Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
THE FORTY-SlxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

quiet title settlers the Des Moines river lands in
Iowa, and for other purposes. Indefinitely post
poned, but by request admitted to the calendar. =.
Saunders spoke in advocacy of his resolution direct
ing the committee on commerce to increase the ap-
preparation in the river and harbor bill for the Mis-
souri, river between its mouth and Iankton, Dak to
the of 81 13S, 900. The resolution referred
to the committee on commerce. Davis Oily pre-
scented resolutions of the Illinois legislature in advo-
cacy of Gen. Grants retirement. The bill was read,
tabled and ordered printed Maxey, from the COM
mttee postotfices reported fayoraby with amend
ments the house post route BILL Passed. d. at the
expiration of the morning hour the legislative ap-
preparation bill taken up Davis stated that the
amount of estimates for 1882 exclusive of official
postage) $17,452,0 900, that additional est-
mates of $780, 900 were submitted making the total
estimates SIT ,902 607 The amount of the bill as it
passed the house is ST., 290 to which the senate
committee had added $4,000, making the total as
reported to the senate 299 The aggregate rs
reoorted $25, 642 less than the estimates this
being 575372 in excess of the total appropriation
for 1851 The amendment reported by the senate
committee for the purpose of facilitating settlement
of pension claims and clearing mp as possible
the vast accumulation of unsettled cases gave rise 70
discussion Pending debate the senate took
till evening The evening session was con-
sumed by debate on the bill authorizing the construc-
ton of a building for the accommodation of the
congressional library. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 22.-Bayard, from the finance
committee, reported, with substitute therefor the
senate bill to repeal all laws that impose taxes upon
capital of and deposits with banks and bankers and
upon bank checks The substitute agreed to,
and the bill as amended passed The ate bill to
authorize the issue and provide for the redemption
of fractional notes was indefinitely postponed. 49,.
After debate the house joint resolution amending
and re-enacting the Joint resolution approved June
16. 1879 providing for O monument to mark the
birth place of George Washington INCREASING the
appropriation therefor from $4,000 to S30,000)
passed. Pursuant to committee recommendation
resolution passed directing the secretary of the
senate to pay out of the contingent fund to Henry NJ
Spoford, claimant of the seat from Louisiana, the
salary compensation, without mileage, he would
have been entitled to under the law senator from
the 4th of March, 1877 to the Goth of August $780,
-. Consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill then proceeded with. The committee recon-
mendation to increase the clerical force adopted
after warm debate. The remaining amendments of
the committee were agreed to without discussion
and the bill was read tlird time and passed. L..
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 23.-Senste bills passed:
To extend the time for filing claims for horses and
equipments lost by officers and soldiers of the
United States lamended by extending the time two
years and thereafter barring oil such claims whether
by civilians soldiers); to graduate the price and
dispose of the residue of the Cherokee strip lands of
Kansas The house bill on the calendar to regulate
the practice in suits brought to damages
infringement of patents discussed. The debate
brought to notice yexatious and Matchmaking suits
to damages for of patented articles, TO
which the people of the west and especially farmers,
were subjected, and the propIiety of exempting by
law the innocent purchasers of patented articles
from all damage The bill was finally laid aside
without action. The fertilization appropriation
bill was taken up The amendments of tie senate
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time and passed. The senate bill for build
ing for the congressional library was taken up and
voorhees, explained the amendments proposed by
nim Amendments made in committee Of the whole
concrrred in, and the bill passed-yeas 49, noes
Is. The bill fixes the site for the building upon
six squares the east front of the capital grounds
and limits the cost of lands and damages therefor to
H,000, 600. Adjourned.
THURSDAY. February 24-Immediatey after the
reading of the journal Cameron (Wis.) announced
The death OF his colleague, Matt II. Carpenter. A
resolution for the appointment of the usual commit
zee on funeral arrangements was adopted, and the
senate adjourned out Of respect for the departed
statesman Senator Carpenters chair was draped in
mourning.
oution of the Indiana Legislature for canal between
Lake Erie and the navigable waters flowing into the
mississippi Mcmillan presented memorial of the
Minnesota legislature calling attention to the opera
ton of the pension laws. Referred Beck intro
iuced substitute for the bill presepted by him
December 81, to authorize the issue of legal tender
notes to circulate as money deposit gold, etc.
At the conclusion of morning business the senate
took up the agricultural appropriation BILL Withers.
who reported the bill, stated the present total
1880. 500, of which $20500 had been added by the
senate committee. The aggregate 1920 less
han the estimate and S7,720 in excess of the total
Appropriation of 1881. The following are the items
OF increase made by the senate committee: Restoring
tbe salary of the commissioner 81 900; examination
OF and report on wool, S., 900; examination of
pleuro-pneumonia, sl5,Ooo. Among the provisions
made by the bill compared with the appropriations
for 1881 are the following: Experiments in connec-
ton with the culture and manufacture of tea IS 900;
Investigation of the history and habits Of insects,
etc. injurious to agriculture, 900: experiments in
the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, etc. ST.
500 and of from beets, $4,000; for building
he agricultural grounds for display OF ai,rcul-
tural implements, $4,000. In committee OF the
whole the bill was read and the amendments Of the
senate committee acted upon reached. One re-
serving to congressman one-half instead of three
quarters of the seeds, ETC., for distribution was
adopted, with the committees proviso for distribu-
ton byth commissioner of seeds, etc., uncaed for
at the nd of the fiscal year. The amendment strik-
ing out the provision for the publication of the work
of the chronological commission rejected The
remaining amendments of the committee were
agreed to without debate. The bill reported to
the ae0ate and passed After executive session
the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 26.-Vance introduced the
bill for the purchase by the secretary of war of the
private papers of the late confederate generals Bragg
and Polk relating to the of the rebellion and APP
propriting $4,000 for the same Referred. The
house bills for the relief Of settlers upon aEsented
Shawnee lands, Kansas, ETC., and authorizing the
charge for melting refining bullion when at or
above the standard passed. Burnside briefly
addressed the senate the resolution reported from
the committee on foreign relations and the
vice president's table, declaring the United States
will insist that its consent is necessary condition
precedent to the construction of ship canal 9TH
er means of transportation across the isthlnus.
Messrs. Cameron (Wis.) Conkling, Logan, Pendleton
and Cockrel were constituted committee in relation
to the funeral obseqes Of the late Senator Carpen-
river and harbor bill and the amendments
of the committee agreed to in COM
mittee Of the whole reached. All the amend
ments agreed to. ;. Tho session was protracted
to late hour in order to dispose of the BILL it's OPP
ponents small in number, presenting unbroken
front upon every vote, notwithstanding. All amend
ments offered by them were invariably laid the ia
BILE motion of Ransom, in charge of the BILL The
bill finally reported to the senate and passed
ayes 81, noes II. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 31.--Warner introduced a
resolution to create board of fiscal inspectors to
watch collections and expenditures OF the public
treasury. 1t provides that under the age
Of 40 years SIS shall be appointed member of
| said board and any member shall be entitled to be
retired 1t the age of 70 full pay. Every member
shall identified to receive salary of - dollars.
and the board may employ secretary at salary Of
81 900, and two clerks at ST. 200 EACH Chalmers in
PRODUCED resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to ascertain and report the cost of producing
in foreign countries all articles which customs
levied and the cost of producing the article
in the United States and when the cost of producing
any article which has been manufactured or pro-
duced in the United States for ten years shall be less
in any foreign country than the cost of producing
the article in the United States then the custom
duty such article shall not exceed equal to
the difference between wages paid labOrers in foreign
countries where such article is cheaply pro-
duced, and the wages paid laborers employed in pro-
rtic in he