Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-12
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.


MONDAY, April 3.-Ihe JOINT resolution DaSs-
ed appropriating $4,000 for a monument over
the grave of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello
Va. Bills introduced: Authorizing d bridge
across the Missouri River near Harrison Coun-
ty, Ia; to define the rights Of citizens of the
United States when residing in foreign coun-
tries; to compel payment by the Kansas Pacific
Railroad Company of the costs of surveying
selecting and conveying lands in Kansas. The
bill for the conversion or redemption of $40 re-
funding certificates passed. It authorizes the
secretary of the treasury in his discretion to re-
deem at market price the balance of certifcc tes
(about $i50O,000) which are redeemable with
either coupon or registered bonds. but have not
been presented. to be put into outstanding
bonds. After the executive session the senate
adjourned
TUESDAY, April A message was received
from the President vetoing the Chinese BILL
1t was read and temporarily laid on the table
to be printed. After passing the house bill
admitting free of duty articles for exhibition at
the coming Colorado exposition the senate adj
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 5.-Miller introduced
bill to execute treaty stipulat1ons relating to
Chinese. identical with the vetoed Chinese bill,
except that the fern of suspension of immi-
grafton be reduced to ten years. 3. AT the ex-
plration Of the morning business in the senate,
Farley moved to take up the vetoed bill.
Adopted after debate-29 to Is. Sherman
moved to refer it TO the committee on foreign
relations. Lost. On the question: 'Sball the
bill pass Notwithstanding the objection of the
President ''-the vote was ayes 20, noes 21-
not two thirds in the affirmative. The bill
therefore failed.
THURSDAY, April 6.-Cameron. of Wisconsin.
presented memorial from the Good Templars
of Wisconsin protesting against Logan'8 bill
apprO pr1atlng to the states the revenue Of the
liquor traffic as an educational fund. The
memorialists assert that in their opinion the
measure will fasten upon the country de-
vastating and devilish traffic, which has not
shadow of an excuse for it's existence, except as
founded in avarice, unholy appetite and the de-
termination of the devil to make criminals and
| paupers of the race, and toincrease the popula-
| ton of hell. The bill passed appropriating
$50, 900 for the immediate relief of the Cheyenne
| and Arrapahoe Indians Fairly introduced a
bill to execute certain treaty stipulations in re-
| lation with the Chinese. It is identical with
| the veto, except that the term of suspension is
made ten years. =. The senate bill to fix the
| day for the meeting of electors for President
and vice presld ent and providefor and reg ulate
| the counting of votes for President and vice
| president and decision of questions arising
| thereon, was further discussed and passed by a
Ua0d UOce vote. Adjourned till Monday.
| House.
| MONDAY. April Bills introduced: Appro-
priating SIS, 900 for a statistical report on the
destruction of property in the Mississippi Val
|
! struction of bridge across the Mississippi
| River at Memphis: authorizing the secretary of
| the treasury to apply surplus revenue to the
| payment of the public debt; resolution so to
amend the rules as to exclude from the privil-
| eyes of the floor eX-members Of congress -.
! Knott (Ky.) moved to suspend the rules and
| pass the bill authorizing the postmaster-gen-
| eral to readjust the salaries of postmasters of
| the third, fourth and fifth classes, whose sala-
ries have not been heretofore been readjusted
| under the terms of section 8, act of June IL,
| 1866. Agreed to-yeas 149, nays SO. .Dunnel
| (Minn moved to suspend the rules and pass
| the bill to amend the laws relating to internal
revenue Agreed to-yeas 123 nays %. This
| is the bill which was some weeks reported
| from the committee on ways and means
and synopsis of which was published
at the time. 1t extends the bond period
titled spirits on the same footing as snuff to-
| bacco. cigars and fermented spirits .. Among
| bills passed for the erection of public buildings
| was one for building at Minneapolis MINI.
| Adjourned.
| TUESDAY, April 4.-Chalmers introduced q
| bill amendatory of the apportionment bill, pro-
| v1dng that no congressional district in state
| shall contain 10, 900 more population than an
| other in the same state, unless such course is
necessary to prevent a subdivision of a county,
but in no case shall the difference Of popula-
| ton exceed 10000. Until states shall comply
| with this law, representatives to the Forty
| eighth. and subsequent congresses shall be
| elected from the same district which elected
! them to the Forty seventh congress. Referred.
| :. The house went into committee on the
army appropriation bill, and when the commit
| tee rose adl ourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 5.-The house went into
committee of the whole on the army BILL
| After action on several amendments the bill
was reported to the house and passed. .Ad-
| journed.
| THURSDAY, April 6.-The bill passed appro-
| priating $40, 900 for the purchase of seed for
| sufferers from the overflow Of the Mississippi
River Page introduced bill to carry into
effect the treaty stipulations with China. 1t
reduces the period of suspension to ten years.
Willis (Ky.) introduced a bill to regulate,
limit and suspend immigration of Chinese
laborers on fifteen years suspension. Referred
10 the committee on education and labor, as
was also the bill introduced by Berry (Cal.) to
execute treaty stipulation in reference to Chi
nese for sixteen years suspension. .Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, April IA bill passed relieving
from the charge of desertion soldiers III the
volunteer service during the late war on proof
that they served faithfully until the expiration
of their term of enlistment or until the 1st of
MAY, 1866, but who failed to muster out and
receive honorable discharge. The tariff
commission bill was then debated.
SATURDAY, April 8.-The house went into
committee of the whole ON the tariff commits
sion bill When the committee rose Frost
(Mo.) announced the death of his colleague,
Allen. After appointing a committee to accom-
pany the remains to PittsfeId, Mass, the house,
out of respect for the deceased, adjourned.