
partment were concurred in, and the bill then
referred to a conference committee.-Mr. Logan, |
from the conference committee, presented the bill
for the reorganization of the army. It provides
for standing army of 80 900 from the first of jan
uary, 1915 for the pay Of officers and for their
lection and promotion, All officers not assigned
by the first OF January next are to be mustered
out. The bill was agreed to- 1t was stated that
the bill would save 100000 annually. Adjourned
SENATE, June 13.-Bills were passed
granting lands to aid the construction of railroad
from Brownville Neb to Denver: and for a rail- |
road through Dakota-The greater part of the re- |
mainier of the session devoted to discussion
OF the bill to increase the number of representa-
hves in the House. 1t was amended in several par
ticulars, and then passed, by vote of 80 to TO- |
The principal amendment adopted increases the |
number of representatives from 275, as provided |
in the House bill, to 300-The Vice President laid
before the Senate message from the President on
Cuban affairs, which read and referred to the
committee on Foreign relations.
HoUsE-Among the bills introduced was
one by Sawyer, authorizing the sale of pine timber
on the lands of the Menominee Indians in Wiscon-
sin.-A bill to amend the naturalization laws was
passed under suspension of the rules by a vote of
l2O to ia party vote. The first section makes
false swearing In applications perjury, and pun
fshable as such. The second and third sections
punish false personation and the or possession
OF forged records certificates, &c. The fifth
ton gives to United States courts jurisdiction of
all ofenses under the bi1.-An Intellectual attempt
was made to pass general amnesty bill.-The riv-
er ano harbot bill was taken up and passed It ap
proprlates S3,599, 900, including the following
Items: For harbors Lake Michigan, $369, 500;
ST. Mary's Falls Canal ind st. Mary's River, Mich,
Sl5OOOo; rivers in Michigan, S3S, 900; harbors on
Lake Erie, in Ohio and Pennsylvania, S1G6, ,009;
lake harbors in New York S233O0O; Upper
Mississippi River, $50, 200; Wisconsin River $780,
O00 Minnesota River, $4,000; St. Anthony's Falls
and the river above them, $4,000: Des Moines
Rapids, $500 900; Rock Island Rapids, $3.50 OOO L.
Inois River, 100000; Mississippi Mouth, $780,
600; Falls of the Ohio and Louisville Canal $780,
s15o,00O; Ohio River, $4,000; Tennessee River,
$4,000; Enlargement Of the Harbor at Chicago,
$l50,000; Examination and Survey of the Northern
and Northwestern Lakes and Rivers aud Atlantic
and Pacific Coasts, and for contingencies not pro-
vided for, S150,000. The second section directs
the Secretary Of War to cause an examination or
survey, or both, at a large number of specified
ports, including survey for ship canal route
from Hennepin, on the Illinois River, to Rock ISL
and, the Mississippi, via Genessee.-Fhe Presi-
dents message on Cuban Affairs, was laid before
the House, aud, after some discussion was refer
red to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Ad-
journed.
SENATE, June 14th.-Several committee
reports were presented, and one or two resolu-
tions of inquiry adopted. Bills were passed au-
thoriZing the construction Of bridge across the Ar
kansas River at Little Rock; to amend the act to
fix the salaries of consuls and consus general for
the Improvement of water communication between
the Mississippi and Lake Michigan by the Wiscon-
sin and Fox Rivers. Adjourned.
HoUsE-A bill was passed fixing the
compensation of grand and petit jurors in United
States courts, allowing three dollars day and five
cents for each mile travelled and providing that m
rors shall not be summoned more than once in TEN
years.-Some time was spent in considering the
currency bin, two amendments, Looking to the
substitution of greenbacks for national bank notes
were rejected. The bill went over, and the House
took up the joint resolution reported from the COM
mittee on Foreign affairs, demanding strict neu-
tralty on the part of the administ. Itiou in rega
to Cuba. long debate ensued, G H. Banks lead
ing and sharply criticising the policy of the ad
ministration in regard to the Cuban Instruction
The House adjourned without vote on the ques-
tion.-Pending the discussion bill was passed re-
lating to the effect OF wrs OF to the Supreme
! Court OF the United States.
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| JOKE ON A BosToNIAN. gentleman of
Boston who is, as the boys sly, ''bare-
footed on the top of his head" was recent
ly importuned by some young ladies to