Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-24
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Jan 9-SENATE. Mr.. Scott
from the joint Ku-Kiux Committee. made
special report. duplicating one of the Senator
from Arkansas (Mr. Clayton and a membe
of the House from that state (Mr, Edwards.
The testimony charges that Clayton, whe
Governor made bargain with the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature to disrepar,
the regular returns of the election for mem
bers OF Congress in the district now repre-
sented by Edwarda, and give Edwards the Ger
tlticate OF election, although Bobs was reall,
elected that the consideration for this was 4
promise that the Democrats vote for him fo
/ United States Senator. Mr. CLAYTON read {
long address reviewing the evidence of Wheel
er and Whipple, and vindicating his own acts
as Governor. He described Whipple as the
foreman of the United States Grand Jury
which WAS a mere political machine, and
| Wheeler the United States Attorney. as a
mere factotum who moved ONLY as others
PHiiuti the He sad that tIi.se charges
as well as his Indictment by the Grand Jury
were made as a part of d systematic persecu-
ton, and had been concocted by his enemies
! At Mr. Clayton's request a committee of three
was appointed to investigate the subject The
Senate accepted the Roger Williams statue
MI Goldthwaite was admitted to seat from
Georgia pending the investigation into the va
lidity of his election
HOUsE-Mr. Crebs introduced q bill
for the improvement of the Great Wabash and
the survey of ths Little Wabash Rivers. Mr..
| Poland. from the select committee on the in
surrectionary states, made report stating
that testimony had been taken before the
subcommittee which impeached the offcia,
character and conduct of Senator CLAYTON, of
| Arkansas, and affected the right to his seat of
| Representative Edwards, of Arkansas that a
| resolution had been adopted that these cases
should be brought to the attention of the rep
| reaen tative houses. He moved that the tosti
mony in the case of Edwards be referred tc
| the Committee on Elections. In tho Virginia
contested election case of Mckenzie against
Braxton, the committee made a report thai
Braxton, the sitting member, is entitled to his
seat Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania from the
Committee on Coinage, reported bill revis-
ing the laws relative to coinage, which was
| considered IN committee of the whole
WEDNESDAY, January 1O.-SENATE-
Messrs. Wright Morrill,, of Maine, ard Norwood
wore appointed a committee to investigate the
charges against Clayton A bill from the foreign
committee, authorizing the admission of ak
! Japanese youths to West Point, without ex-
pense to the government, was introduced
occasioning long debate as to the precedent
set by such proceeding. The till finally went
over. Mr. Carpenter offered preamble and
resolution setting forth that any rules and
regulations taking from the President the
! power of nominating topublic office, would be
! contrary to the constitution. He said that at
an early day he would call it up for submitting
| some remarks upon the latest political deIusion
| called civil service reform, which takes it from
! the officers in whom 1t is vested by the consti
tuition, and gives 1t to board IF schoolmasters
sitting in Washington. The resolution laid
over The bill to prohibit the detention of
| soldiers discharges by claim agents ATTORNEYS
was adopted. Several bills were introduced
and referred, after which the Senate ad-
| jouTned.
| WEDNESDAY, January 10.-HoUsE. =
The mint and coinage bill came up, and was
! the occasion of political sparring exhibition
| between Messrs. Dawes and Wood which for
| the credit of the parties named might have
been omitted w. T. Clarke was admitted to
seat from the third dis sfict of Texas, which
was contested by n G. Giddings. Nj. Sargent
was Also sworn in as representative from
California
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11-SENATE.-
A large number of petitions for the reduction
of the tariff and the repeal Of the protective
duties on salt, iron, coal, &C., were presented
bill was passed, appropriating S27, SIS to de-
fray the EXPENSES of the Ku Klux Committee.
| the West Wisconsin Railroad to construct and
maintain a railroad bridge across Lake st.
/ Croix at Hudson, Wis. The joint resolution of
/ Mr.. Sumner, proposing constitutional
| amendment limiting the service of the Presi-
der to one term, came up. MIR. Conkhng ad-
dressed the Senate III opposition to the amend
ment and WIS replied to by Mr.. Sumner.
/ The Senate then went into executive session.
| A bill passed for the relief of Mrs. Parker,
whose deceased husband had discovered the
| Guano Islands in the Pacific Ocean, from
which SHE has derived no advantage. bill
was introduced increasing the limitation of
| the minimum amount of suits Wiiich~may be
! appealed to the Supreme Court from 81, U00
! to SIS, ,000 The joint resolution accepting the
statue of Roger Williams from Rhode Island
was then taken up, and after discussion
passed.
THURSDAY, January l1.--HoUsE-M
Edwards, of Arkansas, addressed the House
upon the charges brought against him. res
| oIution in reference to the improvement OF the
Tennessee River was adopted. bill from the
| Commerce Committee, authorizing the con-
struction of a ship canal from Lake Michigan
to the Mississippi River, was reported and re-
comittvd.
FRIDAY, January 12.-HoUsE--On
motion of Mr.. Farnswortb, a resolution was
adopted directing the Post Office Committee
to inquire into the contracts recently made
| fot the transportation of mails with power tC
| gerd for i}eTsGns and papers He stated that
| the Postmaster General requested an lnvest1
! cation. 80,
MONDAY, January 15.-SENATE. The
morning hour was occupied in the transaction
of general business of an llnimportant charac
ter. At one O'Clock Summers supplementary
I.y ID ..I.Ir, l., orld hn aft1
the Senate. He was followed by MIR. Vickers
at the conclusion of whose remarks the Ben
ate went into Executive session
House. January l5.-A
number of bills were INTRODUCED, the mos
important being the following: By MIR
Butler. for the removal of legal politlca
disabilities incurred during the late rebellion
provided that the act shall not enable person
to maintain claim or right against the COY
ernment except the same occurred before tn
11th of April, 1861 and subsequent to the 9tl
of April, 1866 Also to repeal the several ten
IRE of office acts BY Mr.. Smith, for the con
structiCn of national railroad between Nev
York and Chicago BY Mr.. Mercur, to aiml
! tea and coffee free of duty after July next
By Mr. Stevenson, for complete water high
way from tide-water on the james lHver :
the Ohio at the mouth of the kanawha. j
, IA, ~
paper of equal and uniform value throughou
g.. the United States. BY Mr.. Rusk, to authorlz
bridge across Lake st. Croix, at Hudson
+ Wisconsin. resolution was adopted fo
; the appointment of a committee to lnqulr
, into the origin and the character
, the difficulties between the governmer
/ officials in Louisiana and the Unite
! States officials i'll that state, and to re
port the same to the House, with such recon-
! mendations as it may deem expedienti tx
> committee to have power to send for person
e and papers, and to sit in Washington or els'
where. The amnesty bill passed by the houl
c at the last session, aud now pending IN ii
$ Senate, was introduced by Mr. Hale, al
! passed. Yeas 107 nays 81. 1t is the same
t that which was passed by the House at ii
d last session, and excerpts members of ConSre
: and officers of the army, and many wi
c ioined the rebellion. Some unimportant bu
. ness followed, after which the House u
e journed.
e A SHARP transaction in regard to tt
. Emma mine has been brought to hg
y by the appointment of Senator Ste
art on the Retrenchment Committe
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