Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-15
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, April 3O.-SENATE. The
House amendments to the Texas Pacific Railroad
bin was concurred in. The bill extending for two
years the time within which states may avail them
selves OF the act of 1866 granting lands to aid in
tablishing agricultural colleges was passed. The
Senate then resumed the consideration of the def
cheney bill. Mr.. Morrils amendment, restricting
the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims in suits for
the value of captured abandoned property to cases
commenced two years after the suppression of the
rebellion, the claimants proving affrrnatively that
they gave aid or comfort to the rebellion was
adopted and the bill passed The bill to repeal the
duty on tea and coffe came up. Mr.. Scott offered
amendment that it go into effect on the 1st Of July,
which was agreed to. movement was made to add
the free list contained in the fl bill passed by the
Senate some weeks since. Rejected. yeas 10, nays
80. The bill then passed. It provides that on and
after July 1st next tea and coffee shall be placed
the free list, and further import sduty shall be
collected from the same, and all tea and coffee which
may be in public stores or bonded warehouses on
said first of July shall be subject to duty on the
entry thereof for consumption, and all tea and cof
fee remaining in said stores on said first of July on
which he duties shall have been paid, shall be
titled to refund of the duties imposed
HoUsE.-The bill to encourage the
planting Of trees and the preservation of woods on
the public domain was defeated. A considerable
portion of the session spent in committee of the
whole, on the tariff BILL Upon rising, bill provd-
ing for the reissue of United States bonds destroyed
or defaced, without default the part of their
owners, under such rules and restrictions as the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, was pass
ed
WEDNESDAY, May SENATE. "A bill
was passed changing the time for holding United
States Courts for the western district of Wisconsin
also bill repeating the provisions of the army APP
preparation act of 1870, prohibiting promotions in
the staff of the army After transacting business of
no general Importance the naval appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendments to
the House bill abolshing the duties on tea and cof
fee, making the bill take effect the first of July
next, were coneurred in by large majority on di-
vision, the yeas and nays being refused At the
close of the morning hour the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Tariff bill.
FRIDAY, May 3.-SENATE. A report
of the committee of conference on the Legislative
appropriation bill concurred in. report vas
read in favor of removing the political disabilities of
s. r. Rogers, representative elect from North Caro-
hna Mr.. Pratt, from tho committee on pensions,
reported a bill increasing by twenty per cent. the
present of pensions to these permanently dsa-
bed by the loss of both eyes two limbs, and also
those permanently and totally disabled from mana-
al labor by the loss of hand foot. The pending
question on the Postofice Appropriation bill
the amendment increasing the Pacific Mail subsidy
to 81, 100000, which was adopted.
HoUsE.-The greater part of the ses-
sion was spent in committee Of the whole, the
tariff bill. The report of the committee of con-
ference on the Legislative appropriation bill was
dopted.