Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-14
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.


q. Senate
| MONDAY, February 6.-After an executive
session the tariff bill was taken up and con-
sldered until adjournment.
TUESDAY, February 6.-T7he president laid
| before the senate memorial from the Wis
cousin legislature stating that the piers of
railway bridges across the Mississippi are
dangerous to navigation and asking for the
construction of shear booms as soon as posi-
ble.. The tariff bill was considered for q
short time. The house resolutions in rela-
ton to the death of the late Representatives
Updegraf and Hawk were received and
Mes8Ts. Sherman and PendIetOn spoke of the
life services of Updegraff and Messrs. Logan
Hampton and George of Hawk AT the con
clus1on of then remarks the usual resolutions
were adopted and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February AFTER brief ex-
ecutIve session the tariff bill vas taken Nd
Debate consumed the remainder Of the day.
THURSDAY, February 8.-The tariff bill occu-
pied the attention of the senate during the en-
tire day.
FRIDAY, February "a remonstrance was
presented against placing lumber on the free
list. Tt states that $500, 000 600 are invested,
and l,OOO,OO men employed III the lumber
business. -. The tariff bill occupied the re-
mainder Of the day.
SATURDAY, February 10.-After a brief ex-
ecutlve session ingalls, presented the creden-
tails OF Plumb, re- elected as senator from Kan
saS. They We're read and filed Plumb pre-
Sented q memorial from the Legislature of
Kansas asking that lumber be placed on the
free list, and another for legislation TO prevent
the spread OF pleurO-pneumOnia. In present.
ing the latter Plumb said the necessity for
action on the subject was urgent; SAWYER pre-
6ented remOnstrance of citizens of WigcOn-
sin against putting lumber on the free list
-. Logan called up the pension appropr1-
alton bill, which passed, with an additional
section designed, he said, to prevent the
pledging of pension certificates in any way
The tariff bill was taken up. Beck's amend
ment reducing the tax on snuff, smoking and
manufactured tobacco to 8 cents per pound
was agreed to. On motion of Williams the tax
on cigars was made So instead Of "a as in the
bill. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 6.-Grant moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill establishing the
territory of North Dakota, and providing d
temporary government therefor. Lost-yeas
15l, nays ITO. =. Carpenter moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to quiet the title of
settlers on the De MOines River land. Agreed
to-146 to Is. Converse moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill confirming and de-
clarng legal the act Of the interior department
in issuing patents and certificates to persons
making entries on land granted to aid in the
construction Of a railroad from Ontonagon,
WIS, to the state line, and declaring forfeited
to the United States so much of said grant as
may be necessary to confirm and protect the
titles of persons making such entries. Lost
159, nays 81. Richardson (S. CO. moved to
suspend the rules and pass a bill to provide a
civil government for the territory of Alaska
Lost-yeas 100, nays So. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 6.-After the transac-
ton of some unimpOrtant business the house
went into committee Of the whole on the tar
if blk When the committee arose public
business was suspended, and appropriate reso-
lutions on the life and public services Of the
late Representatives Updegraff and Hawk were
adopted After remarks eulOgistic of the de-
ceased by several members, the house, as a
further mark of respect adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-The house spent
the day on the tariff bill
THURSDAY, February 8.-A joint resolution
was passed to admit free of duty the monu-
ment to George Washington to be imported by
the Philadelphia Society of Cincinnati. :. The
remainder Of the day was spent on the tariff
and legislative appropriation bills. =. .Ad
ioUuned.
FRIDAY, February 9.-Beford, from the
committee on coinage, weights and measures.
reported resolutions which were referred, de-
clar1ng 1t expedient to discontinue the coinage
Of silver under the existing law, and recon-
mendlng the committee on appropriations to
report a provision for additional vault room at
some point in the Mississippi Valley. The
tariff bill occupied the time until evening
when the house passed large number Of pen
sion bills and bills granting condemned cannon
for monumental purposes. Among them was
a bill granting the widow of the late congress-
man, Maj. Hawk. of Illinois, pension Of 800
per month, and one granting bronze cannon
for monument to Gen. VIM. II, Lytle, at
Cincinnati. e. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 10.-The house spent
the day IN committee on the tariff bill.