Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-01
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

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SENATE, May 19th-A resolution request
ing the President to ascertain if Great Britain will
not consent to union of the North American pro-
7lnces with the United States was presented and
oruered pr1nted.-Sherman, from the Finance Com
ilttee, reported his bill for the reduction of
lon' The total reduction provided for is S43 500
oOO.-After some other business of minor import
ance, the Senate took up the bill to enforce the
1otn amendment, and discussed it for most of the
remainder of the session. but without coming to a
vote.-Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee in
| ne Georgia bribery investigation matter, made a
| report, which was ordered printed. The substance
OF the report is to the effect that there is evil
dence that any Senator was improperly influenced
IN IN ms vote on the Georgia bill. though efforts to
that end were made. Adjourned.
| HOUSE. A bill was passed for the sale of
unused arsenals.-The bill to revive the CONNER
cla and navigation interests of the United States
| was discussed, and then went till Tuesday
next-The consular and diplomatic appropriation
oll was taken up. 1t appropriates $933, ,047, or
SIf,967 less than last year. A bitter discussion
| sprang up on motion to insert appropriation
o CLOCK, producing one of the most exciting
witnessed in Congress for many months. AT the
conclusion of the debate the House adjourned with
out vote On the amendment.
SENATE, May 20.-Much time was spent
in discussing the House resolution to adjourn sine
die on the 4th of July, and finally it was amended
by adopting July 10Th as the day for adjournment,
-Ihe bill to enforce the fifteenth amendment was
then taken up and discussed for a time, when the
Senate took recess. Coming together again in the
evening the consideration of the bill was resumed
and at three O'Clock in the morning, when the re.
port closed, the Senate still in session. the time
being spent in speeches and fhbustering against
the bill.
HoUsE-The bill compensatinp the Off
GERS and crew of the Kearsage for destroying the
Alabama, $190 ,000 passed, the money to be
taken from the Japanese Indemnity fund The
Senate amendment to the House adjournment reso
luton was agreed to, and a motion to reconside
tabled, making the matter fnal.-After some furth
er business of secondary Importance the House ad
journed.
SENATE, May 21st-T The Senate was in
session all of last night the bill for the enforce
ments to the bill were adopted, including one to
make punishable all attempts at influencing the
votes OF the colored people by depriving them of
occupation. At length the Senate bill substi-
tuted for the House bill, and at O'Clock was pass
ed AZ to g. Adjourned till Monday.
HoUsE-Morgan presented five addition
al petitions asking Congress to abolish national
banks; to pay off the bonds deposited by them as
security; to issue $500000 900 of Treasury green
back notes; to pay off all the $34O 100000 of the
bonded debt; to make greenbacks receivable for
all duties and other taxes collected by the Federal
Government, and restore prosperity to the country
After the transaction of some unimportant busi-
ness the House resumed the consideration of the
Louisiana contested election of Newsham
against Ryan. The minority report, in favor of j.
Ryan, was rejected without division, and the
Jor1ty report giving the seat to Newsham, adopted
cans voted in the negative. motion to reconsider
was carried, and, amid much excitement, motion
to adjourn prevailed.
SENATE, May 23.-A number of commit
tee reports having been submitted, the Legislative
Judicial and executive appropriation bill taken
up, and occupied the remainder of the days ses-
sion. Several amendments were adopted among !
which was one authorizing the heads of depart |
ments to appoint women to any of the clerkships
in the departments; also authorizing the Pres
1dent to send out one or more expeditions to the /
North Pole, to appoint such person or persons as !
he may deem most fitted for the command thereof /
to use any public vessel suited for the purpose |
and appropriating $780, to be expended under
the Presidents direction. Without further action
on the bill the Senate adjourned.
HoUSE-Bills were passed to detect and |
punish election frauds to reduce the rates of entry
on foreign imports and abolish specific and COM
pound duties; to exempt vessels engaged in inter-
nal and coastwise navigation and the fisheries from
the payment of tonnage duties; donating eight
condemned cannon for soldiers monument in
Allegheny Park, Pittsburg; to extend the provi-
sons of the act which confers the right of natural
were honorably discharged to those who entered
Army appropriation bill was reported It appro-
PIRATES S29, ,977 1857. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole the consular and di-
plematic bill. The amendment to insert Rome as
place for q minister resident, after discussion,
was rejected. The paragraph for q minister resi-
dent to the Argentine Republic was amended by
striking out the words appointed also to Uruguay
S7,500 paragraph was inserted approprating
Sll ,25O for minister to Uruguay accredited also
to Paraguay, The paragraphs for commissioners
to Hayu and Liberia were amended by substitut-
ing the words Ennister resident for commission
or" Without disposins of the bill the committee /
rose, and proceeded to vote on the motion, pend
ing at adjournment Saturday, to table the motion
to reconsider the vote admitting Newsham to seat
from Louisiana. The motion tabled, and
Newsham sworn in. Adjourned,
SENATE, May 24.-After some unimpor-
tant business the consideration of the Legislative
appropriation bill was resumed, but progress
was made with it-Stewart, from the committee of
conference on the bill to enforce the 18th amend
ment, made report, stating the nature of the bill
as agreed upon by the committee. After some dis
cusson the report, it agreed to vote upon it
tomorrow. Adjourned
HOUSE. A bill was passed removing the
charge of desertion from soldiers who served out
their term of enlistment and were honorably dis
charged.-The House, in committee of the whole, /
resumed consideration of the diplomatic appropria-
ton bill, and after a long and rambling debate
and the adoption of some unimportant amend
ments, rose aud reported the bill back, and it was
passed. Some time was spent in committee OF the !
whole on the postoffice appropriation BILL hut no /
definite action was taken. Adjourned
SENATE, May 26.-The bill appropriating
5000, coo from the funds of the Freedmen's BureaN
in aid of the Wilberforce University passed.-The
conference report on the bill to enforce the 18th
amendment was adopted by vote of yeas 4S, nays |
1.-Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee, re- /
ported the apportonment bill with an amendment, /
which out the requirement that in any state
where the number of representatives will be re- |
duced by the apportionment the reduction /
shall not take effect in the Forty-second Congress.
The time within which the superintendent of the |
shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior
the preliminary report of the enumeration of in |
habitants is extended from August 10Th to October
1st.-Some time spent on the appropriation |
bill. Adjourned, /
HoUsE-The postal telegraph bill, with |
the consent of the select committee having it in |
CHARGE was postponed until next session.-The |
northern Pacific railroad joint resolution dis
cussed. Amendments limiting the price of lands |
we're rejected. Without disposing of the matter, |