Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


For bridge across the Mississippi river at st.
Paul; for the relief of officers and crew of the
u. s. steamer Monitor, The senate then
passed the bill, reported by Mr.. Plat from the
committee on patents, amending section 1887
Of the revised statutes, securing to American
inventors the full term of seventeen years for
their patents in cases where the foreign patent
expires before that term. The Greedy relief
bill was taken up and passed. After executive
session, amessage was received from the house
announcing the passage by that body of a
joint resolution authorizing the secretary of
war to use ratiOns for the relief Of destitute
persons in the district of the overfowed Ohio
river and its tributaries, and making an appro-
prlation Of 100000 to relieve the sufferers by
such overflow. The joint resolution was read
three times and passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February ia bill was intro
duced and referred, to suspend the coinage of
stan dard silver dollars. It provides that the
coinage be suspended until January l. 1886 and
that trade dollars be received in sums of SIS or
less for postage and revenue stamps and con-
verted bullion. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced a bill
to proh1 bit assessments for political purposes
by government officials and employees, which
was referred to the judiciary committee. The
senate bill authorizing the construction of a
building for the accommodation of the con-
gressional library was taken up and passed.
The senate took up the bill for the relief of
the State National bank of Louisiana. Pend
executive
session and afterward adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 13.-Mr. Voorhees,
offered resolution, which went over till to-
morrow, directing the secretary of the inte =
rior to withhold for the present his approval Of
patents or certificates for lands selected by he
Northern Pacific railway in lieu of others said
to have been lost to said company under the
act of July, 1864. A preamble to the resolu-
tiOn sets forth that the right of settlers might
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PendletOn introduced bill to grant condemned
cannon to be used for the construction Of a
statue in memory of Gen. VIM. 81. Kyle, of
Ohio. The senate took up the special order
for the day-McPhersons bill reported by Mr..
Bayard from the committee on finance, to pro-
vide for the issue of circulating notes to the
National banking association. Adjourneds.
THURSDAY, February 14.-The ser ate took up
the bill. making all public roads and highways
post routes and after slight amendment it
was passed. The bill for the relief of the
Louisiana State bank, permitting that bank
Notwithstanding the statute of limitations, to
present to the court of claims its claim for
cotton taken by the United States in 1865 was
taken up. Mr.. Jackson, who reported the bill,
said the claim was for 367 bales of cotton,
worth 100000. After the debate the bill was
passed. Mr.. Beck called up the Mcpherson
bill relative to national banks and, pending
the discussion. after an executive session, the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 15.-Pendleton sent to the
desk and had read telegraph dispatch from
Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, to Representative
Jordan, saying the secretary of war had done
grandly in the matter of relief for the sufferers
by the Ohio floods; that the red tape, from
which interference had been feared, had been
all cut up and thrown away; but that congress
should appropriate an additional million; ii
would have to come, and the more prompt the
ha4f loNo ooil H.,
in the matter; everybody was working for it as
cause of common humanity. The matter was
referred to the committee on appropriations,
and at lao Allison, from that committee, re-
ported favorably on the joint resolution, and it
was Immediately read three times and passed.
At O'Clock the message was received from the
house, announcing that that body had passed
the joint resolution making further appro-
priation of 5000, 600 for the relief of destitute
persons in the districts overlooked by the Ohio
River and its tributaries. After executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 11.-BiIIs introduced: To
impose duties on cocoanuts, bananas and pine
apples; for the erection of a public building in
Detroit to abolish the Office of assistant sur
geon-general in the army; to repeal the i'm
port duty on books; to provide additional life
saving stations on the oceans and lakes; re-
quiriRg the secretary of the treasury to pay
Sl00, 000, 900 8 per cent. bonds. A joint reso-
luton was adopted appropriating 100000 for
the relief of sufferers from floods in the Ohio
valley by vote of 233 to II.
TUESDAY February IA bill was introduced
and referred to extend the bonded debt at %
per cent. Bills were reported for the retire
ment and recoinage of the trade dollar;to estab-
lish and maintain department of labor Stats |
tics. Both were referred to the committee of the
whole. A bill was reported for the erection of |
a public building at Carson City. The house |
went into committee of the whole (Mr. Con- |
verse in the chair) on the naval appropriation |
bill. When the committee arose the house ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, February 13.-The contested
case of Chalmers vs.. Manning was taken up
but after discussion it went over till tomorrow
Mr.. Harmer presented petitions in favor of PEN
sioning Union soldiers, who suffered in nder-
sonville Libby, Belle Isle, or other Confeder-
ate prisons; referred. The speaker laid before
the house a letter from the secretary of the
navy, transmitting the amounts claimed by the
contractors for the care of double turretted
they aggregate $278, 645; referred
THURSDAY, February 14.-In the house Mr..
Mckinley presented telegram from Cleve-
land, detailing the destruction Occasioned by
the Ohio floods and recommending Congress
to increase to 81, 900. 900 the appropriation for
the relief of the sufferers. Referred. The
House then resumed consideration of the con-
tested election case of Chalmers against Man
ming, and pending its discussion, adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 15.-Mr. Holman, from
the committee on appropriations, reported |
joint resolution making a further appropria- |
ton of 5000, 900 for the relief of sufferers by |
the Ohio flood. Mr.. Browne, (Ind.) read a |
telegram from Richmond, Ind, asking an i'm
mediate appropriation for the relief of the des-
titute and homeless people along the Ohio.
The joint resolution was passed. The Chal-
mers- Manning election case was then taken up
and the previous question was ordered. After
discussion the majority resolutions were then
adopted-130 to Sc. These discharge the COM
nittee on elections from the prima facie case,
Ind leave the seat vacant until the case is de-
,ided on its merits. Adjourned until Monday.