Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-19

Congressional Summary.

Congressional Summary.
! SENATE. February 10 Senator
Pomeroy maze q personal explanation. de-
nounclng the conspiracy against hin, in the
Kansas Legislature as villainy without parallel
denying every charge affecting his Integrity
and asking the appointment Of q corn1nlfTec = ~ 4
4 lnYesugation: TO consist principally of his no.
l htical opponents. His request was cononliad
with. The committee consists Of Messrs
FreInghu;ysen, ;:39 buckingham, Alcorn, Thur
man. bill was passed providing for fba
erection of public buildings at Parkers.
burg. West Virginia. The Credentials
Of W. B. Machen, appointed to filI the
unexpired term of Garrett Davis were nre-
sented and Mr. Machen sworn in. The Vioe-
President submitted d letter from Hon How
wilson announcing that he had transmitted
to the Governor of Massachusetts his res1o-
nation as Senator, to take effect at the end of
4 this Congress- 4 resolution was adoDted for
the appointment of committee to consider
the testimony transmitted to the House af-
tecting certain Senators. Mr. Carnarter +.
/ tredneed bill relative to the itliejal districts
I of Wisconsin referred. a bill was renorted
extending for nine months the time allowed
the st Paul and Pacific Railroad Comnanv for
the completion of its roads Several amend
ments to the ocean mail steamship service bill
were submitted. The Alabama elaine hill
! SNASA'
HoUsE.-Bills were introduoad
Amending the act incorporating the Tevas and
Pacific railroad Company; to revive SHINING
and commerce; reimburse Frederick Citv and
the banks thereof $500, 900 for losses inflicted
| by the Confederate troops In 1864: and to re-
Iuhd taxes Improperly collected for redemp-
ton of United States notes in coin on and a flor
the first of May 1874. Motions to suspend fila
! rules and put several bills upon their nassaos
were defeated for want of the necessary two
thirds vote. The Senate bill appropriating
$2Oe,0 900 for a government building at Grand
| Rapids, Michigan, was passed. Mr. Cox Of
| tered preamble and resolution defining the
| spheres Of national, state and territorial gov
| ernme nts rejected. Messrs. Dawes, of Mas
sachusetts, and Beck, of Kentucky, were ap-
/ pointed tellers to count the electoral votes on
/ Wednesday --e -s-s s-- ar. B.
KoUsE.-On February Sth, the Senate
| bill appropriating $4,000 for government
4 buildings at Covington, KY, was passed /; also
a bill appropriating to VIM. Wheeler Hubbell
$133, ,333, for the use by the United States Gov
/ ernment of several millions of his patent
fu ses for navy shells. for rifle cannon, and ex-
| plosive. shells during the war and for the
| transfer of his patents to the United States,
4 A number OF private bills received favorable
action. E.s# @a te @a
SENATE.-On February 7th. the bill
providing for an ninternatonal copyright was
/ reported upon adversely. The Committee on
] POstOffces reported faYorabTy the bill author
izing the Northern Pacific Railroad Comnany
I to construct bridge over the St. Louis river:
! the bill authorizing the construction of the
! bridge over the Arkansas river at Van Buren. !
Arkansas. The bill for. the distribution of the
! Geneva award was discussed fora sort time,
and gave way to bill relieving certain per-
sons in Georgia and other southern states of
/ political disabilities, which passed.
/ HOUSE. After the disposal of a few
! private bills the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Military Aca DENY appro-
! priation bill. Upon rising, the bill WIS re-
ported and passed.
SENATE On February 6 a bill was
passed to confer jurisdiction ON the Court of
! Claims to determine the suit of Ca:ondolet VS..
the United States. A bill was introduced di-
rectiBg the Postmaster General to advertise
| Immediately for proposals from citizens of the
| United States for performing weekly mail SER
! vice for fifteen years between New York and !
! Liverpool by means Of at least six American
| built 4, 900 ton screw steamships at compen-
sation not exceeding $500, 600 per annum. A
motion was made to reconsider the
vote by which the specie payment bIll
was rejected yesterday The diplomatic and
consutor Dill passed. thu bill 10 establish an.
! iron ship-building yard on waters falling into
| the Atlantic and another on the Mississippi or
/ one OF It's tributaries was taken up, and dis
cussed by Mr.. Cragin. The fortifcatioD bill
next came up and passed. The report of the
! Conference Committee on the bill amending
| the bankrupt act, so as to relieve Boston in
! surance companies, was concurreds IN. Ihe
report of the Committee of Conference on the |
mint and assay Office bill was also concurred
| in The bill to provide for the Geneva award
was taken up and passed, with an amendment
/ that not more than $50,0 600 shall be paid for
salaries, nor more than SIS 900 to any one person.
| HoUsE-The House passed bill for
! the removal of the political disabilities OF
Robert III. Hunter, Of Virginia. The Senate
approp. iatiOn of $4,000 for a government |
/ building al Atlanta was. concuTred in. The
| conference committee report upon the Senate /!
amendments to the bill amending The bank
rupt bill was agreed to; also the report OF the
/ conference committee on the bill Tor con-
! structing sloops of war. A resolution was
adopted allowing Bowen, the contestant OF the
seat of De Large, from South Carolina, S, ,500
/ tor expenses incurred. The Senate Dill
appropriating $50, 900 to defray the expenses
| of the investi cations in reference to the elec-
! tions in Kansas Louisiana and Arkansas; also
| a resolution authorizing the Select Committee
/ on the Union Pacific Railroad and Credit Mo- !
| bilier, the Wilson Committee, to consider OF
| act on the testimony taken before the Poland |
Committee. The pcstofhce appropriation D;ll
was then considered in committee OF the
whole, reported, and passed.
SENATE - On February 9Th several
petitions and remonstrances were presented.
The Committee on Claims reported adversely
to refunding tTo per cent. to Ohlo Indlana
and Illinois. The House bill lor the rellef OF
/ settlers on the late Sioux Indian reservation
in Minnesota was reported. bill was intro"
duced to extend the time for filing claims for
additional bounty under the act OF July, 1866.
/ Areport from the committee OF conference on
the Indian appropriation bill was concuffeo
in. The President pro tenn. appointed Messrs;
! Morrill, Scott Wright and Stevenson speclai
! tO the
1 Credit Mobilier Committee, transmitted IRON
/ the House. affecting certain Senator's. Inc
consideration OF the finance bill was resumed,
but on motion of Mr.. Salisbury the Din was
tabled, yeas 30, nays II. The diplomatic ana
consular appropriation bill next received at
l.tention. sas If Ar1
{. HOUSE. The Committee on Ways and
Means reported several amendments to the
| internal revenue law. A large NUMBER oi
! pension bills were passed. Dill was reported
authorizing the construction OF a falroad
bridge across the Mississippi river near MEM
phis. The remainder of the session was &C oc-
cupied with the consideration OF the post once
appropriation BILL
SENATE. February the 4th, bill
was introduced raising the salary OF the
President OF the United States to $4,000 and
that of the Vice-President to Sl0,OU0, ana
| asked immediate considerations. referred.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to authorize
the consolidation Of two or more 4atloLdl 4
banks. The consideration Of the finance
Committees substitute for the buckinSnaaln ian
banking bill was resumed, and occupied tne
Senate for some time. The President pro tenn.
laid before the Senate message transmlttlng 1
a copy of the testimony taken IN the Credit
Mobilier investigation. oI
/ HoUsE-Mr. Poland, of the Commit
tee OH the Credit Mobilier, presented the evi-
dence taken, and moved that 1t be Pfln1ea Iqr
| of hn
also offered q resolution that the evidence
affecting members of the Senate be referred
to that body. Adopted 49,. c.:t
Mr.. Sargeant from the Conference Commit
tee on the Indian appropriation b11, MADE a
ceeded 10 the consideration of bills reported
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions The
House then took up and passed abili for the
payment of the Montana war CLAIMS