Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


legal organization of the national board
of health and to remove them. The
resolution ratifies the organization and
action of that body. Agreed to. Six
sections of the army bill were read and
the senate adjourned until Monday.
FRIDAY, April 11-House.-The cOnsid-
Grafton of the legislative appropriation
bill by the committee of the whole, was
continued. The amendment increasing
the clerical force in the pOstotfice depart
ment was adopted-yeas lO5, nays 60.
The appropriation for the purchase
and distribution of seeds, ETC., was
increased from $4,000 to 100000.
Mr.. Hunton submitted an amend
ment increasing the appropriation for
Graduating infectious diseases among
domesticated animals from $4,000 to
S250,000 He stated that the object of
the large increase was to stamp out the
disease known as pleno pneumonia and
the only way known to eradicate di-
ease was to bury and kill diseased cat
tie, and cattle which have been subject
to contagion. Mr.. Sparks advocated
the amendment. He said that it was
Aastly important that the diseased cat
tie should be imme diately eradicated.
Without disposing of the amendment
the committee rose. The committees
were announced and the house adj
journed until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, April 2-House.-Consid-
Grafton was resumed IN committee Of
whole, Of the legislative appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that
of increasing to $4,000 the appro-
priation for controlling and and eradi-
eating contagious diseases among do
INVESTIGATED animals. After a long
debate, the whole subject was
stricken from the bill, and
propositions were agreed to recon-
mending the house to refer the whole
matter to the committee on agriculture,
with instructions to report promptly.
An amendment was submitted and
agreed to providing Investigating agents
under the southern claims act.
Mr.. Bragg moved to strike out all the
provisions for the southern claims COM
mission and to insert clause repeating
the law creating the commission. The
consideration of the amendment was
postponed until Tuesday next. The
proposition being one which
could not be properly discussed under
the five-minute rule because he pro-
posed to show that the government had
been paying these claims as mere
gratitude and he thought that where
gratuitv was to be besto owed it should
be personal matter and that congress
should not vote to give away what be-
longed to the people at large. A mo-
ton to adjourn until Tuesday was
defeated bv vote of 105 to 10S.
All the republicans voted in the af-
irmative and all the greenbackers in
the negative as did all but the following
eleven democrats: Bicknell, Blount,
Clymer, Cook, Covert, Deuster, Ham
mond, Ga, Hurd, Johnson, Morse and
Talbot. Among the pairs announced
was the speaker with republican.
Kelley voted with the greenbackers.
The house then adjourned, Ill to 100.
MONDAY, April 14-Saaate Several
bills were Introduced, among them one
to amend the revised statutes relating
to the election of United States senators,
designed to avoid a recurrence Of the
New Hampshire case. Mr.. Cameron
made q long speech on the bill for the
relief OF the Winnebago Indians Of
Wisconsin. The army bill was then
taken up and Mr.Blaine spoke at length
upon the amendment offered by him
prohibiting the appearance within a
mile of any voting place of any person
armed with deadly weapons Of any
kind. Adjourned.
MONDAY, April 4-Houss
ately after the reading of the journal.
the speaker called the roll of states
for bills for reference, beginning with
Maine. Mr.. Ladd introduced bill to
put the coinage of gold and silver on
the same footing, when point of or
der was raised by Conger that one days
notice was necessary for the introduce
ton of bills. The speaker decided
against the point raised, and Conger
succeeded, by talking and by raising
points Of order, in consuming the whole
morning hour and thus cut off the in
PRODUCTION of more bills. After further
fillibustering the house adjourned with
out accomplishing any work.
TUESDAY, April 15-Senote When
the senate met q note was read by the
secretary from Vice Pres. Wheeler, say
ing he Whould be unable to attend the
session, and advising the election of a
pres. pro tenn. Sen. A. G.. Thurman
was then elected to that position by a
vote of % to Is. A few bills were in
troduced, including one to authorize an
increase of the army in cases of emer-
gency. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 5-House-The bill
providing for the purchase of a refrig-
Grating ship for the disinfection of car
goes, passed. The legislative bill was
then taken up, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Bragg to
abolish the southern claim commission.
A long debate followed. Mr.. Young's
substitute to Mr.. Braggs amendment
to abolish the commission, and turn
over all claims to the court of claims
was also discussed Mr.. Bragg made a
strong argument IN support of his
amendment, and Mr.. Garfield answered
him with his usual force claiming that
there were just claims from the south;
the southern claims commission was