Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,

| MONDAY, May 12.-The committee on Judi
| claty was instructed to inquire into the facts
DINING the basis of the bill recently introduced
| by Mi. Garland to amend the Thurman act re-
| latlDg to the claim of the government against
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
! The Indian appropriation bill was debated at
| length. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 18.-A petition was received
deprecatiDg any action that would lead to the
destruction of a healthy telegraph competition
consideration OF the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed, and the bill was passed. The
| bill placing Gen. Grant on the army retired
list was taken up and passed. The bill gives
him the title and full pay of general of the
army. Adjourned.
| "WEDNESDAY, May 14--The bill authorizing
the construction of a pontoon bridge across the
mississippi near Dubuque was passed. A mo-
ton was agreed to making the inter state COM
merce bill the special order for Wednesday,
| May FL. The committee on foreign relations
reported upon the determinations against
American products by foreign countries as being
in come cases specific prohibition. The action
OF Brazil In not reciprocating after being bone
flied by the placing of coffee the free list was
severely commented on. and the committee an
ylsed retaliatory and preventive measures. Ad-
| journed.
THURSDAY, May ia bill was introduced
and referred to prohibit bank officers engage
ing In stock or grain speculation. The bill to
loan the New Orleans WORLDS Exposition 81,
| 100000 was passed. The pension appropria-
| ton bill was reported from the committee Ad-
| journed until Monday.
House.
| MONDAY, May 12.-Hew1tt introduced a bill
| to amend the tariff. and O'Neil a bill to place
on the free list raw sugar, molasses, salt, rice,
| rye and barley potatoes, currants, raisins but
! ter. cheese and other articles, by which he es-
| Inmates the revenue would be reduced $751;
| 600, 600. A bill appropriating $500, 900 to COM
TNlQ TO fhn -
Columbia was passed. The Senate bill to pun
ish the counterfeiting of foreign securities
was passed. Adjourned.
| TUESDAY, May 13.-The Senate bill to pro-
vide for territorial government for Alaska
was passed. A bill was passed providing that
the territorial legislature of Dakota should con-
sist of twenty -four members of the Council and
| forty eight of the House. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 14.-Springer asked unani-
/ nous consent to put on passage the bill author
| lzing the secretary of the treasury to purchase
about $42,OOO,O00 of bonds with greenbacks
held in the treasury fer the redemption of re-
tired national bank circulation, which would
relieve the money market to the extent of add
ing $42, 900 to the circulation. Objection
was made, and the matter went over The
consular and diplomatic bill was taken up, and
motion was made by Robinson, of New York,
to abolish the Office of minister to Great Brit
ain. Pending debate, the House adjourned
| A1OfoD61s N1hy 1Os-1uS QlplOuldtlC dppuO-
priat1on bill was taken up, andIthe amendments
increasing the salaries of ministers to Austria,
and Italy from $4,000 to $12, 900, and those
providing for missions to Roumania, Servia
and Greece, were rejected Bills were passed
| authorizing the construction of bridges over
| the Rio Grande and Missouri Rivers. Ad-
| journed.
FRIDAY. May 16. "A bill authorizing bridges
| across the Wisconsin, Chippewa and st. Croix
| Rivers, in Wisconsin, was passed The diplo-
| matte appropriation bill was considered in COM
| mittee of the whole, and an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for contingent expenses of
consuls was lost. The bill was then favorably
| reported to the House. The river and harbor
and army appropriation bills were also reported.
At the evening session thirty-two pension bills
| were passed.
| SATURDAY May IA bill passed granting
| the consent of Congress for the construction
of dam across the Mississippi at st. Cloud,
MINI. The Senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill were non concurred
in. Other bills passed: Extending until
December 81, 1885, the duration of the court of
commissioners of Alabama claims; to change the
Eastern and Northern Jurdcial Districts of
Texas and to attach part of Indian Territory to
these districts; to relieve the settlers of Duck
Valley Indian reservation, Elko County, New;
for the appointment oftwo additional associate
justices to the supreme court of dakota. Ad-
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