Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-26
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

artillery TENTS etc., for use at the soldiers and
sailors reunion at Columbus, o., in August.
1880, was passed. The morning hour expired,
the pending order (being the Kellogg-Spofford
resolutions) was laid aside informally and the
postoffice appropriation bill was taken up. The
Dill was read for action on committee amend
ments and passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Reconsideration of the
Kellogg-Spofford resolutions was resumed and
Salisbury spoke in their favor. Morgan fol-
lowed III the same strain, after which the resolu-
tions were laid aside. Adjourned
WEnNEspAy. May 49, Consideration was re-
sumed OF Tie Kellogg case and Butler,
OF South Carolina, spoke in favor of the COM
mlttees resolutions. :. AT the conclusion of
Buffers remarks Bayard's deputy marshal bill
was taken up. An amendment by Carpenter
providing penalty for intimidation and one by
Teller providing against the levying of political
assessments, was rejected. Pending further ac-
ton on the bill the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY May 2O.-The bill to establish
retired list for non-comnissioned army officers
was taken up and after the adoption of An
amendment providing that when an enlisted
man has served as such fifteen consecutive
years in the army honorably and faithfully and
the last five years thereof as O non-commission-
ed officer he shall be eligible for appointment as
second lieutenant in the army corps in the
line in which he had served, the bill was read q
utlve and judiciary appropriation bill and the
agricultural appropriation bill were reported back
from their respective committees and placed on
the calendar. The bill for the relief of set
tiers upon the Usage trust and diminished re-
serve lands in Kansas and for other purposes
was passed. The Kellogg resolutions then
came up but were laid aside and the bill regu-
lating the pay and appointment of deputy mar
shals taken up, the pending question being on
Mr.. ConkiDgs amendment to insert the words
"appointed only" so the bill would refer to
deputies appointed only to serve in connection
with elections. The yeas and nays showed
no quorum on account of number of pairs,
and the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 21.-The calendar was post
poned and the marshals bill taken up. After
being amended somewhat, the bill passed by a
strict party vote--yeas 49, nays 1.-THE bill
loaning tents to the soldiers reunion at Musca-
tive, Iowa. was passed-The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was then
taken up. The amendment increasing the ap-
preparation for senate employees from S61, TO to
500, 1927, and various minor amendments were
concurred in, and after accepting the various
amendments made by committee of the whole
the bill passed. Morgan moved the senate pro-
ceed to consider the electoral vote resolution.
Hoar objected because he thought the senate
ought first to take up and dispose of the
Kellogg resolutions. After debate vote was
taken on Morgans motion, resulting yeas Is,
yea and the Republicans nay After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, May GA few bills of no general
interest were passed in the morning hour, and
then the Morgan joint rule for counting the
electoral vote was taken up and Morgan sup
ported the measure In a speech. When he had
concluded the senate held an executive session,
and when the doors were reopened adjourned
until Monday.
MONDAY, May 17.-BiIls introduced: To tax
and regulate the manufacture and sale of
glucose or grape sugar. proposing constitu-
tonal amendment prohibiting congress from
passing bills appropriating more than $40, 900,
except by vote of a majority of the members
elect; for the adoption of a suitable metre to
accurately measure the quantity and test gray
lty OF distilled and malt liquor, and appropri-
ating $250,OO0 for the purpose of placing in
use i'll distilleries. After short debate the
motion to suspend the rules and pass the river
and harbor bill was agreed to-yeas 179, nays
A.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 18.-The pension deficiency
bill passed without amendment The
house then went into committee of the whole on
the agricultural appropriation bill, but after
action on several amendments the committee
rose and the house took a recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of the court
of claims bill.
bill relating to certain provisions CT the treaty
of Washington. Referred to the committee on
foreign affairs. The bill imposes customs
duties on all Canadian fish and fish oil and ap-
propriates $125,000 to compensate fishermen
driven from Fortune bay. The agricultural
appropriation bill was passed with several
amendments and then, by vote of LOG against
81, the house went into committee of the whole
and took up the funding bill, but rose without
action. "A recess was then taken until evening,
the session to be for consideration of code for
the District of Columbia.
THURSDAY, May Reconsideration was re-
sumed of the bill to regulate the municipal
code of the District of Columbia. A separate |
vote was demanded on the amendment requir-
ing rs per cent of the appointments to the po-
lice force of the District prior to January, 1885,
to be made from persons who served IN the |
United States army or navy during the late |
war, and were honorably discharged. The |
amendment was adopted, yeas IS, nays 75 The |
remaining amendments were agreed to in bulk
and the bill passed. The house decided to
consider reports of the committee on public
lands, and went into committee of the whole, |
Sparks in the chair, on the state of the union.
After discussion and amendment, the bill was
laid aside for favorable report to the house.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 21.-The bill making appropria-
tons for the payment of certain claims reported
allowed by the accounting officer of the treas
ufy was taken up. All a1nenumenC providing
that agents appointed by the quartermaster-
general to investigate claims shall give notice of
taking testimony was agreed to, yeas SO, nays
IS, and the bill passed. The senate bill for
the relief of John D. Dofrees, public printer,
passed -. The resolution calling on the presi-
dent for information in regard to the expulsion
of Israelite citizens Of the United States from
st. Petersburg by the Russian government was
reported back from the committee and adopted.
-. The bills reported yesterday from the COM
mittee of the whole relative to public lands,
were then considered and the various bills as
agreed to by the committee passed. The
house went into committee of the whole Dur
rows in the chair) on the private calendar, but
shortly arose and reported one pension bill,
which passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, May 22.-Bills passed, Toprovide
that dealers in leaf tobacco who do not sell or
consign for sale leaf tobacco in amount exceed
ing 20, 1000 pounds in any one special tax year
shall pay license of but SIS; for the govern
ment and control of the refuge harbor at Sand
Beach, Lake Huron; to complete survey Of
Gettysburg battlefield and to provide for the
compilation and preservation of data showing
the various positions and movements of troops
at that battle, illustrated by diagrams. It ap-
prODliateS $50. 900 for compiling data, etc. |