Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,

MONDAY, April 14.-The Senate passed the
naval appropriation bill with the amendment
providing for the construction of new cruisers.
Other amendments provide for 8 report to the
next Congress on the expediency and cost of
establishing plant for a gun-factOry and for
the construction of one armored vessel for the
navy, not exceeding $500 tons displacement
The bill providing for national bankrupt law
was taken up and several sections of it disposed
of. The post-office appropriation bill was re-
ported from the committee. 1t provides for an
aggregate appropriation of $40, 725, 400, or
SIS, 235, $50 more than last year, and s 8, 499 500
in excess of the amount called for''by the bill
as it left the House.
TUESDAY, April 15.-Bills were reported
favorably to provide q commission on the sub
ject of the alcoholic liquor traffic; for the re-
lief of the Nez Percez Indians, and to provide
for coinage at branch mint in Denver. The
House joint resolution promising that certain
books be furnished by the Secretary of the In
terror to the Cincinnati law library was passed.
The bill to divide portion of the great reser-
walton of the Sioux Nation Indians in Dakota
was amended so as to make the amount of land
to be given in severalty to the Ponce Indians
one quarter of a section. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-Sabin introduced
bill to revive the grade Of general of the army.
The bill, left undisposed of yesterday, to divide
portion OF the great reservation of the SIOUX
nation of Indians in Dakota into separate res
6INdllOub anu bSCuT6 d ulbDm0nI OF Il6
Indian title to the remainder, was passed.
After executive session the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 17.-WIlson offered reso-
luton which, at his request, was laid on the
table, declaring the powers Of Congress toregu-
late interstate commerce, prohibit dlscrimina-
ton in rates and ensure free competition. The
Senate passed bill providing for the location
Of a branch soldiers home in either Arkansas,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri or Nebraska. Ad-
iourned.
FRIDAY, April 19.-An adverse report on the
newspaper copyright bill was received from the
library committee. A bill was introduced for
the deposit in the treasury of the receipts from
the money-order system, and the payment of
the expenses from the treasury. The bank
rupt bill was taken up, but on the announce
ment of the death of Representative Herndon,
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April lathe committee on agri-
culture was instructed to inquire whether the
foot and-month disease had been introduced
into Maine through the fault of United States
officers and to report bill to reimburse the au-
thorities and citizens of that state for expenses
incurred in suppressing the disease. Turner,
of Kentucky, introduced bill to "equalize
taxation" and to tax incomes of over S. 900
per cent; over $4,000 per cent, and over
$4,000 TO per cent. Bills were also intro
duced for the retirement of John @. Fremont
with the rank of Encouragement and for the ap-
pointment of two men from each state to pro-
pose the propriety of calling a convention to
amend the constitution. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 15.-By majority of only
two the House took up the Morrison tariff bin,
and the entire session was taken up in debate
on the bill.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-The entire session
was taken up in discussion of the Morrison
tariff bill.
THURSDAY, April 1.-THE debate on the
pension appropriation bill was begun, but little
progress being made, the time beng consumed
by an attack on the rules of the House by Mr.
Reed, who said time was deliberately sacrificed
and by Mr.. Randall who defended the rules
The bill passed authorizing the construction of
a railway bridge across the st. Croix River in
the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, April 18.-The entire session was
taken up in committee of the whole on the
private calendar, among the bills considered
being that for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines.
At the evening session a number of pension
bills were passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, April 19.-The House went into
committee Of the whole on the bill to establish
bureau of labor statistics After long de-
bate on minor details, the bill was reported to
the House and passed by vote of 1872 to 49,
The bill provides for q bureau of labor statis-
tics under commissioner, whose salary is fixed
at $4,000 per annum. The House then ad-