Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-18
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate

was not legally elected senator, and that Spot
ford was and should have the seat were ordered
printed and referred. -. Thurman, from the
committee on judiciary, reported adversely the
bill to provide for an additional circuit judge
for the eighth judicial district of Iowa. Indefi-
nltely postponed. The same committee, with
the exception of Edmunds, reported adversely
on the joint resolution authorizing the president
to veto parts of appropriation bills. Placed On
the calendar. Mcdonald introduced substi-
tute for the bill to revive and continue the
court of commissioner of the Alabama claims,
and it was placed on the calendar. The bill to
revive and continue the court of commissioners
of the Alabama claims was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment.
| TUESDAY, February 10.-The house JOINT
| resolution apprOpriatng $40, 900 to enable the
| United States to be represented at the interna-
| honal fishery exhibition at Berlin next April
was passed. Burnside, from the committee
| on education and labor, reported bill to estab-
! ish an educational fund.- and apply portion of
the proceeds of public lands to public education
| and to the more complete endowment and sup
| port of the national colleges for the advance
ment Of scientific and industrial education.
| Placed on the calendar The bill to authorize
the secretary of the treasury to ascertain the
amount OF land located on military warrants in
| certain states was taken up and discussed OF
| length. The bill authorizes the secretary of
| the interior to ascertain and certify to the
amount of land located with military scrip and
|
acts of admission into the union contain stipu-
! lation of the payment of 5 per centum on the
sales of public lands thereln. It provides that
after such ascertainment the secretary Of the
treasury shall pay such states per cent. on
| the amounts of such lands, estimating them at
! SLID per acre. Jones, of Florida, gave notice
of an amendment to provide for the ascertain
ment Of the quantity of public lands entered
| and patented under the homestead law in the
states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkan-
hnlr 4
March 8, 1877, and all lands entered and pat
ented under said law during said period shall be
subject to the provisions of the act in the same
manner as lands entered by location Of military
scrip and land warrants. The bill authorizing
the secretary of the interior to deposit Indian
! trust funds In the treasury Of the United States
and to withdraw the interest stipulated by
treaty or prescribed by law in lieu of investment
| was passed. Burnside, from the committee on
military affairs, submitted minority report on
| the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter, ac-
! conpanied by an amendment striking out the
enacting clause and substituting one authoriz-
| ing the president to grant Porter new trial on
! application. Ordered printed and laid ON the
| table. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-The bill for the
| relief Of Fitz John Porter was made the special
| order for Monday next Logan from the
committee on Indian affairs, reported. with
amendments, a bill for the relief of the Winnie
| bago Indians in Wisconsin, and to aid them to
| obtain subsistence by agricultural pursuits, and
! to promote their civilization. Placed ON the
calendar. The bill authorizing the ascertain
! ment of the amount of lands located on military
| warrants, ETC., was debated until the senate
! went into executive session, after which the
| senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 12.-Bills introduced:
| To abolish all duties on the importation of salt;
| to extend the time for the completion of the
| Texas Pacific railway . Blaine submitted
/ was M fhp roSI-
dent to communicate to the senate any informa-
! ton IN possession of the government touching
alleged false statistics and fabricated testimony
imposed upon the Halifax commission and used
as q basis for their award In the matter of the
! fisheries. After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday.
| House.
! MONDAY, February g. Bills introduced: Au-
thoriZing the secretary of the treasury to issue
| new bonds to holders of bonds that may become
redeemable in 1881; for the issue of additional
| coupons to holders of redeemable United States
bonds; authorizing the secretary of the navy to
designate United States vessel to carry confri-
| buttons to Ireland free of charge; to prevent
general legislation on appropriation bills; to
! create department of manufactures, mechanics
and mines; to remove the duty on iron and
| steel providing that the term of Office of the
chief supervisors of elections shall be two years;
| prohibiting the arrest of election officers on
| election day; for commission of inquiry into
the cause and for the prevention of contagious
| diseases among domestic ANIMALS; to promote
| colonization on the public domain; to reduce
| the duty on printing and other paper; for re-
| funding part of the 6 per cents. of 1881; to
! transfer to the states the title to all islands
| within the bounds of unnavigable lakes, bayous,
| ETC., which were meandered at the time of the
| public land survey; to reduce and reorganize the
army The bill creating an additional land
| district in Kansas was passed under suspended
rules. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 10.-A bill for the relief
| of colored enigrants was passed. .Beitz-
| hoover introduced bill, which was referred,
| providing for general amnesty. 1t provides
that all political disabilities of all persons in the
| United States arising under the third section of
| the fourth amendment to the constitution shall
be forever removed and discharged upon SUCH
persons filing with the attorney general of the
| United States a request in writing for relief
from such disabilities. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, February 11.-Whtthorne intro
duced a bill providing for q commission for ex-
for preventing collisions on the water, and for
! framing such rules as shall be in consonance
with and in furtherance of the interests of IN
ternational law. :. The house spent considera-
| BILE time debating the revision of the rules. :.
| Adjourned.
| THURSDAY, February 12.-Stephens, of the
coinage, weights and measures committee re-
ported back five bills relative to the metric sys-
tenn of coinage. Printed and referred. The
bills provide, first, for the coinage of metric
gold coin to be called the stella, of the value of
four dollars; second, for the coinage of goloid
metric dollar, two dollars and fractions of g
| dollar, and also the coinage OF a metric gold
double-eagle, eagle and half eagle, all standard
value; third, for the mintage of mgots of metric
gold alloy to deposit in the treasury and issue of
| certificates therefor; fourth, for the making of
ingots of fine gold and ingots of fine silver of
the value of 500 each for expectation, manu-
features, etc; fifth, for the coinage of silver dol
lars and fractions thereof of full standard value
upon the metric system. No further business
! of importance was transacted the house occupy
| ing its time in committee of the whole discussing
| the revision of the rules. When the commit
| tee rose the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, February ia bill making an addi-
tional appropriation of $135, 600 for the support
! of certain Indian tribes was passed. After a
session in committee of the whole on the private
| calendar, the house adjourned, Saturdays ses-
/ sion to be for debate only.
| Power of Webster's Eyes.