Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-03-20
NO. l9.
PROCEEDINGS III CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, March 5.--SENATE. .--Messrs.
Pomeroy and Caldwell notified the Senate that as
soon as the evidence of the Kansas investigation is
received, they VIII insist upon a thorough examina-
ton into the alleged bribery materin the election
of Senators i'll that state. Messrs Hamlin Carpen-
ter, Sawyer, Logan, Ames, Harlan and Stevenson
were appointed committee to investigate the sale OF
to France The consideration of the legislative
apportonment bill was resumed. -
TUESDAY. March 5.-HoUsE. "A sup
Elementary apportionment bill was reported and re-
ported and recom1nitted. A bill granting to the
Central Pacific half of Island of Yerba B,1ena
in ihe Bay OF Ian Francisco its western terminus
caused lengthy discussion, and finally gave way to
the deficiency appropriation BILL =
WEDNESDAY, March G.--SENATE.-
Morrill, of Vermont had read circular signed by
Giles A. Smith and addressed to the leading railroad
men throughout the country, stating that a move
1nent SCOT to secure the passage of an act to
increase the rate paid to railroads for the carving of
mails fifty per cent without reference to existing
contracts, and proposes that they should Join in the
IaoYement and make contributions to aid it. Some
discussion ensued after which the consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill was resumed.
WEDNESDAY, March {. 6.-HoUsE. The
session of the House mainly spent in Committee
of the Whole on the deficiency appropriation bill
The bill was reported back to the House. Adjourned
THURSDAY, March 7.-SENATE. Bills
were passed for the erection of public buildings in
st. Louis and Little Rock The Committee on Com
merce was instructed to investigate the subject of
immigration and the treatment of immigrants after
their arrival In this country also the quarantine
and health regulations of the chief ports OF the
United States The consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill was resumed. The question being
On the amendment approprating $4,000 to be ex-
pended by the President in putting in force the civil
service reform acquisitions, Mr. Carpenter moved to
stIike it out and substitute the following: All laws
or parts Of laws under which the present civil serv-
ice reform commission was appointed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, are Lereby repealed Mr.
TrumbuIl moved to lay the substitute the table,
Carried-Yeas 40, nays 19. The question then re-
CURED to the original amendment, appropriating
$4,000, which was discussed until adjournment
without coming to vote.
THURSDAY, March 7.-HoUsE.-
Hooper, from the Banking Committee, reported
back adversely the Senate bill for the redemption of
the temporary three per cent loan certificates at the
Of three millions per month and moved that it
be tabled. The motion was carried The House
proceeded to vote on the amendments to the def
cheney appropriation bill After disposng of all the
amendments to the deficiency bill, and agreeing to
one offered by Mr. Dawes for the payment of full
days wages to laborers and mechanics in the navy
yards, &c, where they only worked eight hours the
bill passed. Mr.. Ketcham, Chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands, reported back the SEN
ate bill extending the time for the completion of the
st. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad and it was
journed.
FRIDAY, March 8-SENATE. MIR.
Wilson introduced bill for the payment of female
muses. during the war. Trunbull gave notice of
his intention to offer amendment to 5Conkng's
resolution, asking for information from the Presi-
dent as to the recommendations for office made bv
certain Senators. The amendment includes recon-.
mendations for positions in the custom house and
mail service of New York, and is aimed at Senator
Conk1ng. AT one O'Clock the statues of Jonathan
sented to the United States in the name of the peo-
pie Of Connecticut to be placed in the old hall Of the
House of Representatives. A resolution of thanks
to the State of Connecticut for presenting the statues
was unanimously adopted. The question of appro-
prlatlng S5O,OO0 to carry out civil service re-
form came up and debated until the close CT the
session, without coming to a vote.
FRIDAY, March 8.-HoUsE. Mr..
Shanks reported bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to negotiate with the Ute Indians of
the south part OF their reservation. bill extending
the pension provision of United States judges who
had resigned after the first of January 1865 and be-
fore the passage of the act of the 10th of April 1862
after having attained the age OF seventy years and
held their commissions at least twenty years-the
pension to commence from the date of the resigna-
tion-was passed The bill covers the of Judge
Ware. of Maine, who served for forty-four years,
and is now ninety years of age and poor; and Judge
Sprague, OF MISSISSIPPI who resigned in 1866 be-
cause he had become almost totally blind The bill
for the payment of S100 bounty to soldiers their
widows and orphans, who we're mustered into the
service prior to the 10th of August 1861 was passed
postoice appropriation bill. 1t appropriates S8,-
250,00O. i