Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-21
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,



the Mississippi River from st. Anthony's Falls
to New Orleans. -. Petitions were presented for
the abolition of tax on bank checks Bills in
troduced: To defray extraordinary expenses in
CURED In consequence of the assassination of
President Garfield, provided the aggregate does
not exceed 800, 900; to punish polygamists; for
the delivery to the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland of condemned cannon to aid In the
erection of statue to Gen. Garfield; for the
sale OF portion of Fort Leayenworth military
reservation. The tariff communication bill
was then taken up and Garland and Beck spoke
thereon. At the conclusion of Beck's remarks
all bills ON the subject we're referred to the COM
mlttee on finance. After q short executive
session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 13.-Hoar from the
committee on rules, reported back resolution
for select committee of seven to be appointed
by the chair on the extension of suffrage to wo-
men or the removal of their legal disabilities.
He asked unanimous consent to present cons1d-
Grafton Of the resolution. Vest objected AT
the close Of the mornings business, Pendleton
took the floor and addressed the senate at
length on the bill to regulate and improve the
civil service. Dawes and Hill followed with re-
marks on the same subject . Bills introduced:
To incorporate the inter ship railway
company; authorizing the construction of the
north branch of the Union Pacific Railway; for
asecond circuit judge for the seventh judicial
circuit of the United States. After an exeeJ-
i've session GQo senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 14-Jones (Fla.),
submitted resolution, which was laid over,
calling for information III the war Office relating
to the construction of ship canal across the
Florida peninsula, its cost and the surveys
made. At the close of the morning business
the subject of presidential disability was brought
up, and Beck addressed the senate to illustrate
the urgency Of legislative action, after which
the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, December 15.-Bills introduced:
10 regulate interstate commerce and prohibit
unjust discrimination by common carriers; to
repeal taxes on deposits with banks. banking
associations and bankers to authorize the issue
of silver certificates and standard silver dollars
on deposit of silver bullion: granting the right
of way through Fort Bliss military reservation
to the Rio Grande and E1 Paso Railroad Com
pany; granting the right of way through Fort
Selden military reservation, New Mexico, to the
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad
Garland, Coke and Jones then discussed the
presidential disability bill. After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, December 16.-Bills were introduced
for the prevention of pleuro-pneumonia in neat
cattle and for the erection of statue of Chief
Justice Marshall. The following assignments
in the Encouragement of committees conse-
quent upon recent vacancies were announced
Window is substituted for Edmunds as chair
man OF the committee on foreign affairs and
takes the place of Aldrich on the same COM
mlttee. He is also assigned to the committees
on patents and education and labor to fill va
cancies, and to the committee on Transportation
routes to the seaboard, in place of Blair. Har-
rlson succeeds Logan on the committee on In
dian affairs and Sawyer on territories. Aldrich
takes the place of Hawley on District of Col
umbla. Sewell is assigned to the embarrassing
of committee on enrolled bills, in place of Ro1-
Inns; Sawyer to the select committee on census,
In place of Cameron, Wis: Miller, N. Y, to
epidemic diseases, IN place of Miller, CAL; Hill,
Col, to select committee on Nicaraguan
claims, in place of Hawley; Dawes to civil SER
vice and retrenchment, in place of Hill, COL;
Saunders to the select committee on civil SER
vice, in place of Rollins; Van WICK to pensions,
to fill vacancy. Adjourned till Monday.
House.
TUESDAY, December 13.-Taylor offered a
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
for the appointment Of select committee of
eleven members to audit all claims for services
and expenses growing out of the illness and
burial of the late President Garfield; also to
consider what allowance of pension OF privilege
be granted to the widow and family of the late
President. Bills introduced: For the settle
ment of the Nicarauguaun claims; to repeal the
Internal revenue tax on matches. bank checks,
snuff, cigars and spirits distilled from apples
and other fruits; to reduce existing tariff duties
On imported goods 10 per cent; to graduate
and reduce the price of public lands to actual
settlers; torestrict Chinese immigration; assert
ing the constitutional prerogatiYe of the house
of representatives to originate all revenue
measures and providing for revision Of the
tariff and internal revenue laws of the United
States; for the importation of free duty on
material or manufactures produced abroad
necessary in the construction or equipment or
repairs of any vessel built, equipped or re-
paired in the United States, engaged in either
foreign or domestic trade; making the trade
dollar legal tender; aboIishing the tax on de-
posits in savings banks; to equalize bounties;
to tax manufacturers of oleOmargarine; to ap-
portion the representatives in congress accord
ing to the tenth census, Git fixes the number of
representatives at 225); also to regulate the ex-
pOrtation of oleomargarine; prohibiting the
admission Of territories as states until their
population is equal to that required in a con-
gressional district; fixing the time for the
assembling of congress on the first Monday In
November; proposing constitutional amend
ment for the election of postmasters by the
people; proposing constitutional amendment,
fixing the number of representatives in the
house at $50; proposing q constitutional
amendment fixing the term of Office of civil
officers at four years; reducing the rate Of
postage on letters and other matter to two
cents; for the allotment of lands In severaity to
Indians; to establish an educational fund for
the education of the people; abolishing the duty
salt; to permit tobacco growers to sell 81, 600
worth of their own growth free from internal
revenue tax; to abolish the duty on trace chains
and on all agricultural implements; to repeal
all laws imposing tax on tobacco products
within the United States; authorizing the Mis-
sissippi River commission to make q survey and
report as to the best routes by water and the
method of connecting the lakes with the Mis-
sissippi River; reducing the tax on distilled
spirits at so cents per proof gallon; appropriat-
ing $10000,000 for the Improvement of the
Mississippi River in accordance with the plans
and recommendations Of the Mississippi River
commission; for retiring the trade dollar; It's
recoinage into the silver dollar; for the redemp-
ton of fractional silver coin. Adjourned.
FRIDAY December 16-Bills introduced: To
amend the act to reduce duties on imports and
to reduce internal revenue taxes; to regulate
suffrage in territories and to fix certain qualf-
cations for office; to provide for oaths for jurors
in trials for bigamy in territories; relative to
the crime of bigamy and the proof thereof; to
provide for the registration of voters in Utah
Territory; to reorganize the legislative powers
of Utah. granting pension to the father of
the late Gen. Custer: to repeal the internal
revenue tax on medicines, perfumes, ETC.; to
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