Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-01-25
Summary of Congressional Proceedings.

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ment that the resolution shall not commit
congress to the annexation of the countrv
but they were all voted down. and tho Honse
amendment was adopted unanimouslv-yeas
o. Tho amendments offered and rejected
directed the Commissioners to examine into
the alleGed pendency of a civil war in the isl
andi whether there is any treaty between
Hayh and San Domingo prohibiting the two
| governments from alternating any portion of
the island without mutual consent; that if anv
restraining power has been or is exercised
over the San Domingo Government by our
naval force, 1t shall cease, etc. Adjourned
HoUsE.-A bill was passed to procure and
disseminate information as to the extent of
cereal crops in other countries requiring such
information to be furnished by the United
States Consul.-Some time was spent in DIS
| cusslng the bill to prevent cruelty to animals
on railroad trains, in the midst of which tele-
gram was received from the Governor of
pennsylvania, announcing the death of Con-
/ gres5man Covode. and committee consisting
OF Messrs. Mercur, Van Horn. Phelps, Beatty.
eIliiillan, Axtell, Getz and Root, was appointed
| to attend his funeral. The bill above mention
ed went oyer.-The House went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the bill making an
ADDITIONAL appropriation of 5000, 600 for the
Louisville and Portland Canal. for the current
fiscal year. An amendment was adopted
aappropuatlng S34l 900 for the Des Moines
Rapids, and the bill laid aside, to be reported
TO the House. After some discussion of the
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bid, tho Committee rose, ard the House pass
ed the bill making appropriation for the
Louisville and Portland Canal and Des Moines
RapIds.-After some further business of minor
importance the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 12th.-A bill was introduced
increasing the compensation of census mar
shals west of the rocky mountains one hun
dred per cent.-Edmunds presented and had
read aremonstrance of Mrs. General Sherman
and one thousand other ladies against female
suffrage the remonstrance including a num-
Der OF wives of Senators and Representatives.
and prominent men in professional life
throughout the countly.-The House Joint
resolution appropriating $3.50, 900 for continl-
ing the work OF the Louisville and Portland
Ganal and S34l 900 for the completion of the
Des Mornes Rapids, was concurred in.-The
House bill was concrrred in for a committee
to investigate the claims arising from depre-
datlons committed by or upon the Indians in
Kansas and Nebraska.-Trumbull' bill to re-
ieve congressman from Importantly in the
matter of appointments was discussed and
postponed to Wednesday next. After an ex.
ecutiye session, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Thc bill for preventing cruelty to
animals, while in transit by railroad, was dis
cussed until the expiration of the morning
hour, when it went over.-Two resolutions Of
instruction to committees were adopted when
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. After long discussion of
the appropriation for publishing the laws an
amendment was adopted appropriating 80,
600 for publishing the laws in pamphlet form
and repeating all acts requiring the laws to be
published in newspapers. Some further dis
cussion was had, when the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 15th.-The Senate, after some
business of a general character, but which
was OF no special Importance, went into exec
utiye session. and after some four hours
debate on the nomination of Porter for Ad-
mlral III the navy, confirmed him, and i'd
journed to Monday.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill authorizing an in
crease of the per cent. funding bonds to
S300, 1000, ,000 interest payable quarterly was
amended SO to leave the payment Of the
interest quarterly to the discretion of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, and to provide that
the total amount OF funding bonds shall not
be increased, and then passed. House
then vent into Committee of the Whole, and
resumed the consideration of the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill. The
appropriations for Departments of Agricul-
tlre and Education gave rise to a long discus
sion, after which the committee rose and bill
was introduced providing for commission to
audit all claims for damages by the steamers
Alabama. Shenandoah Florida and Georgia
with their tenders, and for issuing bonds of
the United States for the payment thereof.
Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 16th.-Edwards, from the
Committee on Pensions, reported favorably
on the House bill increasing the pensions to
soldiers and widows and children of deceased
soldiers. and orphans of sailors.-The remain
der of the session was consumed in discussing
the bill to relieve certain citizens of Virginia
of poll teal disabilities, and the bill to give to
the state of Ohio jurisdiction oyer the Dayton
Military Asylum. but no vote was reached en-
either, and after an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduced was
one authorizing the appointment of Commits
sioners on certain damage done by the Ala
bama and othor rebel cruisers.-Four of the
Georgia members were sworn in. After some
discussion the bill relating to telegraphic
communication between the United States
and foreign countries was passed, and the
House adjourned.
SENATE-Jan. 17.-The Senate copcurred in
the amendments by the House to the bill atl-
thorizing the issue of an additional three
hundred millions of 5 per cent. honds.-After
some debate, the bill ceding to the state of
Ohio jurisdiction over the ground occupied by
the Dayton Soldiers Home, was passed.-The
Senate took up and discussed the bill provid-
ing that the United States shall paw interest on
the principal borrowed by different States to
equip, furnish and transport troops for the
United States to the time the principal had
been or shall be paid back to the State tho
bonds sold to borrow such money to an extent
not exceeding item per cent. The Senate,
however, adjourned without coming to vote
on the bill.
HoUsE.-After some business of secondary
Importance the House, in Committee of the
Whole resumed consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill. Considerable time was
spent in discussing amendmentS but all, ex-
cept one unimportant one, were rejected, and
the Military Academy appropriation bill was
considered and both bills reported back to the
House and the Military Academy bill passed
Pending the other bill the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan 1sth-After several reports
from the Finance Committee had been made,
a resolution was adopted directing the Commit
tee on the Judiciary to examine and report how
far Congress is authorized to regulate fare and
TRANSPORTATION on railroads between states I'M
der the constitutional provisions authorizing
Congress to regulate commerce between states.
"A long and acrimonious discussion ensued
on the proposition to refer to special COM
nlittee the Presidents Message and accom-
panying documents relative to the outrages in
the South, but without reaching a vote, the
Senate held an executive session, and then ad-
jonrned.
HoUsE.-The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was passed. with the
amendments increasing the salaries of the
Chief aud Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court to IS, 500 and $4,000 respectively, and
increasing the appropriation for the Bureau OF
Education from 81, 900 to $4,000. A
bill was introduced to admit Washing
ton Territory as State.-The Senate
bill authorizing the sale of certain lands re-
served for the use of tho Menomonee tribe of
Indians in Wisconsin, passed, with an
amendment prohibiting the making of any
contract with the Indians for commission or
compensation for services in regard to the sale
| of their lands obtaining their annuities.---
The postoilice appropriation bill was passed
and also a resolution exonerating Mr. Brooks
from the charges made by Mr.. Hastings. Adj
! jotrned.
LORD MACAULAY's SPEECHES. A wri-
ter in the Gentleman's Magazine says
| that Lord Macaulay's speeches were,