Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-03

Austria. Brazil, Mexico, Japan and
China to $4,000 each; and those to
Chill and Peru to $4,000 each; minis
ter resident and consul general to Hayti
to $500; Liberia to $4,000; consul
general at London, Paris, Havana
and Rio de Janero to $4,000
each; Melbourne, $4,000; Ber-
lin, $1,000; Vienna, Frankfort,
Rome and Constantinople to So, 600 each,
and agent and consul general at Cairo
to $4,000 The other amendments of
the committee on appropriations were
agreed to providing new consuls at the
following places at a salary of 81 900
each: Southampton, Turks Island,
Stellin, Nantes, Valencia, santa Cruz,
Milan, Venice, Swarlow, Maranham !;
and for consular clerks at Beyrout and
Naples, in addition to those authorized
BY the house Of Representatives The
committee on appropriations reported
to strike out of the bill the clause re-
curing consuls to make to the secreta-
ry of state a quarterly statement of the
exports from and imports to different
places at which they may be accredited,
the market price of various articles,
etc. 1t was agreed it. The
bill was further amended SO as to
provide for minister resident to the
Argentine Republic at salary of ST.
500 and Charge DAfaires at Paraguay
and Uruguay at 5000 each instead of
minister resident to the Argentine Re
public who should ask to be accredited
to Paraguay and Uruguay The
bill having heen considered in
committee of the whole was reported
to the senate and the amendments
made in the committee were concurred
in and the bill was read third time
AMI passed. The senate then took up
the Pacific railway sinking fund bill
and discussed it until adjournment
without reaching a vote.
WEDNESDAY, March 27.-House. -The
house did but little business during the
morning hour; and Immediately there
after took up the Massachusetts, contested
election case Dean against Field, and
after debate a vote was taken on the
minority resolution declaring Field en-
titled to the seat, resulting yeas, 100;
nays, 119. The speaker on announc-
ing the vote cast his vote in the mega
tive thus tieing the vote and defeating
| the resolution. This was received with
great applause on the democratic side.
Butler voted with the democrats in the
negative and tne following democrats
voted with the republicans in the affir-
NATIVE: Hartridge, Herbert, Zones,
Alabama, Potter, Rea, Stenger, Walsh,
Williams, of Delaware, and Cutter.
Without coming to vote Oh the ma
jority resolution the house adjourned
THURSDAY, March 2S.-Senote.
the senate during the morning hour
Mr.. Ferry, from the committee on
postoffices and postroads. reported
with amendments the house bill
to regulate advertising of mail lettings
Mr.. Teller, from the committee on
railroads, reported with amendment the
senate bill to incorporate the National
Pacific Railway and Telegraph Compa-
ny, the object of which is to construct
and operate railroad and telegraph
line from Cheyenne to Fl Laramie,
thence to Deadwood, and from Fl Lar
annie to Fl. Fetterman. thence In a
northerly or northwestern direction to
the Yellow Stone river. At the eX-
piration of the morning hour con-
sideration was resumed Of the Pacific
railroad sinking fund bill and Bailey
spoke in favor of the bill reported by
the committee on Judiciary Without
coming to vote the senate adl ourned
until Monday.
THURSDAY, March 2S.-Ho,sse. The
house at once resumed consldera-
ton of the Massachusett contested
election case, the question being upon
the resolution of the majority of the
committee on elections, declaring Dean
entitled to the seat. It was adopted
Ayes 124, noes 123. Before announced,
the speaker claimed the right to cast
vote and voted in the affirmative
The vote was greeted with applause
on the democratic side of the house.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, voted
in the affirmative with the democrats.
The following democrats voted with
the republicans in the negative: Messrs.
Cutler, Hartridge, Herbert, Henry,
Potter, Rea, Stenger, Walsh and Will
Hams, (Del.) Gambler, democrat, who
would have voted in the negative, was
absent and paired. Jones, of Alabama,
who yesterday voted IN favor OF seating
Field, said he did so because he
thought that according to Massachusetts,
laws he was entitled to the seat. but the
house having decided against that view
of the law on this resolution seating
Dean, he would vote aye. Mr.. Dean was
then sworn in, taking the iron-clad oath.
Mr. Harrison desired to call up the
repOrt of the committee on civil service
reform in regard to the case Of Door
keeper Polk, but was opposed by Dun
ham who wished to take up an appro-
priation bill, and the question being
put the house refused, yeas 10Y, nays
1913, to proceed to the consideration
of the Polk case. The affirmative
votes were principally cast by republi-
cans and the negative by democrats.
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