Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-07-12
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


MONDAY, July 3.-The senate bill to author
ize the sale of timber on certain lands reserved
for the use Of the MenOmOnee Indians of Wis
consin was passed. German called up the
senate bill to encourage and promote tele-
graphic communication between America and
Europe. 1t constitutes Robert Garrett, Will
liam f. Burns, William f. Prick. Of Maryland,
and associates company to lay an ocean cable
from any point on the American side to some
point on the European coast. The bill passed
with an amendment extending the time within
which the company shall begin laying hecables
to two years from the passage of the act .
The general deficiency appropriation bill was
proceeded with, and the committee amend
ments agreed to as read. The senate commit
tee proposed an amendment constituting first
and second comptroller of the treasury and a
treasurer Of the United States board of audit
here to determine all questions arising out of
claims and proposed allowances growing out of
the illness and burial of President Garfield,
providing method of auditing them and APP
propriating $4,000 for the payment of the
awards, and limiting the amount to be certified
and paid for medical services to $52 0G0. 1t
further provided that all claims shall be con-
sidered and allowances made before January1 1,
1888, and that the aggregate awards shall not
exceed the amount appropriated. After de-
bate Cockrell offered amendment reducing
and appropriation from $75, 600 to S67, 00O. and
the amount for medical services from 1852, 900
to 900. 1t was agreed to-yeas %, nays
%. proviso was adopted requiring claimants
to file a release under the seal of all claims
against representatives of the late President
growing out of said illness and burial. The
section prevailed amended and the bill
passed. Adjourned till Monday.
WEDNESDAY, July 5.-The bankruptcy bill
was made the special order for the first
Wednesday Of December next. No other bust
ness of Importance was transacted.
THURSDAY, July 6.-The river and harbor
appropriation bill was taken up. Mcmillan,
chairman of the committee on commerce, stated
that as it came from the house the bill appro-
priated 81, 367,875. The senate committee
added 50. 096, 900, making total Of $19, 463,-
975. The committee had inserted provision
authorizing the secretary of war to lay out and
construct canal from point on the Illinois
River at or near the town of Hennepip to the
Mississippi River, at or above Rock Island, and
has appropriated 100000 for the work. After
vigorous debate on the Hennepin canal
scheme the senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
FRIDAY, July THE senate resumed con-
sideration of the river and harbor bill, the
question being upon the Hennepin canal pro-
ject reported by the senate committee. Debate
on the subject continued till adjournment.
SATURDAY, July 8.-The river and harbor bill
was taken up and after an animated discussion
an amendment providing for an additional sur
vey and report upon the cost of the construc-
ton, annual maintenance and use of the pro-
posed Hennepin Canal was adopted, The
amendment also provides for survey of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal, and estimates of
the cost of enlarglng it, ETC., so as to make its
dimensions correspond with the Hennepln con-
nection, and adpropriates 100000 for the
whole work. Adjourned.
House,
MONDAY, July 3.-Kelley, (Pa.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to correct an
in SfqfJJtnc RI he Inf
on knit goods. Agreed to-yeas 1874, nays 48.
80. The senate bill ratifying the agreement
with the Grow Indians for the sale of portion
of their reservation in Montana, required for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, was
passed. :. On motion af Ford. of Missouri, the
rules were suspended and the bill passed appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection of public
building at St. Joseph. Mo-, the ultimate cost
of which shallnot exceed $85, 000.. Paul (Va.)
moved to suspend the rules and pass the senate
bill providing for the erection of public build
ings at Harrisonburg and Abingdon, Va, and
appropriating $4,000 each for that purpose.
Carried. Adjourned till Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, July 5.-The house, in commit
ee, resumed consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill. After long discussion the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill and amend
ments The previous question was seconded,
and then without disposing of any other amend
ments, the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 6.-The house resumed con-
sideration of the naval appropriation bill and
adopted in gross the amendments agreed to in
committee of the whole. After personal de-
bate between Robson and Whitthorne, dur
ing which there was prospect of an encounter,
the bill was passed-yeas 119, nays u.s.. After
short session in committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, July THE house vent into COM
mittee on the sundry civil service appropriation
BILL The debate was an excited one of a
political nature. Cox and Butterworth had
skirmish in which the latter used such language
as to cause Money (Miss. to suggest to the
chair that ladies retire from the gallery. The
debate was subsequently erased from the record.
When the committee rose Deuster Owls. intro
duced bill to regulate the carriage of passen-
gers by steam. Referred. 1t is drawn in ac-
cerdance with suggestions made by the Presi
dent announcing his veto of the same bill pre-
sented to the house on Saturday last. Kasson
0a.) introduced a bill to repeal certain adj
ditional duties on sugar. The house at the
evening session passed forty-fye pension bills
and several bills granting condemned cannons
and then adjourned.
SATURDAY, July 8.-The house went into com,
mlttee on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After concluding the consideration of 43 of the
IS pages of the bin the committee rose. .Ad-
iO11rnad