Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-25
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

| or $54U,OO0 was passed :. The ingalls, resolu-
ton declaring tie arrears of pensions act ought
MOTTO be repealed was debated at length . "A bill
was introduced by Cockrell to amend the home
steao ana pre- emptlon laws by requiring claim
ants for agricultural entries before final proofs
are submitted, to file with the register of the
| land Office notice of intention to make proofs
| and requiring copies of such notices be posted
In the registers sffice for thirty days. Cam
eron (Pa) delivered twentyminute speech on
| the general subject of taxation, internal and
external, taking as his text his pending resolu-
ton, declaring it inexpedent to reduce revenue
| by aDohshlng all existing internal revenue
taxes, except those upon highwines and distill-
ed spirits. After an executive session the
! senate adjourned.
| TUESDAY, January 17.-Bils Introduces: To
| provide for commission on the alcoholic
liquor traffic; to authorize the cutting and sale
| of dead and damaged timber on Indian reser-
| yat1ons under direction of the interior depart
ment; to enable the several states to collect
educational funds from taxes Cd distilled spir-
its and fermented liquors; to permit Ward Hunt
associate justice of the supreme court of the
United States, to retire; granting pension to
Lucretia r. Garfield; to authorize the compila-
ton and printing of naval history of the
late war. Beck concluded his remarks upon
the Ingalls, resolution, declaring the pension
arrears law ought not to be repealed. Con-
sideration of Sherman's funding bill was re-
sumed and Mr., Plumb argued the redemption
fund for United States notes ought to be
| diminished. Teller opposed the bill. Saun-
ders favored the bill and opposed any amend
ment to its essential features. Without clos
ing the debate the senate went into executive
| session and adjourned till tomorrow
| WEDNESDAY, January 18.-Brown occupied
the major part of the morning in a speech
upon the currency question, his text being his
resolution declaring the inexpediency of con-
tracing currency by the withdrawal of silver
certificates or the discontinuance or further
restriction of silver coinage, and that gold and
silver coin based upon proper ratio of equiva-
| alence between the two metals and issues of
paper predicated upon and convertible into
coin on demand constitute the proper circula-
| ting medium of this country. The resolution
went over without action. The senate re-
stunned consideration of the Sherman funding
bill, and Morgan opened the debate with re-
| marks In opposition to the proposed measure
Sherman, Beck and Bayard followed. The bill
was then informally laid aside till tomorrow.
| 80. Bills were introduced relative to the COM
| pensatlon of letter carriers, and for the en-
couragement of agriculture. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
| THURSDAY, January 19.-Davis CIV Va pre-
sented resolutions of the West Virginia legis-
lature. urging modification Of the internal rev.
enue laws so that producers of leaf tobacco
may not be required to take out license
Davis Tll.) called up the bill to permit Associate
Justice Hunt, of the supreme court, to retire,
and it was passed-yeas Al, nays A.. The
Sherman funding bill was taken up and Sauls-
bury favored the bill. When he had concluded
motion was mirde by Ingalls, to lay the bill on
the table to test the sense of the senate upon
it. Window having obtained atemporary with
drawal OF Ingalls, motion, proceeded to oppose
the Dill as unnecessary, experimental, and
likely to involve the government in loss.
cOllOqual discussion ensued between Window
Pending
session the bill was laid aside. Adjourned,
after an executive session, until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 16.-Bills introduced and
referred: To prevent the introduction of in
fictitious or contagious diseases; to aid in the
establishment and temporary support of COM
mon schools; to repeal the law imposing tax
on the deposit and capital of banks: repeating
the stamp tax on bank checks and matches; to
define the crime of bigamy and to provide for
the trial and punishment Of offenders there
under; to coin and regulate fractional paper
currency, directs the secretary, within ninety
days of the passage of this act to procure
suitable plates for the production of paper cur
rency. of the denominations of 10, % and so
cents, and 800, 100000 of each to be issued, ex-
changeable in sums of $40 and multiples there
of for coin Or legal tender notes and of bonds
of the United States); making the terms of Of
flee of presidential electors four years and Civ
ability of the President and vice president: for
the erection of monument over the grave of
Zachary Taylor: to regulate Interstate COM
merce, appropriating 100000 for the improve
inert of the mouth of the Red River; increas-
ing Is per centum the duty on jute, hemp and
fl AK Seeds providing the tax distilled spirits
shall hereafter be only due and payable on the
withdrawal of such spirits from bond; to pro-
vide for a postal card with flexible cover to
conceal the message; to make wife g. compe-
tent witness i'll the trial for bigamy in the terri
tories; to retire national bank notes; for the
payment of bounties to heirs of colOred troops
serving in the late war; to establish postal tele
graph lines in the United States; granting pen
sions to officers injured in the services of the
United States or to their widows and children;
to remove the internal revenue tax on tobacco
in the hands of producers, on matches, bank
checks and bank deposits; to terminate the
treaty in naturalization between the United
States and the North German Union. and pro-
viding for a treaty with the German Empire;
in relation to the Venezuelan award identical
with the bill introduced by Senator Voorhees,,
January 11th); to tax and regulate the manu-
facture of glucose; making the agricultural
bureau an executive department.; for the ad
mission of Washington Territory as a state.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 17.-Dingley offered a
resolution instruct1ng the committee on COM
merce to inquire what change of law can be
engaged in the foreign carrying t1ade, and what
measures can be adopted to promote our ship
building and other commercial interests. Re-
ferred The balance of the day was consumed
in wrangling debate on the report of the COM
mittee on rules increasing the membership of
various committees of the house. The report
will come up as unfinished business to morrow.
WEDNESDAY. January 18.-Burrows asked
leave to introduce for immediate consideration
bill defining the qualifications of territorial
delegates, making any person guilty of bigamy
or polygamy ineligible. Objection being made,
the bill was withdrawn. The house resumed
consideration of the report of the committee on
rules, proposing an increase of membership of
certain committees. Debate consumed almost
the entire day. Davis presented resolutions
of the Chicago board Of trade relative to trans
portation between the Mississippi River and the
lakes. Referred. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 19.-The house resumed
consideration of tie report OF the committee on
rules increasing the membership of various
committees. After long debate Joice moved
to recommt the report and all pending amend
ments to the committee on rules. Agreed to
yeas 159, nays 90. Wilson presented JOINT
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