Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

Senate.
FRIDAY, December 18.-The Senate
| proceeded in body to the Hall of the House Of
Representatives, and participated in the reception
OF King Kalaukaua, after which, retiring tc
their Chamber, an executive session was held -
Adjourned.
House.
| Soon after the meeting of the House the men,
| bers of the Senate entered ~the Hall, and the
Hawaiian King presented by the committee an.
pointed for that purpose. After the ceremony was
over the Senators retired and the House proceeded
to regular buslness.-The Senate bill for the re-
lief III grasshopper sufferers passed The legis
lative appropriation bill then considered in
committee of the whole, and after some amend
ment, passed.-The House then adjourned
Senate.
MONDAY, December 21.-The bill for
the resumptonEof specie payment was placed on
| the calendar.-The House general appropriation
bill was read and referred. vote of last Nav
the Senate bill to establish the territory of Penn
bina was reconsidered and recommitted.- IA num-
Der of unimportant resolutions and some business
of no general interest then occupied the House for
a time when consideration Of the District govern
ment bill was resumed, pending which resolution
and bill introduced in relation to pay of gov
eminent officers and employees, also bill amend
ing the act granting pensions to soldiers of 1812-
An executive session was then held, and the Senate
adjourned.
House.
The contested election case from the second Ar
kansas district decided in favor of Snyder the
sitting member.-A number of bills of no par
ticular Importance were then introduced - Under
call of states resolutions among Others were in
PRODUCED: For committee to inquire into the 30
litica affairs and the of federal soldiers in Ala
bama-adopted.- 1.-The House refused to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution in relation to the
granting of subsidies -An order of the House
was adopted requiring the Speaker to issue his
rant for the arrest of Irwin, the Pacific Mail agent
when the resolution for holiday recess from De-
cember % to January 5, adopted-ayes l21
nays 93.-The House then adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, December %. - The
Vice President having notified the Senate of his in
tended absence, vote taken for President pro
tem which resulted follows: Carpenter SO
Thurman 18-The resolution for a recess was
agreed to, when the naval appropriation bill was
received from the House and referred.--A resolu-
ton recognizing Pinchback Senator from Louis
lana was presented by Morton, but Thurman OBJ
jected to its consideration, and it went over
Memorials referred, of the widow of Com
mander Gushing, for pension, and of Fisk Mills,
for remuneration for the model of Rawins' statue.
"A resolution relating to disorders in Louisiana
went over and soon after the Senate adj burned to
January 5.
Cox offered resolution requiring officers of New
NOrK CITY national DdIlKS make statement WIFI
in ten days Of the amount of gold coin, etc, held
by them-referred.- Some business of no public
interest was then transacted, when an effort was
made to take the finance bill from the Speakers Ia
BILE. Considerable filibustering occurred on the
motion, which was finally defeated, and the bill
made the special order for January t. The
Speaker then announced the select committee on
Alabama affairs and after the adoption of resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of each
of three southern investigating committees the
House adjourned until January 5.