Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-11-28
Congressional Summary.
SENATE.

ana referred, when consideration was
resumed of unfinished business.
On motion of Mr.. Window, the SEN
ate receded from it's amendments to
the army appropriation bill wherein it
was not concurred in by the house and
passed the bill which now goes to the
president for his signature.
The resolution of Mr.. Davis, of West
Virginia, providing for the appointment
of a committee of five senators, to in
quire into the alleged discrepancy in
the books and accounts of the treasury,
was adopted The resolution as agreed
to, authorizes the appointment of a
special committee of FIVE senators
to investigate the finance reports and
accounts of the. treasury department,
particularly with reference to dis
crepancies and alterations in amounts
and figures, especially in annual ate
ments of expenditures Of the govern
ment, the revenue collected, etc.
The committee is to have power to
send for persons and papers, to employ
one stenographer and two clerks, and
shall not be dissolved by the expiration
of the present session of the senate.
The vice president was authorized to
appoint the committee.
November 10. = Immediately after
the reading of the journal, Mr.. Swami
moved that the house resolve itself
into Il committee OF the whole, to con-
slider the Paris exposition bill, where
upon a controversy arose between Mr..
Buckner, who thought the resumption
bill should be taken up, and the speak
er, who ruled that the exposition bill,
being an appropriation bill, was entitled
to priority The house then, by
a vote of 1876 to 70, went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the Paris exposition
bill.
This movement was intended to de-
lay action on the resumption bill. The
house after making several amend
ments to the exposition bill, adjourned
without coming to a vote.
SENATE.
Nov. 2O.-The senate gave the entire
day to discussion of the contested
seat cases and adjourned without COM
ing to vote.
HOUSE
Nov. 2O.-The house after occupying
the whole day i'll discussion, finally
passed the Paris exposition bill by
vote of 139 yeas to 124 nays A num-
Der of petitions against the silver
bill were presented and the house adj
burned.
SENATE.
Nov. 21-Several private bills were
considered; and at 1920 Mr.. Conkling
moved to adjourn but at the suggestion
of Mr. Hamlin he withdrew the motion,
and the senate went into executive SEES
sion.
When the doors were re-openeG, the
consideration was resumed of the reso-
luton submitted yesterday by Mr..
Thurman, to discharge the committee
on privileges and elections from further
consideration of the credentials of M.
G.. Butler as a senator from South Caro-
lima.
After debate lasting several hours
the senate adjourned without coming to
q vote.
Nov 21-After reading the journal
the house went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill. The dis
cussion was kept up during the day,
mainly by the enemies of the bill for a
repeal of the resumption act and the
house finally adjourned without vote
SENATE.
November 22-The morninghour was
consumed in discussing the motion to
amend the journal.
Mr.. Window, from the committee on
appropriation, reported with amend
ments the house joint resolution in
relation to the Paris exposition. The
senate, by q vote of yeas 50, nays
80, refused to lay on the table the reso-
luton of Mr. Thurman to discharge the
committee on privileges and elections
from further consideration of the Gre
dentials of NJ G. Butler as senator from
South Carolina Messrs. Davis Oily,
Conover and Patterson voted with the
democrats in the negative The ques-
ton then being on the. adoption of
the resolution, Mr.. Edmunds moved
to amend the resolution SO as to dis
charge the committee from further
consideration of the credentials Of Kel-
logg as senator from louisiana instead
Of M. G. Butler as senator from South
Carolina. Upon this motion debate fol-
lowed. The motion was rejected ayes
80, nays 81.
Mr.. Conkling submitted an amend
ment as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on priv
ileges and elections be directed to re-
port in the matter of the credentials of
VIM. f. Kellogg and Henry M. Spohord
claiming seats as senators from Louisi-
ana; and that meanwhile the case of
South Carolina be postponed. Rejected
yeas 60; nays 80.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted an amend
ment to discharge the committee from
further consideration of the credentials
of Kellogg, Spoford, Butler and Corbin.
Rejected-yeas 80; nays 49,
Mr.. Edmuds moved that further con-
sideration Of the whole subject be post
poned till Monday next. Rejected
ayes 81, nays 80.
At q P. NJ, Mr.. Edmunds moved that