Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-19
Congressional Summary.

senate Spencer offered the following,
which lies over:
| RESOLVED, In order that all the facts
connected with the presidential election
of 1876, and the result thereof which
was finally reached may be fully known
to the American people, select COM
mittee Of eight senators be appointed
and instructed to enquire into and IN
vestigate all the charges of fraud, lie
gality, intimidation, violence and other
obstacles to the free and honest suf-
! frage occurring at said election in the
states of South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana; and also into similar charges
which said committee may deem of
sufficient gravity concerning said cleo
ton in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon or
any other state; also into all the cir
cumstances which they may deem ex-
pedient to investigate connected with
the presidential electoral count in the
forty-fourth congress; also into all Cir
cumstances of dissolution Of the legis-
lature and government in the state of
| Louisiana, known as the Packard gov
eminent and the establishment of the
legislature and government known as
/ the Nichols government, and to ascer-
tain whether or not such dissolution Of
| the government and the establishment
of the other was in consequence OF
any act Or transactions occurring
prior to March 4, 1877. and through
what persons or agencies, if any such
result was accomplished; and that said
committee have power to appoint sub
committees, employ clerks and steno-
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persons and papers, to examine wit
nesses. to sit during the recess aud all
expenses thereof to be paid from the con-
tingent fund of the senate. On motion
of Mr. Matthews further consideration OF
the Texas & Pacific railroad bill was
postponed until the frstW ednesday after
the first Monday in Dec. next. In sub
hitting the motion, Mr. Matthews said
after consultation with the friends of
of the measure he had concluded not to
submit to a motion to make it a special
order for that day as he previously an
nOunced. MI. Bruce, from committee on
pensions, reported in favor Of concurr-
ing in the house ame1ldme nt, increas-
ing the pension Of Gen. James Shields
from fifty dollars per month to one
hundred dollars per month. Placed on
calendar. The special committee to in
quire into alleged connection of Senator
Matthews with the Louisiana frauds I'M
der joint resolutions submitted by him
is as follows: Edmunds, Allison, Ingalls,,
Hoar, Davis, Ill. White and Jones, Fla.
By vote Of yeas So, nays 2, the bill
passed modifying the contract with Jas.
B. Eads for the construction ofjetties at
the south pass of the Mississippi river.
The army bill was then taken up and
passed and the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, June S-House.-In the
house deficiency bill passed, ayes I52,
noes II. Mr.. Cobb, from committee Of
elections, reported a resolution in the
contested election case of Tillman VS..
Smalls from the Sth congressional dis
trict of North Carolina, setting forth
there was fair, free, and peaceful cleo
ton in the district and declaring the
seat vacant. Mr.. Waite submitted a
minority resolution declaring Smalls,
the sitting member, entitled to his seat.
The reports were ordered printed, and
Mr.. Cobb gave notice he would call
them up Wednesday. Sessions were Or
dered for every night next week for reg
ular business. The house then adj ourn-
ed until Monday.
MONDAY, June 1O-Seaotc. SEN
ate labored all day on the river and
harbor bill and adjourned without
reaching vote.
MONDAY, June 1O-House.-The house
discussed at length the conference COM
mittee's report on the military academy
appropriation bill and finally the re-
port was agreed to and the house ad-
journed until evening the session to be
for debate only.
TUESDAY, June 11-Senote. SEN
ate acted upon several private bills dur
ing the morning hour, all of which
bills were of purely local interest.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of unfinished business, the river
and harbor appropriation bill, the pend
ing Question being an amendment of
the committee on appropriations in in
creasing the appropriation for improv-
ing the mouth of the Red river from
$50, 900 to $3.50, 900; agreed to. Other
amendments of the committee
submitted the amendments in
increasing tne appTOprlallOH lOI I'LL
proving the harbor of Sheboygan, Wis,
from $4,000 to $4,000, and appropriate
ing $4,000 for completing improve
ments Of the Chippewa river in
that state; agreed to. The
amendment appropriating $685.
OCO for improving the Mississippi river
from the bridge of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul R. r., above La Crosse.
was also agreed to. The senate then
went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 11-House.--The house
went into a committe of the whole on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Banning moved to increase the
appropriation for Cincinnati custom
house from 100000 to 100000; re-
|jected-76 to 81. The appropriation
for the building at Evansville,