Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
Congressional Summary.


| Senate
SATURDAY, April 25.-The Senate was
| not in session.
| The House went into committee of the whole Oh
| the legislative appropriation bill. An animated
| and somewhat personal discussion took place a
motion to strike ont of the bill the item for subsst-
ence and care of horses and carriages for DEPART
| ments. The motion finally agreed to. After
| some further amendment of the bill, some debate
occurred in relation to the comptroller of the cur
| rency, when the committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, April 27.-The entire ses-
sion was devoted to the pronouncement of eulogies
on the late Senator Sumner.
House.
Bills were introduced: To facilitate specie pay
ment; to repeal all bank tax laws imposing tax
incomes exceeding S., 900; for an additional is
of $50 900 legal tender notes. for free bank
ing and resumption of specie payment; relating to
inland navigatiOn-A resolution adopted to
remove any inequality or injustice in the matter of
officers of the Senate and House.-The remainder
Of the session was devoted to euloges on the late
Senator Sumner
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 2S.-A resolution was
presented Of the directors of the L. and P canal,
denying that they were opposed to government
taking possession Of the work.--Bs removing
political disabilities of Raphael Semmes J. w Ben
nett, John Forsyth, George Pickett and d. A. Til
four, were reported adversely.--The veto Of the
financial bill was then considered. After some de-
bate vote was taken On the passage of the bill not
Withstanding the Presidents veto. Result yeas 81
nays 80 Two-thrds not voting in the affirmative
the bill was lost.-After an executive session. the
Senate djOurned
bill passed appropriating $50 900 for relief
of southern sufferers.-A resolution was offered
ordering the report of bill allowing honorably
discharged soldiers to acquire homesteads on pub
lie lands without being required to commence set
tlement and improvement. Objected to also
resolution relating to corrupt officials in New York
THE legislative appropriation bill then
taken up, several amendments adopted, and passed
ADJOURNED.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 29.-Bills we're in
troduced: To regulate commerce; in relation to
the civil service reducing the fees of pension
agents relating to the court of claims.--Bills
were passed: Amending the act relating to enroll
ment of national militia; for the restoration to
homestead entry of certain lands in Minnesota
The civil rights bill was then taken up, and after
some discussion, pending which bill was intro
duced relating to the seizure OF the ferry-boat
Neustra Sonora de Regia when the Senate went in
to executive session, and adjourned.
House.
Bills were introduced relating to CURRENCY
The House then took up the bill to carry into exc
cution the provisions of the fourteenth amend
ment, and was addressed by Hale, of New York
The bill went over.--Some further business was
transacted, including short discussion on the IN
dian appropriation bill, when the House adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, April 30.-Little business
Of Importance was transacted during the morning
hour, at the expiration of which the civil rights
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Norwood addressed the
Senate. The bill was laid aside, Mr.. Norwood be-
ing unable to finish his address.-The legislative
appropriation bill received from the House,
and ordered printed.-The resolutions adopted by
the mass meeting at Indianapolis, in relation to
finances, presented and referred.-The Sen
ate then proceeded to the consideration Of bills
the calendar, and number of private character
were passed.-The bill relating to paymasters in
the army was then passed. and the Senate ad-
journed
The bill to carry into execution theprovisions of
the fourteenth amendment was taken up, and Mr.
Hoar addressed the House.-The House then con-
sidered Senate amendments to the P. and L. canal
bill. After long debate, they were concurred in
and the bill passed.--The Utah contested election
case then reported on, in favor of Cannon the
sitting member Adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, May 1.-Mr. Washburn, the
new Senator from Massachusetts, appeared and
took his seat.-The committee public lands re-
ported in favor of extending the time for the COM
pletion of the st. Croix r. R.--Bills the caen-
dar then considered. None Of general i'm
pOrtance were acted upon.-After short executive
session, the Senate adjourned
House.
After the passage Of some local bills the House
went into committee of the whole on the Indian ap-
preparation bill With little progress the COM
mittee rose, and recess was taken until u. On
re-assembling an amendment was offered in favor
of having the Kiowa chiefs Satanic and Big Tree,
who were convicted Of murder in Texas a couple
tiles Of that state, but the proposition was not
sanctioned by the House.-It then appearing that
there he eadi