Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

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Armstrong, Ferry, Matthew's
| Barney, Garland, Maxey,
| Beck, Grover Norman,
Cameron Pa.), Harris, Patterson,
Cockren Hereford. Randolph,
| Coke, Johnston, Ransom,
| ConOver. Lamar, Wallace,
Davis wv. va.), McCrssry, Withers, rs
| EustiS, MCPhereOn . s#
| NAYS. s,...-
Allison, Dawes, Morgan,
Anthony, Eaton, morrill,,
| Bayard, Hamlin. Paddock,
Blaine, HOar, Plumb,
Booth, Howe. Rollins,
| Burnside, Ingas, Sanders,
| Butler Herman, Teller,
! Cameron wis KirkWOCd, VOoI bees.
Christlancy, Mcmillan, Wadleigh.
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Mr.. Baine's resolution in regard to
southern elections was then called up
and elected long debate. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Butler, of South
of investigation should sit with open
doors was defeated by a straight party
vote, democrats in the affirmative, re-
pubiicans in the negative. A similar
amendment offered by Davis, of West
Virginia, met the same fate. AS other
senators desired to discuss the resolu-
ton the senate adjourned. ..
MONDAY, Dec. -House-Bills
were introduced: Providing for the pay
ment of duties on imports in United
States notes; reducing charge for post
Office money orders to five cents; to
place James Shields on the army re-
tired list as a brigadier-general; tor ex-
change of standard dollars for trade
dollars; to limit the coinage of standard
silver dollars to five dollars per capita,
according to the census about to be
taken, and make them legal tender to
the amount of 500 for all debts; propo-
sing penalty of 81 900 to be imposed
upon any national banking association
for each offense on refusing to receive
or pay out standard silver dollars, same
as other lawful money; to appropriate
S., 100000 for improvement of the Mis-
sissippi; to remove political disabil-
tiles; to provide for the circulation of
national bank notes Of less than five
dollars; to abolish the bureau of mill
tary Justice. The District of Columbia
bill was then taken up, and when par
TALLY considered the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. 17.-Senate.-The con-
sular and diplomatic bill, with various
amendments, was passed. AS the bill
came from the house it appropriated
81 ,O45 735, and the senate added $780,
100. The salaries of ministers to Great
Britain, France, Russia, Germany,
Spain, Austria, Italy, and other places,
we're restored to their former figures.
B'aine's resolution regarding the consti-
tutional rights of citizens, with amend
ments, was passed by vote of 56 to g..
The house resolution to adjourn over
the holidays was taken up, after
being amended to make the recess
from Dec. Goth to January 9TH, was
adopted. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. 17.-House.--The en-
tire session was devoted to a consider
alton of the bill appropriating $3.50, 900
to meet the deficiency in the postal car
service. All amendments were rel ected
and the bill passed, when the house adj
journed. -o..H. l....a
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1S-Senate.- The
house bill giving twenty condemned
cannon to the Custer monument at
West Point, passed. Other bills passed
as follows: Appropriating $4,000 to
pay expenses OF the joint committee on
yellow fever investigation; Mr.. Pad
docks bill to make the posse comitatus
clause Of the army bill imperative dur
ing the present fiscal year for that part
ofthe army engaged in putting down
sas, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, and the
territories; the pension appropriation
bill. The senate insisted upon its
amendments to the consular and diplo-
matte bill and ordered conference
committee. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10-House.-Th
senate amendment to make the holiday
recess extend from Dec. Goth to Janu-
Larry 9TH was cOncurred in. The bill aD-
propriating $4,000 for yellow fever in
vestigation was passed. The house re-
fused to concur in the senate amend
ments to the fertilization and diplo-
matte bills. The naval committee was
granted leave to sit during recess. Bills
were introduced; giving jurisdiction to
district and circuit courts IN Kansas
over Indian Territory; for improving
the Yellowstone National Park.
THURSDAY, Dec. 19.--Senate. Bills
were introduced: to reimburse the sew
eral states for interest paid on the war
loan, and for other purposes; to i'm
prove Little Kanawaha river in West
Virginia. Bills passed. appropriating
S45O,OOO for the transportation of mails
by railroad; to fix the rate of interest
on bonds, authorized by said act, to be
issued by the commissioners of the
District of Columbia, and other pur-
poses. The latter bill passed by vote
of 20 to Is. Mr.. Burnside explained
at some length the provisions of the