Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-03-06
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, February 2O.-SENATE.

TUESDAY, February 20.-SENATE.- =
The bill to authorize the construction of bridge
the Mississippi near Clinton, Iowa. was pass
ed. The consideration of the resolution relating to
the sale of arms to France resumed, Schurz and
Morton making speeches upon it. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 20.-HoUsE.- =
The consideration of bill relation to the civil
vice and the diplomatic appropriation BILL the latte
IN Committee of the Whole occupied the entire
session.
WEDNESDAY,, February 21.-SENATE.- =
Mr.. Conkling presented protest of the Western
Union Telegraph against the postal telegraph
scheme, and moved that it be printed. the Senate
then resumed the consideration of the resolution to
investigate the alleged sales of arms to French
agents during the Franco-Prussian war; which occu-
pied the remainder of the session.
WEDNESDAY, February 81. HOUSE. =
Mr.. Marshall reported the Military AZ denny appro-
priation bill. A bill also reported directing the
Commissioner of internal Revenue to remit to
tain firms in Chicago the tax on spirits in bonded
warehouses destroyed in the great fire. After con-
siderable discussion the bill amended SO as to
make deductions in the reimbursement of the tax
SO far covered by the value Of Insurance. and was
passed. The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, and afterwards adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 23.-SENATE. =
Mr. Sprague presented resolutions from the legsla-
ture of Rhode Island protesting against interfer-
ence with the inhabitants of the Indian Territory
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee re-
ported bill to abolish stock gambling. On motion
OF Mr.. Sherman, bill passed prohibiting indi-
Vduais and corporations from issuing notes or bills
as circulating medium. The bill is aimed especi-
ally at railroad companies IN the South who are
issuing small notes. thus setting up an unauthorized
banking system. Bills were also introduced authoriz-
ing tne construction of railroad bridges the
ONO River and,
d1ana establishing collection district at Duluth :
creating St. Panl port of delivery and authorizing
bridge across the Missouri River at Boonyille
nllssouri. The resolution asking for investiga-
ton of the sales of arms to France was then dis
cussed, after which the Senate went into executive
session, and adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 23.-HoUsE. =
The consular and diplomatic bill came ND. The
amendments advancing the Russian mission to
frst-clas and the Japanese mission to second-cass
and reducing the Central American missions to one
at Nicaragua were severaly agreed to- and the bill
passed. The House went into Committee of the
Whole and took up the bill to reimburse the College
of William and Mary, in Virginia. for property de-
strOyed during the by disorderly soldiers of the
United States, and rising, adjournsd without
| action.
MONDAY, February 26.-SENATE. "A
bill introduced providing that persons held as
prisoners of in hospitals at the time or sub.
sequent to issuing their commissions shall have the
same pay and emoluments as if mustered at that
date also one removing political disabilities from
all persons engaged in the rebellion, condition
that they shall not be enabled to maintain any claim
rights against the United States before such re-
moval of such disabilities, unless the accrued
prior to April 1th 1871 subsequent to April 19th
1865. Conklng offered a resolution asking for in
formation from the President as to the number of
recommendations for Office made by the Senators
from New York, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska.
Considerable discussion had the subject, and
the resolution went over The resolution to inquire
occupied the remainder of the session.
MONDAY, February 26.-HoUsE.-
Mr.. Mitchell introduced bill for government
building at Racine. Mr.. Perry introduced bill to
fix the responsibility of appointment to Office in the
civil service and for removals from office. The
Senate bill removing political disabilities from 1924
persons named in it passed under suspension
of the rules. resolution was introduce providing
for teaching the German language at West Point.
The bill extending the time for the completion of
the Portage Ship Canal to the third of March
passed The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the deficiency bill.