Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


MONDAY, February 4.-Mr. Logan presented
protest Of citizens against the passage of the
Porter reief bill. From the judiciary commit
tee was reported favorably the original bill for
uniform system of bankruptcy: also the
bureau of labor statistics bill, from the COM
mittee on labor and edueatisn. Bills intro
duced: To enable the people of Dakota to
form a constitution; to provide artificial limbs
for ex-soldiers; to provide for the erection of
public building at Tyler, Tex; to prevent the
publication of lottery advertisements in terrific
ries and the District of Columbia. Pending
action upon the Mexican land grant titles bill,
the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 5.-Bis introduced and
placed on the calendar: For the erection of
public building at San Francisco to authorize
the location Of . branch of the home for vol
unteer and disabled soldiers in one of the
states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas. Iowa.
Minnesota, Missouri or Nebraska. Fair In
troduced joint resolution for the appropria-
ton of a sufficient sum to remove the remains
of the soldiers buried at Fort Churchill to the
Soldiers cemetery at Carson City. After ex-
ecutlve session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.-The amendment
to the anti-Chinese bill was reported from the
committee on foreign relations and placed on
the calendar. The senate bill apprOpriating
$777, $50 for the completion of the capitol ter
races and the stairway connected Herewith, was
passed. The Mexican land grant bill was de-
bated at great length, and several amendments
proposed and rejected. An amendment was
agreed to, excepting from the limitation of the
act, in regard to the three years within which
claims have to be presented, all minors, mar
ried women and persons non C0nlpOS nle11tts.
Without action, after an executive session. the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February, Mr.. Cullom intro
duced bill for the relief of persons to whom
lands have been confirmed by governors in the
old Northwest and Indian territories and whose
lands, SO confirmed, were afterWard sold by
the United States. The remainder of the day
was spent in debate on the Mexican land grant
title bill
FRIDAY, February 8.-Mr. Frye reported q
bill "to remove certain burdens from the
United States merchant MARINE" which was
discussed at sone length. After some discus
sion of the Greedy relief bill the Mexican land
grant titles bill was taken up and passed, after
which the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 4.-Mr. Hammond APP
peared and took the oath. The speaker
announced a member of committee ap
pointments and changes, made at the request
of the members. Bills introduced For the ap-
pointment of 3 Mississippi river commission !;
for the free importation OF products of Canada ::
appropriating $125, 900 for the improvement of
the Colorado river to exempt Weiss beer
from internal revenue tax. Adjourned.
payment of rebate on tobacco was reported
back with the senate amendments. The amend
ments were concurred in with the addition OF
an important house amendment. bill was
reported from the judiciary committee grant
ing copyrights to citizens of foreign countries.
bill for public building at Fort Smith, was
reported and referred to the committee of the
whole. After long session in committee of
the whole on the labor and animal industry
bureau bill, the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.-Bills introduced:
Authorizing the purchase of snug harbor for
disabled seamen; for the establishment of o
branch soldiers home in one of the western
states. The house went into committee of the
whole on the pleuro-pneumonia bill, but with
out action the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, February Mr.. Hammond in
troduced bill, which was referred, to author
ize the withdrawal from distillery warehouses
without tax, alcoholic and other spirits to be
used in the manufacture of drugs and medl-
cines and other chemicals. A bill was passed
providing for the removal of the remains of the
late Captain Clifford from Wyoming to Michl-
gan. Adjourned.
FRIDAY. February ga joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the secretary of war to
furnish tents, etc., for the fifth annual re-
union of the soldiers and sailors of the North
west at Chicago, in August. The conference
report on the Greedy relief bill was agreed to.
The report of the committee on rules was taken
up and the rule excluding ex-senators from
admission to the floor of the house, was agreed
to. The speaker announced the appointment
of Representatives Hopkins, Ward, Adams On.
W, Poland and Wilson Iowa) as a committee
to Investigate the charges against IL. V. Boyn-
ton, the Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Adjourned.