Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-25
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Sen ate.

3 Senate.
: MONDAY, February 16.-No business of i'm
portance was transacted by the senate to-day.
TUESDAY, February 17.-NTany petitions were
presented from railway companies against the
reduction of the duty on steel rails; also one
from the chamber of commerce of st. Paul ask
ing for reduction of the duty -. Jones pre-
scented memorial of the Union Soldiers ASSOC
clation of New Orleans, asking the senate to
unseat Kellogg as senator from Louisiana
Salisbury introduced q resolution that tele-
graphic messages and copies of record of the
same in possession of telegraph companies
their officers servants. are not privileged by
law from production and examination ON proper
process before committee authorized to send
for persons and papers, but that an order for
the production of such documents should be so
regulated as to protect the privacy of all COM
munications not related to the matter under
investigation. Ordered printed and laid on the
table,. Salisbury presented majority report
of the committee on privileges and elections
in the Ingalls, case. The report finds that
bribery and corruption were employed to Sc
cure Ingalls, election, but that there is no evi
dence that Ingalls, authorized such improper
acts, or that they in fact, secured his election.
Cameron (Wis.) presented a minority report
signed by Hoar. Logan and himself, concurritg
in that part of the majolity report which exon
crates Ingalls,, but expressing the opinion that
when the report states that corruption was en-
| ployed, it should in justice state what was
proved, that such means were employed in OPP
position to his election. The reports were or
dered printed Randolph introduced an
amendment to the bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, striking out the enacting clause
and appointing Porter a colonel of infantry in
| the regular army with a commits sion dated Jan
nary, 1862 with pay and emoluments from that
date. Ordered printed and laid On the table.
After an executive sessions the senate adjourned
WEDNESDAY, February 18.--A joint resolll-
ton was passed authorizing the secretary of the
navy to employ a naval vessel or charter ship
for the purpose of transporting to the famished
poor of Ireland such contributions as may be
made for their relief Logan presented a
memorial of the Union Veteran club, number
ing 1000 ex-soldiers, demonstrating against the
passage of the Weaver bill -. The balance of
the day was consumed in discussing the bill
authorizing the ascertainment of the amount of
public lands located on military warrants, and
the payment of 5 per cent. of the value thereof
TO the several states. :. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 19.-No important bus
mess was transacted by the senate to day, the
time being occupied in debate on the per cent.
bill. =. AT the close of the debate On executive
session was had after which, the senate adj
journed aH Il. #.
FRIDAY, February 20 The bill to authorize
the compilation and printing of the naval his
peal the provisions of the revised statutes all-
thorlzing the advancement of navy and marine
officers thirty numbers in rank for extraordinary
heroism Very little was done by the senate,
the time being consumed III debate Ad-
journed till Monday. .
r. House.
MONDAY, February 15.--Bills introduced and
referred: To repeal the duty on medicines; re-
ducing the duty on iron and steel; to return to
producers of cotton the tax collected by the
government which has been declared by the
United States Supreme Court to have been lille
gally collected; admitting free of duty ma
ChlnCry for manufacturing cotton fabrics:
granting pensions to certain sailors and soldiers
of the late war who were confined in so-called
Confederate prisons; requesting the president
to open negotiations with certain foreign gov
ermments relative to the importation of tobacco
into their dominions; amending the statutes
prohibiting the employment of convicts in the
manufacture Of such articles as may be brought
ITO competition with skilled labor; to repeal
certain sections of the act of August, 1871,
relative to the use Of lparshals and supervisors
at the polls, and the act of 1872 on the same
subict. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 17.-The house resumed
consideration of the bill regulating the removal
of causes from state to federal courts and Knott
argued h support of tie bill. When the
morning hour expired the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the revision of the rules
but rose without Accomplishing anything, be-
cause of difference of opinion regarding an
amendment TO rule prohibiting partisan legis-
laton upon appropriation bills. Adjourned.
Il WEDNESDAY, February 13.-Boyd presented q
memorial of merchants Of Chicago for the
passage of bill for the immediate transporta-
ton of dutiable goods. "A ill was introduced
fixing the duty on barley malt at 25. cents q
bushel. Wood, chairman of the committee on
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facilitate the funding of the national debt; also
a resolution committing that bill to committee
of the whole and making it the special order for
the first Tuesday in March, and from day to
day thereafter until disposed of, to the exclrl-
sion of all existing orders, but not to interfere
with appropriation bills. The resolution was
adopted :. Gibson introduced bill which was
referred to secure a more uniform collection OF
duties imported sugars. .. The balance OF
the day was spent in debate on the bill to regu-
late the removal of causes from state to federal
courts Adjourned. so 'Ht@a
THURSDAY, February 19.-Bland, from the
committee on coinage, weights and measures,
reported a bill to establish a mint at ST. Louis
Printed and recOmmltted. AT the expiration
of the morning hour the house went into COM
nlistee- of the whole on the revision of the
rules but rose again after parliamentary tilt in
order to go into committee on the state of the
Union to hear Stephens objections to the rule
allowing rlders on appropriation bills. After
Stephens had finished his remarks the house
again went into committee of the whole on the
rules and discussed the rule mentioned until adj
tournament. nred ypE til o-a,s a.y,.G .t+,e.
= FRIDAY, February 20.-Nothing of general
Importance was done in the house to-day, tho
time being spent in committee of the whole on
revision Of the rules. :. Adjourned till Monday
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