Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02

TUESDAY, May 25.-The house met at 10
O'Clock In continuation of yesterdays session
and went into committee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. At II o'clock,
yesterdays session terminated and that of to-
day opened. The house again went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the sundry civil bill.
Amendments were adopted increasing the APP
preparation for ageOdetic survey of the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts from $275,OOO to 100000;
also on like motion the appropriation for q
$161, 900 10 $180,000 the appropriation for fur
niture for public buildings under control of the
secretary of the t. easury was increased from
$4,000 to $3.50, 1000. When the committee
rose, the house took o recess till evening.
The evening session was spent in discussing the
steamboat bill.
WEDNESDAY, May 26.-The senate bill for the
loan OF tents, flags, camp equipage etc., for the
soldiers reunion in Muscatine Ia, was passed.
THE bill granting condemned cannon for
monumental purposes to various towns in many
states was taken up, but was re-rcferred to the
committee with amendments. . The speaker
pro tenn. (Blackburn) laid before the house a
message from the president urging on congress
the necessity of action on the Ute agreement
Referred. The house went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill
The pending question was on the appropriation
of $4,000 for the national board of health
and it was agreed to, amendments increasing
six pages Of the bill Ghus finishing about one
Eaf of it) the committee rose. Leave of alb,
sence was asked for many members, Mr.. FRYE
putting his application on the ground of his de-
sire to attend the Chicago convention, but Mr..
Huchins objected, except coupled with the con-
are paired. may vote to make quorum. So
leave was not granted. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 27.-The conference report
on the joint resolution to print 100000 extra
copies of the report of the commissioners on
fish and fisheries was agreed to. :. The morn
ing hour was dispensed with, and the house
went into committee of the whole, Simonton, of
Tennessee, in the chair, on the sundry civil ap-
preparation BILL An amendment was adopted
appropriating $40, 1000 for printing and binding,
under the direction of the secretary of war
10000 copies Of a compilation of the official re-
cords, Union and Confederate of the war of
the rebellion, so far as 1T may be ready. A mo-
ton to strike out the clause authorizing the
secretary of war to negotiate with the legal
representatives of the Confederate Generals
Bragg and Polk for the purchase of their pri-
vate papers relating to the late war, and direct
ing him to report thereon at the next session of
congress, provoked spirited debate, which
continued until the committee rese. :. Several
leaves of absence were granted. :. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, MAY 28.-The house went into COM
mittee of the whole, Harrison in the chair, on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, Dunneu
moved to increase the appropriation for the
survey of public lands from $500, 900 to $780,
600. Adopted, 70 to rs. The committee at
this point rose and Mr.. Coble moved to concur
in the senate amendments to the pension de-
fciency bill. Agreed to and the house again
went into committee. On motion of Bragg the
paragraph appropriating $4,000 to enable the
postmaster-general to purchase the records of
the postofice department. of the late confeder-
ate government, touching the payment of ante
amendment was adopted aprropriating S650,0OO
for the payment Of marshals and their deputies
except for services of the latter rendered at
elections. After several minor amendments
were agreed to- the committee rose and report
ed the bill to the house. The main question
was ordered on the bill end amendments and
then the matter went over. :. Adjourned till
Monday.