Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-24
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,
Senate.


taxes on incomes collected from the citizens of
Tennessee without authority was passed. ..
The house bill for the removal of Gen. Kilpat-
ricks' body to the United States was passed
-. Bills were introduced to aid to the endow-
ment of school of forestry at st. Paul. Mimi,
and for public building at La Crosse, Wis.
After an executive session the senate adj
journed.
TUESDAY May 16.-The senate bill to author
ize the Rock Island and Southwestern Railway
company to construct bridge over the Mis-
sissppi River at New Boston, ILL.,. was passed.
.Conger (by request) introduced bill pro-
viding that any officer now in the regular army
who served with the volunteer forces or in the
regular army at any time during the war of the
rebellion regimental or staff officer, or aide
de-camp to any general officer and actually per-
formed the duty of such position, shall be con-
sidered as in service for the entire time he act
ed in such a capacity. He is to rank from the
commencement of the service and thereafter
in various grades to which he was appointed or
promoted IN accordance with the date of his
appointment to his commission. After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 16. Cameron reported ad-
versely the joint resolution rendering the
thanks of congress to Chief Engineer Melville,
U. s. N, and it was indefinitely postponed. -.
Sherman presented petition of Mrs. Betty B
Bassett, of Virginia, setting forth that she is
the owner of the Bible of George Washington,
and offering to sell it to the government. =.
The bill for the extension of the steam grain
shovel patent was reported favorably with the
substitution of seven years instead of ten as
the term of extension occupied, the time re-
served for the calendar. .Adj ourned.
THURSDAY, May 18.-The senate resumed
discussion of the extension Of the SpendeIow
steam grain shovel patent. The bill was in
definitely postponed-yeas 25 nays 10. The
house bill authorizing the receipt of United
Crn1 in hove
passed. The bill passed to refund 1922, 551
to Hiram Johnson and forty-six others. being
the surplus of military assessment paid by them
and accounted for to the United States in ex-
cess of the amount required for indemnity for
which it was levied and collected. :. Cameron
wis reported favorably from the committee
the bill appropriating 800, 900 for public
building at Lacrosse. After an executive
session, adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 19.-House bills for public
buildings at the points named with the amount
of appropriations stated passed.: Louisville
$500, 600; Hannibal, $15, d00 Detroit, 5000, 900;
Council Bluffs 100000. The senate bill appro.
priating 100000 for building at La Crosse
also passed. The 5 per cent. land bill was
then passed. 1t provides that lands entered by
military scrip or bounty land warrants in the
states of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama
Mississippi, Florida, Oregon, Nevada and Col
orado, including Virginia military and United
States military land warrants located in Ohio,
shall be construed to come within the provision
of law for payment to states of per centum of
the proceeds of public lands disposed of within
their borders by the association making the
same, etc.: the lands to be estimated at $1.25
per acre and payment to be made in cash. 1t
also provides that money remaining on the
books of the treasury to the credit of any public
land states under the act of 1886, which dis
tributed treasury surplus, shall not be charged
as an offset against any part of the amount
coming to the state under the bill. The bill
prohibits the states from paying any part of
the money received by them to agents or attor-
neys for services in procuring the passage of
the act or IN connection with the claims of
states unless such payments are authorized by
state laws passed after the date of the act "
Adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, May 15.-Lynch introduced bill to
reimburse depositors of the Freedman's Saw
ings and Trust Company for losses incurred by
the failure of said company. "A resolution
was adopted directing the secretary of war to
inquire into the propriety of purchasing the
dwelling house in Washington in which Lincoln
died. The house-yeas 155, nays 48-sus-
pended the rules and passed the bill providing
that no action for damages for infringements
of patents shall be sustained for the use of any
patented article or device when it shall appear
on TRIAL that defendant purchased sue article
for valuable consideration IN open market.
The commissioner of pensions informed
the house that deficiency appropriation of
SIG, 00G, 900 to meet June payments of army
pensions should be made available by the 25th
inst. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 16.-The house resumed con-
sideration of the national bank charter bill.
Debate occupied the entire day.
WEDNESDAY, May 17.-Hazelton (Wis.) from
the committee on elections submitted report
on the case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler, Alabama con-
testants, declaring the contestant Oowe) en-
titled to the seat. The commissioner of agri-
culture informed the house that chinchona
seeds had been distributed but there is little
hope for the growth of the plant, except in
Southern California and Southern Florida. -.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 18.-On motion of Kasson
the bill passed providing that any person being
originally citizen of the United States who
has been naturalized as a subject of Great
Britain. may publicly declare his remuneration
of such naturalization and resume his character
and privileges as a citizen of the United States
by signing an instrument to that effect.
Amendments were adopted as follows: The ma
tional bank charter bill was then consid-
cred; that national banks now organized or
hereafter organized, having capital of $780,
900 or less shall not be required to keep de-
post With the treasurer OF the United States