Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-10
FORTY-SixTR CONGRESS.


used IN making paper. Jonas introduced o
bill providing for deepening the mouth and
removing distractions to navigation of the Red
river, and appropriating 100000 for the pur-
pose. On motion of Mcdonald the bill for the
relief of John J. Key and w. G. M. Davis, pay
ing them for certain captured and abandoned
property, was passed. The bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter was taken up and Randolph
spoke in favor of the substitute for the commit
tees bill authorizing the president to nominate
Porter colonel of infantry, his commission
to date from January, 1868, and to retire him
according to law. At the conclusion of Ran
dOlph's remarks Logan obtained the floor
for the purpose of speaking tomorrow. Ad-
journed.
| TUESDAY, March "A resolution by Hoar
was adopted nstructing the committee ON
| Judiciary to inquire and report whether any
American citizens have been arrested or i'm
prlsoned for the exercise Of their constitutional
| night to petition this body concerning matter
! OF grand public interest, namely, the title to
seat III this body as senators from the states of
winch they are citizens. with power to send for
| persons and papers and administer oaths. .
| The E1tz John Porter bill was then taken up the
| question being on Randolph's amendment in
| the nature of substitute, and Logan spoke in
opposition to the bill, continuing his remarks
until the senate went into executive session,
after which an adjournment was taken.
| WEDNESDAY, March 3.-On motion of Bay
| ard the house bill to amend section 1920 of the
revised statutes passed. 1t allows rebate
to exporters of manufactured goods when the
| imported material used in the construction of
such goods exceeds one half Of the value of the
| material, and when cans manufactured III
| whole on in part Of imported material are filled
with products of the United States-if the
! value Of the material in the cans is not less
! than seventy per centum of the value of all the
material used in the manufacture thereof -.
| The bill restoring to public domain part of the
Fort Ripley, Mimi, military reservation was
! passed AT the conclusion of the morning
hour Logan took the floor and spoke against
| the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter until
| adjournment.
| THURSDAY, March 4.--Vest, from the commit.
! tee on territories reported a ILL to establish
| United States court in Indian Territory Placed
! on the calendar. Bills introduced and refer
| red: To provide for the payment of pensions
| to widows and minor children upon the death Of
| pensioners totally disabled from wounds in the
| service; to make the crime of rape punishable
| with death. Morgan introduced joint resolr-
ton setting forth that as the fourteenth amend
| ment to the constitution declares that all per-
| SONS born or naturalzed III the United States
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citi-
| zens of the United States, therefore Indians
born III the United States are subject to the jul
l1sd1chOn thereof are persons within the mean
| ing of the constitution Of the United States,
and such persons and citizens of the United
| States and of the states wherein they reside,
! and are subject to the jurisdiction of the gov
| judiciary committee The house till making
| additional appropriation of $135,OO0 for the
| support of certain Indian tribes for the year
ending June 30, 1880, was passed. The morn
| ing hour having expired, the senate resumed
confederation of the bill for the relief Of Fitz
John Porter, Logan continuing his remarks in
! opposition to the bill. Adjourned
FRIDAY, March 5.-The bill to amend the
statutes relative to the importation of neat cat
tie was reported upon adversely by the commit
tee on commerce, and indefinitely postponed.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour Lo-
gan took the floor and concluded his remarks IN
| opposition to the Fitz John Porter bill. Adj
| journed.
MONDAY, March bills introduced and re-
| ferred: Providing that after the LIST of July
| next duties OH ca1peting and carpeting rugs of
every description shall be limited to so per cent.
adj valorem in cases where higher duties are
now imposed; to encourage the cultivation OF
the tea plant; repeating ali acts granting lands
| in Indian Territory to railroads conditioned on
the extnguishment of Indian tities extending
for ten years the time for the completion of the
Texas Pacific railroad; Astonishing all tariff du-
ties on printing type, trace chains and ag1icul-
tural implements; authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to issue land warrant to each and
every officer and private who served in the army
and navy of the United States during the late
war; placing wood and straw pulp and the
chemicals used In the manufacture of paper On
the free list; placing printing Tyre and paper
on the free list; for the erection III Washington,
/ d. c., of monument to Gen. G.. A. Custer and
| the officers and privates of the Seventh cavalry
| who were killed in the battle of the Little Big
/ Horn; prescribing six years from the time
| action is approved as the time within which
claims in favor of or against this government
| shall be prosecuted; admitting steam plough
machinery free Of duty; repeating the duty on
grain bags and gunny cloth; to abolish the tax
on brandy made of apples, peaches and other
fruits; to return the cotton tax collected under
| the acts of congress which have since been de-
clared Illegal and void; to repeal the tax dis
titled spirits to 20 cents per gallon; toreorganize
the militia Of the United States AID jouIned.
| TUESDAY, March 2.-The amendments to the
| rules agreed to in committee of the whole were
read by the clerk and demand for the previous
| question being seconded without division the
house began voting amendments. All of
them were adopted. The yeas and nays were
then ordered, and the revision was adopted as
whole-yeas 122; nays 8S. resolution by
Garfield that the new rules go into effect next
Monday was adopted. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-The senate resolutions
relative to the late Senator Houston, of Ala
bama, were taken up. Eulo les were pro-
nounced by Messrs. Wright, Fernando Wood,
| Cox, Fo1ney, Lowe, Williams Herbert, Hem
don, Lewis, Sanford, Shelley, House. Atkins
| and Harris. The house then, as mark of res
| pect, adjourned.
the regular order to be the consideration of the
| bill regulating the removal of causes from state
| to federal courts. After the adoption and
rejection of several amendments the bill was
| passed by vote of 100 to TO-. The house
| then went into committee of the whole on the
| funding bill and was addressed by Wood, of
| New York. At the conclusion of Woods speech
| the committee rose and the house took recess
until evening, the session to be for the consider
alton of pension bills only. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 5.-Carlisle introduced a bill
fixing duties on sugar as follows: On all sugars
not above number ID, Dutch standard, in color.
go cents per pounds above number 13 and not
above number 16 2.25 cents per pound; all over
number 16 cents per pound. Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be construed TO
alter or amend the act of August Is, 1876, to
carry into effect the convention between the
United States and the king of the Hawaiian
islands. Referred. :. The memorial of ner-
chants, manufacturers and consumers of chrome
| iron and bi-ehromate of potash, urging the re-