Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-25
Congressional Summary.
Senate.


e. Senate.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13.-The Senate met
for the purpose Of taking part in the funeral
monies of the late Senator Sumner and adjourned
until tuesday, without transaGting any business.
House.
No business transacted in the House.
House.
MONDAY, March 16.-Bills were in
troduced prohibiting the use of public horses and
vehicles for private purposes in Washington and
forblddlng government officials to require their
Servants TO wear livery for commission in rela-
noh 10 the preservation of forests to give land
Warrants 10 soldiers and sailors in the late war
ana 1or approprlatng $780, 900 to be expended in the
course of the current year in improving fine mouth
Oh the MISSISSIPPI river. The latter passed-An
transportation bill.
TUESDAY, March 17-Petitions an
memorials were presented, relating to the financial
question, and in favor of survey for canal from
\ the Falls of ST. Croix to Lake Superior a hill
was passed to authorize the President to accent for
thf clzens OF the United States jurisdiction of GER
| tam tribunals in the Ottoman Empire and in
Egypt, established or to be established under the
authority OF the Sublime Porte and the government
| OF Egypt; also, bills compensating the Louisville
ana beardstone Turnpike Company for certain
VI,
OF Willard Dawes, late internal revenue collector of
KENTUCKY MI Frehnghuysen gave notice that
the civil rights bill introduced by the late Senator
sumner mas been perfected, and that az soon as Mr.
Edmunds the chairman of the judiciary COM
| mlttee, is able to take part in the debate
| ne Will call it up for action.-The Senate
then resumed consideration of the bill to euualize
the distribution of national bank currency and Mr.
Logan being entitled to the floor, addressed the
Senate-At the conclusion Of bis remarks the
| bill was passed exempting Kansas and Missouri
| from the operations Of the act of Nav 49, 1872
which forblds the presumption of iron and coal
mines.-A After conflict for the precedence between
the cheap transportation bill and the contested cleo
| ton case, the House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Woodruff in the chair, on the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bils.-Upon
rising the House took recess until 1870 P NJ for
debate on the transportation bill.
| Senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 18.-A memorial
of Mrs. D. R. Lawrence was read, asking that band
of praying temperance women be received at the bar
of the Senate and that the present occrpant of the
| chair and Senators Chandler and Sprague be ap-
| pointed committee to receive them.-Bills were
introduced for the relief of certain settlers Indi
ana lands, and providing for opening and improv-
| ing water routes.-The Senate then considered
private bills until the expiration of the morning
hour when the discussion Of the bill to equalize the
distribution of currency resumed. After lis
ten1ng to remarks from Senator Davis the bill was
laid aside and the army appropriation bill taken up
Mr. West explained the provisions of the BILL saying
the total amount appropriated for the support of the
army Tor the present fiscal year S 1856 000 The
arsenal estimates for the next fiscal year were s34
$4,000 but under the revised estimates they were
reduced to $34, 218, 900. The House had voted for
SOS, 3O1 ,916. The Senate committee on appropria-
tons had reduced this amount to S2O 800 or 81
O62, 5OO less than the amount appropriated for the
present fiscal year. The reduction mainly due
to the curtailment of the army from 10000 to 5000
men. The bill was then read and nearly all of the
first section agreed to reported by the committee
the amendments all being concurred ii. without
| final action the Senate adjourned
| House.
The session was devoted exclusively
to debate the bill to regulate interstate railroad
commerce. on which subject several written speeches
| were delivered. The evening session was given to
the bill to revise and consolidate the statutes The
attendance at both sessions very small and the
proceedings devoid of any general interest.
| Senate.
| THURSDAY, MARCH 20. Bills were
passed. amendatory to the act to prevent the exter
mination of fur-bearing animals in Alaska in re-
lation to the employment Of aliens engineers and
pilots and .appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses OF the joint committee to investigate into the
management of affairs in the District Of Columbia
Bills on the calendar next considered and at
the expiration OF the morning hour the army ap-
preparation bill was considered. Pending the dis
cussion, the Senate went into executive session and
adjourned.
House.
The consideration of the bill to promote the min
ing of the United States was resumed but
in short time the bill laid aside and the egis
lative appropriation bill taken up, and occupied the
remainder of the session.