Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

NVNURESSlONAL PRUCEEDlNGSs
Senate.
MONDAY, April 7.--After the transaction of
un1mpOrtant business the Senate took I'D the
education bill. An amendment was adopted
fixing the amount appropriated at $77, 100000,
distributed over period of eight years. HOar's
first amendment was then taken up pro-
v1dlng that the amount to be distributed the
first year be 100000, the second year $1O,-
0OO,OOO, the third $15, 900, 900, and then dimin-
lsh the rate $2,000,000 yearly until the expira.
ton of the eighth year when misrepresentation
shall cease. The amendment was agreed to
80 yeas, IL nays Another amendment of Mr.,
Hoar's was agreed to, providing that equal OPP
portunity in education be given to all children
Of state. The motion of Mr.. Logan was
agreed to, striking out the section which per-
mitted states having less than per cent. illt-
eracy to use money for normal schools or in.
dustrial education. A number of amendments
offered by Mr.. Harrison were agreed to- The
bill being completed as in committee of the
whole, was reported to the Senate, read three
times and passed, after which the Senate ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, April 8.-Bills introduced: For
the deposit in the treasury of the receipts of
the money order system, and for the payment
of its expenses out of the appropriations; to
provide for the establishment of terms of court
IN the district of Colorado. The following bills
bridge over the Rio Grande between Eagle
Pass, Tex, and the Piedras Negras, Mexico
and bridge over the same river between Lar
edo, Tex, aid Nueva Laredo, Mexico. The
Chair laid before the Senate bill to provide a
uniform system for bankruptcy throughout the
United States. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-The original bill to
establish postal telegraph system was favora-
bly, reported. The bill provides ior contracts
with existing companies. The balance of the
session was consumed in debate on the naval
appropriation bill, but without action the
Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10.-Vest, from the COM
mjttee on commerce, reported favorably the
bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi at st. Louis. Bills in
troduced and referred: For the better protection
of citizens in their rights of property, and to
punish the infringers OF patents; to protect the
employees of railroads engaged in Interstate
commerce; to declare forfeited the lands grant
ed to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicks-
burg Railroad Company. The debate on the
naval appropriation bill was continued. Ad-
journed until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April IA resolution was adopted
directing the Secretary of the Interior to de-
liver to the Cincinnati law library certain court
records and other public documents, copies of
which were burned during the recent riots.
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April S.-The House considered
bills relating to the territories, and among
those passed was one requiring governors to be
residents of the territories for at least two
years prior to their appointment, also bill
authorizing the appointment of commission
By the President to run boundary lines between
portions of Texas and Indian Territory, in con-
nection with similar commission by Texas.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. April 9.-Hopkins, of Pennysl-
vania, offered resolution asking that the
committee on commerce be instructed to in
quire into the evils that we're alleged to exist
in the transportation of live stock. The reso-
luton declared that by the present system an
enormous percentage of the cattle shipped
from East to West persisted on the way, thus
deprlvlng consumers of quantity of necessary
article Of food and bringing up the price of the
remainder. The resolution was referred to the
the whole bills providing for public buildings
at Keokuk, Ia, and Waco, Tex, were favor
ably recommended. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10.-A bill was favorably
reported from the committee on laws relating
to the election of president and vice-president
and the counting Of the electoral vote. In
committee of the whole, after long and lively
debate bills were favorabIy recommended
making appropriations for public buildings as
follows: at New Albany. Ind, $1,000;
Pittsburg, Pa, $3.50, 600; Chattanooga, Tenn,
100000, and Augusta, Me-, $150,000. AID
journed until Monday.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to offer reward of $685.
900 for rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the
Greedy expedition was passed. Henley, from
the committee on public lands, reported bill
the Northern Pacific land grant;
placed on the House calendar. The House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
When the committee arose the Speaker laid be-
fore the House a message from the President
a special estimate from the chief of
ordnance for permanent annual appropria-
ton Of $40, 100000 to provide the necessary
armament for sea coast fertilization. At the
evening session the House passed five pension
bills.
SATURDAY, April 12.-Bills were favorably re-
ported to make bills of lading conclusive evil
dence in certain cases; granting letter-carriers
and clerks in frst-class offices thirty days
leave of absence each year, to allow fruit
growers to manufacture brandy out of the
product of their orchards without payment of
tax. An adverse report was submitted from
the committee on alcoholic traffic on the bill to
restrict the use of distilled spirits to arts and
manufactures. Eulogies were delivered on the
late Representative Thomas Fl. Herndon, of
Alabama. Adjourned.