Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-03-03
FORTY-SiXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

! OF respect to the memory Of George Washing
ton.
TUESDAY, February 24.-A number of peti-
tons were presented asking reduction of the
duty on chemicals used in the manufacture of
paper. Vest presented petition signed by
over five thousand citizens of Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas, praying for such legislation
| as may be necessary to open the Indian Terrific
~ 1or settlement on terms just to the Indian
| tribes and honorable to the government; also q
| memorial of various chiefs and heads of fam
Lies of the confederated Peoria and Miami
tribes praying for such legislation as may ahol-
lsh tenure IL common and to give Indians title
IN severalty in the Indian Territory . Plumb,
from the committee on public lands reported
favorably the house bill abolishng the military
reservations in Dakota of Forts Abercrombie
Seward and Ransom, and opening the lands
thereof to settlement. Placed on the calendar
-. Harris introduced bill to provide for the
construction of railroad and telegraph line
from Fort Smith to Arkansas City. :. The house
resolution in regard to the memory of the late
A. nj. Lay, was taken up, and Mr.. CockreIl eulo-
gized the deceased. After addresses by CockreI
Kirkwood and Vest the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February pa very warm par
tlsan debate was provoked by a request by
White for unanimous consent to have the bill
passed removing the disabilities of James NJ.
Heiske1, of Baltimore, who fought in the con-
federate army when boy, SO that he might
be appointed q paymaster in the army. Ed
munds characterized the bill and all measures
of its kind as part Of a policy to break down
the guarantees Of liberty, and asked why the
senate avoided repeating the statute entirely.
Garland thought it high time section 1918 was
repealed. He proposed to amend the pending
bill by striking out all after the enacting
clause and inserting THAT section 1918 of the
revised states, (naminS its provisions),
be and the same is hereby repealed"
Then warm debate was had be-
tween Edmunds, Thurman, Beck and
and Logan, lasting until the expiration Of the
morning hour, when the per cent. bill was
taken up. After remarks by Kirkwood in sup
port of the blu and by Edmunds in reply the
question required on the motion of Edmunds,
made several days ago, for the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, and it was agreed to-yeas
28, nays 81. Edmunds moved to reconsider the
vote, but q motion to adjourn was made and the
reconsideration Finally q quorum voted for
adjournment and the bill will come up as un-
finished business tomorrow.
THURSDAY February 26.-The calendar was
considered till the expiration OF the morning
hour when the remainder of the day was given
to eulogies upon the late Senator Houston Of
| Alabama. The eulogies were delivered by Nor
! Pendleton and Pryor. At the close Of the eulo-
gies the customary resolutions were adopted
and the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
FRIDAY, February 27.--Cameron presented q
joint resolution of the Wisconsin legislature
deprccatng any financial legislation as likely to
endanger the prosperity of the country.
Pendleton presented petition from "a heads
! of families of the Indian band Of Pottawattornie
Indians praying for a settlement Of their claims
against the government. Jonas presented 8
petition from owners Of steamboats, on the
Mississippi river recting that they suffer great
Inconvenience and pecuniary loss from the
desertion of crews or parts Of crews, and asking
for legislation to compel the hands to abide by
their contracts. .. The bill admitting free of
duty clothing and other charitable contri-
buttons from abroad for the relief of
colored em1grants IN Kansas was passed. The
morning hour having expired, consideration was
resumed of unfinished business the ''f five per
cent" bill. the question being on Edmunds'
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
was indefinitely postponed. After discussion, a
motion by Edmunds to lay his motion to recon-
slder on the table, was lost by vote of 10 yeas
to "a nays. Edmunds then moved to 1ndefiIl-
ltely postpone his motion to reconsider. Lost
yeas CO. nays 80. Mcdonald then moved to
postpone the motion to reconsider until the
second monday III December next. Agreed to
by RIGA uOce vote. After executive session
the senate adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY February 23.-Bills introduced: Or
ganlZlng q court of pensions, to consist of q
chief justice and four assistant justices, who
shall receive an annual salary of s., 900 each; to
! pfOVluo IOr Iue ana CultlVaClOQ OF
the cinchOna plant in the United States; placing
on the free list paper suitable for books and
newspapers; abolisLing the tax on tobacco; also
reducing the tax on distilled spirits to fifty
cents on every proof gallon; appropliating 5000,
900 for deepening the mouth of Red river; for
the taxation of lands granted by congress to aid
in the construction of certain railroads. :. AT
the expiration of the morning hour public
business was suspended and memorial adj
dresses were delivered upon A. M. Lay of Mis-
souri,. After speeches by Messrs. Knott and
Phillips Clark and Davis, adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 24.-Springer chairman
of the committee on elections, submitted ma
jority report of that committee relative to the
PENNSYLVANIA contested election case of Curtin
vs.. Yokum, declaring the election null and void
and renting the question to the people of the
district. A minority report submitted by Mr..
Call1ins declares Yokum entitled to the seat.
both reports were ordered printed and laid on
the table. Morrison introduced bill repeal
ing the duty on medicinal bark. Referred. >.
message was received from the president
transmitting communication from the attor-
ney general relative to the appropriation for
states that since last July these officers have
served without appropriation, and have not
only served without compensation, but have adj
yanced money for expenses necessary IN tha
serving of process. After session In
committee of the whole on the revision of
the rules the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 25.-Bloant, from the
committee on appropriations, reported back the
"star service deficiency bill and it was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole. The
house then went into committee and debated
the bill until adjournment.
THURSDAY February 26.-WarEen introduced
Joint resolution re-affrming the Monroe doc
tl1ne. Referred 70 the inter-oceanc canal commit
tee . Reagan, chairman of the committee on
commerce, reported bill to establish board
of commissioners of interstate commerce.
Also, the following bills which ne stated would
be offered as substitutes for that bill: TO regu-
late Interstate commerce; to amend the act of
1866 to. facilitate communication between
states. The bills ordered printed and
made the special order for the fourth Wednes-
day in March . The house, then, having dis
persed with the morning hour, went into COM
nittee of the whole ON the star service deficiency