Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-26
NO. Is.
Congressional Summary.

SENATE. ON February IS the Goa
Island Dill was reported without recommends
tlon, ana placed on the calendar. Mr.. Nor
ton reported the evidence in the Caldwell cas-,
and offered resolution declaring tbo eIa.tioT
illegal: Messrs. Logan and ANTHONY dissent
ca: MI. Morton reported favorably the reso
| luton to reclnd the 22d Joint rule. which rre
scrlbes the method of determining disnTfe.
arising during the counting of electoral yotes
Tor PRESIDENT and Vice-President Mr. Trr1n
! DuH dld not agree with the majority. hut
thought the bill ought to be modiied The
House bill amendatory Of The bankr1pt Law
! was reported. MIR. Stewart introduced a hill
granting the state of Nevada million acres oi
| public lands for common-school nurnosas ~
be selected by the state and disposed of to
actuaI Settlefs. MIR. Nye reported favorablv
! on the Dill authorizing territories to select
and sell two sections of land in each town for
! common school purposes. Several other bills
were reported fayorably. The naval appro-
prlatlon blll was then passed. Joint resolu-
tlon was also passed authorizing the President
20 20 nave medals made, to be given in behalf of
congress to certain citizens of Rhode Island
| VINO saved the lives Of twenty Dfrsnns from,
the wreck OF the Aetis in Long Island Sound
last summer ~ '''-0
| HOUSE. E.-Several new bills we're in
troduced. d bill was passed appropriatiso
! $685. ,OOO to William and Mary College for tbe
destruction OF property during the war; also a
Dill TO encourage and promote telegraph1c
communication between America and Asia
The Senate bill for the further endowment Of
agricultural colleges was taken up and pass
ed, with an amendment that for every five
hundred dollars of annual income accruinc to
any college, there shall be one free scholar
ship, and that when the annual income shall
reach fifty thousand dollars year, all tuitions
Of that college shall be free.
SENATE. Saturday, February IS,
Mr.. Sherman reported that he had notified
the President and Vice-President of their cleo
tion. A report from the conference commit
tee on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill was agreed to. The rule offered by
Mr.. Anthony, limiting debate on ar appropriation
bills, elected considerable discussion. but was
adopted bill was introduced to incOrnO-
rate the Southern Homestead Emigration
Company, giving power to lease or sell land
anywhere in the United States. The naval ap-
preparation bill was then considered.
HoUsE.-Mr. Dawes reported that
the President and Vice President had been
notified of their election. i bill was passed
making it unlawful for any one to contract
with Indians relative to land or claims entered
prior to the act OF May 21st, 1872, unless
such contract be in writing and approved bv
and entered in the Department of the Tn
terror. The message of the President upon
affairs in Utah was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. bill was passed removing the
political disabilities from William Smith. of
Virginia, better known as Extra Billy Smith,
Buffers bill for the distribution of the Geneva
award was discussed at length, and passed bv
vote OF 122 yeas against II nays. The con-
ference report on the bill fer the government
building at Memphis was agreed to.
SENATE. miscellaneous bills
were introduced on February 14th. The Com
mittee on Finance reported adversely on the
House bill amending the internal revenue law
so as to allow producers of tobacco to sell one
hundred dollars worth of tobacco annually to
consumers at the place oE- production. ar.
Anthony offered q resolution designed to ex-
pedlte business messrs Cragin, Logan and
Bayard were appointed a committee to make
necessary preparations for the inaugu-
ration. The House bill to revise consolidate
and amend the laws relating to pensions, was
amended IN several particulars and passed. |
One OF the amendments limits the compensa- |
ton Of agents ana attorneys employed by ap- |
plicants for pensions. The naval appropria- |
tion bill came up as the unfinished business, |
but failed to receive final action. Mr.. Sprague |
submitted the conference report on the fortif-
cation appropriation bill, which was concurred |
IN, A message was received from the Prosi |
dent calling the attention of Congress to the |
danger OF conflict between the Federal au |
thOTities and territorial authorities in Utah.
HoUsE-The House in Committee of
ton bill, which appropriates S27, ,968, ,S26. At
TWO O'Clock the bill for the distribution Of the
Geneva award came up and occupied there |
mainder of the session.
SENATE--On February 13, the Com
mittee on Pensions reported adversely to |
granting pensions to soldiers OF the war OF
1912 who served less than sixty days. Bills |
were reported from committee, for the intro
duction of an international code OF signals IN |
the merchant service OF the United States /; /
authorizing the Washington, Cincinnati and |
st. Louis Railroad Company to construct
railroad from Washington City, through the |
states of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio. lndi-
ana and Illinois to st. Louis, Missouri; |
for the suppression of trade in, and
the circulation of obscene literature and
articles of immoral use; to establish board |
of local inspectors OF steam Yessels 1of the
customs district of Michigan; and for restor- |
ing to the pension rolls the names of all per-
sons hitherto pensioned for services IN the WaI
Of 1922 and dropped therefrom on account OF
sympathy with the late rebellion. resou-
ton was adopted appropriatinS $4,000 TO pay
the expenses Of the committee to investigate
the charges Of bribery in the late Senatorial
election in Kansas. The naval appropriation
bill was considered.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed authorlz
ING the construction of railroad bridge over
the Arkansas River at Van Buren. Messrs.
Dawes and Beck were appointed a committee
to notify the President and Vice President
elect of their election. The Senate bill IN
relation to mineral lands was passed. NO
other business of importance was transacted.
SENATE. E.-No business of Importance
was transacted in the Senate on February II,
which adjourned to meet in JOINT convention
with the House for the purpose OF counting
the electoral vote.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed changing
the time for holding .. S. Courts IN Mlnneso-
ia. A message was sent to the senate an
nouncing that the House was prepared to re-
ceive that body and proceed with the counting
of the electoral vote. The Senate accordingly
met with the House in joint convention and
proceeded to count the vote. Separate action
was had bv each body in the votes OF Geor-
eia. Mississippi. Texas Arkansas and Louis
lana, which resulted in the three votes OF
Georgia, cast for Horace Greeley, beng
thrown out The vote OF Arkansas was
thrown ont on the ground that the persons
certified as having been elected were not elect
ed Presidential electors from that state. LII
the case of Louisiana, two cefthcaIeS OF EObeS
of different electors being presented, neither
was recognized, and the vote thrown out.
The entire votes of Mississippi and Texas
we're admitted. The result of the count was
tden declared and the joint convention ad-
joUrned.
SENATE-On February IL bills were
passed to continue the Southern Claims Com
mission: authorizing the Secretary OF War to
have monument erected at Salisbury, N O.,
to Union soldiers who died there IN prison; 10
establish the custom-hou:e value OF an Eng
lish sovereign or pound sterling, and to lis
the par value of exchange: granting right OF
way over public lands to the Denver, George
town and Utah Railroad Company OF Colorado;
granting right Of way to the Denver, South
Park and Pacific Railroad, OF Colorado; TO pro-
vide for obtaining information ofthe condition
OF banks organized under state laws: TO remit
the excise TAX upon alcohol used by unlyefsL-
ties and colleges for scientific purposes;
amending the act to promote the development
of the mining resources of the United States;
extending the time when the first annual eX-
penditure on mining claims may be made IN
til June 10th, 1874.
HoUsE-The river and harbor Dill
was reported 1t appropriates So,og1, 4uG'
Bills We're passed Authorizing the ffeSl- ':
dent to negotiate for the cesslon OF Pofuo93
Of the Greek reservation to the Semlno@4sS @ "ilp ~
Since Indians to pay the hers OF qeo, ~
Bestor. Of Peoria. one hundred and tWelt{-
five thousand dollars for losses IN constrtit- ti,
ing all iron-clad steamer a4thorlzih9 ny t!9
building of the Montana and WyolpIh6 1u7 ial1
road The hill further amending the poStdt