Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-09
FORTI-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, May 31-McMillan introduced bill
for the relief of certain settlers on swamp lands
in Minnesota. Referred. The house Joint
resolution requesting the president to open ne
gotiation will France, Spain, Austria and Italy,
with n view t. removal of restrictions upon the
importation of tobacco in said countries, was
passed The house bill providing times and
places of holding Circuit Court of the United
States in the district of Iowa, and for other
purposes, was passed. The house bill to au-
thorize a compromise of the claims of the United
States under the will of Joseph L. Lewis of
Hoboken, who devised about 81, 100000 toward
paying off the public debt, was taken up and
passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 1.-The river and harbor an-
preparation bill was taken up for consideration
Amendments were concurred in as follows: In
creasing the appropriation for the ice harbor at
the mouth of the Muskingum, Ohio, to $4,000;
increasing the appropriation for Toledo harbor
to 100000; appropriating $15,0 900 for the Mich
igan City harbor; increasing the appropriation
for Calumet, ILL.,, harbor to $25,000; for Grand
Haven, Mich, to $780, 900; for removing the bar
in the Mississippi river opposite Dubuque, Ia.,
to $4,000; for improving the Missouri of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia., to $3.50, 900; for improving the
Missouri at Eastport, Ia, and Nebraska City to
800, 600; for improving Saginaw river, Mich, to
$4,000, striking out the appropriation of 1885,
600 for improving the falls of the Cumberland
river, Kentucky; inserting an appropriation of
1000 for reservoirs at the headwaters of the
Mississippi river to be used in the construction
reducing from 100000 to 800, 900
the appropriation for improving the
Kentucky river from its mouth to Three
Forks; reducing from 100000 to $85. 900
the appropriation for the improvement
of the Illinois river: the amendment striking
out the clause amending the joint resolution
authorizing the construction of bridge at
Rock Island so as to require the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad company to charge
SIS for loaded and So for empty cars other than
its own for crossing the bridge, one-half of
said sum to go to the United States treasury,
was adopted also one for an appropriation of
1000 for the Missouri river at Brownsville
and $4,000 for the Missouri at Plattsmouth;
also one for appropriation of $4,000 for
dredging the western channel of the Mississippi
near Guttenburg, la. An amendment for
survey to ascertain the practicabilty and cost of
ship canal from Lake Erie to the navigable
waters of the Wabash and Ohio rivers, was
adopted. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 2:-The consideration was
resumed of the river and harbor bill. Browns
amendment increasing the appropriation for
Savannah harbor from $4,000 to 100000 was
rejected-28 to 16. The bill was reported to the
senate and all amendments in committee of the
whole being agreed to, except the amendment
reducing from $40, 600 to 1856, 900, the appro-
priatiOn for the improvement Of the Illinois
river, which was disagreed to. On motion of
Davis, of Illinois, the bill was then read a
third time and passed-yeas, So; nays, 49,.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 3.-The senate bill to con-
summate the resolution of the Continental con-
gress by appropriating S41, 900 to erect monu-
ment to Gen. Herkimer at the battlefield of
Oriskany, n. Y, was passed. The tariff COM
mission bill was then taken up, and after q long
debate, the pending question being on the
amendment offered by Kirkwood directing the
commission to include in their report the rela-
ton Of the tariff to the existing system of in
ternal revenue laws, it was adopted. The ques-
ton recurring on Kirkwood's amendment in
Guiding in the investigation the system of
charges and fees at the principal ports for load
ing and unloading clearance and pllotage Of
vessels engaged IN foreign commerce, it was
adopted. Garland's substitute as amended was
then rejected-yeas u, nays %. The question
recurring on Eaton's bill, Brown moved to
amend SO that the commission shall report in
January 1881, instead of December, 1881.
Adopted-yeas %, nays "a. The bill was read
third time and passed-yeas 81, nays 49,.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 4.-The senate bill for the re-
lief of settlers within the late Fort Kearney
military reservation, Nebraska, was passed
After general debate on District of Columbia
. matters the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 5.-The bill for the sale of
Detroit arsenal was passed. The bill appro-
priating $3.50, 600 to reimburse the Greek orphan
fund was passed. The senate bill to promote
the civilization of Winnebago Indians in Wis
consin Granting them their pro rata proportion
of annulhes to the Winnebagos of Nebraska and
Wisconsin for the purpose of securing home
steads) was passed. The house bill granting
to the corporation of Council Bluffs Ia, for
public purposes meandered lake near that city
was passed Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY. May 31.-The senate amendments to
the house bill for relief to certain homestead
and presumption settlers in Kansas and Nebras-
ka were concuIred in. Consideration Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was then re-
sumed. A number of amendments were agreed
to and several rejected, after which the bill
passed-yeas 112, nays 3d.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 1.-The house went into com
mittee of the whole on the deficiency bill. An
amendment appropriating $25,000 to the daugh-
ter and granddaughter of the late President
Zachary Taylor was adopted. After debate on
other amendments the committee rose. . .Ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, June 2.-The house went into
committee of the whole, on the general deicien-
cy appropriation bill, the pending paragraph
being that appropriating $4,000 to enable the
secretary of the treasury to provide storage for
silver coin. substitute by Bland and large
number of amendments were rejected. Warner
OHeleu tue IOuoWluS substitute lOr Cne original
paragraph and it was agreed to: 'sTo enable
tie secretary of the treasury to provide more
secure andif needed be additional vault room for
coin, 500, 000." The amendment was adopted
appropriatlng as deficiency ST., 500 for detecting
persons guilty of violating internal revenue laws
-. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June "a joint resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for monument to mark the
birthplace of George Washington was agreed to
unanimously. The committee on ways and
means reported resolution for the final ad-
journment of congress at noon on the 10th
inst. The general deficiency bill was then
taken up: Townsend Qll) offered an amend
ment striking out the paragraph appropriating
500, 900 to enable the secretary of the treasury
to provide more secure vault room for coin and
bullion. Rejected-yeas IS, nays &c. Page
offered an amendment appropriating 81, 900 to
pay special deputy marshals in California at the
September election. Rejected-yeas 70, nays
92-a party vote. The next vote was taken on
the amendment adopted in committee provid-
ing that no part of the appropriation made for
the payment of marshals shall be paid to any
general or special deputy marshal for services
rendered at elections. The action of the COM
mittee was cOncurred in-yeas 95 navs 70 The