Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-18
Proceedings in Congress.

/ 0ENATE.-The Senate met and ad-
1 journed on December Sd, without transmit
| ting any business of Importance.
/ HOUSE.-Mr. BOreman member elect
! from Louisiana was sworn in Mr.. Kellogg,
/ OF Connecticut, introduced bill to repeal the
/ stamp act on bank checks and notes. Re-
/ feTrcd. Mr.. randall offered a resolution call
/ ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for Is for
nation as to what law authorizes him to make
an Increased issue Of legal tender notes, as
/ was done IN October last, and whether such
! issue was made in the legal-tenders heretofore
/ retired Or in new ones. Adopted. Mr.. Beck,
! OF Kentucky, was excused from serving on the
j Credit MOb1lier investigation committee, and
l. Mr. Mer11ck, of Maryland, appointed in his
! stead. Mr.. Scotield, Of Pennsylvania frOua the
/ Committe on Naval Affairs, reported bill to
| authorize the construction OF ten steam YES
! sells of war, and appropriating So, 100000 for
! that purpose. The vessels are to carry each
ten or more guns OF large calibre, and the
! hulls are to be of iron or wood, as the Secre-
/ tary of the Navy may determine. This bill
was debated until the expiration of the morn
/ ing hour. The House shortly afterWard adj
! journcd.
SENATE. December 4th Mr.
! Anthony was elected President pro tenn. and
the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE. Bills were introduced as fol-
! lows:-Authorizing the Washington, Cincin-
natl & St. Louis Railroad Co. to exted its rail
/ road in the District Of Columbia; to provide
! for the speedy construction of a ship canal OF
! large capacity around the Falls of Niagara on
/ the American side; TO amend the act of the
/ 9th of May, 1872, for the abatement and re-
payment of taxes on distilled spirits i'll bOnd
destroyed by casualty; to authorize the con-
/ struction ola bridge across the Ohio river be-
| tween Albany and Louisville. The House re-
sumed the reconsideration of the bill to provide
| for the construction of ten steam sloopS OF
the House spent some time in Committee OF
| the Whole.
SENATE.-On December 5. petitions
! were presented for prohibitory liquor law.
! Bills were introduced to amend the bankrupt
law; to extend the time for the construction of
a railroad from McGregor to the west end of
/ O'Brien county, Iowa for court house and
post Office at Grand Rapids; to facilitate the
administration of justice. Mr.. Sumner asked
! to be exused from serving on any committee.
] Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, called up the bill for
the endowment of the National Colleges, and
spoke thereon.
HOUsE.-Bills were introduced to incorporate
a banking association with capital OF one
/ hundred million dollars, under the style Of the
/ Government and Manager Of the EXchequer
| Of the United States Of America: giving 50. 600
! pension to the widow of Gen. Meade; to allow
/ farmers and planters to sell leaf tobacco with
| out restriction, and modifying the tax on re
| tail dealers; to sell certain lands to the Re-
publican Valley Railroad. A oil for the relief
| Of sufferers by the Boston fire, similar to that
for Chicago, was passed unanimously. The
consideration of the bin providing for ten
| sloops OF war. was resumed, and the measure
finally passed with an amendment reducing
| the number Of vessels to six, by vote of 104
to 81.
SENATE. rules were suspended
| on December Z, and standing committees des-
/ ignated
| P,5uaeges and E1ections-Messrs. Morton,
! chairman Carpenter, Logan, Alcorn. Hill An
| thony and TrumhulI.
| Foreign Relations -Messrs. Cameron, chair
man Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Hamlin,
! Howe and Schurtz.
| FInance-Messrs, Sherman, chairman Nor
rill, of Vermont, Scott Ames Wright Ferry
of Michigan, and Bayard.
/ appropriations -Messrs. Cole, chairman :;
Sprague, Sawyer, Morrill,, of Maine Windo M
West and Stevenson.
! Conemerce-BTessrs. Chandler, chairman
Cor5ett, Kellogg, Spencer, Buckingham,
COnkIing and Vlckers.
! Manufactures -Messrs Robertson, chair
man; Sprague, Gilbert, Johnston and Fenton.
AgricIdtere-Messrs. Frelinghuysen, chair
man; Robertson, Lewis, Davis, of West Vir-
/ ginia, and Machen.
Military Affairs -Messrs. Wilson, chairman;
/ Logan, Cameron Morton, Ames, West and
Blair.
NaUal Afdis-Messrs Cragin, chairman !;
Anthony, Nye, Osborne, Alcorn, Morrill,, OF
Maine and Stockton.
| Judjcidry-Messrs. Edmunds chairman
! Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, Pool.
Wright and Thurman.
| Post-Qtices and P0st-r0dds-Messrs. Ram
sey, chairman; Pomeroy, Cole, Hamlin, Ferry,
of Michigan, Flanagan and Kelly.
Public L011ds-Messrs. Pomeroy. chairman
Osborne, Sprague, Window, Stewart, Casserly,
and Upton.
| Prj0dte Land CLdims-Messrs. Sherman,
| chairman; Ferry, of Connecticut, Caldwell
| Bayard and Norwood.
Indian Af0irs-Messrs. Harlan, chairman
Cobett, Buckingham, Frelinghuysen, Cald-
| well, Stevenson and Rice.
Pe71SlOns- Messrs. Pratt, chairman Brown
low, Logan, Ferry, of Connecticut, Hill, Sauls-
! bury, Hamilton, Of Texas.
Revolutionary CldinlS-Messrs. Poole chair
man ;B1ownlow, Corbett Hill and Norwood,
Udtos-Messrs. Howe, chairman; Scott,
Pratt, Boreman, Wright, Davis, Of West Vir-
| ginia, and Machen.
District Of COteenebi0-Messrs. Patterson,
chairman Lewis, Spencer, Sawyer Hitch
cock, Ferry, of Michigan and Vickers.
! Potents-Messrs. Ferry, of Conneeti- ut,
chairman: Carpenter, Window, Hamilton, OF
! Maryland and Ransom.
Public Buildings and Grounds -Messrs. Nor
rill, of Vermont, chairman; Gilbert, Cameron,
| Stockton and Hamilton. of Maryland.
TerT5tories-Messrs. Nye, chairman; Cragin.
Foreman, Hitchcock, Clayton, Cooper, and
Fenton.
Pacific Railroad Messrs. Stewart, char
man; Ramsey, Harlan, Scott, Kellogg, Hitch
cock, Ferry. of Michigan, Cragin, Cooper, Rice
and Casserly
Mines and Niaing-Messrs. Hamlin, chair
man; Chandler Flanagan, Caldwell, Alcorn.
Kelley and Goldthwaite.
ReU5s50n Of the LGloS Of The United Stotes-
| Messrs Conkling, chairman; Carpenter, Stew
art, Edmunds and Goldthwaite.
Enrolled BAts-Mes5rs. Window, Chairman
! Lewis and Kelly.
Education and Labo1-Messrs. SAWYER.
chairman; Morrill,, Of Vermont, Flanagan
Patterson and Johnson.
Investigation and RetrenCllnlent- -Messrs.
buckingham, chairman; Pratt, Howe, Harlan
| Stewart, Bayard and Trumbull.
To Aatd& and Control the Contingent Expense
| Of the Se'adte-NiesSrs. Carpenter, chairman
Morton and Salisbury.
u Printing! --Messrs. Anthony, chairman
Howe and Casserly.
Library-Messrs Morrill, of Maine, chair.
man Howe and Sherman.
EngrOssed BiHs-Messrs. CasserIy. chair.
man Clayton and Cooper.
Select COn1nlittee on Revision of Laacs-Messrs
Pomeroy, chairman; Edmunds and Stevenson
Ren0OUdt of Political Disabilities
Foreman, chairman; Ames, CLAYTON, Lewis
! NIckers, Ransom and Upton.
LtOt6o " 6te 4HtSStSStppG htOet'-MeSSfS,
! Kellogg, chairman Alcorn, Clay ton, Blair and
I Rice.
To Inquire into Certnin allegations ogains
Hon. PoaceN CIayon-Messrs Wright, chair.
man Morrill,, Of Maine, and Norwood.
On Alleged OutrUges IN Southern States
! Messrs. Scott, chairman: Chandler, Bayard
| Pool. Pratt, Spencer and Blair.
MIR. Wilson, of Massachusetts, at his own re-
quest, was excused from further service on the
/ Committee on Military Affairs. Mr.. Morton
introduced a bill creating a commission tC
adjust the claims under the Geneva award
/ Mr.. Morton also introduced bill to refund tC
states the interest on money borrowed tC
equip, pay, supply and transport troops forthe
/ service OF the United States III the late war
/ Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, introduced a bill tc
repeal the act Of $50 prescl ibing the iron-clad
OATH Mr.. Cole introduced a bill to replace
I the national bank notes with United States
notes. A resolution was adopted instructing
the Finance Committee to ascertain what leg
isatiOu is neces airy to relieve the stringt ncy
# ne monev market. After discussion oI
Arkansas matters, tie Senate went into Exccu-
tive session.
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