Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-04-03
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY. March 2O.-SENATE. =
The bill to confirm the sales of the Shawnee Indian
lands in Kansas reported without amendment.
Bills were introduced authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Red
Wing, Minn., and at Quincy, ILL.,. and granting the
right of way to the Cheyenne, Iron Mountain and
Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company. The Chi
cago relief bill taken up and passed as reported
from the Finance Committee. The consideration OF
the tariff bill was then resumed.
WEDNESDAY, March 20.-HoUsE. "A
bill authorizing the construction of bridge across
the Ohio River was passed; also bill authorizing
the construction of bridge the Mississippi
River at Clinton, Iowa, for the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad. bill was introduced to pen
sion the widow of Admiral Farragut at the rate of
one-fourth of his pay at the date of his DEATH The
bill for the reorganization of the civil service was
postponed four weeks. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole the postoffice appropri-
alton bill, and upon rising and reporting the bill
was passed. rss..
THURSDAY, March 21-SENATE. The
House bifs making pensions from the date of dis
charge death of the person in whose account the
pensions are granted, indefinitely postponed
Mr. West reported bill allowing persons held as
prisoners in hospital at the time of subsequent
to the issue of their commissions officers in the
army the same pay and emoluments as if actually
mustered in at that date, provided yacan-
cies existed into which they could have been mus
tered had they been present with the command to
which they were commissioned. Mr.. Cragin intro
duceu bill for the reduction of the number and
grades of officers in the navy and other purposes,
providing, among other things, that the
grades of Admiral, Vice Admiral and Com
come vacant; that after the lapse of the
grade of Commodore, promotions to vacancies in
the grade of Rear Admiral shall be filed by selec-
ton from the Captains; that the course of instruc-
ton for cadet midshpmen shall be after the gradu-
alton of the first Glass; six years, instead of four
that the pay OF all officers the retired list shall be
one-haf or their highest duty pay at the time of
hrement, and that promotions on the retired list
shall at once be discontinued. The st. Croix land
grant bill came up, but was postponed. The tariff
Till was next considered.
THURSDAY March 21.-HoUsE. The
Chicago relief bill, as amended by the Senate was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, with
leave to report any time after Monday next The
army appropriation BILL appropriating S29, ,54S, 1877
discussed in Committee of the Whole until the
adjournment.
FRIDAY, March 22.-SENATE. bill
was passed to refund to the Winona and st. Peters
Railroad company certain duties paid en- iron; also
bill defining the rights of part owners of vessels
as to the selection of captains; also the soldiers
homestead bill The tariff bill came up, and after
discussion tea and coffee We're placed upon the free
list by vote of 80 to 13. Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont,
moved to strike out the second section of the bill,
ems, silks iron steel and other metals, earthenware
and glassware leather rubber, oil cloth, etc. With
out coming to vote on the motion the Senate ad-
journed to Monday. -
FRIDAY, March 22.-HoUsE.-N
business of Importance transacted in the House.
MONDAY, March 25.-SENATE.-Ab bill
for the relief of certain officers in the navy was
passed. bill was introduced to construct and aid
in rebuilding levees on the Mississippi River, and
incorporating the Mississippi River Levee and Tele-
graph Company with capital of ten millions, to
construct levee5 and line of telegraph from Cape
Grardeau, No. to Fort Jackson, La, on both sides
of the river, free from taxation, and with a land
grant OF twenty-five sections per mile along the line
of said levees. The bill for the sale of the marine
hospital aud grounds in San Francisco passed also
bills relative to the entry and clearance of
and OF bonded cars passing from state to anoth-
through foreign CONTIGUOUS territory to establish
collection district in Duluth Mimi, and to make st.
Paul, Mirn port of entry for the enlargement of
the st. Marys Falls canal; appropriating $4,000 to
deepen the st. Clair flats canal to 16 feet The bill
to facilitate G. rnmerce with China, Japan, and other
countries ASIA was taken up, but pending its
slderaton the Senate went into executive session,
! and soon after adjourned.
| MONDAY, March 25.-HoUsB. Under
the call Of ne states for bills considerable number
of bills wee introduced and referred. The bill to
enable holorably discharged soldiers and sailors,
stead on plblic lands. Agreed to without yeas and
nays jint resolution for the erection of colos-
sal statue the Late Admiral Farragut in Farragut
square. in he city of Washington, at cost not
ceeding $4,000 was reported from committee and
passed. Adjourned.