Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

heterred On motion of Goode, the senate bill pass
ed, granting pension of 500 month to Mrs Julia
IT, Iyler, widow of the late president Tyler The
morning hour having been dispensed with the ho1,se
wentn into committee of the whole on the
Dit Baker explained the provisions of the bin.
statng tnat, with single exception, it was Identical
with that of last year. Several amendments were re-
Jected and the bill passed . Gibson from the
committee on Mississippi evees, reported bill APP
pflatng ISL 100000 for the improvement of the Mis-
siss1pp1 river. Ordered printed and recommitted.
...Adiourned.
THURSDAY, December 16-Wood IN. W, chairman
OF the committee on ways and means, reported a
concurrent resolution providing for recess of con-
gress from the 22d of December to the 5h of Janl-
ary' Agreed to-yeas, 125; nays, IA. The morning
hour ne1ng dispensed with, the house went into
committee OF the whole the pension appropriation
DILL Mr. Hubbell, who had charge of the BILL stated
that 1t appropriated fifty million dollars, or exactly
the amount called for by the estimates Itcontaned
proVlso That the accrued pensions due Indian PEN
hlonefs should, in the discretion Of the commissioner
OF pensions, be paid in insallments. After debate
tne oll was read by sections for amendments. The
proVlso that fee of dollar, and no more shall
be paid to examining surgeons was stricken out
yeas, 81; nays, IA. Coffroth offered an amendment,
extending Ill til July 1, 1882 the time within which
filing OF claim for pension will carry with it, if al
We'd the payment of arrears The committee then
rose and reported the bill to the house. The action
OF tue committee in striking ont the proviso relative
10 ices OF examining surgeons, was rat1ed-yeas 80,
nays 9l-and the bill then passed . Bland mis-
souf1 asked and obtained leave to have printed in
me hecofd the substitute which he proposed to offer
Tor the funding bill. 1t appropriates of the coin
now In the treasury the Of 500 100000 for the
payment or the interest be- ring debt of the United
states falng due during 1880 and 1881, and directs
the secretary OF the treasury to to be coined
the maximum amount of silver dollars in the man.
ner now author zed by law and to pay out such dol
lars III the redemption of the public debt. Section
repeas oil laws authorizing the issuing of bonds for
the purpose of funding or redeeming the interest
bearing debt OF the United States Adjourned
FRIDAY, December 17.-After 81 session in commit
Tee OF the Whoe on the private calendar motion of
Alnsley the bill passed amending the revised sta
tutes SO as to limit the session of the egsla i've as
semby of the several territories 20 60 days duration
The senate bill granting pension to Margaret s.
Helnzelman, widow of the late Major-Genera Heintz
elman, was passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, December 18.--The morning hour hay
ing been iSpensed WITH the house went into COM
mlttee OF the whole the military academy BILL
The bill, which appropriates 1922, 1885, was read by
sections for amendments. After a speech by Conger
on the Whitaker at West Point in which be de-
nounced the officer in charge at the time and COM
piimented the newly-appointed commander, the
committee rose and reported the bill to the house,
when 1t was passed in the precise terms in which it
had been reported from the committee appropria-
tons The house again went into committee on
the consular and diplomatic b l. which appropriates
81, 100 635, increase of $10e 900 last year
general debate was had on the bill, after which it
was read for amendment, but none being offered.
the committee rose and reported the bill to the
house. The vote resulted, yeas 49, nays 2-McMil-
Ian and Turner-no quorum. Adjourned until
Monday.