Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.


vive the grant of lands made to the state of
Mississippi to aid in the construction of a rail-
road from Brandon to the Gulf of Mexico: fer
the construction of the Illinois and Mississippi
Ganal, directs the secretary of war to survey,
lay out and construct canal from a point on
the Illinois River at or near the town of Hen
nepln by the most practicable and convenient
route to the Mississippi, or at or above the
mouth of Rock River, Illinois, and provides for
the appropriation of 81 100000 to commence
the work. -. The Chinese bill wss then dis
cussed, Slater and Cameron (Wis.) advocating
it.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 7.-McDill presented me-
MORALS of the Iowa legislature for an appropria-
ton of not less than 81, 900 for the i'm
provement OF the Missouri River between Sioux
City, Iowa, and st. Charles Mo. The bill,
appropriating $4,000 for the erection of
statue of Chief Justice John Marshall was
passed. The Chinese bill was taken UP and
Miller, Farley and Fair called attention to the
popular uprising in the west in behalf of the
bill. Davis denounced the bill as sectional
legislation. Edmunds favored the bill but adj
vocated the limitation of the suspension to ten
years, so as to give opportunity to experiment
regarding the assimilation of the Chinese popu-
latlOn now In the country. After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 8.-Several bills were. in
troduced for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi River. The bill for commission on the
motion to commit it to the finance committee
was rejected-yeas 10, nays 26. The vote was
party one, with the exception that Cameron
(Wis.) voted aye with the Democrats, and
George and Davis (ll.) voted no with the re-
publicans. The bill was then read, the pending
motion being one by Davis CIV. Va.) to amend
so as to prevent the commission from being
exclusively partisan. The morning hour ex-
pred and the bill was laid aside. The Chinese
bill was then proceeded with, and Platt spoke
In opposition to the measure. A vote was then
ordered upon Ingalls, amendment limiting the
suspension Of the coming of Chinese laborers
to ten years. The amendment was defeated on
tie vote-yeas %, nays %. The discussion
was then resumed, Hoar opposing and Ed
munds favoring the measure. An amendment
by lngall swas adopted postponing the time
at which the act shall take effect until sixty
days after information Of it's passage has been
communicated to China. On motion of Miller
(CaL), the provision directing the removal Of
any Chinese unlawfully found in the GUS
toms collection district by the collector was
amended to direct that he shall be removed to
the place from whence he came. The question
then REQUIRED on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Farley, that hereafter no state court or
United States court shall admit Chinese to citi-
zenship. Farley rose to speak upon what he
termed "this bill of iniquides," but yielded for
an adjournment. "A joint resolution was in
troduced by Saunders, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution which will enable an
election to be made by the people Of postmas-
ters United States marshals, district attorneys
of United States courts, collectors of internal
revenue, and other officers whose duties are to
be performed within the limits of any state or
part OF state, except judges of the supreme
and inferior courts and provides that all civil
officers of the United States, heads of depart
ments, and officers whose duties are temporary
in their character, shall hold office for term
of four years unless longer term shall be fixed
by law.
THURSDAY, March 9-Sawyer offered resolu-
ton instructing the secretary of war to ascer-
tain and report to congress at the next session
the cost of constructing the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan ship canal In Wisconsin, by
whom the canal was constructed, and also the
amount of money realized from the sale of the
land grant in Wisconsin to aid the construction
Of the canal, the information being required
for the purpose Of considering the question of
opening the canal free to the commerce of the
lakes. Adopted. -. The Chinese pill was again
debated IN committee of the whole. Upon the
bill being reported to the senate from commit
tee Ingalls, moved to limit the suspension of
Chinese labor to ten years. Lost-ayes 20,
noes 81. A vote was then taken and the bill
passed-ayes 20, nays 49,. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 10.-The bill for the commits
sion on the alcoholic liquor traffic came up and
was discussed. Upon the pending amendment
Bayard said the suppression of pure alcoholic
and drugs. He moved an amendment to in
clude an inquiry on this point among others to
be assigned to the commission. Hostages "a.
nays 25. The bill was then reported to the
senate from the committee of the whole and
the number of the commission fixed at seven,
in order that diverse sentiments on the
temperance issue might be sufficiently repre-
sented, and the time within which the commits
sion shall report fixed at eight months. The
bill then passed-ayes "a, nays H. It pro-
vldes for the appointment by the President
and confirmation by the senate of commission
of seven persons, not more than four of whom
shall be of political party, to be advocates of
prohibition, to hold Office not exceeding two
years, who shall investigate the alcoholic
liquor traffic, its relations to revenue and taxa
ton, and its general economic criminal, moral
and scientific aspect in connection with pau
perisrn, crime social, public health and general
welfare, and who shall inquire as to the princi-
pal results of license and prOhibtory legislation.
The commissioners are to serve without salary, |
and report within eighteen months after the
passage of the act. An appropriation of $10,-
900 made for their expenses :. Adjourned till
Monday.
MONDAY, March 6.-The consular and diplo-
matte bill WAS passed. Bills introduced: To
abolish discrimination in duties and to enlarge
the free list (places on the free list, the various
spices and number of drugs); to restore to
the pension roll the names of persons dropped
by reason of participating in or aiding the re-
be1lion; repeating the law allowing the pre-
emption of public lands; a night session was
ordered Friday for consideration of pension
bills; to regulate the expectation of articles
made in imitation of butter and cheese. :.
Dibble Tenn moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill repeating SO much of clause of
8, PA, revised statutes, relating to the sale
of leaf tobacco, as imposes fine or penalty on
farmers and producers of leaf tobacco who
may sell the same to consumers, and providing
that hereafter all farmers or other producers of
leaf tobacco shall be allowed 10 sell their own
or their tenant production without license or
penalty. The motion was seconded-ayes SO,
noes sc and half hours debate entered
upon The motion was finally lost-yeas 113,
NAYS 91-not the necessary two-thirds voting
in the affirmative. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March THE agricultural appro
priaton bill was taken up and considered IN
committee of the whole. The bill appropriates
1896, 1880, and increase of ST., $50 over the ap-
preparations last year, and a reduction of $18,
100 from the estimates. The committee rose
without action and passed the senate bill
authorizing the secretary OF war to use hospital
tents for the relief of the sufferers of the over
flow of the Mississippi River. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 8.-The bill authorizing
the purchase of the Freedman's Bank, Wash