Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-30
Congressional.

MONDAY, Jan. 1.-House.-Under a
call of the states a large number of
bills were introduced, among them the
following: To prevent the manufac-
ture, importation or sale of intoXi-
eating drinks in the District of Column
bia; to authorize the killing of fur seals
and other fur-bearing animals within
the limits of Alaska; proposing an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding that no claim against the United
States shall ever be paid unless the
same shall have been presented to the
proper tribunal within ten years from
the time the claim shall have accrued;
authorizing the coinage of a silver dol
lar, and declaring gold and silver coin,
to be a full legal tender; to regu-
late interstate commerce, and prohibit
unjust discrimination by common car
riers; for the transfer of the Indian
bureau to the war departm ent; for the
establishment Of mail steamship ser
vice between the United States and
Brazil; to reduce the tariff and in
ternal revenue taxes; to incorporate a
national railroad company for the pur-
pose of constructing.a railway from the
Atlantic sea board to Chicago, St. Louis
and Council Bluffs; to prevent the
further destruction or retirement Of
United States treasury notes and to
keep them after resumption as the
paper currency Of the country; pro-
posing an amendment to the consti-
tuition, providing for the issue of legal
tender notes and regulating the amount
thereof; granting lands to aid in the
construction Of a Hallway from Bis
marck to the Black Hills; to extend
the commerce of the United States
with Mexico, and to provide for the
completion of the Southern Pacific
railway. Mr. Southard's motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill max
ing custom duties payable in green
backs after January, 1879, came up for
vote The motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was defeated;
yeas 154, nays SO, not two-thirds In
affirmative. The house then adjourn
ned.
MONDAY, Jan. 21--Sc,oote.- Cam
eron wis. presented a resolution Of the
Wisconsin legislature, asking for an
appropriation to complete the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal
Referred Bills were introduced and
referred, as follows: To establish a mint
| for the coinage Of gold and silver at In
dianapolis, appropriating certain
grounds for the same, and also money
| for the purchase of necessary machinery;
authorizing the coinage of standard
silver dollar, and providing that gold
and silver jointly, and not otherwise.
shall be legal tender; to authorize
| the establishment of a mail steamship
service between the United States and
the Empire of Brazil; directing the
secretary to purchase the Freedmen's
bank building and adjacent property
| owned by the Freedmen's Savings and
Trust company, in Washington, the
price not to exceed 25,5OO dollars and
the money to be placed in the U. S.
treasury to the credit of the commits
sioners of said insolvent company, for
distribution among the creditors. The
house submitted the resolutions of the
Milwaukee chamber of commerce IN
favor of the fair and equitable distrlbu-
ton of the balance Of the Geneva award
fund; referred. On the expiration of
| the morning hour, the senate resumed
consideration of the resolution of Mr.
| Matthews declaring the right of the gov
eminent to pay bonds In silver, and
Senator Jones, of Florida, spoke in IA
vor thereof.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. .Senate.-A