Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
Congressional.

business men ana bankers OF CnlCaSO
in favor of retaining gold as the single
standard Of value. Two Or three other
petitions Of the same import were i'll
troduced. The Senate then resumed
discussion on Matthews resolution de-
claring the right Of the governmen to
pay bonds in silver; no discussion
reached.
WASHINGTON, Jan ..14-House Bills
were introduced Restoring to either
house Of congress, power to punish for
contempt; to enable the secretary of the
interior to make final settlement with
the Pottowamie Indians: authorizing the
secretary of war to sell certain ordnance
Establishments ;also authorizingthe same
to prescribe rules to be observed in the
preparation and opening Of bids for
providing that all parties making con-
tracts or agreements in violation of the
law whereby money is drawn from
the treasury. shall be guilty of
misdemeanor forbidding territories
to incur indebtedness In aid of railway
or other private corporations; also to
reduce the expense of collecting GUS
toms and limiting fees paid in collection
districts to prevent the overload
ing of vessels carrying freight and
passengers Joint resolution of
the general assembly Of Missouri, to re-
peal restrictions on the sale of leaf to-
bacco; authorizing the purchase Of
gold dust and gold and silver bullion at
the mint at Denver, and the payment
therefor by draft; also the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Petitions are about to be
presented to this house from thirty-fve
states of the union, asking the adoption
of an amendment to the constitution,
which shall prohibit the several states
from DISTINGUISHING citizen on account
of SEX
Resolued, That session of the house
shall be held Saturday, the 10Th, at
which representatives of the wome en-
chosen by those petitioners, and now in
the city, may be heard at the bar Of the
house in support of the cause.
Rejected yeas, 10Y; nays, 14O.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Senmc.-A
number Of bills were introduced and re-
ferred; among them the following
to authorize the payment of the fees
of counsel for the defense of poor per-
sons in courts of the United States; to
States, and for the protection of immi-
grants; for the restoration Of wages IN
the government printingoffices; to ex-
tend, facilitate and cheaper land and
water transportation of freights and
passengers, and to industry and
labor without further appropriation of
public debt.
Mr.. Christiancy presented q resolu-
| ton Of the state grange OF Michigan IN
favor Of the construction of ship
canal across the lower peninsula of
Michigan
| Mr.. Morrill, submitted an amend
ment to the preamble and resolution of
Mr.. Matthews in regard to the right Of
the government to pay it's bonds in sill
yer, reciting at length the provisions
of the various acts of congress pledging
the faith of the government, etc.
At the expiration of the morning
hour. the resolution Of Mr.. Matthews
in regard to the payment of bonds IN
silver, was taken up as unfinished
business, and then laid aside
informally, so that Mr. Voor-
hees might address the senate on the
resolution submitted by him before the
holidays, declaring that it is Of the
highest Importance that the financial
credit Of the government be main
tanned In order to be so, the govern
ment itself, in all its departments,
should in good faith keep all its con-
tracts and obligations entered into with
it's own citizens.
Mr. Matthews. in expressing his will
ingness to have his resolution laid
aside for the present, gave notice that
he would ask the senate to vote on it
| Monday next 4s
Mr.. Voorhees, then addressed the SEN
ate on the resolution submitted by him.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Voorhees,
speech, the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-House.-
following bills were introduced and re-
ferred to declare jurisdiction Of the
United States over harbors and nav
igable waters of the United States;
for the reduction Of postage. The
house went into a committee of the
whole on the state of the Union and
soon after adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAM 16.-Sendte. vote
was to-day taken on a motion to refer
Sen. Matthews silver resolution to the
judiciary committee and resulted as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Barnum,
Bayard, Blaine, Butler, Conkling,
Dawes. Edmunds, Hamlin, Hoar, Ker-
nan, Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pad
dock, Rollins, Sargent and Wadleigh
10.
Nays Messrs Armstrong, Beck,
Booth, Cameron, (Pa.) Cameron, Owls.
Cockerill, Cooke, Conover Davis. Qll.)
Dorsey, Ferry, Grover, Harris, Here
ford, Howe, Johnston, Kirkwood, Nc
Creepy, Mcmillan, Matthews, Maxey,
Mer1imon, Morgan, Plumb, Ransom,
Salisbury, Saunders, Spencer, Teller,
! Voorhees, and Withers-31.
At the expiration Of the morning
hour, business was suspended and Mr..
Cockerill formally announced the death
of the late Senator Bogy, Of Missouri,
and eulogles were made by a number
of senator's