Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-23

times bordering on acrimony, ensued between hifd
and the speaker TO his right to debate the apf2cal
Confusion and noise in the chamber was very great,
and VarlouB parliamentary questions were proposed
to the chair with little effect. The hour expired
without any disposition Of the question After a
few brief addresses bad been presented to the house
on tho acceptance by congress OF the statue of Jacob
Collamer, of Vermont, the house went into commit
tee Of the whole upon the river and harbor bill All
amendments offered were rejected and the house.
amid much confusion on account of fiIlibustering
tactics by opponents of the bill, took until
10 O'Clock tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, February 1G.--The house went into
committee Of the whole the river and harbor BILL
A large number of amendments offered, bnt all
were rejected and the committee rose. The house
then took a recess until 1870.
THURSDAY, February 1.-THE speaker announced
the regular order to be consideration of the amend
ments to the river and harbor bill which agreed
TO IN committee of the whole. Robson moved to
commit the bill to the committee on judiciary. with
instructions to report it back with amendment
combining expenditures thereupon appropriated to
rivers harbors and streams within the maritime and
admiralty jurisdiction Of the United States. The
motion was defeated-yeas IS, nays 152. The bill
passed-yeas 1853, nays 81. The river and harbor
appropriation bill originally reported to the house
appropriated S1O 49, 800. The only monetary change
MADE by the house was to strike the clause
appropiatng $40 900 for operating and maintaining
the Louisville and Portland canal, $4,000 for ope-
rating the st. Mary's Falls canal and 100000 for
operating the Des Moines Rapids canal, and proyid-
ing in lieu thereof for permanent appropriation for
these purposes. There is therefore substantially
| luCTcdSC UT uIDDnuuOn III the amount Or1Blnally
recommended. Hubbell reported back the pension
| appropriation bill with the senate amendments,
recommending concurrence in some and non-con-
currence in others. The report was agreed t. and
| the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 1S.--A motion to proceed to
| business on the house calendar for the purpose of
taking up the FitE John Porter bill was defeated
| yeas al, nays lit. Atkins reported resolution
granting The family of the late Representative Farr
! the balance Of salary which would be due him as
member of the Forty-sixth congress- and requesting
the Forty-seventh congress to appropriate $4,000 in
lieu of salary due him member of that congress.
| Adopted. The senate bill passed granting pen
sion to the widow of Comm odore AIcCauley. The
house then went into committee of the whole on the
| agricultural appropriation BILL which was read by
| sections for amendment. Anderson offered an
amendment to the clause relative to distribution of
seeds, ETC., providing that in making such distribu
ton the commissioner Of agriculture shall apportion
! three-fourths of the seeds among the several con-
gressional districts Of states and territories repre-
sented in congress according to the number and
cording to the demands Of climate and soil. After
some debate but without action the committee rose
and the house adiotlrned until tomorrow.
| SATURD.-Y, February 19.-The house went into
! Committee Of the whole the agricultural appro-
priation bill. An amendment was adopted appropri-
ating 900 for the purchase, propagation and dis
tribution Of seeds, etc. providing that equally pro-
portoned three-fourths of all seeds shall at their
request be supplied to senators and representatives
for distribution among their agricultural consttu-
ents. The comprittee then without concluding
the BILL and the conference report on the army APP
preparation bill agreed to. .Ad journed.