Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
Congressional Summary.

prOV1Q0 CnaG no persons Snall D0 laOlo
to be tried or punished by court martial
for any offense charged TO have been
committed more than tTo years, or in
case Of desertlon, three years before ar
raignment of such person for such Of
Tense, unless he may meanwhile have
absented himself from the United States.
in which case the time of his absence
shall be excluded in computing the pc
riod limited
J. Mr.. VOORHEES, submitted an amend
ment to the substitute for the house bill
to repeal the specie resumption act re-
ported by the committee on finance
Wednesday last, SO as to strike out that
portion naming October l, 1873, as the
time when United States notes shall be
receivable for imports, SO as to read:
'sthat from and after the passage of this
act United States notes shall be receiv-
able in payment of per centum bonds
now authorized by law to be issued and
for duties on imports" He also moved
to amend the substitute so as to strike
out October 1. 1878, as the time when
the volume Of said notes in existence
shall not be cancelled nor boarded, and
insert in lieu thereof "the passage of
this act" A further amendment re-
peals Immediately all that part of the
specie resumption act authorizing the
retirement Of eighty per centum of
United States notes, instead of on Octo-
Der l, 1878. Mr.. Gordon moved to make
the bill special order for May LIST.
Mr.. Ferry, who reported the bill, said
he hoped an earlier date could be fixed
for its consideration. The finance COM
mittee would meet on tomorrow, and
would probably agree upon an early
day to take the bill up in the Senate.
After some further discussion, Mr. Cor
don withdrew his motion. Mr.. Blaine
submitted the following: u. h.ta
Resolved. That any radical change in
our present tariff law would, in the
Judgment of the senate, be inoppor-
tune, would needlessly derange business
interests Of the country, and would Sc
riously retard that return to prosperity
for which all should earnestly cooper
ate. ast. 1896 a -
Resolued, That in the judgment of
the senate it should be the fixed policy
of the government to so maintain our
tariff for revenue as to afford adequate
protection to American labor. Ordered
printed.
MONDAY, April 22.--House.-The
house referred without debate the res
olution of Montgomery Blair for reopen
ing the presidential question. A few
unimportant bills were introduced and
referred at the morning session.; after
which the house took up the river and
harbor appropriation bill and after
long excited and somewhat undignifed
debate it passed; ayes 166, nays &C.
The bill appropriates $7,SOO,0OO. Ad-
journed. .
TUESDAY, April 23.-Senate.
senate had struggle over the reading
of Cox's protest against the passage of
the river and harbor bill. The protest
was finally read. After the morning
hour the senate took up the bill to ex-
tend the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific railway and after the
bill was amended in few unimportant
points, it was passed without a division.
THE senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned. ass
TUESDAY, April 23.-House. The
house had another all day fight over
the river and harbor bill, and after four
and half hours III angry debate upon
the subject of receiving the protest of
26 members against the passage of the
river and harbor bill the house decided
again receiving it. A motion to
spread the protest upon the Journal was
also lost. The house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 24.-Senate. The
senate was occupied during the session
upon the private calendar and few
bills of unimportant nature. The bill
passed appropriating the 100000 for
public printing and also the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for extra clerk hire III
the state department After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
a. WEDNESDAY, April 81 House. The
house proceeded to. the business on the
speakers table and soon reached Thur
mans Pacific railway sinking fund bill
which came over from the senate. But
Ter spoke against the bill for two hours
when a vote was taken and the bill
passed the house as it came from the
senate by the overwhelmi 10 vote of 243
ayes to, 2 nays The house then took
up the senate bill for repeal of the
bankrupt act but adjourned before a
vote was reached. .3aas. v4rassgaa
THURSDAY, April 25.-se,sate.-I In.
the senate the conference COM
mittee on the bill to provide, for def,
ciencies in the appropriation for SER
vices Of the government for the current
ana prior fiscal year. submitted re-
port in explanation of, the report, said
it was signed by two members Of the
committee on the part Of the senate,
and two on the part of the house, as
agreed on the appropriation for print
ing for the interior department.: had
been reduced from forty thousand to
thirty thousand dollars. The senate
conference receded from the appro SRI
alton of $75, 600 for a public schedule Of
the District Of Colum bia; and also the
appropriation of '$25,OOOtfor the Hay
den survey. They also receded from
the, appropriation of $500 to ascertain
the depth, of water and width of cham
mel secured and maintained at the
South Pass of the Mississippi river; and
SIS, 900 for printing. Attera long debate