Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

committee rose. The resignation of w Eold
representative from the Third congressional distract
Oh massachusetts,, was laid on the table, Senate
amendments to the post route bill were concurrnd
In. Recess until tomorrow
WEDNESDAY, February 23-The house met in corr
unuance of Tuesdays session and immediatelv went
uito committee of the whole on the sundrv civil
appropriation bill. When the COMMITTEES roca f,o
session OF Tuesday ended and Wednesdays session
commenced. Blackburn reported hack the Dost-
once appropriation bin with senate amendments.
recommending concurrence in some and nom concur
renee IN others. The report was agreed to After
the morning hour the house again wenti into commit
zee OF the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
Dlll. an acrimonious debate ensued between Bragg
wis., ana Blackburn (Ky.) over an amendment
approp1anng $4,000 for the purchase of the private
papers OF the late Confederate generals Bragg and
Polk, relating to the war. Finally, on motion of
lhonas, the clause making the AUTHORIZATION was
str1cken out. The committee then rose and the
Rouse oooK recess until evening" the session to be
lot the consideration of District business In the
evening after passing bill authorizing the appou-
Hent OF extra policemen for few days before and
aIeer lnauS uranon day. the bill up declaring
inauguration day legal holiday in the District An
amendlnent was offered by Brewer prohibiting the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors in the District March 4tl
next. DEBATE followed and the vote resulted-37 to
%. Clymer raised point of no quorum and the
house adjourned,
THURSDAY. February 24.-The Notifications bill
was reported back with the senate amendments
recommending concurrence in some and non-coll-
currence in others. The report was agreed to
After some dilatory endeavors the house resumed
consideration OF the apportionment bill. The Re-
pupllcans demanded unlimited debate and a scene
OF CONFUSION occurred. Various offers and slIpoes-
tons were made. but the Republicans refused to
consent TO anything but free debate. FHbustering
was resorted to. Several motions to adjourn were
made aid lost. Finally. no quorum was announced
ana call OF the house ordered. All business was
suspended and the arrival of absent members was
awaited. Conger moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call, and adjourn, out of
respect to the memory of Senator CARPENTER The
resolution was lost110 to ILL., Another attempt to
lost-I to l33and the house relapsed into its for
mer condition of idleness. The confusion continued
several attempts to get vote being made and sew
eral amendments being proposed and rejected. The
house remained in session till morning.
FRIDAY, February 25-Filibustering on the ap-
porhonment bill continued, Thursdays session
Delng SUI IN progress. Finally Hawley took the
floor to make suggestion that each side of the
house select five gentlemen who should meet and
agree on some plan of settlement. This proposition,
met with unanm )us approval and was unanimously
agreed TO. The members of the respective sides
then grouped together and after q few moments
caucus Robeson announced that the Republicans had
agreed to the following gentlemen to represent them
Conger, Sherwin, Lapham, Anderson and Shallen-
berger. Springer announced that the Democrats
agreed upon Cox, Thompson (Ky.l, Reagan, House
ana MORRISON. Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the house took recess
After recess Williams {Wis.) called up the senate
resolution relative to the death of Senator Carpenter
After euogistic remarks by Williams and Hazelton
(Wis) the resolution agreed to- and the house. as
a mark OF respect to the deceased, adjourned . At
IL O'CLOCK tue session OF FRIDAY began. While the
mouse was waiting for report from the committee
appointed to arrange agreement upon the appor-
honment, the senate bill for the sale of the re-
mander of the reservation Of Iifederated Otoe and
missouri tribes of Indians in Kansas ana Nebraska
was passed. The house then went into committee
OF the whole on tho sundry civil appropriation BILL
An excited debate was had over an amendment
appropriating 100000 for the establishment of o
naval station on the Isthmus Of Panama without
action on the amendment, but representation that
the reporters had been at work all day and nghtxes-
without jDtermigciOn
terdays full proceedings, to the extent of forty
pages. appearing in the Congressional Record this
morning, the committee and the house ad
journed until tomorrow.
SATURDAY. February 26.-The house went into
committee of the whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, and debated amendments all day.
Finally recess was taken until Monday at 10
O'Clock. 80. The speaker announced the appointment
of Lapham, Tucker. Robson, Carlisle and Page as
committee on the part Of the house to attend the
funeral of the late Sen ator Carpenter.