Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15
Congressional Summary.

passed the bill The only amendment
of any especial interest is the one APP
$1S5,OOO to reopen the
U. S. mint at New Orl cans.
MONDAY, May 6th-Sendte-The chair
laid before the Senate the House bill to
prohibit the retirement of greenbacks.
The bankrupt law was then debated
until the expiration Of the morning
hour. The Senate then took up the
pension bill and made several slight
amendments, but adjourned without
reaching vote on the bill. t-nt
MONDAY, May 6th-House.-In the
House bills were introduced and re-
ferred: TO amend the law relative to
tax on native wines; giving to all relg-
ious denominations equal rights and
privileges in Indian reservations: for
appointment Of a commission to be call
ed farmers and stock breeo ers' commits
sion, and to consist of a veterinary sur
geon and two practical stock breeders,
at an annual salary of $500 each, to
have charge Of investigation of conta-
gious diseases of farm stock, their caus-
es, means Of prevention, cure, etc, and
to report from time to time measures tG
prevent importation Of such disease
from abroad, and the spread of conta-
gion; to indemnify Illinois and other
states in regard to swamp lands; to
enable soldiers Of the late war to pre-
empt land to the extent of 100 acres.
At the conclusion Of the morning
hour the house took up the bill to estab-
fish a permanent sform of government
for the District of Columbia and ad-
iourned without action on the bill
TUESDAY, May 7.-Senote-The SEN
ate took up the. bill to. prevent the
further retirement Of greenbacks pend
ing the discussion on which the morn
ing hour expired and the bill was laid
aside. The senate then took up the
pension bill, the pending question being
on inserting as a substitute
adopted yesterday providing that on
the first day of January, 1879, the term
of office of all pension agents shall eN-
pire and thereafter honorably discharg
ed wounded or disabled soldiers, or
widows or daughters of such soldiers,
shall be appointed to said Office, Mr..
Edmunds said he was opposed to this
whole thing. After debate, the
senate, by a vote of yeas 16, nays IS,
refused to insert the amendment
above mentioned, as a substitute
for the second section of the bill.
Mr. Edmunds moved to strike out
the second section of the bill which, as
agreed on, reads, =" that from and after
the passage of this act IN. case of va
cancy from any cause, the office Of pen
sion agent shall be filled by wounded or
disabled union soldiers, or widows or
daughters of union soldiers. In support
of his motion Edmunds said the true
policy was to leave these appointments
with the president and his constitution
al advisers. The motion Of Mr..
Edmunds to strike out the End
section of the bill was reject
ed; yeas 90, nays 80. The bill was
then reported to the senate The
amendment made in committee of the
whole was concurred in and it was read
a third time and passed. Mr.. Allison
called UP the Indian appropriation bill
and in explanation thereof said. the
committee On appropriations had
made very few amendments to
the bill as it came from the house.
The amendments were unimportant.
He moved the five minute rule be APP
piled to discussion Of the amend
ments. Agreed to. A large
of amendments re-
ported by the committee on appropria-
tons increasing the appropriation for
some agencies q few hundred dollars
and decreasing a few hundred dollars IN
other cases were agreed to; also an
amendment authorizing the commit
tee on Indian affairs to employ two
special Indian agents at large at COM
pensation not exceeding $1,000 each
per annum. The senate adjourned
without reaching vote on the passage
Of the. bill.
TUESDAY, May 7.-House -Immedi-
ately after reading the journal the
house resumed consideration of the
District Of Columbia government bill.
The bill after further amendment passed.
The house decided by 119 yeas, to
1OS nays, to 60 into committee of the
whole On the tariff bill. This result
was obtained by four democrats chang
ing from nay to yea. They were Bouck,
Regain, Patterson and Coe. AS soon as
the result Of the vote was announced
a motion to adjourn was made by
Conger, and was defeated, yeas SO,
nays 178. The house then went into
of the whole, Saylor in the
chair, on the tariff bill, and Banks
spoke in opposition to the bill It is
believed that the discussion of the bill
will occupy number of days. ...
WEDNESDAY, May S.-Senote.
ator Davis. of Illinois, stated that as
soon as the Indian appropriation bill
should be disposed of he would ask the
senate to consider the bill reported
from the Judiciary committee providing
for distribution Of awards made under
the convention between the United
States and Mexico. The senate then
resumed consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill, the pending questi on
being on the amendment of Mr.. Teller
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