Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY, January IA ballot was taken for
president pro tenn, Senator Anthony of
Rhode Island, being elected. That gentleman
declined. owing to i'll health, and Senator Ed
munds was elected. After transacting some
unimpOrtant business, the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, after which it adjourned.
TUESDAY. January ia petition was pre-
sented from citizens of Kansas, for O. woman
suffrage amendment to the constitution. The
entire morning hour was spent in discussion of
proposed retaliatory legislation against France
and Germany. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 16-The bill to restore
to the public domain certain lands granted to
the Iron Mountain was passed. A prohibitory
amendment to the constitution was introduced
and referred. A memorial was presented from
the national stock convention at Chicago on
the subject of European discrimination against
American meats. After short executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 17.-Petitions were pre-
sented for an appropriation of $500, 900 for the
Improvement of the entrance to the Columbia
River, and for prohibitoTy amendment to the
constitution. Bills introduced: Regulating
rates on railroads which had been aided by the
government; for the issue of circulating notes
of national banking associations. AG the con-
clusiOn of the mornings business Garland
called up his bill making an appropriation of
| $65, 900 in compensation. for seizures by the
United States government in 1861, of a Span
ish ferry boat at Nuestra Sonora de Regla.
Passed After an executive session the doors
were reopened and the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY. January 18.-The chair laid before
the senate message fIom the President rec
Onmending immediate action in the matter of
the Greedy relief proposition. The committee
on foreign relations reported bill prohibiting
the importation from or expectation to China
of opium, which was placed on the calendar.
After senate d.
journed to Monday.
| House.
MONDAY, January 14.-Bills introduced: To
reorganize the infantry regiments Of the regu-
| lar army; for the establishment of depart
ment of commerce; to provide for the issue of
| ~ per cent. forty-year bonds; to place sugar
molasses on the free list; to repeal the civil
service act: to reduce the duty on cotton goods
to 35 per cent. advalorem; to abolish the pos
tage on newspapers; to repeal the law prohib
iting ex-confederate officers from serving in
the y. s. army; for the retirement of the trade
dollar; for the appointment Of delegate to
the house of representatives by the council of
Indian tribes in the Indian territory. Adj
journed.
TUESDAY, January 15.-The committee on
public lands reported bill declaring forfeited
certain lands granted to states in aid of rail-
roads. Another bill to appropriate 81, 600
for the completion of the Mississippi improve
ment was introduced. After long discussion In
committee of the whole on river and harbor
improvements, the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 16.-BilIs introduced:
AppropriatiEg 81, 200, OC0 annually for the i'm
provement of the Erie canal and maintaining
the same as a free commercial highway;
authorizing the construction of ship canal
around Niagara Falls. The house went into
committee of the whole to consider the senate
bill appropriating 81 ,OOO 600 for continuing
the work of Mississippi river improvement,
and when the committee arose the house ad-
journed. - - 49,. HGassas--- =
THURSDAY, January 1.-THE speaker laid
before the house a message from the President,
transmitting a tender from the secretary of
state of Pennsylvania, of the U. s. Marine
Hospital at Erie, for soldiers and sailors
home. A bill was introduced and referred re-
pealing the duty on extract of hemlock and
other banks used for tanning: bill granting
pension to the surviving grandchild of Thomas
Jefferson was placed on the private calendar.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 18.-A bill was introduced
and referred for a public building at Ale
gheny, Pa. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the Fitz John Porter bill,
and after the committee rose the house ad-
iOurned,