Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS,


MONDAY, June A.-On motion of Garland tfs
senate concurred in the house amendmenttot ht
Dill regulating the pay and appointment on
deputy marshals The bill now goes to the
president, Jones introduced joint reso1u.
ton instructing the secretary of the navy tc
take the necessary steps to secure adequate
naval stations and harbOrs for the use Of tIye
naval forces of the United States at prone,
points on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF
Central America and of the american isthmus.
Bills passed: Paying $4,000 out of trust
funds of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
to Amanda M. Cook, of Iowa. captured and
kept prisoner two years by the1ns reinstating r.
W. Barley, on Missouri, cadet midshHpman at
Annapolis; amending the revised statutes by
providing that dealers in leaf tobacco to an
amount less than $4,000 pounds in any one
speclal tax year, which they receive directly
from planters, shall be required TO pay spe-
cal tax of $15 instead of the 1926 required from
dealers In leaf tobacco The exoGus committee
report was then taken up and Window and
Lamar spoke thereon :. After zn executive
session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 15.-The bill relieving James
Monroe Haskell from the operation of the sec
ton o. the revised statutes, which prohibits the
appointment In the army of ex-Confederates,
was passed by party vote, an amendment
adopted IN former debate repeating the stat
utes having been withdrawn Eaton introduce
ed bill and asked unanimous consent to have
1t Immediately considered, constituting Joint
committee OF three, one to be appointed on the
part OF the United States by the president one
by the president of France and one by the en-
peror OF Brazil, for the settlement of certain
claims of citizens of the United States and
France, and against each other, respectively,
thus carrying into effect the convention between
the two countries signed at Washington Janua-
ry Is, $780, The bill was read three times by
unanimous, consent and passed. After an ex-
ecutlve session the senate, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 16.-The senate billfor the
relief of Dodd, Brown q Co., passed. 1t al
lows DOddt Brown q Co.'s claim for $5B. 900.
approved by the commissioner of Indian affairs
The bib for the relief of Ben. Holloday
was made the special opder for the first We'd
nesday in December next.. Several attempts
were made to take the Presidents veto massage
from the table for consideration, but it, was
finally allowed to lie over until the next session.
The usual fOrnalitIas were observed and
at noon the senate quietly adjourned without
day.
MONDAY June 14.-The electoral count reso-
luton was made a special order for the first
Monday In December. =. The Joint resolution
to enforce the eight hour law was passed.
The senate bill increasing the pension Of certain
soldier and sailors who are utterly helpless on
account OF injuries received or disease contracted
In the service of the country was passed. .
Adjourned.
TUESDAYS, June 15.-TabeIl introduced bill
repeating. 80 much Of section 1885,. revised
statutes, as fixes an export tax on manufactured
tobacco, snuff and cigars. Referred. :. The
speaker land before the house a communication
from b. B. Lewis, of Alabama stating he had
rendered his resignation as member of congress,
to take effect on the tst of Octobeu. Laid on
the table Atkins, under instructions from the
committee on appropriations, introduced bill
to constitute joint commission for carving
into effect the convention concluded between
the United States and the French Republic. for
the settlement of certain claims of citizens of
either country against the other, and signed at
Washington the 18TH of January. 1880, and MAX
ing transportation of 800, 900 for the payment
of salaries. etc. The bill was passed Adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, june 16.-On motion of Cougar
the senate bill authorizing the sale of Fort
Gratiot military reservation to the Port Huron
and Northwestern Railroad company was passed.
-. Carlisle, chairman of the committee to- in
qtrire into the charges of alleged bribery in the
contested election case of Donnelly VS.. Wash
burn, submitted report and asked that ID. to-
gether with the minority report, be printed, and
re-cOmmitted. So ordered. Kiefer submitted
another report from the communication elections
declaring WIN. d. Washbnrn is and Ignatius
Donnelly is not entitled to the seat . The COM
mittee to wait upon the president and inform
him if he had no communication to make to the
house they were ready to adjourn, reported
that the president had no further cornmunica-
ton to make. The speaker thereupon declared
the house adjourned without day.