Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,

MONDAY, Feb. 16.-The post-office appropria-
ton bill was received and referred. The Des
Moines River bill was laid aside and the Indian
appropriation bill passed with the Senate
amendments striking out all new legislation in
Guiding the clause reIating &c the Oklahoma
lands. Sawyer reported favorably Frye's "sub-
sldy clause amendment to the post-office ap
preparation bill. The credentials of Messrs
Platt and Teller were presented.
TUESDAY. Feb. 1.-THE conference report on
the District of Columbia appropriation bill was
agreed to. On motion of Cameron wis the
Senate bill authorizing the sale OF a part of the
lands of the Winnebago tribe of Indians In Ne
braska was passed. The anti-foreign labor
contract bill was laid before the Senate and
speeches were made by Messrs. Sherman, Vest.
Morrill,, Morgan, Plumb and Others A motion
to strike out the penalty clause was lost.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18.-Some time was wasted
in obtaining quorum, Edmunds alone being
present at the opening hour. The bill author
izing the president to negotiate for the pur-
chase Of the Oklahoma lands was reported and
placed on the calendar. Lapham continued
his remarks on the Des Moines River bill A
bill authorizing the REIMBURSEMENT of certain
lots in Denver for public library purposes was
favorably reported. The House anti foreign
contract labor bill was passed. The credentials
of Mr.. Vance were received. Palmer introduced
ing and fishing preserve.
THURSDAY, Feb. 19.-The Senate adopted.
with some amendments, the House bill forfeit
ing the land grant Of the Texas Pacific Rail-
way, by vote of Be to 2. It now goes back to
the House for concurrence in the amendments.
The post office appropriation bill was reported.
It increases the bill as passed by the House
100000. The joint resolution appropr1ating
So, 800 to pay the expenses of the inaugural
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River lands bill was discussed, but no vote
reached.
FRIDAY, Feb. 20.-The Senate received let
ter from the Secretary of war giving the es-
timated cost of the Sault Ste. Marie Falls ca
nal in Michigan also, memorial from the
Illinois Legislature asking Congress to buy and
make free waterway the ship canal between
Keweenaw Bay and Lake Superior. The Des
Moines River land title bill was taken up and
two amendments offered by Lapham, were re-
jected. The agricultural bill was passed, and
the post-off1ce bill taken up. The provision in
the House bill reducing letter and newspaper
postage had been stricken out by the Senate
committee as new legislation, and this led to
another long discussion of the Senate rule on
the subject. The committees amendment. re-
lating to letter postage was not agreed to, but
before coming to a vote on the newspaper rate
the Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb. 21.- Consideration of the
pOSU- OulC0 appropriation Ulu WIS resumed.
The Senate retained in the bill, contrary to the
recommendation of the appropriation commit
tee, the legislative provision inserted by the
House fixing the postage on newspapers sent
from the Office of publication to regular sub
scribers at 1 cent pound, but cut out the
discrimination against sample copies, making
the rate mentioned uniform rate for all
newspapers sent from the Office of publica-
ton, whether sample copies or other8ise.
Laying aside the post-ofice bill for a few mo-
ments, the House bill authorizing the erection
of public building at Keokuk, Ia, passed. At
2:15 the Chair announced that the President of
the United States was now ready 10 proceed to
the House. Business was then suspended, and
the senator's, headed by Mr.. Edmunds, presi-
dent of the Senate, and Secretary McCook, pre-
coded by Sergt. -at-arms Canaday, proceeded to
the hall of the House. At 3:05 p NJ. the Senate
was again called to order, and, .on motion of
Miller, adjourned 10 Monday.
House.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-The House went into
committee on the legislative appropriation bill,
and considerable progress had been made when
tho committee rose The Senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill were non-con-
CURED in and conference committee ap-
pointed. Bills we're passed appropriating $175,-
600 for public building at Aberdeen, Miss
and amending the statutes in relation to the
immediate transportation of dutiable goods,