Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-28
FORTY-SsXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


and sail vessels on the northern lakes repre-
senting value of $6,305, 400, protesting against
the construction of bridge over Detroit river.
"A bill was introduced and referred to allow
rebate on the duty on imported salt used for
curing fish, or in packing pork or beef. On
motion of Morrill, the resolution heretofore in
troduced by him instructing the committee on
finance to inquire into the practicability of re-
funding any part of the public debt at less than
4 per cent interest was taken from the table
and referred to the committee on finance
After short executive session the senate ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, January 20.-Pettions presented:
For the passage of the Weaver bill; for payment
to soldiers Of the difference between greenbacks
and gold when they were paid; asking for the
removal of distractions to navigation in the Red
River of the North; for the reduction of duty on
zinc; for the equalization of bounties. On
motion of Bayard the senate passed the house
bill to admit free of duty articles for exhibition
at the Miller's convention at Cincinnati Bills
introduced and referred: To equalize home
steads for the relief of settlers on school lands
in Washington Territory. After short ex-
ecutlve session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 21.-Bayard's resolution
for the withdrawal of the legal tender quality of
United States notes was taken up and Beck made
speech in opposition thereto. The commit
tee on military affairs reported adversely on the
bill III relation to bIevet army APPOINTMENTS
and it was indefinitely postponed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 22d.-After the transac-
ton of some unimportant business the Bayard
resolution was taken up and Coke made speech
against it,. The senate then went into execu-
tive session and when the doors were re-oDened
adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, January 26.-The yice-president laid
before the senate communication from the sec
rotary of war recommending an appropriation
of 100000 for the erection of HEADQUARTERS
building for the department of Dakota, on Fort
Smelling military reservation. Referred.
Petitions, etc., presented: Against the pro-
posed Detroit river bridge; for the continuance
OF the coinage of the silver dollar and the legal
tender capacity of the greenback: for the pas
sage of the Reagan interstate commerce bill;
for the suspension of coinage of the silver dollar
until silver and gold dollars have the same
value; for the abolition of the legal tender quail
ity of greenbgcks .Edrnunds, from the COM
mlttee on judiciary, reported adversely on the
memorial of the legislature of Missouri asking
congress to repeal the existing laws for the re-
moval of causes from state to federal courts, SO
as to cOnfine the jurisdiction of the latter to
cases arising under the constitution and laws of
the United States, and the committee was dis
charged from its further consideration. After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY. January 10. Bills introduced and re-
ferred: Relating to the inter-oceanic canal; to
repeal the duty on salt; proposing constitu-
hOna amendment in regard to the election of
president and vice-president, providing for their
election by majority of votes of the people and
for abolition Of the electoral college; repeating
the laws restricting the sales of tobacco. . Kelly
moved to suspend the rules and adopt resolu-
ton expressing it IS the sense of the house that
the negotiation of the executive department of
the government for a commercial treaty where
by the rates of duty will be imposed on foreign
commodities entering she United States for con-
sumption shall be fixed, would be, in view of
the provisions of section of article 1 of the
constitution, an infraction of the constitution
and an invasion of one of the highest prerOga-
tves of the house of representatives. After q
short parliamentary skirInish vote by ayes and
nays was proceeded with, but before its conclu-
sion the time was claimed for District of Col
umbla business, and the resolution went over
till next Monday. AdJourned.
TUESDAY, January 20.-Bills introduced and
referred: For the discontinuance of the nation
al bank system at Washington; providing for
the payment of U. S. bonds maturing in 1880
and 1881. Ellis introduced joint resolution,
which was referred appropriating $500, 900 for
the suffering poor of Ireland. .Conger intro
duced resolution fro1l the Michigan legisla-
ture protesting against any increase of the duty
on low grades of sugar. Referred. Loring
introduced the following constitutional amend
ment, which was referred: "That the right of
suffrage shall be based on citizenship, and the
right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States on account of sex,
or for any reason not equally applicable to all
citizens of the United States" -. After consid-
eling the bill relating to national bank reserves
the house went into committee Of the whole on
the report of the committee on rules, and when
it rose adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 21.-Sparks chairman of
the committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter,
accompanied with majority report thereon
McCook presented minority report. Both re-
ports were ordered printed, and the bill made
the special order for February 49,. Mcmahon
from the committee on appropriations, reported
q bill for the payment of fees of marshals and
deputy marshals for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1880. Ordered printed and recomnitted.
-. "A long debate was then had on the bill rela-
tive SO national bank reserves, after which the
house went into committee of the whole on the
report of the committee on rules. When the
committee rose the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, January PA petition in the
form of resolution of 500 Illinois soldiers was
presented by Singleton asking for the passage
of the Weaver bill, and requesting soldiers all
over the country to organize and keep a record
of members of congress who may vote against
it. !. The bank reserves bill was then debated
and finally put upon its passage, but it was
killed by a vote of 158 nays to IS yeas. The
house, after session in committee of the whole
on revision of rules, adjourned.
FRIDAY, January pa joint resolution for
the erection of military storehouse at Omaha
was passed. The speaker announced the ap-
pointment of the following special committee on
the payment of bounties, pensions and back
pay: Coffroth, Geddes, Myers, Mcmillan, Har-
mer, Caswen and Thomas. After a session in
committee of the whole ON revision of rules the
house adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, January 21.-Clark presented the
credentials of J. f. Phillips, representative
elect from the fifth district of Missouri, and
Phillips took the iron-clad oath Bills intro
duced and referred: For the appointment of a
commission to ascertain and report the losses
sustained by citizens ON account of Indian dep
relations; for monument to F. s. Key, author
of the Star Spangled Banners" to incorporate
the Cosmo-American Colonization and General
Improvement bureau, the object of which is to
be the encouraging, promoting and conducting
OF emigration from the oyer-crowded
cities and other districts of the United
States and from all parts of Europe
to the states of the United States needing set
tiers, and for other humane and commercial pur-
poses; to increase the number of justices of
the United States Supreme Court to tWenty-one: