Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-08-16
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
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Senate
MONDAY, August THE following bills
| etc., passed: Pensioning the widow of the late
! Brighten. Ramsey; repeating the section of
| the revised statutes which imposes an export
| tax on tobacco; joint resolution allowing per
! diem employees Of the senate an extra months
pay; JOINT resolution appropriating $50, 900 to
/ supply deficiency in the appropriation for
fees for United States district attorneys for the
last fiscal year; resolution instructing the
! secretary of the navy to convene q court of in
quiry to investigate into the loss of the
| Jeannette and the death of Lieut. Com De
| Long; joint resoIGtion for Joint select COM
mttee upon American ship-building and ship
| owning interests; for a railway bridge across
| the Mississippi at or near the mouth of the
| Upper Iowa River, Iowa. Brown offered a
resolution presenting the thanks of congress.to
Jno. f. Slater, of Connecticut, for his donation
of 81, 200. 900 to the cause of education in the
| south. Referred. :. "A resolution was adopted
! directing the committee on education and labor
| to examine into the relations existing between
| capital and labor and to recommend such legisla-
| ton as may be deemed necessary to obviate
strikes. The Nicaragua ship canal bill was
made special order for the second Monday in
| December :. The Ben Holiday bill was made
| in order for the second Tuesday in December.
| The senate then went into executive session
and when the doors reopened consideration of
| the final adjournment resolution was begun.
! A vote on an amendment developed the fact that
| there was not quorum present and the senate
adjourned.
TUESDAY, August 8.-The bill to transfer the
property of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home to the Garfield Memorial Hospital
was passed Window submitte d a report in
| regard to the use of money to defeat the
bonded spirits bill. Ordered printed. The
senate appointed Messrs. Anthony and Bayard
! to notify the President that congress would
| adjourn to-day, and at l O'Clock went into ex-
ecut1ve session. AT 2:55 the doors re-opened.
when the request by Morrill, that the tax bill
be passed by unanimous consent was met with
derisive laughter on the democratic side "
Pendleton offered resolution, which was
adopted by unanimous vote, rendering thanks
| to David DAVIS president of the senate, for the
uniformly able courteous and impartial man
ner In which he has presided over the delibera-
ton of the senate. When the hand Of the
clock indicated the hour of the presiding
officer formally terminated the session In a
brief speech. He said:
SENATORS: After very long and very laborous
session, in which the senate has performed its part
of the public duty faithfully, about to separ-
ate. My thanks are due to each and every member
of this body for the generous consideration and for
friendly support of the chair. Wishing you all
| health and happiness, now declare the senate ad-
journed without day.
The announcement of the chair was received
with applause, and members INDUCED in mu-
tual congratulations and fareWels. The num-
Der of visitors and s1ght-seers was much less
than usual on the last day.
MOUSSE
MONDAY, August 7-Senate amendments to
the supplement postroute bill we're concurred
in. The sundry civil bill received the sigma
ture Of the speaker Saturdays session then
adjourned. the vote on adjournment showing
the presence of only 100 members and the
session OF Monday opener. Burrows CMich.),
reported resolution apprOprlat1ng $4,000 to
| enable the select committee of niue members
to examine into the works now in progress for
the improvement Of the Mississippi River below
Cairo, and the methods employed in making
such improvements The committee is also
authorized to inquire into all matters pertaining
to the outlet and jetty system, and report the
result of the inquiries at the next session.
Adopted. Bills 1ntroduced To reduce taxa
ton, Ga bill identical with the tax bill
as it now stands in the senate, ex-
cept it does not provide for the polar
lscope tesD; to abolish license on COM
mercial travellers. =. Robson moved to suspend
the rules and put upon its passage the bill just
introduced by him to reduce taxation. Mills
demanded second, but there were only fifty
two votes in the affirmative and
eight in the negative, Ellis and
Cox raised the point of no quorum.
| Finally Robson withdrew the bill, saying he
made an honest endeayor to reduce taxation.
| There was derisive laughter on the democratic
| side and suggestion that the word " honest"
be withdrawn. :. The house then took a recess
| of two hours After recess the speaker an
nounced the appointment of Burrows CMich. J,
Butterworth, Robinson Mass, Hazelton and
| Hiscock, Thomas, Carlisle, Holman, and Ellis
| as members of the select committee to lnvesti-
gate the methods of the improvement of the
Mississippi River. The house then took an
other recess till o'clock and shortly after re-
assembling adjourned till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, August 8.-After the reading of the
| journal recess of an hour was taken. The
house reassembled at noon and took recess
until 2:45. Before the last recess the senate
amendment to the house resolution for final
adjournment was cOncurred IN. "A committee
of three was authorized to wait on the Presi-
dent and announce that congress was ready to
adjourn, and Messrs. HlscOck, Carpenter and
Atkins were appointed as such committee. -.
| The committee reported that it had waited up
| on the President. who said he had 10 further
| communication to make to congress. -. Horn
| mich. }, from the committee on commerce, Of
| fered and asked the present consideration of a
joint resolution to correct an error in the river
| and harbor appropriation bill, so that appro-
priations made for the Kentucky River might
| be Immediately available. Holman Ind OBJ
jected however, and it was withdrawn. At
tempts were made by several members to pass
senat bills, but without effect. The speaker
announced as members of the joint select COM
mittee, to examine into the CO Uses of the de-
cline in American shipping, Messrs. Page (Cal.),
| Gambler (Mass.) Robson On. j., D1Dgley
(Me.), McLane (Md.) and Cox N. ". The
hour of three having arrived, Speaker Keller
addressed the house as follows:
| This house is about to terminate its first ses
sion 1t has been important one to the country.
With thanks for the generous and kind treatment
on the part of the house, and with my best wishes
for all its members regardless of party, now,
authorized and required by concurrent resolu-
ton Of the senate and house of representatives de-
clare this house adjourned without day. Loud ap-
plausel
After spending about half an hour in hand
shaking and taking leave of each other, mem
bers left the hall, many gong direct to the
depots.
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