Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY,. February 14.-SENArE

WEDNESDAY,, February Il. 4.-SENATE. =
The Indian appropriation bill was reported with
amendments Mr.. Sumner called up his resolution
for an investigation of the alleged manufacture of
arms for the French ir the workshops of the United
States, and addressed tho Senate on the subject.
Messrs. Morton, Wilson, Harlan, Conkling and 9TH
efs also spoke Without dsposing of the resolution
the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 14.-HoUsE. -
Mr.. Crocker took the seat made vacant by the res
ignaton of Mr.. Washburn, of Massachusetts. A bill
introduced to repeal the existing duties teas
and referred. A bill for the construction of public
buildings in Cincinnati and Indianapolis was also
adopted The army appropriation bill was reported
and made the special order for Tuesday next. The
ae amendments to the postotice deficiency bill
the pension appropriation bill were taken up
oncurred in. The House then went into Com
ttee Of the Whole on the naval appropriation bill
When the committee the House adjourned
without transacting any further business of mpor-
tance
THURSDAY, February 15.-SENATE.-
Mr.. Brownlow made personal statement in reply
to statement by Representative Beck in the House.
rejecting upon his {Brownlow's) management of af-
fairs while Governor of Tennessee. Brown1ow LAM
pooned Beck In merciless manner. The Commit
tee on Education and Labor were instructed to in
quire into the expediency of an amendment to the
Constitution providing some educational test in the
exercise of the electoral franchise The Senate then
resumed the consideration of Summers resolution of
inquiry into the sale of arms to France. The re-
mainder of the session wAs Occupied with Its discus
fion; the Senate adjourning without coming to vote
THURSDAY, February 15.-HoUsE.-
The bill for the erection of public buildings at
Quincy, ILL.,, passed. The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the appropriation bill,
and upon rising the bill was passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 16.-SENATE.-A
bill introduced to restrict the killing of buffaloes
government lands. Twenty-Five thousand copies
of the of the United States against Great Britain
were ordered printed. The bill to extend the time
for the construction of railroad from the River st.
Croix to Lake Superior was passed. The eonsidera-
en of the resolution to the sale of arms to the
French during the Franco-Prussian war was re-
sumed, and the debate lasted until adjournment
without coming to a vote.
FRIDAY, February 16.-HoUsE.- Mr.
Beck made lengthy personal explanation in reply
to Brownlow The House afterward passed large
number OF private bills, but did NO public business,
and adjourned.
MONDAY, February 19.-SENATE.-
The majority and minority reports of the Ku-Klux
Committee were presented and ordered printed.
Mr. Scott from the joint select committee alleged
outrages in southern states, reported bill contn-
ung force the provisions of the fourth section of
the enforcement act of April 20, 1871 until the end
ing of the next regular session of Congress. bill
relating the selection of lands granted to Mime
sota bv the act of 1863 to aid the Improvement of
the Mississippi river, reported with amendments
Mr.. Carpenter introduced bill authorizing the West
Wisconsin Railway Company to construct bridge
across Lake st. Croix at Hudson. The Senate then
resumed the consideration of the resolution to in
qure into the alleged sales of arms to agents OF
France during the Franco-Pruss1an war.
MONDAY, February 19.-HoUsE:-
Among the bills introduced one by Mt. Frye,
supplementary to the civil rights act of 1866, which
lays over for the present. resolution adopted
port in favor putting salt and coal the free list
The majority and minority reports of the Ku-klux
Committee were presented. bill was passed, ex-
tending the time for settlers on public ands in Min
nesota to pay for their lands The deficiency bill
was reported from the Committee cf Ways and
Means, after which the House adjourned.