Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-05


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congressional Summary.
SENATE. On February 25th the
Fresldent's message relative to the fishery
cl9use IN the Treaty of Washington was read
pi!l Wss passed authorizing the sale of a
PoFtlon OF the military reservation at Fort
ripley, Minnesota. Several bills were report
| ed from scommIttee, among them tbe Fl orse
bIll creating port of delivery at La Crosse
WIS: After considerable discussion about
business to be considered, the agricultural
4 cc1-eS8e- 9hl again carne up, and was referred
to committee of conference. TIE army an.
! preparation bill was next considered and
pissed, after which the Utah bill came up.
HOUSE. The Speaker laid before the
/ House message in reference to T,ouisiana
The day and evening sessions were devoted to
! the CONSIDERATION OF the resolutions offered bv
the Poiano Cfedlt Moblller Committee for the
expulsion OF Ames and Brooks.
SENATE.-On February oath, after
some unimportant introduc, orv bnsiness t5e
agricultural college bill was taken ND, bnif in.
| telrupted by motion to consider instead the
committee report on the case of Senator Cald-
! well. The motion was defeated and the con
| slderatIon OF the college bill proceeded. occu-
! pylnG the entire day and evening session
HOUSE. bills were presented
for reference, but there is no possibility of
! their being acted upon. The Speaker nresenf
! ed message from the President. urging leo
lslatIon to bring into operation the articles of
| the Treaty of Washington, May 9Th 1871 re-
lative to the fisheries and other matters touch
| ing the relations Of the United States with the
| British North American possessions. The
river and harbor appropriation bill came rp.
Mr.. Butler interru ted its consideration by
presenting the report of the judiciary Com
nlittee IN the matter OF impeaching growing
out Of the report of the Credit Mo-
biier Committee. Messrs. Patton and
/ Goodrich dissented from the views of the ma
| jority. A spirited debate followed upon the
question OF recommittal, after which the
| river and harbor bill received attention, and
was passed by a vote of liz against 45. The
fisheries bill was next taken up
and after debate and slight amend
ment passed The Senate amendments to
the naval appropriation bill were considered. !
and with one or two exceptions concurred in.
a conference committee was. ordered on The |
disagreeiug vote. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative executiyeand iudicial
appropriation bill. To the first amendment
Mr.. Butler proposed an additional clause in
creasing the salaries, after the 4th of March.
1873, as follows :: President of the United
States, $4,000; Yice-President, Justices of
the Supreme Court, heads of departments,
and Speaker of the House. $4,000 each: Chief
Justices Of the Supreme Court, $40, 500: Assist
ant Secretaries of the State, of the Treasurer |
and of the interior, S. 500 each; Senators. Rep
resentatives and delegates, including the
Forty-second Congress, $500 each, and in
lieu Of mileage they are to be allowed the
actual expenses to and from Washington each
session, including the Forty-second Congress.
After an animated debate the substitute was
agreed to. Various other propositions to in
crease the salaries of employees of the House
were offered and carried amid considerable
confusion.
SENATE.--On the 21st, a resolution
of the legislature of North Carolina was pre-
sented ard referred. stating that the With
drawal of the United States troops from that
state would endanger the public peace The
Committee on Public Lands reported adverse
ly on the soldiers bounty land bill. Several
bills were introduced by Senators and report
ed from committee. The two per cent. bill
was refused third reading. The postofice
appropriation bill came up and occupied the
remainder of the day.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed author
izing the construction of railroad bridge
across the Mississippi river at st. Lous; also
bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury to dispo e 5f the old postofice property i
at Chicago. 4Ie bill granting the right OF
way to the Atcnison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad Company came up, and created con-
siderable discussion. The afternoon was spent
in considering the civil appropriation bill. In
the evening, the Sutro- Tunnel blll was dis
cussed, and Mr.. Banks made speech on Cuba.
SENATE. the 22d the Committee
on Judiciary reported adversely the House
bill for the distribution of the Geneva award.
Notice was given that the report of the Cald-
well and Louisiana committees will be called
up week from Monday. The post-office ap-
preparation bill came up in regular order and
passed. z is aa IS
House. Committee on Waysand
Means reported the evidence taken in refer
-ence TO Judge Sherman, together with reso-
luton instructing the judiciary Committee to
examine the evidence with the view OF i'm
peaching Judge Charles I. Sherman. The
resolution was adopted. The sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was taken up and passed.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Com
mittee on Elections to take testimony IN ref
-erences to election frauds against S. HI. Sypher,
of Louisiana. The river and harbor appro-
priation bill was next taken up.
SENATE.-On Thursday, the Goth,
bills were introduced for the establishment of
teIegraphic communication between the Capt.
toI and Government buildings in Washington
city: to remit duties upon goods destroyed by
the Boston fire, and imposing tax OF ten per
cent. upon the UNAUTHORIZED Circulation OF
certificates in the similitude of circulating
notes: majority and minority reports from the
committee on elections, on the credentials OF
Mcmillan and Ray, each claiming to be legally
elected Senator from Louisiana, were read.
The army appropriation bill was reportedtrom
committee with amendments. The death OF
Mr.. Spear, late representative IN congress
from Georgia. was announced.
HoUsE.-The bill to pay the war
claims of 1912 was discussed, and refused
third reading The House refused, by vote
of los yeas to 100 nays, to consider resolu-
ton offered by Fernando Wood for the I'M
neachment of SCHUYLER CofaX. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was considered IN
Committee of the Whole for some time Upon
rising, the death OF Thos. J. Speer, OF Georgia,
who died during the recess of Congress, was
announced, appropriate euloSles aeANereo'
and the House adjourned. #e
SENATE. On February 18th the
House bill for removing the disabilities OF ex-
Governor Smith, of Virginia, was passed
Several bills were reported from committees |
With amendments: the Indiana, Ohio and |
Illinois two per cent. bill was taken up and |
debated at length. A bill was introduced au-
thorizing the President to appoint three COM
missioners to revise the bankrupt law and
report amendments thereto. !
HCUsE.-The bill to give the report
inc and publishing of the Congressional de-
bates to Murtagh, of the Washington Repub-
lican. was passed. The sundry CIVIL sefV1 20
appropriati0n bill was considered IN Commit
tee ofthe Whole. A number of military bills
were acted on Several passed, among them
one to extend for one year (till Feb. /, 1879.
the time for fling claims for additional bounty
under the act of July 2S, 1866.
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