Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-10
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.

MONDAY. Dec. 1.-THe only business of the
session was the reading of the Presidents an
nual message.
TUESDAY, Dec. 2.-Vest offered a resolution
directing an investigation into all leases of
lands in Indian Territory. An extended de-
bate was INDUCED in, but the resolution went
over.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3.-The report of the
commission appointed to select a site for the
Garfield statue was read. Mcpherson intro
duced a bill to spend the coinage of the sill
yer dollar. It provides that and after the
passage of the act the coinage of silver dollars
shall be suspended, that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed not to reissue any United
States notes of denomination less than SIS and
to destroy all United States notes of less de-
nomination than SIS. and cease engraving or
printing all such notes. 1t authorizes the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, upon the deposit of sill
yer bullion In such sub treasury as he shall
designate, to issue to the depo5ltor thereof sill
yer certificates having upon their face the
weight and market value of the metal so depos-
lied, calculated in United States gold dollars at
the rate of Is $40 standard grains to the dollar.
Vests resolution was taken up, and an amend
ment added increasing the scope of the in
vestgation to include all land leases in Indian
reservations. A bill was passed authorizing
the construction of railroad bridge across the
st. CroiX River between Saltwater and Taylof's
Falls, MINI.
THURSDAY, Dec. 4.-B1lls were introduced
and referred: Granting a pension to Gen.
Grant and for the erection of public building
at New Orleans to cost 81, 100000. Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, introduced resolution d.
rectlng the committee on finance to investigate
and report upon the ACCESSIBILITY of diverting a
portion Of the surplus revenue to the building
up of our foreign commerce. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAv Dec -Affnr the OnnDiDor cprernO-
MES. the session was devoted to the reading of
the Presidents annual message.
TUESDAY, Dec. 2.-Follett, as a question
of privilege introduced a preamble and
resolution charging Lot Wright, deputy
United States marshal for the Southern
District of Ohio, With high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in his official acts at the time of the
state election in October, and directing an in
vestigation of the same. The resolution was
adopted after long debate.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3.-The bill passed author
izing the construction of bridge across the
st. Croix River between Saltwater and Taylor's
Falls. The Senate amendments to the House
bill forfeiting the unearned land grant of the
Atlantic q Pacific Railroad Company we're non
cOncurredin in. The House then went into commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Cox, of New York. in the
chair, on the bill making temporary provisions
for the naval service. No amendments were
offered to the bill, and no discussion had,
Randall merely making brief statement that
the total appropriation for the support of
the navy for the current fiscal year was
$15, 636, 166, reduction of $258, 1868 Sfrom
the appropriation of the previous year. The
committee rose and the bill passed, and the
House resumed consideration of the Interstate
commerce bill which went over.
THURSDAY, Dec. 4.-Bills were introduced to
remit the duty on articles for the New Orleans
exposition, and to establish the office of govern
ment architect. Consideration of the Interstate
commerce bill was resumed, but the House ad-
journed to Monday without action.