Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-17

chairman Boutwell,, sherman, Hamlin, Howe,
Hamilton of Mar. lind, and McCreery
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of
the Senate--Messrs. Carpenter, chairman Jones,
and Dennis.
Printng-Messrs. Anthony, chairman; Howe,
and Salisbury.
Iibrary-Messrs. Howe, chairman; Allison and
Edmunds.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Bayard, chairman :;
Lewis, AID Cooper.
Clayton.
Revision of the Rules-Messrs. Ferry of AIiehi-
gan chairman !; Hamlin, and Merrmar.
Levee of the Mississippi River-AIessrs Alcorn
chairman Clayton, Schurz, and Cooper.
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard- Messrs.
Window, chairman; Sherman, Conkllng, West,
Conover, Norwood, and Davis.
The credentials OF Messrs. Pinchback and
Mcmillan were referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. The Senate then
went int executive session. and adjourned
until Monday.
"a House.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hale, of
Maine, asking for the appointment of select
committee Of seven for the consideration of all
measures introduced for the repeal OF the sal
airy bill of last winter, was adopted, and a
number Of bills on the subject were at once in
Introduced and referred. The committee was
granted leave to report at any time. Bills
were introduced: TO prohibit the payment of
/ interest by national banks to amend the Ma
toudl BANKING Act reimburse alstillefS their
OUTLAWS for. spirit meters; to restore
4 the ranking privilege; supplements
4 airy ITO tie civil rights bill ::
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
put in circulation the residue Of the s44, 0o0,-
0OO reserve, by purchasing Government bonds
/ herewith; to regulate commerce among the
several States by railroad; for a canal con-
Meeting the waters of the Illinois, Mississippi
/ and Rock Rivers; declaring the true intent
and meaning of the Pacific Railroad Act; for
public buildings at St. Joseph: for improve
ment OF the Mississippi River, between the
mouth of the Ohio and the Missouri; for q
canal around Niagara Falls; in reference to
the free circulation Of weekly newspapers; to
require uniform charges on railroads, and to
punish unjust discrimination in favor of or
against particular persons or places and to
provide for the just distribution Of the &C.
! neva award. Several propositions to amend
the rules Of the House were made and re-
ferred. Mr.. Kellogg, Of Connecticut, offered
a resolution directing tue special committee
on reduction OF salaries to investigate the
actual amount paid members of the last Con-
gress for mileage. stationery and other allow
ances. Referred 50 the special committee, as
follows Messrs. Hale, OF Maine, MAYNARD,
Kasson, Scofeld, Hale, Of New York, Niblack
and Jewett. Adjourned.
Senate
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Decem be1
Bills were introduced: To provide for the
better protection Of the Northern and West
ern frontiers, and to facilitate commerce be-
tween the states to organize the Territory OF
Pembina, and provide temporary govern
ment to aid in the execution Of the laws ia
| Utah appropriating $780, 900 for construct
Ing government buildings at CharlestoWn, W.
| Va; to provide for the redemption of the loan
OF 1858. Mr.. Pratt submitted resolution in
/ StrnctOO the GOnr1itTnn the JuftJoi9pV n
inquire whether Congress has constitutional
authority to create corporations Ior construct
| ing railroads or canals penetrating two or
more states, and whether it has authority to
regulate rates of railroad transportation over
existing roads chartered by states which by
| consolidation have continuous lines running
/ through two or more states. Mr.. Morrill,, OF
| Vermont, addressed the Senate on his resou-
| ton nst1ucting the Committee on Finance to
consider the expediency OF reporting a bill
to provide for resumption Of specie payments
on tie first of January, 1875 Mr.. Stevenson,
liens OF Kentucky, asking for the passage Of a
law prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors in
| the territories Of the United States. The
/ Senate, at O'Clock, went into executive ses-
sion. After twenty minutes the doors were
re-opened, and the Senate adjourned.
House.
; That portion of the Louisiana reso-
ution as applied to Pinchback was laid over
Notice was again given Of bill to repeal sc
much of the postal act as prohibited weekly
newspapers from passing through the mails
free OF postage. Mr.. Dawes introduced a bill
for the redemption of the loan of 1858
Geo. L. Smith was admitted to a sea-
from the fourth district OF Louisiana. Gre
dentials of contestants for seats from Louisi
ana were referred to Committee on Elections
Adjourned. s