Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-21

Senate.

officers of The army. Referred. Bruce to-
duced bill to reimburse colored depositors for
losses incurred by the failure of the Freedmen's
bank. Referred to the select committee ON
Freedmen's bank The Geneva award bill
was informally taken up for the purpose of al
loving Mcdonald to speak upon it. AT the
conclusion Of cDonald' 3 remarks theU Ute bill was
taken up. Teller moved to strike out the
clauses exempting from taxation for twenty
five years lands to be held by Indians in sever
atty. Reiected-yeas 5, nays 40. Morgan
moved to add to the bill provision that if the
agreement be not ratified within four months
after passage of the act the same shall cease to
be OF effect after that date. ingalls, moved to
amend the amendment by providing if the
Utes fail to ratify the agreement, the United
States Will protect their rights in their reserva
ton. The amendment as amended was adopted.
Ieuer moved to add provision that nothing III
the bill shall prevent the settlement of Southern
Utes or Uncompaghre Utes on lands of Uint h
reservation, Utah, if the Indians desire to settle
there. Adopted. The bill was then read
third time and passed-yeas 81, NAYS 16. The
conference report on the census bill was then
taken up and adopted. :. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 13.-Bayard, from the COM
mlttee on finance, reported with amendments
the senate bill to provide for the appointment
OF commission to investigate the question of
tariff. Placed on the calendar. The committee
VIII consist OF nine members to be appointed
from civil life by the president, by and with the
aov1ce OF the senate The first named will be
president. The commissioners to receive $40
per day each during the period engaged in active
duty and actual travelling and other necessary
expenses. The commissioners shall report 10
congress the results of their investigations and
testimony taken from time to time, and make
final report not later than the first Monday in
December, 1881. :. Slater introduced bi for
felt1ng the unearned lands included in the grant
made to the Oregon Central Railroad company
hxyn nf of &c.,
Referred. The morning hour having expired
the senate resumed consideration Of the Geneva
award bill and debated it until adjournment
WEDNESDAY, April 14.-Voorhees submitted
resolution instructing the committee on pensions
to report bill authorizing pensions to surviving
soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war;.
The morning hour having expired the Geneva
position to the committee bill. At the concll1-
sion of his remarks the pending bill was inform
ally laid aside, and the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill taken up. The amount ap-
propliated is ST, 146, 1876, an increase of $1,000
overthe bill as passed by the house. The COM
nl1ttee proposes an amendment changing the
classification of the consular officers Eaton,
from the appropriation committee. offered an
amendment apprOprlatlng 1924 600 for cOmpen-
sation and necessary expenses of the commits
sioners appointed to act with the envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
Guide treaty and settlement of matters of in
terest to the two governments pending be-
tween the same. Agreed to. The bill was then
passed. Cameron (Wis.) introduced joint
resolution author izing the secretary of war to
permit members of the soldiers reunion at Mil
waukee, In June, 1880, to use artillery, flags
and camp eqnippage belonging to the govern
ment. Passed Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 15.-Bis were passed grant
ing pensions to a number of persons. The
Geneva award bill was then taken I'D and dis
cussed until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 16.-The senate considered the
calendar and the bin granting pension to
Jesse +. Phares, the scout, was taken up, but
the morning hour expired and the Geneva
award bill came UP for consideration. After q
running debate between Jones, Thurman,
Conkling. Blaine and Carpenter the senate went
into executive session al d when the doors we're
reopened adjourned till Monday
House.
MONDAY, April 12.-The senate bill appropri-
ating $500, 600 for the erection of suitable posts
for the protection of the Rio Grand frontier
was passed. e. Under the call of states the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: Extending three
years from the first Of July next the ii e within
which application for arrears of pensions can be
filed; to reduce the tax lead ore; to repeal the
law imposing a tax on the circulation and notes
of state banks; proposing a constitutional
amendment that no person shall be i.ible to
the Office of president for more than two terms;
to regulate promotions In the army and to fix
the rank of line officers; authorizing the secre-
tary of the trea ury to transmit subsidiary silver
coins through the mails as third-claSs matter;
establishing a bureau of mines and mining,
manufacturers and statistics in the interior de-
partment, and changing the desig nation of the
bureau of statistics to that of bureau of COM
MERGE. The house then went into committee
of the whole on the army bill, all general de-
bate to be closed in three hours. Keifer offered
an amendment to the amendment (re9arding
troops at eections) by adding the words: "Ex-
cept as authorized by the constitution of the
United States" Rejected-76 to SO. Williams
CWis.) moved an amendment to the amendment
SO as to prohibit the use of troops instead of an
ordinary civil police force. Rejected-60 to go.
ButterWOrth offered all amendment providing
that nothing herein contained shall affect the
right to employ any part of the army or navy to
execute the laws in such cases, as such employ
ment may be authorized by the constitution or
by the act of congress- Rejected-55 to 81.
Sparks amendment was amended on motion of
Hurd, by adding to it a proviso that it shall
not be construed to prevent the use of troops to
protect against domestic violence on the appli-
cation of the legislature of any state, or of the
executive when the leg Stature connot lie con-
vened. The amendment as thus amended was
adopted, and the committee rose and reported
the bill and amendment to the house. The
main question was ordered and the house adj
journed.
TUESDAY, April 13.-The house resumed con-
sideration of the army appropriation bill and
was addressed by Ewing. At the conclusion of
Ewing's remarks the question required on the
bill and amendments. The minor amendments
were adopted without division and that relative
to troops at the polls by a strict party vote
reas 116, nays IS. The bill then passed-yeas
lis, nays 95. Thompson submitted the COLI
ference report upon the census bill, and after
some debate upon point of order, the report
was agreed to-. After passing bill granting
pension of $50 a month to the widow of Gen.
Curtis, of Iowa, the house took recess until
evening, the session to be for the consideration
of pension bills. zLtft
WEDNESDAY, April IA bill was passed au-
thorizng the secretary of the interior to dispose
of a part Of Fort Dodge military reservation to
actual settlers under the provisions of the
homestead laws. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the Indian appropri-
alton bill, but rose without action. .Hutchins
introduced a bill to establish uniform system
of bankruptcy. Referred. {. in the evening the
house had a session in committee of the whole
on the state of the Union and then adjourned
THURSDAY, April 15.-Without debate bills
providing for construction fund for the navy