Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-09

ty to agree. After debate the House voted not
10 recede from ts position on the amendments
lnregard to steel cruisers and also in regard to
monitors, and new conference committee was
appointed. The House then went into COM
nilItee OF The whole on the fortlfcation bill.
Two reports were submitted, but without &C
tlon thef committee rose and the House ad-
| journed.8
~ EDNEsDAy, July 2. The minority fortiica-
tlon Dill was passed. The first Senate amend
menu 10 the Mexican pension bill was concurred
10. Inc conference report on the army bill was
agreed to- The Fitz-John Porter bill was
passed over the presidents veto by a vote of 16s;
to rs. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, July ga report exonoratinp Mr..
English from the charge of having violated fine.
privileges OF its floor was adopted. Action on
the Mexican pensions bill was prevented by the
hhbustering of it's opponents. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 4.-The conference report on
the. bill to consolidate the bureau of military
justice and the corps of judge advocates of the
army was agreed to. The conference report on
the general deficiency bill agreed to all the
amendments except twenty-three. The confer.
ence committee on the consular and diplomatic
bill have agreed except on the Nicaraguap
waterway amendment. Filibustering on the
Mexican pensions bill was again Iesorted to in
the House, and no progress was made With it.
The river and harbor bill, as it finally passed
both houses, appropriates $13, 1909, 200. The
agreement Adjourned. as
SATURDAY, July 5.-After postponipg the
contested election case of the First North Car
DINA district until next December. the House
took up the Mexican pensions BILL which was
debated at considerable length. Burnes SUBJ
mitted conference report on the CONSULAR and
diplomatic appropriation bill. OF 1877 amend
ments placed on the bill by the senate, the
conference committee has reached an agree
nent on all except three. One of these is
that appropriating $3.50, 600 for the Nicaragua
project. The other two have reference to the
appointment of commission to ascertain the
best mode for securing more intimate inter-
national and commercial relations between
the United States and several countries
OF Central and South America. Washburn
moved that the House recede from its Disagree
ment to the $250,000 amendment. Lost-yeas
81. nays SO. Washburn moved recession
from the disagreement TO the other matter in
dispute. Agreed to-yeas III, nays 76 This
leaves the $250,000 clause the only point of
difference. Messrs. Burnes, Townshend and
Washburn were reappOinted conferees. The
House took recess until 9 P. M. The
entire evening session was taken up in
debate on the Mexican pensions bill.
After an all-night session with no result the
House. at 7:3O Sunday morning took recess
till 4:30 P. n. While awaiting conference report
on the consular bill until p NJ, when an
other recess was taken TO 7. At the evening
session the conference committee on the de-
fciency bill made report, which was adopted
by the House. Randall then submitted to the
dlsagreeing conference a report on the naval
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. No
further conference was asked for. Mr.. Randall
said the committee on both sides was de-
termined, and but one way was open-that the
support of the navy be provided for Temporal
rily. He then submitted bill making tempo
rary provision for the naval service for six
months, ending December 81. 1884. sharp
debate followed the reading of the bill, and it
then passed. Holman presented the conference
report on the legislative bill, and it was agreed
to-. The appropriation committee was granted
leave to sit during the recess. The House
then took recess till 10 O'Clock Monday.