Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09

sage received from the president Transmitting
the report of the commission appointed to ascertain
the facts relative to the removal of the Ponca Indians
TO the Indian territory Ordered printed and refer
red to the committee Indian affairs. The post
route bill reported from the committee post
Offices and post roads and passed . Townshend in
troduced bill, which referred to the committee
ways and means, amending the section of the re-
vised statutes which fxes duty Of IS per cent ad-
UnOTenl manufactured articles vessels and wares
not otherwise provided for of brass, iron other
metals, "except gold, silver, platina copper and
STEEL or of which either of these materials is COM
ponent or material chief value, by adding the pro-
viso that "whenever any such manufactured ware
would pay less duty than is imposed on the material
OF chief value entered into the in the form it
had last before entering into such manufacturen
ETC., "then suck manufacture" etc., shall pay the
same duty as is imposed on the same material of
chief value in said last FORM" The district of
Columbia appropriation bill was then passed "A
message received from the president transmit
uniting for consideration and appropriate action
leCer from the secretary of the navy recommending
an appropriation Of $780, 900 for the establishment of
naval stations on the American isthrnus. Ordered
printed and referred to the committee apprOpria-
Luis luis ne mouse thcn considered the apporton-
ment bill and Cox addressed the members in advocacy
OF the measure. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 3.-The Indian appropriation
Dill WIS reported with the senate amendments the
committee recommending concurrence in some and
non-concurrence in others. Among the amendments
non-concurred in is that striking out the clause
abol1shing the Indian commission. The report was
agreed TO-. The appOrtiOnment bill was then taken
up. Cox offered an amendment fixing the number
OF representatives at 307. Ordered printed and con-
sidered pending. Sherwin, member of the census
committee. took the floor on the bill. There was no
reason why the apportionment should not be made
this session, since all data il on which to make
a calculation. Comparing various bills, which had
been proposed, he showed that 301 (the number
first suggested by Mr.. Cox Democratic states would
gain eight representatives and lose two net gain of
SIX Republican states would gain ten and lose eight,
a net gain of two. At the number selected by
the majority of the committee (31D Democratic
states would gain twelve and lose none; Republican
states would gain ten and lose four net gain of six
At 3l9, the number recommended by the minority
Democratic and Republican states would each gain
thirteen representatives. He argued in support of
the latter bill, contendng that, mathematically as
we'll politically, it meted exact Justice to every
portion of the country. protracted debate ensued.
lasting until adjournment.
FRIDAY, February AFTER session in committee
OF the whole on the private calendar, during which
considerable discussion had the pension bill.
the house took up the bill for the relief of Mrs e p
Page which aroused heated partisan discussion OH
it's presental few days SINCE Goode (who introduced
the billy asked to withdraw it. at the request of Mrs
Page, accompanying his request with remarks that
! again aroused discussion. Conger moved to recon-
| NIT the bill with instruction to the committee on
naval affairs to report full statement of the facts
of the case, pending which, on motion of Goode the
| bill was laid on the table, Adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 5.-Bicknell, g. privileged
question: called up the senate resolution
for counting the electoral votes. Debate ensued on
the the vote of the electors of Georgia, which had
not been deposited on the day prescribed by the
!
ton, the first branch of which agreed to with
| out division. The second branch was agreed to
yeas 100, nays n. Republicans rule voted in the
negative and the Democrats in the affirmative, The
following Democrats, however, voted in the negative:
Acklin, Converse, Culyerson, Hurd, Semons and
Young CTenn; and the following Republicans in the
affirmative: Baker, Cabins, Cannon, Carpenter,
| Chittenden, Grape, Be!ford, Bispee Bowman, Bur
| rows, Daggett, Dick, Ferdon, Field, Fisher Hall
| Ha,Sley, Hayes, Hazleton, Holman, Hiecock, Horr
Kelly, Kilinger, Lindsey, MCGOWAN, Morton, ONeill,
Prescott, Rice, Robinson, Stone and Taylor Follow
ing is the text of the resolution adopted ResoLUed,
etc. frst-That the two houses of congress shall as
semble in the hall of the house of representatives
Wednesday the 9th day CT February, 1884, at II NJ,
and the president of the senate shall be the presiding
Cfcer that one person be appointed teller part of
the and two two part of the house to make
suit shall be given to the president of the senate who
shall announce the state of the vote and the persons
elected to the two houses assembled, aforesaid,
which shall be deemed declaration of the persons
elected president and vice president of the United
States, and together with list of votes be entered
the journals Of the two houses. Second-That if it
shall appear that any votes of electors for president
and vice president of the United States have been
given the day other than that fixed for casting
such votes by act of congress- in pursuance of the
constitution of the United States if the counting
! emitting to count such votes shall not essentially
change the result, they shall be reported by the
president of the assembly in the following manner:
Were the votes of electors cast on - day of -
$780, to be counted the result would be for A. B. for
president of the United States, - votes and G. D.
| for president of the United States " otes if not
counted the result be for A. B. for president of the
United States, votes, and for c. D. for president
Of the United States votes; but Tin either EVENT.
- is elected president of the United States and in
then debated the apportonment bill until adjourn
| ment.