Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Congressional Summary.
SENATE.

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ton presented the report Of the
conference committee on the de-
fciency appropriation bill. He ex.
planned that the difference between the
two houses was Sill 900, and the COM
mittee on conference of the house had
yielded $4,000 to the demands of the
senate committee.
After long discussion the report Of
the conference committee was agreed
to.mitheut. yeas and nays
The bill now goes to the president for
his signature.
At the end of the morning hour the
house proceeded to consider the bust
ness on the speakers table, and several
bills and communications were appro-
priately referred.
When the Paris exposition bill v
reached, Mr.. Wood IN. Y. moved
house concur in the amendm,
Agreed to yeas, 124, nays, SO.
SENATE.
Dec. 15.-Mr. Butler submit
a resolution for an investigat
of the discharge of the COZ.
mittee on privileges and cleo
tons from the consideration of his Gre
dentials at the extra session, but Cam
eron, wis objected en- the grounds
that the resolution was n violation of
the agreement not to transact new bus
mess; and after an animated discussion
the resolution Went over. A motion
to go into executive session was de-
clared, also, to be. against the agree
ment, but subsequently Mr.. Thurman
said there was matter which he had
been informed would be brought to the
attention of the senate, and he moved
that the doors be closed under rule 81.
Agreed to unanimously.
The rule GA provides that on motion
made and seconded ,.close the doors
of the senate in the discussion of any
business which may in the opinion of
senators require secrecy, the presld-
ing officer shall direct the galleries to
be closed, and during the discussion of
such motion the doors shall remain
closed
This motion was submitted for the
purpose of considering the difficulty
between Messrs. Conkling and Gordon
in executive session yesterday, and
after the doors were reopened the fol-
lowing paper was made public:
During the secret session Mr.. Ham
lin offered the following which was unan-
imously agreed to:
WHEREAS, A misunderstanding has
arisen between Hon. Roscoe Conkling
and Hon. John B. Gordon In the course
of executive proceedings of the senate
of yesterday, and mutual understand
ing thereon having been arrived at as
set out in the following paper. 1t is or
dered that said papers be entered at
large on the legislative journal of the
senate, that during an executive session
of the senate held yesterday, words
were uttered both by Senator Gordon,
of Georgia, and by Senator Conkling, of
New York, which were mutually felt to
be unkind and offensive reports ofthe in
cident appearing in the papers of this
morning, which are inaccurate and I'M
just to both speakers; on careful in
quiry as to what was said by each
speaker, and what was understood to be
said by the other, it is certain that the
first offensive words were inspired by an
honest misunderstanding of what had
been innocently said by the
other speaker. One harsh remark
provoked another as too often
happens, but all that was
offensive was the out growth of a mis-
appropriation. Since such was the fact,
we, who are the mutual friends of both
senators. are of the opinion that it is
due alike to the senate and to the
speakers, that whatever be unkind or
offensive in the remarks Of either,
should be treated as if never uttered,
and we are now authorized to state are
mutually and simultaneously with;
drawn.
(Signed) II. HAMILN, 5e m
NJ RANSOM.
TIN @. HOWE.
J. E. MCDONALD.
Dec. Is, 1887.
The senate then adjourned until Jan
uary 10, 1873.
Dec. 15.-The democratic side
under the lead of Mr.. Wood
has been endeavoring all day to force
vote on a resolution for wholesale in
vestigations, while the republicans have
an equal amount determine not to al
low it.
The senate amendments to post
route bill were taken up and concurred
in.
A resolution to pay extra employees in
the door-keeper's department was Of
fered and discussed; agreed to, and the
house adjourned until January 10, 1878.
SAYS the Colusa Cal Sun: A gen
tleman suggested to us the other day
that the several county governments
should take charge Of the matter of
poisoning the wild geese. They can
only be poisoned successfully by placing
the poison near the ponds of water
where they go to roost of nights. Then,
as every body is interested, even for
twenty or thirty miles around, it would
seem that the fair way to get at the ex-
pense would be for the counties to pay
it. If the board Of Supervisors would
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