Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-26
FORTY-SEVENTA CONGRESS.
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ing the canals and improving the navigation of
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers occupied
the remainder of the day.
TUESDAY, April 18.-The Chair submitted a
message from the President transmitting
recommendation of the Mississippi River Com
mission for an appropriation of 81, 010, 900 for
closing the existing gaps in the levees, in addi-
ton TO like sum already estimated The
President urges early and favora BILE considera-
ton OF the recommendation, and calls special
attention to this important subject Cockrell.
from the military committee, reported favorably
the senate bill to devote to the Ladies' Soldiers
Monument Society of Portsmouth, O., four
condemned cannon. Passed The senate
bill to accept and ratify the agreement with the
Grow Indians for the sale of portions of their
reservation in Montana required for the North
ern Pacific Railroad, appropriating 1926, 900
therefor, was passed. Davies CIV. Va.),
called up the agricultural bill. He stated the
total amount was $414, 780, being 3d. 100 less
than the aggregate as passed by the house.
The bill passed.. "A message from the Presi-
dent was read on the subject of the circular in
vitation extended to all Independent countries
OF North and South America to participate in
general congress to be held in Washington the
22d of November next, for the purpose of con-
sidering and discussing methods of preventing
war between the nations of America . Ad-
iOurned.
WEDNESDAY, April 19.--Allison, from the
committee on finance. reported favorqbly the
senate Dill to allow the investment of funds of
the Agricultural College of Iowa. Passed :.
Miller (Cal.) from the committee on foreign re-
atlons. reported with amendments the house
bill to execute treaty stipulations relating to
Chinese. He stated the report was not
unanimous one, and he would ask for q consid4
Grafton tomorrow ...Adiourned.
THURSDAY, April 20.-The senate bill was
passed, with amendments. for the sale of the
post reservations of Indians in Nebraska
The bill for the sale of Kickapoo Indian lands
In Kansas was also passed. Messages were re-
ceIved from the President relative to the con-
ventlon to define the boundary line between
the United States and Mexico. :. The house bill
appropriating $4,000 to supply the deficiency
for printing for the current year, was passed
-. The Mississippi River Improvement bill
coming up, George advocated it's passage as
proposed to be amended by increasing the ap-
preparation to $15.OOO,OO0 and applying the
money in the discretion of the river commission
TO rebuilding the levees. The bill went over
without action. >. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 21.-The senate bill for the
manufacture of salt in Indian Territory was
passed. After debate on the Mississippi inn
provement bill and an executive session the
senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April 17.-Bills introduced: To
create United States cattle commission; ap-
propriating 300, 900 for the purchase of seed
cane and the distribution of the same by the
commissioner OF agriculture; to retire the cir
culatlon Of national banks and continue them
as banks of Deposit. To amend the laws regJ1-
lating homestead entry5 so as to enable pen
sioners of the United States incapacitated from
agriculture labor to acquire homestead title
to 100 acres of land through an agent; making
the unlawful certifcation of checks by officers
of national banks misdemeanor punishable,
on conviction, by fine of not more than SIS, 900
or imprisonment for not more than five years:
bill appropriatine Sc, 1863, 900 for the improve
ment Of the navigation and commerce of the
Mississippi River in accordance with the rec
concentrations Of the Mississippi River Com
SION. Page (Cal.). under instructions of the
Ommlttee on education and labor, moved to
suspend the rules and put upon its passage the
anti-Chinese bill with the ten year period of
suspension of immigration. After an uproarious
debate the bill was passed-ayes 201 nays 81.
The house adjourned after having been for an
hour and a half in a state of extreme turmoil
and confusion. There was q good deal of !
anxiety shown on both sides, and at times there
appeared TO be great danger that the Offices of
the sergeant-at arms would be required to re-
store order.
TUESDAY, April 18.-On motion of Guenther
wis the bill was passed to regulate the car
rage of passengers by sea. The bill in its first
section changes the method of determining the
amount of space to be allowed each passenger
from superficial to cubic measurement. The
other sections are consolidation Of the statutes,
with some provisions taken from the British
law. "A communication was received from the
secretary of the navy concerning the establish
ment of an Indian training school on the site of
the old Fort Ripley military reservation in
Minnesota -. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. April 19.-Taylor, chairman of
the committee to audit the expenses of the i'll
ness and death of President Garfield, submit
ted the bill and report. Blackburn presented
committee of the whole. The bill appropriates
for the relief Lucretia r. Garfield S50.000 less
any sum paid the late President Garfield on &C
count of salary as president. 1t pays DR.. Bliss
$25, 5000, Drs. Agnew and Hamilton $4,000
each. Drs. Reyburn and Boynton ,00G each,
DR.. Susan Edison $4,000, William J. Crump
s., 1000, the secretary of the navy $40, 1872. VIM.
r. Speare (undertaker) 81, 1876, to G. n. Jones,
Elberon, 81 ,092, and to various merchants and
others, sums averaging from 80 cents to 81 ,OO0
1t provides that when Surgeon General J. K.
Barnes be retired from active service, he be
put on the retired list with the rank and pay of
major general. 1t further provides that there
shall be added to the medical corps of the
army one surgeon, with the rank and pay and
emoluments of lieu tenant colonel and author7s
ICES the President to promote James j. Woods
ward to that position. The house resumed
COuSIu6IdGIOu VI lu0 OIdu COuloSGGu 0l6CGlOu
case. After debate vote was taken on the
resolution of the minority of the elections COM
mittee declaring Cannon entitled to his seat and
it was rejected-yeas 70, nays 1913. This was a
party vote, with the exception of Beltzhoover,
Colerick. Cobb. Cassidy, Holmes, Musgrove,
Murch, Rice, (Mo.), Matson and Turner (Ky.),
who voted in the negative with the Repubi-
cans, and Campbell (Pa.) in the affirmative
The majority resolution declaring that
neither Cannon nor Campbell is entitled to the
seat, was adopted without division. ..Ad-
joruned.
THURSDAY, April 2O.-King introduced bill
appropriating So, 100000 for the Improvement
and construction of Mississippi River levees.
80 The naval committee reported favorably
the bills for the sale of Charlestown navy yard.
The land now will bring $6,0O00O0, and the
treasury will be saved annually $3.50, 1000, now
expended to keep the yard in repair, besides |
$4,000 per year interest upon the value of |
the property, sum sufficient TO purchase a |
steel ship of war every four years; and in ad- |
dition Boston will gain by the sale 100000 |
of taxable property. "A favorable report was
made upon Representative Pounds bill to es- |
tablish board of review of pension and bounty |
land warrant claims rejected under the existing |