Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-28
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.


CouItS dU Olle dilu Un0 same Tune was passed.
1.-The senate resumed consideration Of the
Geneva award bill and Carpenter spoke in favor
OF the committees bill. Blaine, Thurman,
Eaton and Edmunds also engaged in the debate.
...Adiourned.
TUESDAY, April 2O.-The house amendments
to the bill for an exhibition in New York in 1882
were concurred in. Allison presented peti.
ton numerously signed by citizens of Iowa fol
the abolition of the duty on salt Williams
introduced joint resolution for the erection OF
monument over the grave of Zachary Taylor,
near Louisville, Ky. Referred The bill for
the erection of public building at Denver and
appropriating $500, 900 therefor was passed
The bill providing for marine hospital at
Memphis and appropriatiEg $4,000 therefor
was passed. The bill to carry into effect the
resolution OF congress adopted October 90 1871,
relative to monument at Yorktown. was taken
up. 1t appropriates 100000 for a monument
and $40, 900 for a celebration of the centennial
of the battle Of Yorktown Pending debate
the morning hour expired, and the bill went
over. The Geneva award bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 21.- The bill granting q
pension to Jesse +. Phares scout, was again
discussed, and AaXey supported the measure
The question being ON Cockrell's motion to in
definitely postpone the bill, it was lost-yeas Is,
nays 40. The bill, amended to gra It pensions
to enlisted privates, was then passed. The
Geneva award bill was taken up and the house
amendment to strike out the provision for the
payment of claims of underwriters agreed to
yeas 80, nays 10. After debate Eaton moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill. Carried-yeas
81, nays 2S. Blaine moved to reconsider the
vote. Thurman moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays
28.. Adj ourned
THURSDAY, April GA message was received
from the president informing the senate that
the heirs of Thomas Jefferson desired to pre-
sent to the United States the desk on which the
Declaration of Independence was signed.
The vice president also laid before the
senate joint resolution passed by the house
accepting the gift i'll the name of the nation
and thanking the donors. The joint reso-
luton then passed without division. Con-
sideration of the army bill was then resumed.
A number of amendments by Blaine and Ed
munds relative to subsistence of troops to be
used to keep the peace at elections We're reject
ed, and the bill was read third time and PASS
ed-yeas %, nays 49, On motion of Salisbury
the resolutions reported from the committee on
elections and privileges declaring Spoff ord emit
tied to the seat now held by Kellogg were taken
up. Bailey obtained the floor, and. after an
executive session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 23.-The post route bill was
taken up and passed. Vest presented memo
rial of the ST. Louis chamber of commerce ask
ing an appropriation for constructing reservoirs
at the headwaters of the Mississippi river to in
crease tue depth of the river and permit the
passage CT light draught steamers at all seasons.
Referred. The morning hour having expired,
the senate resumed consideration Of the reso-
buttons declaring Henry NJ. Spofford entitled to
his seat in the senate now held by VIM. Pitt
Kellogg. Bailey spoke in favor of the admis-
sion of Spofford. At the conclusion of his re-
marks the bill was informally laid aside and the
house bill establishing a land Office in Montana
territory at Miles City was passed. On motion
of COckrell, the house joint resolution author
izing the secretary of war to lend tents to the
governor of Missouri for the use of sufferers by
the recent tornado in that state was passed.
Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, April 19.-Bllls introduced: Provid-
ing that the president of the senate shall sub
NIT to the senate and house when assembled
to count the votes for president and vice presi-
dent all packages purporting to contain electo-
raj votes; donating public lands to several states
and territories which may provide colleges for
the education Of girls; providing for all appro-
priation of lands necessary in the Improvement
of the Mississippi river: donating twelve con-
demned cannon to aid in the erection of mon
ument to the late Gen. James Shields; to li1ni-
to two years from the time the tax is payablt
the time within which suits Or prosecutions foe
violation of the internal revenue laws may br
brought; to reduce to 81 ton the duty on steee
certain lands conditionally granted to the Ats
lantic and Pacific Railroad company; appropri-
ating $150,000 for the erection in a public
square at Washington City of statues commem
orative Of Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, John
Adams, Randolph, Pickney, Webster, Clay and
Calhoun. Cox, chairman OF the committee ON
foreign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill providing for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of the treaty of peace
and recognition of American independence by
holding an international exhibition of arts,
manufactures and products of the soil and
mines in New York city in 1881. After quite
long debate the motion was agreed to and the
senate bill with amendments of the house COM
mittee was passed-yeas 143, nays S.. Coff-
roth moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill providing pensions to soldiers and sailors
Of the Mexican and other wars. This is the bill
which repeats section 4716 revised statutes.
Defeated-yeas 119, nays IL, not the necessary
two-thirds III the affirmative Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 2O-Hooker introduced bill
granting lands to the state of Mississippi to aid
in the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad. Referred. The bill passed author
izing the sale of Fort Logan, Montana Terri
tory, and to establish new post on the from
tier "A bill was passed providing that all
lands within the limits of Fort Ridgely military
reservation shall be open to homestead settle
ment and timber culture entry. The bill Gre
ating new land district in Kansas was passed.
-. The morning hour having been dispensed
with, Mcmahon moved that the house go into
committee of the whole on the special deficiency
bill with the senate amendments. Pending this
he moved that all general debate close i'll five
minutes. The Republicans wanted more time
and INSTRUCTED progress by refraining from
voting. After attempts at compromise the
house took q recess until evening. the session to
be for consideration of pension bills.
WEDNESDAY, April 21-After some fillibus-
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opinion al out the time to be allowed for debate
on the special deficiency bill the house proceeded
to business on the speakers table. -. he house
then took recess till 1880, the evening session
to be for consideration of the bill to establish
municipal code for the District of Columbia.
THURSDAY, April 22.--The speaker laid before
the house message from the president inform
ing congress that j. r. Coolidge, Algernon
Coolidge Thos. jefferson Coolidge and Allen