Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-03
Congressional Matters

The House adopted resolutions re-
questing the President to appoint a
committee to examine and report next
December upon the propriety of re-
moving the Brooklyn navy-yard and
selling the land requesting the Presi-
dent to intercede with the authorities
of the Dominion of Canada for the
release of American citizens now con-
fined in Canadian prisons.
A very large portion of the time of
both houses during the past week was
was spent in the consideration of re-
ports of conference committees on the
disagreeing votes of the tive houses on
the Deficiency bill and the bill to pun
ish the Ku-Klux. The bills finally got
through both houses. The bill for the
punishment of the Ku-Klux was sub
stantially in the shape in which it first
passed the house. The Deficiency bill
was shorn of some of the senate amend
ments, and the house amendment for
the reissue of national bank notes was
finally defeated. Several resolutions
were introduced in the house, among
which was one disappearing of inordi
nate taxation to pay off large sums of
the national debt; and one by Butler,
requesting the President TO cause TO be
submitted to the Joint High Commits
sion the claims of American citizens
for damages suffered on account of
their Imprisonment without due pro-
cess of law, in British prisons, for sup
posed completely in the Fenian cause.
Neither of these, however, was passed.
The following committees have been
appointed IN the House: Joint Select
Committee on the Outragesjn the South
ern Statess-Messrs. Poland, Maynard,
Scofeld, Cook, Cobuln, Stevenson,
Buckley, Lansing, Cox, Beck, Voorhees,,
Van Trump, Waddel and Robinson.
Select Committee on the Mississippi
Levees-Messrs. Morey, Ketchum, Nc
Kee, Getz and Duke.
The Senate passed the House bill to
amend the internal revenue laws so as
to provide that in case of difference
of width in the guage of the connecting
railroads, bonded goods may be trans.
ferred from one car to another under
the personal supervision of an in
speetor.
At two, o'clock, on> Thursday, both
houses adjourned sine die. There was
very little excitement in the Senate al
the time of adjournment, but in the
House it was very different. The clos
ing hours of the session were absorbed
In "personal explanations by Butler
Farnsworth and Beck, during which
there was much personal abuse and de
nunciation. Butler first referred to his
passage with Senator Davis in terms
not at all complimentary to that gentle
man, and then alluded to the
charges, so often brought against hin
of misappropriating money while
in command in New Orleans, and denied
them all in the most emphatic terms
This brought up Farnsworth, who
charged Butler with dishonesty in the
management of the National Asylum
funds. Butler quoted the report of the
Military Committee on the management
of said funds, which fully exoneratee
him from all the charges made. Becl
then proceeded to defend Senator Da
Wis from Buffers attacks, and to de
nouce the latter in bitter terms. Il
the midst of remarks by Stoughton, de
Tending Butler and the reports of tn,
Military Committee, which Farnswortl
had by implication aspersed, the Speak
er's hammer descended, and he an
nounced that the first session of th,
House of Representative of the Forty
second Congress was adjourned with
. out day.