Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
fORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.



sumed OF the Kellogg Spofford resolutions and
Hill spoke In their advocacy. AT the concll-
sion OF Hllls remarks the senate went into ex
ecutlve session and soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, May 12.-Hil1 concluded his re-
marks in support of the resolution unseating
Kellogg. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 13.-The senate took up the
bill aboshing all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July 1, 1880, and authorizing
the secretary of war to draw upon the treasury
pairing the same. 1t was read third time and
passed; AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions were
taken up, and Hampton spoke in opposition to
Spofford's claims. Carpenter followed on the
same side, and at the close of his remarks the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May IA large number of petitions
OF manufacturers for the passage of the Eaton
tariff commission bill was presented among
them one by Burnside, representing capital
amounting to 5000, 10000 in the manufacture
OF cotton. Consideration of the Kellogg-Spof-
ford resolution was then resumed and Pendle-
ton spoke In favor of unseating Kellogg. Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, followed in opposition
After an executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
House.
the following bills were introduced and referred:
To extend the time for completing the Northern
Pacific railway; appropriating SAC, 900 to rebuild
Memorial Hall, Dayton, o.. to reclaim waste
and arid lands; to regulate commerce by rail-
ways between states; allowing tobacco manu-
facturers to import iquorice and iquorice paste
in bond, and exempting the, same from duty.
Consideration of the Curtin-Yocum case
was resumed and Colerick argued in support of
the majority report when the matter went over
until tomorrow. The house took recess,
the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-The Curtin-Y ocr1m cleo
ton case was then called up. The first vote
was taken on the amendment offered by SPRING
er to the minority resolution, declaring that
Seth H. Yocum is not entitled to the seat. Re-
Jected-yeaS rs, nays lis. The negative vote
was cast by Republicans and Greenbackers to-
gether with the following Democrats: Aiken,
Bright, FELTON,, Mills, Richardson (S. CO. Sim
gleton (Miss.) Tillman, Wright, Berry, Cald-
well, Henlde, New, Richmond, Stephens, Bouck,
Chalmers, Hostetter, O'Reilly, Singleton 1ll.),
Stevenson. The question then REQUIRED upon
the minority resolution. declaring Seth Fl. Yo-
cum is entitled to the seat and that Andrew G.
Curtin is not entitled thereto. TIE minority
resolution was adopted-yeas 153, nays IT,.
After session in committee of the whole on
the legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill the house took a recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of the steam
boat bill.
WEDNESDAY, May IA resolution was in
troduced from the committee on naval affairs,
authorizing the secretary of the navy to take
necessary steps to secure adequate coaing sta
tons and harbors for United States naval forces
at proper points on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, Central America and the American 18TH
mus. A bill was introduced and referred abol-
ishing the Indian commission. The house
hen into nf bp yUbn no
legislative appropriation bill. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill went
over. The Legislative portion of the Bill having
been agreed to without the addition of any
amendment, the executive clauses of
the bill were taken up for consideration. Sam
ford submitted an amendment reducing the sal
airy of the president after the LIST of March,
1889, to $685. 900. After considering twenty-o1e
pages of the bill, which contains seventy-eight
pages, the committee rose. The house then
took recess, the evening session to be for con-
sideration of the District Of Columbia bill.
THURSDAY. May 13.-The house went into
committee of the whole on the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill. Dibrell
offered an amendment providing that the sala-
les that mash less than sixty bushels of grain
per day shall not exceed $50 per month while
distillerieS are in operation, and $35 while they
are not in operation, and at all other distilleres
and gaugers shall not receive ex-
ceeding $50 while distilleries are not in opera
ton. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 68. An amend
ment striking out the appropriation for the pay
ment of informers was rejected. After having
consideration Of forty of the eighty
pages of the bill, the committee rose. >. Cobb
introduced a bill appropriating 100000 to
supply deficiencies in appropriations for the
payment of pensions for the present fiscal year.
:. The house then took recess, even
70 no fO,s Of
from the committee on Indian affairs.
ton for the final adjournment of congress
May 81, and stated that he would call it up for
action when the pending appropriation bill was
disposed of. The bill making appropriations
for the support of the agricultural department
was reported. Ordered printed and Tecommit-
ted. It recommends an appropriation of $213,-
900, being $136, 900 less than the estimates. -.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. Consideration being con-
Guided, the committee rose and reported the
bill to the house. The first amendment on
which separate vote was demanded was that
that the salaries of storekeepers and
gaugers at all distilleries that mash less than
sixty bushels of grain per day shall not exceed
$50 per month while the disdlleries are in OPP
Grafton, and $35 while the distileries are not in
operation, and that all other distillery store
keepers and gaugers shall not receive exceeding
$50 per month when the distilleries are not in
operation. The vote resulted, yeas 102, nays
100, a strict party vote, with the exception of
the following Democrats who voted in the neg
ative: Aiken, Deuster, Evans, Frost, Phelps
and Filman. White changed his vote to the
affirmative for the purpose of moving reconsid-
GRAFTON, and the yeas and nays were ordered on
the motion to lay the motion to reconsider On
the table. The motion to reconsider was tabled
yeas 1O8, nays 100. No other amendment of
Importance was voted upon separately, and the
bill was passed as amended-yeas 1885, nays, II
Adjourned.
SATURDAY. May 15.-The house determined
yeas 1875, nays 85-to consider the adjournment
resolution. Tucker moved to lay the resolution
ON the table. Defeated-yeas 80, nays 123
The previous question was then seconded and
The main question ordered. A debate of half
an hour was then had and the concurrent reso-
luton for adjournment on the 31st inst was
agreed to-yeas 121, nays 60. Adjourned.
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