Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-12-13
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.


h1GeI prayer, the customary resolution was
adopted for the appointment of a committee
to notify the President and the house respec-
lively that the senate was ready for business
Bills were introduced to provide for coin
age at the Denver Mint and to grant q pension
of $50 per month to the widow OF Rear Admiral
Scott. The Presidents message was read and
the reports of the secretary Of the treasury and
attorney general submitted . Brown (Ga)
announced the death Of Senator Hill, and
offered q resolution of regret, which was
unanimously agreed to. AS further token of
respect the senate then adjourned.
TUESDAY, December Brown (Ga,) pre-
sented the credentials of Barrow, chosen to fill
the unexpired term of the late Senator Hill.
The oath of Office was administered to the new
senator On motion of Anthony the commit
tees as they existed at the close of last session
were continued. Saunders presented men,
orial relative to the admission of Dakota, and
said he would call up, about Wednesday of
next week. the bill for the admission, of Dakota
now on the calendar. He remarked that all
, doubts which may have existed as to there be-
ing sufficient population to enttle the territory
to admission as state must have Teen re-
moved by the return of the number of votes
cast there at the recent election. Beck of
fered a resolution setting forth the law against
leVying political assessments and instructing
the Judiciary committee to investigate how
much money was collected during the recent
election; how it WAS spent, and whether any
surplus remained; also to ascertain the num-
Der of persons dismissed from the public SER
vice since May, and how many Of them failed
to contribute. The senate then adjourned as
a mark of respect to the late Representatives
Updegraff and Low.
WEDNESDAY, December fisherman 20. } and
Ingalls, (Ks.) presented petitions from the peo-
pie of their respective states for the passage of
a bill to increase pensions to those who lost an
arm or leg in the service of tie government
during the war. =. "A resolution by Platt was
adopted asking the commissioner Of pensions
to furnish information In reference to the pen
siOn-roll and the probable effect upon it i'll case
of the passage of the pending bill to increase
the pensions of persons who lost an arm or leg
In the service, or are suffering from equivalent
disabilities :. The senate took up the bill to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy. and
ingalls, proceeded to explain its provisions .
After an executive session the senate adj
jOurned.
THURSDAY, December .-Voorhees, Sherman,
McDill, Vest, Ingalls,, Chilcott and Miller IN.
y presented petitions for the passage of a bill
to increase the pensions of one-armed and one
legged soldiers. Beck called up his resolution
for investigation into political assessments dur
ing the last campaign. Hale offered q substi-
tute setting forth the names Of the members of
the congressional executive committees Of both
parties, recitng allegations that the democratic
committee had levied contributions on liquor
dealers, brewers and other associations, and di
recting the committee on judiciary to investi-
gate these charges as well as those made
against the republican committee. After
brief discussion the substitute was ordered
grinted and the subject went over. .Ad
iOurned.
FRIDAY, December 8.-Petiti0ns were present.
ed for the passage of bill to increase the pen
siOns of one armed and One-legged soldiers;
asking that IN case of the reduction of the tax
on tobacco a corresponding rebate be allowed
q of no fqy m q
bankruptcy bill was taken up. Jones (Fla.) Of
fered an amendment which was agreed to,
giving the party sought to be thrown into in
voluntary bankruptcy, the right to demand
jury trial as to the grounds of bankruptcy.
Morgan offered an amendment which was
agreed to. making it an act Of bankruptcy to
deal In cultures Ill certain Articles Of prime
necessity such as corn, sugar, cotton, rice, etc.
....Adiourned.
SATURDAY, December 9.-Petitions of tobacco
dealers and manufacturers for rebate equal
to any reduction that might be made in the tax
on tobacco were presented by Hale, Miller and
Edmunds. After the introduction and refer
ence Of several bills, Beck called up his pOliti-
cal assessment resolution, and Voorhees, adj
dressed the senate thereon. Beck also spoke
on the subject. -. Vance offered resolution,
which was agreed to- directing the secretary of
the treasury to furnish as soon as possible a
detailed statement showing the cost of collect
ing internal revenue in each collection district,
the number of employees in each district and
percentage of cost upon sums collected in each
district. Adj ourned.
House.
TUESDAY, December 4.-The speaker called
the house to order at IL P M. -. The following
members were then sworn in to fill vacancies
Hit, Qlls.), to succeed Hawk; Rees, (Ga.) to
succeed Stephens; Shelby, (Ala.). to succeed
himself. Calkins, Ind.), presented a memo
rial against the swearing IN Of Shelby but
asked for no action beyond its reference to the
committee on elections. So ordered. Bills
introduced prohibiting political assessments on
government employees; to incorporate the Yell
lowstone Park Railroad: for the better regula-
ton of the civil service; to create an agrcul-
tural commission; abolishing the offices of as
assistant secretaries of war and navy; amenda-
tory of section 5,511, revised statutes, SO as to
apply to all cases Of bribery and other ofenses
against free ballot. Lefevre co. introduced
a resolution calling upon the secretary of the
interior for information as to whether there
has been an attempted consolidation of the
Union Pacific with any other road. and if so by
what authority the action was attempted.
The Presidents message was then read
Herbert (Ala.) announced the death of Lowe,
and Taylor CO., announced the death of Upde-
graft. The house, as mark Of respect to the
memory of the deceased members, adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 5.-A bill, reported by
Kelley, from the ways and means committee
was referred 20 the committee of the whole,
the minority Of the committee on ways and
means beng granted permission to file views
on the subject. A bill was passed providing
that seamen discharged at foreign port shall
be provided with adequate employment on |
another ship or furnished means to return |
home. The bill embodies substantially the |
recommendation on this subject by the joint |
committee on the decline of American shipping |
:. "A message from the senate announced the |
death of Senator Hill, and after touching re- |
marks by Hammond (Ga.), the house, as a |
mark of respect to the memory of deceased, |
WEDNESDAY, December 6.-Willis On. V |
offered resolution similar TO that offered in |
the senate by Beck, directing the committee on
civil service reform to inquire into the details |
of the alleged political assessments made upon |
government employees during the recent election. |
Referred. =. .Caswel WIS., offered a resolu |
ton, which was adopted, authorizing the COM
mittee on appropriations to embody in the post
office bill clause reducing letter postage to |
cents. Steele Qnd.) offered a resolution,
which was referred, directing the committee
on civil service reform to inquire how much
money was collected by campaign managers Of
the democratic party from the Golden Club
and from the Free Trade Club for use in the