Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-23
THE FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
SeIaaae.

preston of contagious diseases of domestic animals
Read and referred. Preliminary to a vote
ton by Wallace to take UP the postal appropriation
bill, Krkwood and Johnston made strenuous but in
efectual efforts for the immediate consideration of
the cattle diseases bill The postal appropriation
bill was proceeded with in committee OF the whole
the pending motion to table the subsidy amendment
being withdrawn and various propositions to perfect
original amendments reported from the committee
on postoilces being Overruled not in order under
the rule. The votes on these propositions ranged
az follows: l8 to IL, IA to 81 and 6 d. An amend
ment by Morgan to allow steamships to be of steel
well as iron agreed to Jiya G0ce vote.
Teller moved to lay the subsidy amendment on the
table to avoid further discussion. Agreed to-ayes
"a, nays IA. The committee then reported the bill
to the senate, when the amendments agreed TO
and the bill passed. "A message received from
the house announcing the death of Representative
Fernando Wood, and as mark Of respect for the
memory OF the deceased, the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 15.--Hereford presented
joint resolution Of the West Virginia legislature ask
ing for law regulating Interstate railroad traffic.
Referred TO the committee on railroads. Mcdonald
offered resolution on the subject of equality of
taxation. Laid over. On motion Of Bayard the
senate took up the house funding bin. Bayard then
addressed the senate thereon advocating the 81 per
cent. rate and $40 bond as a modification Of the
two propositions Of the secretary of the treasury and
the house, and opposing the compulsory feature of
the provision of the house in the fifth section which
compelled banks to exchange bonds of a higher
rate for those Of lower rate. After discussion up
on the question whether the bond should be long
or short Que, the amendment by the finance COM
mittee to make the clause read the secretary Of
the treasury is hereby authorized issue bonds to an
amount not exceeding S40O 1000, 00O" agreed to.
The nexs amendment OF the finance committee was
to insert the words, Gin denominations of $50 or
some multiple of that sum- Adopted. The next
amendment of the finance committee to make
the rate of interest 80 instead of per cent. Eaton
moved the rate of interest be fixed at 81 per cent.
Kirkwood offered an amendment making it the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to authorize public
subscri ptons TO be received at all government de-
positorics and national banks for the bonds and
treasury notes authorized in the bill for thirty days
IN .nli
with syndicate or individuals bankers, and to
award the full amount of such subscription With
out action on the amendment or either amendments
offered thereto, tue senate adjourned, leaving the
funding bill to come up tomorrow as unfinished
business.
WEDNESDAY, February l6.--Eaton from the COM
mittee on foreign relations, reported resolution de-
ca11ng that the interests OF the people Of the United
States and the welfare and security their govern
ment involved in the subject of the constrrc-
ton of the ship canal and Other ways for Transports
ton of seagoing vessels the Ishmus that the
government asserts that it win insist that its consent
is necessary condition precedent to the execution
OF any such project and also to the rules and
regulations under which other nations shall partic-
pate in the use of such canal other ways, either
in peace or war: Tabled temporarily and ordered
printed. Pen6leton reported bill TO regulate and
improve the civil service of the United States
Placed on the calendar. Mcdonald then addressed
the senate upon the subject Of equality of taxation
After briefly consid6 ring the calendar the
ate took up the funding bill and debated it until ed
iournment
THURSDAY, February 17.-Foorhees offered 3 Teso.
luton, which was agreed t. instrUcting the Judi
ciary committee to inquire into he best method Of
protecting purchasers from the npostons practiced
by fraudulent vendors OF patents and patent rights
and report by bill or otherwise. 80. The senate
sumcd discussion of the funding bill in committee
of the whole. The following amendments were
agreed to: Making the bonds payable scmi-annually;
creating 80 instead of 80 loan; substituting
the terms treasury notes. for 'certitcateSn as ap-
piled to short time; inserting the words SPOT eX-
ceeding" before the amount OF $500 900 OF such
notes; providing for their issue in denominations of
$40 or some multiple of that sum, not exceeding
$1,000; fixing the expense of preparing, advertising
and disposing of the loans at one-half of one per
cent; allowing The secretary OF the treasury from
time to time to assist the process of refunding by
the purchase paying OFF maturing bonds from
funds III the treasury t proydds this shall be done
temporarily and that the resumption fund of gold
and silver coin shall not be permanently reducedl
relating to the payment of the loan in amounts to
be determiU cd by the secretary of the treas
ury; making the bonds receivable fer circulation
and providing that only ring securities
of the United States shall be receivable collateral
for government deposits; making it the duty Of the
secretary OF the treasury, under such rules and
regulations he may prescribe, to authorize public
subscriptions at not less than par TO be received at
all repositories of the United States and all ma
lonal banks for the bonds and for treasury notes
herein provided for thirty days before he shall con-
tract for or award any portion of said bonds treas
ury notes TO any syndicate Of individuals or bank
ets, or otherwise than under such public subscrip-
ton, and proH Ling if it sall happen that more than
the entire amount of said bonds and treasury notes.
or of either OF them, has been subscribed within
thirty days. he shall award the full amount sub
scribed to all persons who shall have made bona tide
subscriptions for the of - thousand dollars
or less at the rates most advantageou to the United
States, and the residue ratably among subscribers
proportion to amount by them respectively sub
scrbed at the rates most advantageous to the United
States; fixing the time at when the new bonds shall
be receivable as security for circulation, ETC., as
stated in the restored fifth section of the act LIST of
July, instead of May LIST. The committee of the
whole then rose and reported the bill to the senate
I he eY,afa n r,r,p1
FRIDAY, February lS-Vest introduced q bill to
incorporate the inter-oceanic railway company. -.
Consideration of the funding bill was resumed and
all amendments made in committee were agreed to
reported. At the request of Plumb, question was
taken on the first half of the section making the
new per cents the only bonds receivable as secur-
ity for national bank circulation as security for
government deposits. etc. The senate voted not to
strike out the section-ayes 90, noes 3d. The re-
mainder Of the section agreed to. The new sew
enh sectlon reported from the finance committee,
making the bonds receivable for circulation at the
option of banks stricken out. Bayard asked
for vote upon the amendment of the finance COM
mittee for 81 rate instead Of per cent. on the
bonds. Not agreed to-ayes %, nays So. The bill
then read third time and passed-ayes 43, nays
20. All the Democrats voted in the affirmative; also
Plumb and Saunders The bill now goes to the
house for concurrence in the senate amendments,
namely: $40 instead Of 10 bond compensation
of = instead of i Of per cent. for placing the
loan; provision for populariZing the loan in the
sense Of having it taken by the people, and several
verbal alterations. The district appropriation bill
S3,500000 The cattle disease bill was taken UP and
the amendments of the senate committee adopted.
Without further action the senate went into ex-
ecutiye session, and when the doors re-opened adj
journed until tomorrow
SATURDAY, February ia number of amend
ments to the river and harbor bill were introduced
and referred one increasing the appropriation for
the Improvement of the Missouri river from its
mouth to Yankton to $l,13S,000 tabled. The
regular order postponed and the cattle disease
bill, establishing bureau OF animal industry. was
taken up--22 to 81. Debate on the measure lasted
till adjournment.
House.
MONDAY, February 14.-Bills introduced and re-
ferred: Resolutions Of the Illinois legislature urging
the passage of such measures will relieve the
of the country from unjust discrimination by
railroad corporations and protect Interstate COM
by law; fixing the first Monday of November as
the time for the assembling of congress- to admit free
articles intended for the international exhibition of
1883; declaring subject to state taxation certain
lands in Kansas, granted the Pacific Railroad COM
pany; petition signed by 200.000 persons on the
subjest of Interstate commerce. 80. Nearly all the
Indiana representatives presented resolutions of the
state legislature the subject of peeuro pneumonia
...Speaker Randall announced the death of Fernan-