Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-24
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

articles used in making paper. :. Bills intro
duced: For the suppression of infectious and
contagious diseases among domestic cattle; to
amend the statutes relative to Lublic lands .
Gordon presented q petition of large number
of ex-Confederate officers in reference to the
preservation by the secretary of war of records
i'll reference to the battle of Gettysburg . ;,
Consideration was resumed of the star route
deficiency appropriation bill. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 16.-A memorial of leading
merchants OF Chicago was presented, praying
for the enactment of uniform bankrupt law.
"A resolution of the New York legislature
requesting an appropriation for the improve
ment of communication through the great
lakes was referred. .Edmunds introduced a
bill to fix day for the meeting of the electors
of president and vice president, and to provide
for and regulate the counting of votes for pres
1dent and vice president, and the decision of
questions thereon. Referred to select COM
mittee on the subject. AT the expiration of
the morning hour the senate resumed consider
alton of the star route deficiency appropria-
ton bill, and Beck continued his remarks.
Pending debate The senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 1.-THE bill removing
the political disabilitiet of Roger A. Pryor
passed. :. Burnside introduced bill to provide
permanent construction fund for navy and
other purposes. AT the expiration of the
morning hour the senate resumed consideration
of the star efficiency bill. Several amendments
passed without division. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 13.-Kirkwood submitted a
resolution nstructing the committee on post
Offices and postroads to report the power of the
postmaster general under the existing laws as
to modifying mail contracts, expediting time
and increasing the number of trips, establishing
postoffices, fixing eompensations for services,
etc. Adopted. The senate proceeded to con-
slider the house till for the establishment of
titles IN the Hot Springs, the question being on
the substitute reported by the senate committee
on public lands. The bill was explained by
members of the committee, and. pending debate,
the senate went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
r FRIDAY, March 19.-Anthony presented the
memorial of Susan B. Anthony, asking for the
removal of her political disabilities Miss An
thony complains that while the prayers of men
for the removal of disabilities have been
granted, such prayers have been denied to
women. She asks that her petition receive the
same consideration as if her name were Samuel
d. Anthony. Plumb introduced bill to pro-
vide for the alowment OF lands in severalty to
the united Peoria and Miami tribes of Indians
In the Indian Territory. Referred The bill
for the establishment of titles in the Hot Springs
was read third time and passed. . After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY. March 15.-Bills introduced: In re-
lation to telegraph communications; proposing
constitutional amendment defining treason
and protecting states In the exercise of their
powers from interference by the federal govern
ment; for adjournment on the Oath of May;
for the relief of the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Gulf Railroad company; for the relief of
soldiers of the late war; to make a grant of
land to the Morgan, Louisiana and Texas Rail-
road company; to reduce the price of public
lands within railroad limits; to create scientific
commission to establish legal tests for the pro-
lection of dealers in butter, oleomargarine, etc..
for the allotment of lands in severalty to the
United States band of Peoria Indians; reducing
the expenses to the taking of preemptions and
homesteads; to equalize and regulate the sal
aries of customs officers and to reduce the ex-
penSeS of collecting the revenue; appropriating
$685. 900 to enable the secretary of the interior to
protect and improve the Yellowstone National
park. The rules were suspended and the bill
abolish1ng all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal was passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. March 16-A session was ordered
on Saturday next for debate on the funding
bill. The house went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation bill, but
rose without action. :. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 1.-THE morning hour
being dispensed with the house went into COM
mlttee of the whole on the deficiency appropr1a-
ton bill. After a general debate the bill was
q difference of opinion as to rules ON certain
point raised, the committee rose, and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY March 18.-The morning hour
having been dispensed with the house went into
committee of the whole on the deficiency bill.
AN amendment appropriating Sc, 665, 600 for
the payment of pensions was adopted, and the
committee then engaged i'll five minute debate
on the amendment appropriatjAg 5000, 900 for
the payment of marshals and general deputy
marshals. Springer offered an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for the payment of special
deputy marshals, provided that hereafter special
and general deputy marshals shall receive two
dollars per day for performing any duties in re-
gard to any election, and that all such general
and special election deputies shall be appointed
by the judge of the United States Circuit Court
for the district in which they are to perform
their duties, and no less than two OF more than
three appointments shall be made for any voting
precinct Weaver offered an amendment to the
amendment, providing that when there are
three OF more political parties having separate
tickets to be voted for, three deputy marshals
shall be appointed, no two of whom shall be-
long to the same political party. Adopted.
Springers amendment was then adopted, after
being further amended by excluding from it's
provisions general deputy marshals-yeas 1T,
nays Ia. The committee rose and the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 19.-Wnght, chairman of the
committee on labor depression, reported joint
resolution requesting the president to give no.
tlce to the Chinese government that it is the de-
sire of the United States government that the
clauses in the treaties between the two govern
ments which allows and permits emigration of
the subjects and citizens of the two countries
be abrogated and annulled. Placed on the cal
endar, and the majority and minority reports
ordered printed. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the deficiency bill.
The pending question was on the amendment
offered by Springer, extending the provisions of
Garfelds substitute, as amended by Simonton,
to general deputy marshals, leaving the substi-
tute in the exact form of Springer's amendment,
with the addition of the amendment offered by
Weaver, providing that if there are more than
two political parties In the field at any election
three deputy nlarshals shall be appointed, no
two of whom shall belong to the same political
party. Springers amendment was adopted
yeas SO, nays "a. An amendment that deputy
marshals shall not receive pay for longer
period than three days during any election was
agreed to-yeas 95, nays II. After debate Nc
Mahon offered substitute for the amendment Of
fered by Garfield yesterday the following: " Pro-
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