Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


FRIDAY, March 2oth.-Se1ote.-
senate was not iu session.
FRIDAY, March 2S.-House-M Mr. Will
son presented memorial from ]. j. Will
son, claiming to have been elected from
the ninth congressional district of Iowa,
on the fifth of November, and offered a
resolution to refer the memorial to the
committee on elections, when such
committee be appointed All the sit
ting members from Iowa were elected
on the day claimed by the other side
not to have been the day legally fixed
for elections. The resolution was adopt
cd by party vote. The army DILL was
taken up in committee of the whole.
The whole bill was disposed of with the
exception of the section which repeats
the statutes allowing the military to pre-
serve peace at the polls. Here long
discussion ensued and the house ad-
iourned before the section was dis
posed Of.
MARCH 29-House. point of order
was raised by Mr.. Reagan and debated
ment forbidding the use of troops at the
polls was not germane to the army ap-
preparation bill, the point of
order was finally overruled by
the speaker. An appeal was taken
and the decision of the chair was sus-
tanned; ayes 125, nays 10Y. A general
debate followed on the amendment but
no vote was taken.
MONDAY, March 81. Senate-Numer-
Gus bills were introduced, among them
being one to extend the time for the
Construction of the Northern Pacific,
and one to authorize the national board
of health to investigate and report on
the infectious and contagious diseases Of
animals. An executive session was
then held, and the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 1.--Senate--A bill ap-
propriating 100000 for disinfecting
yellow fever vessels, passed. Sen. Cor.
don took his seat. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 1.-House.-Mr. At
kins, of Tennessee, reported the
legislative appropriation bill. It APP
propriates between SIS, 100000 and S16,-
100000, and contains provisions repeal
ing the last clause of section 500, re-
vised statutes, which applies to Penn
sylvania, and sections sol, 800 and S21,
revised statutes, and providing that all
jurors, grand and petit, shall be public
ly drawn from box containing the
names of not less than 800 persons pos
sessing the necessary qualifications,
which names shall have been
placed therein by the clerk of
the court and commissioner
who shall be appointed by the judge,
the commissioner to be a citizen resid-
ing in the district and a wel-known
member of the principal party opposing
that to which the clerk belongs. Italso
repeats sections 2,O16, 2,01S and 1920,
and all of the succeeding sections down
to and including 2,O27, and also section
1922. 1t also strikes out in section
2,O17 the words e for the purpose of en-
gaglng IN the work of canvassing bal
lots" and strikes out of section 2,020
the words cor deputy marshall" and
the words Getty, town, county and par
ISL" It also repeats section 2,031, ex-
cept such part of it as relates to the pay
OF supervisors of elections. 1t repeats
al other sections and laws authorizing
the appointment of chief supervisors of
elections and special or deputy mar
shals of elections. After long debate,
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April -&nate-Hoar's
resolution declaring the democratic
programme Of legislation unconstitu-
tional and revolutionary was laid on the
table by yeas So, nays 20. Mr.. Sauls-
bury made a report against the admis-
sion of Hill to seat from New Hamp-
shire. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2-House.- was
ordered that all general debate on the
army bill should cease on Friday. Mr.
Williams, of Wisconsin, then spoke at
some length upon the bill, and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April -Senate.-The Gre
dentials of Chas. III. Bell, who was ap-
pointed by the governor as senator
from New Hampshire, were taken up
and briefly discussed, when the senate
adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, April 3-House. Discus
sion upon the army bill continued, and
Knott spoke at length. An evening
session was held for debate. Adjourn
ed