Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

JOINT resolution authorizing the secretary of war
to furnish the grand army of the republic with
tents and equipage for rs, 900 men during the re-
union of soldiers at Milwaukee in June to author
ize the city of Winona, Minn,, to construct oper-
ate and maintain wagon bridge across the Missis-
s1ppl at Wlnona. "A bill was passed providing
that writ of error from the Supreme Court of
the United States to the Supreme Court of any
territory shall lie in criminal cases where the
accused shall have been sentenced to capital
punishment, and i'll such case allowance
OF such writ shall operate as super
sedeas, and all cases removed from
the supreme court of any territory to the su-
preme court as provided by the act shall have
precedence of hearing in said court. The act
applies to all cases heretofore tried and deter
mined in which judgment has not been execut-
ed. In such cases defendant shall have six
months from the passage of this act In which to
obtain and perfect such writ of error The
senate then went into executive session, and
when the doors were opened adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 3.-The Warner silver
bill was reported back from the committee adj
versely and placed ON the calendar. Several
petitions were presented asking for reduction
of the duty on steel rails; also memorial ask
ing an appropriation to complete the double-tur-
reted monitor Amphitryon, now upon the stocks
unfinished, work having long since suspended
-. .COckrel, from the committee on military
affairs reported, with amendment, the house
reservation, Minnesota. Placed ON the calen-
dar. On motion of Teller, tho bill granting
the right of way through public lands to the
Cheyenne, Black Hills and Montana railroad
and Telegraph company, was taken up, but
after discussion it was recommitted to the
committee Oh railroads. :. Resolutions of
respect were then adopted and eulogies pro-
nourced ON the late Rush Clark, representative
from Iowa, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 4.-The committee ON
Indian affairs reported bill directing the sec
rotary of the interior to negotiate with the
Umatilla, Warm Spring and certain other tribes
OF Indians occupying reservations in Oregon
for the extinguishment of their title to land
now occupied by them and for their removal to
other lands or reservations without the limits Of
Oregon. Printed and recommitted . Saunders,
from the same committee, reported substitute
for the bill the provide for the sale Of the reser
walton of the cOnfederated Otoe and Missouri
Indians. Placed on the calendar. Kirkwood
introduced bill to provide for the payment of
additional bounty to soldiers of the army of the
United States during the war of the rebellion.
1.-The bill authorizing the conversion of ma
tional gold banks into national banks passed,
and the senate went into executive session, and
when the doors reopened adjourned.
THURSDAY, February Ga resolution was
adopted, that the senate shall each day proceed
to the consideration of the calendar of general
orders, debate to be limited to five minutes, an
objection to carry over any bill. A large num-
Der of bills were then laid aside On objection
and number referred. The bill to amend
the act to provide for taking the tenth and sub
sequent censuses, approved March 3, 1879, YVES
taken up, On motion of Pendeton & substitute
reported by the census committee was consider
ed instead and was passed. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
Eg0ase.
MONDAY, February Bills introduced and
referred Appropriatng 100000 for the relief
of Ireland; laying a duty of 30 per cent. dd
Ualorent on all bonnets, hats or hoods imported
into the United States, composed of palm leaf,
chip, grass, willow, straw or other vegetable
substances, of hair, whalebone or other ma
terial not otherwise provided for; for the ap-
point1nent of a commission of military, naval
and civil engineers to examine and report on the
routes of inter-oceanic communication; request
ing the president to tender to Peru, Bolivia and
Chill the good offices of this government for the
restoration of peace; providing for the registry
or enrolment of any vessel built in foreign
countries; granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors of the late war who were disabled while
III the military service; also increasing
the pensions for loss of a leg or arm;
for the delivery of letters having INSULT
Gent postage; for the benefit of citizens
of states which did not go into the rebel
lion and which have claims against the govern
ment; to facilitate transportation between Lake
Erie and the navigable waters of the Wabash;
proposing a constitutional amendment proWd-
ing that the house of representatives shall be
composed of three hundred members, to be ap-
portioned among the several states as provided
in section 2 Of article Il of the amendments to
the constitution; for the free coinage of standard
silver dollars; authorizing the court of claims to
hear and determine all claims of depredations
by Indians outside their reservations, or for
depredations against United States officers and
employees resi- ling on the reservations to put
certain articles imported and used i'll the man
ufacture of paper, glass and wooden fabrics, on
the free list, and to reduce the duty on printing
paper used by books, pamphlets, magazines and
newspapers. After session In committee OF
the whole on revision of the rules the house adj
journed.
TUESDAY, February "a bill was reported
from the judiciary committee providing that no
person shall serve as petit juror In any United
States court more than three weeks during any
one wear. Passed. The rest of the day until
adjournment was spent In committee OF the
whole on the rules.
WEDNESDAY, February 4.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the joint resolu-
ton introduced by Deuster of Wisconsin appro-
priating 10000 to enable the commissioner of
fish and fisheries to represent the United States
at the international fishery exhibition in Berlin,
in April next. After debate the committee rose
and the house passed the resolution by vote
of 165 yeas to SO nays. The house again went
INTO committee of the whole on revision of the
rules and continued to debate the changes until
adjournment.
THURSDAY, February 5.-The senate bill for
the conversion of national gold banks was
passed. Ryan presented a petition of 1000
citizens Of Kansas in favor of granting to the
great lines of railway which are constructed or
may hereafter be built near the Indian territory
the right of way through that territory. The
petitioners did not object to the presence of In
dams within the territory but asked that it
should no longer be an obstruction to commerce.
:. Bills introduced: Making silver certificates
receivable at the United States treasury in re-
demption of circulating notes of the issue of
national banks; requiring the secretary of the
treasury to pay current interest on all registered
United States bonds without respect TO date of
assignment or transfer. The house then went
into committee of the whole on rules, and when
the committee rose adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 6.-Bills Introduced
Appropriating $4,000 for the purchase of
Fraye's statue of Gen. Winfield Scott; for the
relief of settlers on public lands. The reso-
lutions of the Ohio legislature against the pas
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