Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-12
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.

SENATE.-The concurrent resolution
to adjourn on the Sd of June was adopted The con-
sideration of the tariff and tax bill was then re-
sumed
HOUsE-A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill extending the Ku-Klux
bill until the end of the next regular session, was de-
feated. Conference reports on the supplemental ap
portonent bill the bill to further the administra-
ton Of justice and the bill authorizing the President
to appoint Paymaster-General of the army, were
agreed to- A bill to amend the bankruptcy act,
giving the appointment and removal of registers in
bankruptcy to United States Circuit Courts, and
making various other alterations in the law, was
passed. motion to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill amendatory of the civil rights act
jected. yeas 115, nays 87-a strict party vote. !
SENATE. The committee of confer
ence on the supplementary apportionnlent bill made
a report recommending that tht Senate recede from
its amendment. The report was concurred in. The
bill to amend the soldiers and sailors homestead
act was passed. A report from the committee of
conference on the army appropriation BILL which
was concurred in. The Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the tariff and tax bill.
HOUSE. bills authorizing the |
construction of railroad bridges across the Missouri
at Omaha, and at Brownsville, Nebraska, We're
passed. Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate BILL fixing
congressional and presidential elections in Louisiana
on the same day. Agreed to. bill approprating
5000, 900 for site and building of a custom house
and post office at Port Huron Michigan, was passed.
like bill 1Or Nashville, Tennessee, approprating
Sl5OOOO was also passed. bill was also passed to
release the government of Japan from the payment
OF the balance Of the indemnity fund remaining
paid on under the convention of the 23d of October,
1864, amounting to S375, 900. Mr.. Wilson, of Indi
ana, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill to
divide the state Illinois into three judicial districts
which agreedto The Florida contested election
case was continued until the next session, with |
leave to take further testimony.
SENATE. Committee on Com /
merce reported adversely ON the House bill to in
corporate the Loomis Aerial Telegraph Company. |
Mr.. Scott, from the committee ON alleged outrages
in the southern States, reported new bill, COM
posed of the exact phraseology of the bill extending
the President power to suspend the writ OF hd6eaS
c0rDa5s and of the civil rights bill, both of which
passed the Senate last week. Mr.. Sumner offered a
joint resolution amending the Constitution by pro-
vidng for the election Of the President by the di
rect vote of the people, and abolisblng the Vice
Presidency. number of pension bills were re-
ported and passed The tax and tariff bill up,
and after consideration in Committee of the Whole
was reported to the Senate when it passed by vote
/ of SO to
HoUsE-The Senate bill extending
for three years the act of June o. l86O for the final
adjustment Of private land claims in Florida, LoTi-
sany and Missouri, passed with amendments.
Mr. Scofeld from the select committee on affairs
in Louisiana, presented report of himself and Mr..
McCarry; Mr.. Speer, of Pennsylvania presented
report himself and Mr.. Archer; Mr.. Smith, of
New York, is to present his views. There was
no regular committee report. The bill for the bet
ter security of bank reserves was passed under
suspensian of the rules.
SENATE.-The Senate agreed to the
request of the House for conference committee on
the tariff bill, and Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, and
Bayard were appointed Mr.. Sumner introduced
series of resolutions recommending arbitration for
war in determining differences between nations Mr.
{ into q ioi DrO GiDT a
constitutional amendment to modify the veto power
that vote of the majority of the qualified IneTn-
bers of both houses shall be sufficient to overcome
the Presidents objections. At the expiration of the
morning hour the sundry civil appropriation bill
came up. Sumner then proceeded to deliver
lengthy speech, severely attacking the Admnstra-
ton and Gen. Grant. Senator Schurz followed in a
speech reviewing the majority report of the Arms
Committee The House bin for the restoration OF
the Buell. court martial records was passed. The
conference committee on the army appropriation
bill having failed to agree, the Senate receded from
passed by the House.
HoUsE.-A conference committee was
ordered the amendment to the grant to the Port
Huron Railroad. The pay of witnesses before COM
nnittees was fixed at four dollars per diem, and five
cents mileage. A conference report on the bin
revising and codifying the postal laws was
agreed to. The conference committee on the Senate
bill to release to the state of Indiana the lands
known as the bed of Beaver Lake having disagreed
Thea new Committee of Conference was appointed.
House proceeded to the business on the Speak
er's table Several Senate amendments to bills were
agreed to The Senate bill to refund extra duties
iron to the Winona and st. Paul Railroad Company
passed. The Senate bill Tor deepening the st. Clair
Flats Canal to sixteen teet the bill for the enlarge
ment Of st. Mary's canal and the bill to facilitate
the execution Of, and to protect certain public
works Of improvement referred. Also the bills
to change the direction of the railroad from Onten
agon to the Wisconsin state line, and in relation
to the transit of foreign merchandise bond.
The following Senate bills were passed: Relative to
the entry and clearance of ferry-boats and bonded
cars passing from one state to another through
hnuous foreign territory relative to homestead set
tiers burned out in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Mich
1gan and the bill to pay $4,000 to the widow of
Commander Wood for his invention in naval gun
carriages. On motion of Mr.. Dawes the Senate
amendments to the tariff and tax bill non-con
CURED in, except those relative to the rates spirits
ana TOBACCO, and bonded warehouses. The Senate
amendment fixing the tariff on spirits at seventy
cents was agreed to. The tax on tobacco was re- |
duced to sixteen cents by vote of l32 to So The
Senate amendment in regard to bonded warehouses, 4
increasing the time for the abolition from six to
twelve months, was non-concurred in, and commit
tee of conference ordered. The Senate bill to amend
the act OF the 31st OF May 1870, regulating the fer
egn and coasting trade on the northern, northeast
ern and northwestern frontiers, was referred,
SENATE. Senate adopted the
House resolution extending the session to Monday
the 10th inst. The President sent in veto to the
bill for the relief of Milton Best Several bills were
reported from the Patent Committee and passed
/ LIE Sunufy CIVIL &pprOprladOn Dill was taken
and the amendments adopted; approprating $780,
600 to enable the Secretary Of Treasury collect
abandoned propertyof the United States, and S15-
900 to Introduce shad and other food fishes into the
gulf states and Mississippi valley A bill apprOnri-
atlng $4,000 for an equestrian statue of Gen Raw
Inns was passed.
HoUsE.-A bill for the actual sale to
settlers of surplus lands in the Round Valley Indian
Reservation, in lIendocino county, California was
rejected. Also the bill making San Diego, Cal, a
port of entry, and La Crosse, Wis., port of dey-
cry. Mr.. Shanks' Investigation into the Indian
frauds was ordered continued during the vacation,
with power to send subcommittee to the Indian
Territory. resolution to adjourn on the 4th was
adopted but being disagreed to by the Senate, the
time was changed to Monday, the 10th inst.
SENATE. TE.-Several bills relating to the
territories were passed. Also bin relating to the
limitation of steam pressure upon towing and
freight boats on the Mississippi River. The sundry
civil appropriation bill up, but was postponed
IN order to enable Senator Carpenter to make
speech IN reply to Sumner and Schurz. Senator
Logan also spoke in reply to Sumner. s...s
HoUsE.-A bill making La Crosse a
port OF delivery passed. The Senate bill to pay
Edrdge Gerry, of Colorado ST. $50 for loss of stock
taken by the Sioux Indians was amended by in-
creasing the amount to S13, 200, and passed. The
Senate Dill to grant quit title to land settlers the
/ lands OF the West Wisconsin Railroad Company was
left on the Speakers table. The bill confirming to
the mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company, and
Chlcago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company,
lands granted for railroads in Iowa from Davenport
0sa Iowa City, to Council Bluffs, rejected The
senate Dill TO repeal much of section six of the
army appropriation bill for 1870 as prohibits pro-
motions IN the staff department of the army was
passed, with amendments. A bill in reference to
claim agents rejected; also bill to restore the
Office OF Director of the Bureau of Statistics. The
Judiciary Committee reported bill amendatory of
the bankrupt act extending the insurectjonary
states from 1871, which passed.
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Revolutionary Incident.