Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-19
PROCEEDINGS IN C0NgR Ess.

amtnGmPnt ThaT IL
INTO effect on the 1st of October. The Senate resu
ton bill 1E ~ |4~5# t5TTIG u p - -
''a HOUSE. "A bill was passed to distrib-
ute to the late insectionary states their quota of
arms and equipments from 1862 to 1869 The con-
terence report on the tax and tariff bill was agreed
TO. , MIR. Dawes said he had interesting figures
winch ne would have printed in the Globe and
which showed that the reduction Of tax for the last
two years has been ss5 900 00 which, with the S54-
o90U0O reduction in this bil make Sl40 900 000 The
expenditures for 1871, when reduced to gold basis
and to peace basis, were only S65, 9GO,Oo0 more
taan ID l6bll Inc rate OF expenditure per capita in
1850 was Sl.95; IN 1871, S1.76. I919giiTs4
$50 SENATE. House amendments to
the Senate bill to provide for the T. dernption and
sale of land were concurred in A bill was passed
to grant the right Of way to the New Mexico and
Cult railroad = tompany. The sundry civil service
appropriation bill was then considered. '2J II i
SENATE. Bills were passed to prevent
and punish attempts to obstruct the administration
of Justice in courts of the United States, and to
1aclltate clearing house exchange. Chandler made
speech indicating the memory of the late Secretary
stanton from the slanderous attack made against
h1m by Mr.. Sumner The fortifcatlon appropriation
Dill was passed. The river and harbor bill was con-
sldered IN Committee of the Whole reported, to the
Senate and then passed The Senate bills to author
lze inquiries into the cause of boiler explosions and
TO reimburse Kentucky for the expenses incurred
IN raising troops to suppress the rebellion was pass-
ed. The House amendments to the bill supplements
airy to the act for providing artificial limbs to dsa-
bled soldiers was concurred in. The House bill /
amending the'act providing for national cemeteries
was passed 1t provides that where known the Sec
retary of War shall have head board with his name
and statement put over the grave of each soldier.
SENATE. B.-The ce-President APP
pointed Messrs. Stewart and Stockton members of
the Board of Visitors to West Point, in place of
Messrs. Wilson and Blair declined. bill to reim-
purse U: 5. Marshals for moneys necessarily ex-
hV IA l-i,orr
excess OF the compensation allowed them under
the law IN force before the passage of this act was
passed The sundry civil appropriation bill was
considered. Amendments, appropriating $4,000
for the erection of lighthouse at Green Bay, Wis.,
and $4,000 for a lighthouse at the entrance to
White River, Mich, were agreed to. Mr. Kellogg
offered as an amendment substantially the supple-
mental act already passed by the Senate this ses-
sion removing the restrictions of the provisions of
the original enforcement act to places having 90 600
population and upwards, and extending them to all
voting precincts. This led to discussion, which
was still in progress at A. NJ Saturday.
HoUsE.-A bill was offered fixing
the time Of operation of the tariff free-st at the
first of July instead of August. A bill providing
that when it shall be shown to the satisfaction of
the Treasury that parties are entitled to a refund of
the duty paid on goods in public stores or bonded
warehouses; the first of August, 1872, under the
be the duty of the Secretary to draw warrant for
the amount, was PASSED. Ten thousand copies of
members of the House. The same number of
copies of the new post codewere ordered printed.
The House passed the bill, which had previously
been passed the Senate over the Presidents veto,
granting Mary Ann Montgomery a pension. The
Senate bill AUTH rzing the construction of rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi at the city of Red
Wing, was also passed. The Senate amendments to
the river and harbor bill were read. The House
non-concurrredin numerous amendments including
that contning appropriations to the next fiscal year.
and asked for committee Of conference. The
House non-concurred in the Senate amendments to
the fOrti6cation bili and asked for committee of
conference. Motions to suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bin to declare and enforce the civil rights
of citizens of the United Staes also the Senate Ku
Klux bill, were negatived. The conference report
on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was agreed
to. The Senate bill appropriatlng one million dol
lars for the payment of Kentucky claims passed
Also the Senate bills to reimburse United States
Marshals for taking the ninth census in excess of
compensation was passed. ....-...
SENATE. Resolutions of thanks to
Vice President Colfax for the courtesy dignity and
impartality exhibited by him its presiding officer
We're unanimously y passed. The House bill refund
! ing the duties goods in bend from the lst of
August, 1872, was passed. The bill authorizing
! the, President to appoint Commissioners to the
Vienna international Exhibition IN 1873 was passed
The committee of conference reported the river and
harbor appropriation bill which was -concurred
in. resolution was adopted to pay Senator Yick-
ers for the year commencing on the 4th of March,
1 1867 was passed. .-EiH - #.# ..s
HoUsE.-The conference report on the
bill increasing the pensions for disabilities was
agreed to. The commit ee on public lands reported
substitute for the Senate bill restoring to the market
all lands remaining 1ndisposed of in the reservation
/ of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, which
passed The amendments to the Senate sl1ndrv
civil appropriation bills having been sent to the
House, Mr. Garfield moved to con-concur in the
Senate amendments, and refer them to conference
4 committee. Agreed to. The billrestoring the right
of homestead entry to certain soldiers and sailors,
who had forfeited that right technical grounds,
was passed Conference reports on the bill to pay
the claims allowed by the Northern Claims COrnrniS-
sion, and the fertilization appropriation bill, were
agreed to. The report of the committee investi-
cation of Indian frauds was ordered printed.
lsa SENATE -Bayard presented minority
report on the New York Custom House reports.
which was ordered printed. The bi to encourage
the growth of the timber the western praries was
amended so as to require ten years cultivation of
timber instead of five to acquire title and passed.
| The bill providing for the purchase of site for
public buildings at Cincinnati tabled. The res
oluton OF the House extending the session until six
p NJ, adopted. motion to take UP the steam
| boat bill lost. Bills were passed authorizing
the issue OF College scrip to Arkansas for restora-
ton to the market certain Indian land in Michigan
prescribing conditions to be observed in the con-
strueton of bridges across the Ohio river. A mes
/ sage was received from the House announcing the
! disagreement of the committee on conference on
the sundry civil appropriation BILL and asking for a
! new committees. Agreed to, a bill to remove the
| disabilities from Ex-Governor Vance of North Car
/
olina, was passed. The special committee appointed
to invest the charges against Senator Clayton, made
| majority and minority reports. The second COM
mttee Of conference on tue civil appropriation bill
made report, which was copcurred in. A confer
ence committee was appointed the bill in relation
| to the construction of bridges across the Ohio.
Several private bills were passed. The House bill
| abolishing the franking privilege was received.
Senator Trumbul moved that it be put on its pas
sage. Objection was made, and at 6:45 the Senate
went into executive session, which lasted but few
| minutes The open session was then resumed, and
continued with much confusion until O'Clock, when
the presiding officer (Mr Anthony pronounced the
! Senate adjourned without day. ~
HOUSE. The conference report on the
| sundry civil appropriation bill was presented by
! Garfield. motion by Mr.. Kelley to recomnit led
to debate, which became heated and noisy, so much
SO that the Speaker was called upon to cause the ar
rest of the Offending members AIessrs. Bingham
and Morgan. The report recommitted, yeas 80,
nays 79. conference report the bill respecting
staff promotions in the army agreed to- The bill
repeas so much of the sixth section of the army ap-
preparation bill OF 1870 prohibits promotions in
the engineer department, providing that promo
tons be made over the grade of colonel. A conczr-
rent resolution extending the session to P.
adopted. bill giving the widow of Gen Anderson
$4,000 instead OF pension passed. The Senate
bill to reimburse the state of Nebraska $1000D was
also passed The House took recess from 1880 un-
til $50. In the interim Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker made
her way to the clerks desk, and began to haTangue
the members remaining in the hall upon the subject
| OF women nurses in the army She was elected by
the doorkeeper and his assistant. On reassembling
resolution adopted authorizing the appropria-
ton committee to sit during the recess and super
wise all the laws affecting appropriations. The tes-
tmOny in the Buell. case was presented and ordered
printed The conference committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill reported inability to agree,
and a new committee appointed. bill was
passed under suspension of the rules abolishng the
frankng privilege after the LIST of September next,
and prOvi ling stamps for the President heads of
departments, the Senate and House-speeches of
members not to be stamped. bill was passed ex-
tending the right of hOmesteads to soldiers widows
the eldest child, father and mother of soldiers, if
dead. The Senate amendment to the bill for the
restoration of certain lands in Michigan was concur
red in. Bills approprating money for public build
Ings at Raleigh and Pittsburg passed The session
was extended to O'Clock. Garfield presented con-
ference report stating that the enforcement act
modified by providing that in any county parish
in any congressional district, if the citizens request
the judge OF the United States Circuit Court to have
the registration election guarded or scrutinized
the judge shall appoint two citizens of the election
district voting precinct, of different political par
ties, as supervisors OF election, with power to
make arrests their duty being to be present at the
election and watch the counting of the votes The
report adopted. Bills removing the political
disabilities of Geo. S. Houston, Of Al8bana, and E