Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

| MONDAY, May 5.-Most of the day was taken
| up in debate on the shipping bill. Bills were
favorably reported amending the House bill
| granting pension to the widow Of Gen. Jud-
| son Fitzpatrick, and to adopt international reg
ulations to prevent collisions at sea. A bill was
| introduced to restrict the ownership of public
| lands by aliens. The agricultural appropriation
bill was reported from the committee. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, May 6.-The report OF the investi-
eating committee on the Copiah (Mss) election
outrages was submitted. The Vest free ship
amendment to the shipping bill was rejected.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May IA bill was introduced
and referred to place Gen. Grant On the re-
tired list of the army. Considerable time was
occupied in debate on the shipping bill, and an
amendment was adopted to remove the ton
mage on certain vessels. The bill to declare
forfeited the lands granted to the Now Orleans,
Baton Rouge & Pacific Railroad was also de-
bated. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 8.-The House shipping bill
was taken up, and after the adoption Of amend
ments, was passed. Conference committees
were appointed on the Fitz John Porter and
pleuro- pneumonia bills. The House bill to
pension soldiers of the Mexican war was favor
ably reported. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 9.-The Indian appropriation
bill was reported back from the committee. It
increases the appropriation voted by the House
from S., 456, 1889 to $3.50, 412, the chief in
crease being for schools. Pending debate the
Senate went into executive session. and when
the doors were opened an adjournment was
taken.
MONDAY, May 5.-The Virginia contested
election case of Farrell VS.. Paul was settled by
the seating of Farrell. A joint resolution was in
troduced appropriating 900 for the ex-
penses of the visit Of the Siamese embassy.
The evening session was devoted to tariff de-
| bate.
TUESDAY, May 6.-The long debate on the
Morrison bill was brought to an end by a
motion to strike out the enacting clause, which
was carried by vote of 159 to I54. Ad-
| journed.
| WEDNESDAY, May IA bill was reported for
| branch soldiers home in Michigan; also a
| Joint resolution calling for an investigation of
| the management of those homes now existing.
The river and harbor bill was also reported. The
Senate amendment to the House bill repeating
the IRON clad oath was concurred in. The SEN
ate bill passed donating part of the aban-
doned military reservation of Ft. Smith, Ark,
| to the city of Ft. Smith for the benefit of the
| public schools. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May S.-BilIs were favorably re-
ported for Missouri River commission to en-
able banks to increase their capital stock, and
| for revision Of the patent laws. The bill ap-
| propriating 100000 in aid of the New
Orleans Worlds Exposition was passed. Ad-
iourned
FRIDAY, May "a remonstrance was re-
ce1ved from the Louisville Board of Trade
against the pending bankruptcy bill. The bill to
increase the pension of the WIDOW OF Gen.
| Blair was passed. It was ordered that when
| the House adjourn it be to Monday, and the
members were requested to assemble to morrow
and attend in body the unwilling of the
statue of Chief Justice Marshall. The speak
er laid before the House communication
| from the secretary OF war. recommending the
additional appropriation of 100000 for the re-
lief of sufferers by the floods in the Mississippi
Valley. The evening session was taken up in
the consideration of the pension bills.