Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-08
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate

MONDAY, January 30.-Edmunds frem the
| Judiciary committee reported favorablv with
| amendment the senate bill establishing court
commissioners for Alabama claims and for the
| distribution of unappropriated moneys of the
| Geneva award. He explained the committee
recommended payment of losses by what are
| known as eXculpated cruisers and nothing else.
| Several amendments were read, which, to-
| gether with the bill. were ordered granted
| Ferry introduced bill to provide for water
route to facilitate transportation. The senate
then resumed consideration of the funding bill.
The question was upon the amendment offered
by Hawley allowing banks to retire their bonds
deposited for circulationin amounts not exceed
ing $4,000 600 per month and only upon thirty
days notice. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 30.-Bills introduced For
bridge across the Mississippi River at Men,
phis; granting the right of way over public
lands In Alabama and lands in said state to aid
the Chicago Air Line Railroad Company. "
The senate then resumed consideration of the
Sherman 3 per cent. bill. After discussion, in
which Messrs Hawley and Ingalls, were the
principal participants, Vests amendment was
rejected-yeas %, noes 80. Plumb's amend
ment was then taken up and agreed to-ayes
80, noes 90. 1t is as follows: "That the secre-
tary of the treasury shall use all of the funds
now held In the treasury for redemption of
United States notes in excess of 800, 000 900 in
redemption of bonds of the United States, such
installments, and said sum of 800, 000,O SO
left in the treasury shall not be increased or
diminished except in redemption of United
States notes." After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February IA petition was
presented for the suppression or polygamy. -.
bill was repealed upon favOrablv appropriate
ing $4,000 to enable the national board of
health to supply pure vaccine virus to the peo-
pie at cost price. The senate took up tie 3
per cent. bond bill, and Morgan advocated, as
an additional section, an amendment as follows
" That the agreement made with holders of
bonds of the United States since the adjourn
ment of the Forty-sixt congress, by which the
rate of interest on such bonds was reduced to
80 per centum per annum, is hereby fully rati-
fed and confirmed according to the terms of
said agreement" After O long debate upon
the suggestion CT Ingalls,, the amendment was
modified by the insertion of an express recogni-
ton OF the amendment as valid and binding
upon the government. The amendment was
then adopted without vote, as also the provision
offered by Davis CIV. Va.) declaring that moth
ing III the act shall be construed as to authorize
an increase Of the public debt. The bill then
reverted to the senate from the committee of
the whole, and the question being upon agree
ing to the amendment as whole. Sherman
asked for separate vote on Plumbs amend
ment applying surplus revenues over to the re-
duction of the public debt. He said if the
proposition was not stricken out, he and others
who had acted with him would be compelled to
vote against the bill . The house concurrent
resolution fixing the 9th of February as the
day for the Garfield memorial exercises was
cOncurred IN. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February FERRY introduced
bill providing for the issuance of postal cards
With a flexible cover to conceal the message
written thereon. The three per cent. bond
bill was then taken up the question being on
Plumb's amendment to supply surplus revenues
over SlO0, 600 600 to the reduction to the pub
lie debt. Bayard moved to amend SO as to re-
quire that the 800, 1000 to be retained in
the treasury shall be of standard coin value.
Adopted-ayes 81, noes IA. Plumb's amend
ment was rejected-ayes 25, noes 81. The
amendment by HOar, declaring bonds bearing
81 per cent interest, to which the bill refers,
are hereby declared legal, elected continuance
OF the discussion upon the ratification of the
funding of SIS and 6's by ex-Secretary Window.
1t was finally adopted-ayes 43, noes TO-
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 3.-The bill extending the
northern boundary of Nebraska was passed.
-. The bill for the distribution by the ma
tional board of health of pure vaccine virus to
the people was passed, and the senate resumed
consideration of the 8 per cent. bond bill. After
the debate and action on amendments the bill
was passed-ayes SO, noes 18. >. The house bill
admitting free of duty goods in bond contrib
uted for the relief of colored emigrants from
southern states to Kansas, was passed .Ad-
journed till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 30.-Bills introduced: Pro-
posing constitutional amendment prohibiting
state legislatures from voting on the ratifica-
ton of constitutional amendments, except at
the regular session held following the election
of the more numerous branch of the state leg
islatures; to regulate railroad fares tmakes it
unlawful for any railroad company to charge
fare for the transportation of passengers in ex-
cess of the following rates per mile: Under 100
miles Az cents, over 100 and under 800 miles
stitutional amendment making the person hold
ing the Office of President ineligible for re-elec-
ton, and providing that at the end of his term
of office the President shall receive pension of
$4,000 per annum, and declaring cabinet officers
ineligible for election to the presidency for the
term following that during which they held