Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-21

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defeated, 81 to SO. not the necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative.
WEDNESDAY, May 14-Senate Con
sideration was resumed to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. All parts of the bill were passed
on with the exception to what
is known as the political por-
ton which appropriates $780,
900 for defraying expenses of the Judi
ciary, and fjurors providing how they
shall be selected, repeating the test
oath and all of section 20S2 revised
statutes, except SO much thereof as re-
lates to the pay of supervisors Of
elections and all other sections and laws
authorizing appointment of chief super
visors of elections, special deputy mar
shals of election, the general deputy
marshals, having any duty to perform
in respect to any elections, and pre-
scribing their duty and powers
and allowing them compensation.
Mr.. Beck moved to amend the legis-
lative, executive and judicial bill, name
ly, in order to provide for the speedy
payment of arrearages of pensions,
the secretary of the treasury is au-
thorized and directed to issue imme-
diately in payment thereof, that por-
ton Of the $1O,O0O,OOO in legal tender
currency now in the treasury, kept as 8
special fund for the redemption of
fractional currency, ETC. Messrs. Beck,
Pendleton, Paddock and others dis
cussed the bill at great length.
Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendment to
the pending amendment, so that the
secretary might use the money, if
necessary, In lieu Of positive direction
to do so. MorrilFs amendment was re-
iected and Beck's agreed to. After execu-
! tive session, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 14-House.
the passage of the bill allowing
expenditures for the purchase of sites in
connection with the improvement Of
the Kentucky and Great Kanawha riv-
ers, also bill for a commission to lease
building for the Washington city post
office, Mr. Warner attempted to have
his silver bill considered, but failed
to obtain the necessary two-thirds.
The business of the morning hour
was then taken up, which was the bill
for the transfer Of cases from the state
to federal courts. The morning
hour was occupied in discussion
Of the bill by Mr.. Townsend,
(Ili.) and Orth, after which the senate
bill remanding the political disabilities
of Jno. Sanders, of Baltimore, passed
The house then resumed consideration
of the bill to amend the laws relating
to coinage, and to coin and bullion
certificates. The yeas and nays
were ordered on the motion, pending
which, CoEger moved to adjourn. This
motion was carried by vote by letters
of yeas 100, nays 81, and the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, May 15-Senate.-Mr. Cock :
rel introduced a 10 Mt resolution authoriz-
ing and requesting the president Of the
United States to open correspondence
with the republic OF France with view
and for the purpose of negotiating
proper treaty of reciprocity and COM
merce with that government on terms
alike favorable and just. The commits.
sioners are to be appointed on behalf
of the United States preliminary to
making Of such treaty. Their compen-
satlon is to be fixed by the
secretary Of state. Referred. Con-
sideration was then resumed of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. Beck explained the
provisions of the bill as it had been
amended, stating the increase by the
senate was 1874 800; entire sum SIS, 541,-
600. Among the amendments were
$4,000 for minis, and $27,0 900 for the
interior departm ent, additional to APP
preparations in the bill for these pur-
poses. Thurman then spoke at length
on the bill after which the senate ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, May 15th-Hoa1se.-The
morning hour expired before
any action was taken upon the bill re-
lating to the removal Of cases from
state to federal courts. Consideration
was then resumed of the Warner silver
bill, the pending question being on the
motion of Killinger to lay the bill and
the amendments on the table, on which
the yeas and nays had been ordered.
The roll was called and the vote result
ed yeas 119, nays 126, and the motion
to lay the silver bill on the table was
defeated. The democrats who voted in
the affirmative were: Beltzhoover,
Bliss, Covent, Deuster, Gibson, Hurd,
Lounsbery. Martin, Del) McLare,
Morse, Miller, Morrison, Ross. Talbot,
F. W.Wood. The republicans who voted
in the negative were: Bedford. Canon,
Fort, Kelly, Haskell, Marsh and Ryan,
(Kan.) All greenbackers voted in the
negative. After the consideration Of
two sections of the bill was concluded
the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 16-Semote.--The senate
gave the session to a debate upon the
legislative bill but did not reach a vote.
FRIDAY, May 16-House.-Mr. War
ner moved to dispense with the morn
ing hour. Rejected-113 to IS, not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Cannon, from the committee on
appropriations, reported a bill making
additional appropriations for the SER
vice of the postoffice department for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1879, land
June 80, 1880. Ordered printed and re-
committed. The bill appropriates
S1 Q00 &ho-