Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
Congressional.

MONDAY. JAN 2Sth-Senate. - The
greater part of the morning hour was
occupied In the presentation of petitions
demonstrating against the reduction of
certain tariff duties, and the restoration
Of the tax on tea and coffee, and a call
Of which were referred
MIR. Voorhees, presented the petition
of 1000 citizens of Albany, N. Y, in
favor of the RECOMMENDATION Of silver,
and the repeal of the specie resumption
act Referred.
Mr. Beck gave notice that he would
tomorrow, call up the resolution sub
mitted by him last week, declaring it
ineXDedient either to maintain Or i'm
pose taxes at this time for the purpose
of providing for the $37, 196,O45 asked
for by the secretary Of the treasury for
a sinking fund
The house bill to remove distractions
from the Mississippi, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Red rivers, was taken up and
passed after q brief discussion.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour, consideration was resumed of un-
finished business, being the house bill
to authorize the free coinage Of the
standard silver dollar and to reverse its
legal tender character. Mr.. Morrill,
made long speech in opposition there
| to.
MONDAY, Jan. 2S.-House.-A great
number Of bills were presented and re-
ferred, among them the following: 70
secure pay and wages due employees of
railroads engaged in the interest of
commerce; making disclosures of pri-
vate kilograms n misdemeanor in the
District Of Columbia; providing in the
collection of taxes on distilled spirits,
the only allowance to the manufacture
shall be one half gallon for wastage;
amending the authorizing of refunding
the national debt, and providing for the
issuing of 4 per cent. bonds; to retire
the circulation of national bank notes
and to substitute therefore
treasury notes receivable for all
duties to the government, including
custom duties; and to abolish the tax
on banking institutions; to improve
and reform civil service in executive
departments; declaring certain land
grants IN Michigan, to aid in the con-
struction of certain railroads which
have reverted to the United States, and
Ohio railroad companies.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour, Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt an anti
subsidy resolution. The motion to adj
journ was Immediately interjected by
Mr. Butler, and the vote was taken by
yeas and nays.
The motion to adjourn being defeat
ed, the question was REQUIRED in adopt
ing the anti-subsidy resolution, and it
was adopted, yeas 179, nays IS.
The hOnsc by Il vote of 1S7 to 70
took from the speakers table Matthews
silver resolution and passed it.
TUESDAY, Jan. 29.-Senate.-The senate
gave the whole day to discussion of
the Bland silver bill
TUESDAY, Jan. 29.-House. "A few I'M
important bills were introduced during
the morning hour; and after that the
day was given to discussion and amend
ments to the rules Of the house The
only amendment Of particular interest
was that rigidly excluding all persons
not members from the floor. This
measure seems to have been made
necessary by the strength of the lobby
that hangs around the national capita,
| WEDNESDAY, JAN 30.-Senate. Bills
were introduced to authorize the post
master-general to contract for ocean
mail service.
A favorable report was made on the
senate bill appropriating $275,OO0 to
purchase the freedmen's building in
this city.
Mr.. Christiancy submitted an amend
ment IN the nature of a substitute pro-
vlding for the coinage Of silver dollars
of 434 grains, $40 pure silver and ITO
alloy, which shall be legal-tender fer all
debts except when otherwise provided
by law Or contract. 1t also authorizes
the secretary of the treasury to pur-
chase monthly not less than two mil
lion nor more than four million dol
lars worth of silver bullion to be coined
1t further provides that the act shall
remain in force but one year. Order
ed printed. % A
| WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3O.-House. Bills
were introduced; to repeal section
4,716 OF the revised statutes, fOrbidding
| the payment Of pensions to any person,
Or to the widow, child or heirs of any
deceased person, who IN any manner
voluntarily engaged in or aided or
abetted the late rebellion; to prohibit
any further distinction between le-
gal tender notes, and making such
notes a legal tender as custom duties.
The House went into committee of
the whole to consider the bill extending
the time for the withdrawal of distilled
spirits now on hand, until July l, 1873.
Mr.. Fosters resolution, that the re-
duction Of the tax on whisky is inexpe-
dent was then taken up; agreed to.
After discussion, the house sustained
the action of the committee of the
whole in adopting the substitute, de-
claring it inexpedient to reduce the tax
on whisky. Yeas, 146; nays, 112. Ad-
.journed.
THURSDAY, Jan. 31.-Senate. During
the morning hour several private bills
were introduced and referred At
the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed Of the sill