Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
Congressional Summary.

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committee of the whole, reported, and passed
! in amended form. The Senate then
passed the Raccoon Forks land bill
ard Texas Pacific Railroad bill and
at 4:15 A. NJ, Sunday, took a recess until 7
P. NJ. Upon reassemblng, the resolution ten
dering the congratulations of the United
States to the people of Spain was passed.
Resolutions were also passed ordering so, 600
copies of the Agricultural Report printed, to
be sold at so cents each; and to print "a, 500
! copies of the report of the United States Cen
! tennial Commission. The bill to provide for
tho payment of Judgments OF the Southern
! Claims Commission. and a large number of
] pension bills were passed; also bills to remove
! the political disabilities of D. T. Lake, of Vir-
! ginia; to allow the National Bank of Spring.
| field, Mo-, to change its name; authorizing the
| construction of a bridge across the Mississippi
! at St. Louis; and to amend the act in relation
! to the sale of lands in South Carolina for dl-
| rect taxes. Mr. Bayard's resolution to inquire
| into the conduct of army officers in South
Carolina was adopted. The deficiency appro-
prlation bill was reported from committee and
| read, when the Senate went INTO executive
session. "I @.+ #s.-
HoUsE.-After the disposition of
several matters of no general i'm portance the
| Judiciary legislative appropriation bill came
! up, the question being on Mr. Buffers mo-
tion to reconsider the vote rejecting the pro-
! posed increase of salaries. The vote was re-
considered and after much discussion the
amendment passed by vote of 100 yeas and
81 nays. joint resolution, reported by the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs, copgratulating
/ the people of Spain upon the establishment OF
a Republic, was adopted. A motion
| to reject all of the Senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill prevailed. The de-
! ficiency appropriation bill was considered in
committee of the whole, reported, and passed.
A bill was introduced to secure the interest of
the United States and the public in the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad. 1t provides for the ap-
| pointment OF three commissioners to examine
the financial condition of the road and wheth-
er there was any unlawful disposition of the
corporate moneys, bonds, stocks and other
property of the Corporation-the commits.
slOners to report at the next session of Con-
gress. The Senate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill were next taken up,
| but not disposed of.
SENATE. session of the Senate
on FEBRUARY 9th lasted / 80 A. NJ on the
23th. The Louisiana bill was defeated by a
vote of Is ayes against 20 nays. On February
% bills were passed author zing the use OF
third beer barrels aud third stamps; making
San Diego, California, port of entry; amend
Ing the act authorizing honorablY discharged
soldiers and sailors to acquire homesteads on
public lands, and legalizing the homestead
| entries ofSolders and sailors not exceeding 100
acres each within the limits ofra1road grants.
The sundry civil appropriation bill came up for
! COuSldeIdllou. Ine COn1Inlbtee on commerce
reported the river and harbor appropriate tion
bill with amendments. Mr. Howe submitted
| the report Of the committee of conference on
tbs bill to continue the Southern Claims Com
mittee, and it was agreed to. -t -s-
HoUsE.-The report of the conference
committee on the bill to continue the South
ern Claims Commission was concurred in. "A
resolution was adopted for the appointment
of committee to go to the Senate to impeach
Judge Delahay. OF Kansas. The testimony
taken showed habitual intoxicatiou on The
part of Delahay. The conference report on
the pension law was agreed to. An amend
ment to the legislative appropriation bill was
adopted, directing the Attorney General tc
commence suit against the Union Pacific Rail
road Company, and all persons having stocb
therein, for the recovery of moneys and
property belonging to the United States
Other amendments to the bill were considered
in Committee of the Whole. Upon rising, the
amendment increasing the salaries of the
President, Cabinet officers, Supreme Court
Judges and members of Congress was reject
ed-ayes SO, nays 121. motion to reconsider
prevailed, and the House adjourned.
SENATE.-On Thursday. Feb. 9th,
several bills were reported from committees
The credentials of r. J. Oglesby, Senator
olect from Illinois were presented. A bill was
1 passed authorizing a certain award to the
Vincennes University. Mr.. Morrill, of Maine
suDm1lLeu lne report Oh the senate Cre01
Mobiier Committee, accompanied by The fol
/ lowing resolution:
Resolued, That James w. Patterson be anC
he is hereby expelled from his seat as mem
Der OF the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter, the bill report
ed by a majority of the Committee or
Privileges and Elections, providing fol-
new election in Louisiana, was taker
up. Mr.. Hill offered substitute in favor OF
forming a Legislature out of the legally elect
ed members of both bodies now claiming tc
be the Legislature of Louisiana, and author
izing this new Legislature so formed tt
count the returns of the last election, and de
clare who are legally elected state officers
Messrs. Carpenter, Schurz, West and Conk-
ling argued IN favor of the bill reported by the
committee-Messrs. Morton and Thurman op
posing. ...-H e... r..H.
The substitute offered bysNIr. Hill was re-
| jected, ayes 16, noes Is. Mr.. Howe offered an
amendment that until new election the
Kellogg government shall be considered The
de facto government. Agreed to, ayes 90
noes 18. The Senate was still in session at
A. NJ, Friday, no vote Eaving been reached.
HoUsE.-The consideration of the
resolutions reported by the Poland Credit Mo
bilier committee for the expulsion of Ames anc
Brooks, was resumed. Sargent offered the
following substitute r=
WHEREAS, By the report of the special com
mittee herein, it appears that the acts charged
as offences against members of this House IL
connection with the Credit Mobiier Of Ameri
ca, occurred more than five years ago, anC
long before the election of such persons to thi
Congress, Two elections by the people having
interviewed; and, ...
WHEREAS, Grave doubts exist as to tn,
rlghtful exercise by this House of its powers
to expel member for offences committed by
such member long before his election there
to and not connected with such election
therefore. a .-i"
! ResolUed, That the House absolutely con
demns the conduct CT Oakes Ames, member
of this House from the state Of Massachusetts,
IL seeking to procure Congressional attention
to the affairs of corporation in which he was
interested, and whose interest directly de
pended on the legislation of Congress, by in
ducing members Of Congress to invest in The
! stock of said corporation.
ResOlUed, That the House absolutely con
demns the conduct OF James Brooks, a membe1
of this House from New York, for the use O
his position of Government Director of the
Union Pacific Railroad and of member of thi
House to procure the assignment to himself o.
family of stock IN the Credit Mobilier O.
America, a corporation having a contract with
the Union Pacific Railroad, and whose inter
ests depended directly upon the legislation o
Congress.
ResoIued, That the. special committee b,
discharged from further consideration Of this
subject.
Farnsworth moved to lay the whole m after
on the table-lost, yeas SO, nays 164. Mr.
Sargent's resolutions were then substituted
for those reported by the committee, by a vote
of 115 yeas against 110 nays. The resolutions
of the substitute, censuring Oaks Ames and
James Brooks, were then adopted-the first
by vote of 18i yeas against 36 nays the sec
4 ond by ia yeas again 80 nays. The pre-
amble of the substitute and the reso-
luton dischargipg the committee were
rejected-the preamble by 113 nays against
50 yeas, and the resolution by 114nays against
104 yeas Mr.. Wood offered a resolution con-
demning the conduct of Samuel Hooper and
Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, William D.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Glennie W. Scofeld of
Philadelphia, John A. Garfield and John A.