Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15
THE FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


MONDAY, December eat noon the senators were
called to order and prayer was offered by Chaplain
Bullock. James l.. Pugh, successor of George S.
Houston, of Alabama, and Joseph E. Brown, who
succeeds General Gordon, of Georgia, took the oath
of office The credentials of Edmunds, of Ver-
mont, reelected his successor, read =.
After receiving several reports and communications
resolution agreed to, directing the secretary of
the senate to inform the house of the readiness of
the senate for business. 4 committee appointed
to inform the president that the senate ready for
business, and taken till 100 Soon after
re-assemblng, the private secretary, W. K. Rogers,
appeared and delivered the message of the president
and it WIS read. The Senate then adjourned until
II tomorrow.
TUESDAY, December 7-Jonas presented the Gre
dentials of Thos. c. Manning, appointed by the
governor of Louisiana to fill the place of H NJ
Spoford, deceased, until TIE next meeting of the
legislature. Bills introduced and referred: To
authorize local taxation of legal tender treasury
notes; amending the bill to ratfy the Ute agreement;
authorizing the issue and providing for the exchange
and redemption of fractional notes On motion of
Wallace, the standing committee of the session were
continued, with few uninportant changes go
Various communications from departments were
submitted, and the senate went into executive
sion. When the doors were re-opened adjourn
nlent was taken.
WEDNESDAY, December s.-Morgan introduced a
joint resolution proposing amendment to the con-
stitubon, as section of article II Of amendments,
giving congress authority to establish rules and reg
latons for certifying, Transmitting receiving and
opening the votes of electors and for counting such
votes by the two houses for declaring the result of
election, and for government Of the body while con-
Vened such laws not to be enacted altered, amended
or repealed within year before the time fixed for
the appointment of electors in any state Referred
to the select committee election of president and
vice president Bills introduced and referred: To
provide for the transfer Of claims from departments
to the court of claims and to limit the time for the
prosecution of claims by against the government
OF the United States; to provide certain regulations
concerning the manner of conducting elections for
representatives in congress- and to punish violations
thereof; to enable the people of Dakota to form a
constitutional and state government and for admis-
sion as state into the Union on an equality with
original states. The senate bill for the sale of
public land of the Fort Larned military reservation
was passed. Private bills considered, after
which an executive session held. When the
doors were reopened Randolph gave notice of an
aenoment IN the nature OF substitute to the bill
for the relief of Ftz John Porter 1t authorizes the
president to reinstate Porter with no higher rank
than colonel on the retired list, and provides that
Porter shall receive pay for the time intervening
between his dismissal and reinstatement . Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, December 9-Pendleton introduced a
joint resolution for the purpose of obtaining the
privilege OF opening road and highway from the
Canada line of the United States and British Amer
lea Through British Columbia to Fort Wrangel and
Sitza, in Alaska Referred. :. Paddock presented q
petition for the extension of copyright to foreign
authors Wthers introduced bill to provide for
the judicial determination of pension claims against
the United States Referred. The senate bill for
the relief OF Mary A. Lord, who asks for g. $50 as
arrears of pension for her dead husband was re-
fused third reading by vote OF Is to 49, and thus
drops The senate bill providing for the sale of the
remainder of the reservation the confederated Ooe
and Missouri tribes of Indians, in Nebraska and
Kansas, and for other purposes, taken up and
passed 1t provides for the sale to actual settlers of
said lands, with the consent of said Indians the
proceeds to be placed to the credit of the tribes and
new reservation to be selected for them they de-
string to quit the present reservation After ex-
ecutve session the senate adjourned until Monday
House.
MONDAY, December 6.-At exactly noon the speak
called the house to order with 227 members
present. >. Jonathan Scoville, member from the
Thrtysecond New York district, took the iron-clad
oath of office. After the appointment of the GUS
tomary committee to notify the and president
of readiness for business the speaker called for the
states for bills and resolutions, and the following
introduced: joint resolution relating to tariff
for the temporary increase of justices in the Supreme
Court of the United Staes for the prevention of the
spread OF contagious diseases among domestic ami
mails; for the admission OF Dakota into the Union
The presidents message then received and read
Briggs then announced the death of his col
league, Farr, and the house adjourned
TUESDAY, December IA resolution was adopted
asking the secretary of the interior to inform the
house under what law warrant of authority
Douglass sub-chief of the Ute Indian tribe is con-
fined in the military prison at Fort Leavenworth,
and what steps, if any, had been taken by the Ute
authorities to bring him to trial for alleged COM
pcity in the murder of Indian Agent Meeker The
remainder OF the days session was consumed in de-
bate ON question of privilegethe senate resolution
relative to counting the electoral vote.
WEDNESDAY, December 6-Newton McClements, |
member-elect for the Sixth district of Alabama, |
qualified The senate amendments to the house
bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to dis
pose OF part of the Fort Dodge military reservation
were concurred in -. McCook introduced Joint /
resolution authorizing the president to place y. s. |
Grant ON the retired list of the army With the rank
and pay or general, as recognition of his eminent
services. Referred. "A bill passed, with amend
ment, removing the political disabilities of j. NJ
Herskell of Maryland. Subsequently, Conger stated !
that he understood the bill had another object than
the removing of disabilities, and asked that it be re-