Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

mittee on privileges and elections was
authorized to appoint subcommittee
to sit during recess, and continue
the Spofford Kellogg investigation.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on the disagreeing vote of the
two houses on the judicial expense bill,
was taken up and adopted. Resolutions
authorizing the committee on privileges
and elections to investigate the ingalls,
case, were adopted. The bill regulating
intercourse with Chinese subjects was
taken up and Slater read long speech.
After several attempts to adjourn the
senate took up the house bill making
additional appropriation for service of
the postoffice, known as the letter car
riers' deficiency bill. Several amend
ments made by the committee, reducing
the appropriation, were adopted and
the bill passed. The house joint reso-
luton authorizing the completion of the
foundation of Washington monument
was passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 81 - House. = The
house held a short session with bare
quorum present, but no business of i'm
portance was transacted.
MONDAY, Jnne 23-!Senate.-Thec COM
.nittee on appropriation reported the
house concurrent resolutions with an
amendment fixing the date of final ad-
journment on Wednesday, June 18th.
A few local bills were passed of no gen
eral importance, when the senate went
into executive and soon thereafter adj
iourned.
MONDAY, June 23-Hos1se.-Several
bills of a private nature were introduced
and referred. The presidents veto of
the judicial bill was read. At the con-
clusion of the reading, the house
proceeded to vote on the question
whether the bill should be passed, not
githstanding the objections of the pres
dent, and it was decided in the mega
tive-veas 1O4, nays 7S-not the neces-
sary tWo-thirds in the Affirmative. Adj
journed.
TUESDAY, June 24-Se,,ate. reso-
luton to adjourn June 25th was recon-
mitted. The political assessment bill
came up and republicans availed them
selves of the parliamentary priv
ileges to prevent action upon it.
Mr.. Beck submitted q concurrent
resolution, providing for joint com
mittee, composed OF five senators and
seven representative to report at the
next session what change, if any,
ought to be made IN the mode OF
guarding or collecting the revenues,
either from the custom house internal
taxation or in the management of the
various departments and bureaus OF
the government, with view to the
efficiency of the service and economy
IN appropriations of the public money;
and whether changes from permanent
to annual appropriations, would be ad-
vantageous or not. Placed en- the cal
endar. A short time was spent in the
effort to frame another judicial expens-
es bill when the senate by strict party
vote adjourned. -
TUESDAY, June o. ouse.-By vote
of yeas 80, nays 1O3, the house refused
to adopt the resolution to adjourn June
%. The following democrats and green
hackers voted in the negative: Ackln.
Bouck, De La Matyr, Elan, Evans,
FELTON,, Ford, Forsyth, Gibson, Gillett,
Herbert, Jones, King, Lowe, Murch.
Meyers, New, Persons, Phister, Richard
son,(S CO. Stephens, Stevenson, Thomp-
son, Epson, Weaver and Yocum.
The speaker announced the appoint
,nent of the following select committee
on the alcoholic LIQUOR traffic: Davis,
NO. Bouck, Nichols, Simonton,
Williams, (Ala.,) Brewer, Norcross,
Miller and Updegroff, (Ohio.) The SEN
ate bill for the relief Of the widow and
children of the late Gen. James Shields,
and for increase Of the pension of Caro-
lima S. Webster passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 26-Se,aote. Mr..
Vest introduced resolution declaring
that the complete reconciliation of sill
yer, its full restoration as money met
al, and its free coinage, are demanded
by the dictates ofjustice and wise states
manship. It was referred. Mr.. Burn
side introduced the following resolu-
ton: ea r@a
WHEREAS, The people of this union
for fifty years, have adhered to
Monroe doctrine, that the nations
the American continent, by the free
and independent condition which thev
have assumed and maintained, are
henceforth not to be considered as sub
jects for future occupation by any
European power;
Therefore, be 1t resoFved By the senate and
house Of representatives, That the people
Of these states would not view without
serious unquietude, an attempt by the
powers Of Europe TO establish under
their protective domination a ship
canal across the Isthmus of Darien, and
such action could not be regarded in
any other light than as q manifestation
Of an unfriendly disposition towards the
United States.
This resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign affairs. The bill
relating to additional pay for employees
of congress was debated at some length
but no action taken. The senate then
took up the concurrent resolution pro.
vidingsfor the appointment of a Joint
committee to investigate the collection
and disbursement of revenue. A lone
debate followed and the senate id.
journed.
WEDNESDAY, June 25th-House.-NC
action of general interest was taken by
the house.