Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

cent. of the net earnings of the companies to be
paid to the government, and if not paid it directs
the attorney general to institute the necessary suits
and proceedings for the recovery and to prosecute
the same with all convenient dispatch to final de-
termination - The House went into commit
tee of the whole, with Mr. Poland in the chair, on
the Indian appropriation bill, which, after debate,
was reported back.--A bill was passed authoriz-
ing the postmaster general to Join Gen. Jones, late
postmaster of New York, in conveyance of certain
real estate, which the property of J. w. Nor
ton, defaulting postoffce official Passed. The
House then adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, May II. - Mr.. Conkling
presented memorial of the working mems con-
vention, that the two Houses of Congress adjourn
sine die. Referred The committee on public
lands reported favoraby on the House bill for re-
lief OF settlers on railroad lands.-A favorable
report was also made on resolution to print extra
copies of the letter of the secretary of the treas
ury in regard to better protection of immigrants
snip board passed~Mr Morrill, Of Vermont
public buildings and grounds to ascertain if the
material in the present unfinished Washington
monument would be sufficient for erection of an
arch to be called the Washington Arch. Agreed
to.-The Geneva award bill was then taken up,
but without reaching vote, the Senate adjourned
T. /#-E-ssE House.. &EE 8 s
Bills were introduced To provide for free
banking and better security to depositors, hinder
usury, give elasticity to currency, preserve it's
value to the people and prevent financial panics by
locking up currency; to fix the term of the Presi-
dency at six years, and to prohibit reelection to
authorize the commissioner of revenue by sum
mary process, to compromise certain revenue cases:
for the election of supervisors and collectors of in
ternal revenue by their respective districts-The
Indian appropriation bill was then taken up and
passed, also the river and harbOr appr OPERATION
b1l.-The bill relating to homestead and rail-
road lands, and the bill relating to taxation of Pa
c1hc railroad lands, passed.-The deficiency bill
was then taken up, but without action, adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, May H. The committee
on finance reported an amendment to the finance
bill.--The civil rights bill came up, but was laid
over after debate.-The bill to protect 'front.'
Ter settlers against Indians reported on favor
ably, and placed on the calendar.--A bill relating
to jurisdiction of courts-martia was reported and
placed on the cblendar.-The Geneva award bill
then taken up and passed, after several amend
ments. in relation to Arkansas af-
fairs were presented and ordered printed.-The
Senate then ad jOurned
House.
The committee on elections reported on the Utah
contested election case, declaring Cannon entitled
to seat, whereupon resolution was adopted
charging Cannon with the scandalous and dis
graceful practice of poygamy and instructing the
committee elections to inquire into the charge
and recommend such action on the part of the
House should seem meet.-A resolution re-
lating to affairs in Arkansas, offered by Mr..
Poland but objected to, and not received
The bill for the relief of certain Indian contractors
was returned with the Presidents message vetoing
| the same.-Th9 House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, May 13.-Bills were in
troduced: for the better protection of immigrants.
Referred to regulate commerce among the sew
eral states with foreign nations. Referred.-The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
finance bill-The following amendment which
was reported by the finance committee yesterday
was lost by vote of 16 ayes to 81 nays: "And
each of said associations shall keep and maintain as
part of its lawful money, of one-third of
the coin received by it interest bonds of the
United States deposited security for circulating
notes or government deposits unless such associa-
ton shall elect to exchange such proportion of coin
for bonds of the United States of the character
herein provided for, which shall therefrom, until
the first day of January, 1875 be delivered to them
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and which may
afterward be held by such association and consid-
cred as part of the reserve three per cent only of
the interest upon which bonds shall be paid to such
association, to any holder thereof, and the re-
manning two per cent. shall be retained by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the whole amount
of gold thus received shall be applied by him ex-
clusively to the payment of per cent. $50 bonds
of the United States The House homestead
appropriation bill referred.-Adjourned.
House.
The House went into com mittee of the whole on
the bill to amend the law of February %, 1871 for
the better security of lfe boats and steam YES
sells. After amending the title of the BILL it pass
ed-The deficiency bill was then considered in
committee of the WHOLE and after some progress
thereon, the Senate Geneva award bill taken
from the table and referred.-The House then
adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 14.-The petitions of
soldiers of the war of 1912 were reported on adj
versely, the House bill, which will be reported
favoraby, covers the und.-The morning hour
having expired, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the finance bill, the pending question being
the amendment of Mr.. Wright to strike out SO Der
cent as the proportion of legal tenders to be re-
tired, as more national bank notes are issued and
insert in lieu thereof twenty-five. Agreed to-ayes
81. nays "a. motion to lay on the table was lost
ayes 10, nays 35-The sixth line of the eighth
section was amended so as to read-and within
thirty days after circulating notes to the amount of
$1,000, 900 shall from time to time be issued to ma
tonal banking associations, under this act in ex-
cess OF the highest outstanding volume thereof, at
any time prior to such issue, it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of the Treasury to retire an amount of
United States notes equal to 25 per centum Of the
circulating notes so issued, etc. The bill was then
amended by striking out five per cent as the rate
of interest which the bonds issued to redeem the
present United States notes, after January, 1877
should bear, and insert in lieu thereof four and
onehalf per cent; striking out fifteen years the
time when such bonds should be redeemed in con
and insert in lieu thereof ten years and by striking
out January LIST, 1877, as the time when United
States notes may be redeemed in the bonds above
mentioned, and insert in lieu thereof July 1st 1875
After some further sunimportant amendments
were rejected, the bill passed yeas 25, nays 10
Adjourned. s IS El r#'as@
.... House.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill-The item of SIS, 1856
to reimburse the fund of the reform school in the
District of Columbia, and which had been in the
hands of Henry D. Cooke, treasurer, at the time
of the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & Co., was agreed
to. The bill was laid aside, and the consular and
and diplomatic appropriation bill taken up and
passed. Adjourned.
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