Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-14
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.


| PA0J Guo passage or Ulo DDIE
1orfe1tlng railroad land grants. The pe-
titions are all uniform and are those +het
nave been got up and signed through the
exertlons OF the Knights of Labor Mr.
Cockrell, from the committee on military
affairs, reported bill to regulate the nav
OF army and navy officers who refuse or
neglect to provide fer their families. Cal.
enoar. Inc Senate took up the bill to Sc
cure to the Cherokee freedmen and others
their proportion of certain proceeds of.
lands. Mr.. Ingalls,, from the committee on
| Indian affairs, reported a substitute for
this BILL 1t appropriates SIS, 900 for the.
purpose and directs how the amount she n
| be distributed. The substitute was agreed
to and the bill passed. The river and har.
Dor bill came up for debate, but went over.
WEDNESDAY, July 7.-Mr. Plumb pre-
sent d the petition of John A. Kirkp t.
rick-a pension bill in whose favor had cen
vetoed. The petition was read in full and
referred to the committe on PENSIONS On
motion of Mr.. Edmunds, it was ordered,
that the Senate meet at IL A. NJ for six
days. After the call for and disposition of
res lutions, the time remaining until 1890,
shall be devoted to the calendar, beginning
with the frs6 case thereon. Every mat
! ter objected to shall g passed by and
debate shall be limited to five minutes.
! The Senate adopted the amendment to the
| river and harbor bill making an appropria-
| ton of $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of the.
| Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship ca
nal and harbor of refuge with an addition
making the canal Fl free commercial high
| way. The Chair laid before the Senate the
| message OF the President ve30ing the bill
authorizing the construction Of railroads
| through the Indian territory in Northern
| Montana. The message was read and re.
ferred to the committee on Indian affairs.
| THURSDAY, July S.-The river and harbor
appropriation bill was under discussion.
An amendment reducing the sum for the
improvement OF the Kentucky River from
| $3.50, 900 to 100000 was rejected An
amendment to provide for the purchase by
the government of the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior canals was adopted. When
| the Hennepin Canal clause was reached
further action was postponed. The resou-
| ton for open executive sessions was, on
motion of Mr.. Platt, made the special
order for Wednesday, December 8. The
| bill to establish forest reservation on the
headwaters Of the Missouri River and on
the headwaters of Cark's fork OF the Col
umbia River was passed.
| FRIDAY, July 9.-Mr. Sevell, from the
| committee Oh pensions, presented the re-
| port in the case of the vetoed bill granting
pension to Margaret d. Marchand, widow
| OF Commodore Marchand. The committee
repeats it's former report in the case, and
recommends the passage of the bill over
the Presidents objections. Then the Sen
| ate went into executive session, and
| Immediately after the doors were closed,
an order was made upon motion.
OF Senator Ingalls,, that the public should
| be excluded from the upper corridors, lob
bies, and committee rooms, which order
was carried into effect at once. This re-
suited in closing the Offices of the Associated
press and the Western Union and Balti-
| r. Il l.
| electment OF all reporters from their quar-
ters in the Senate wing of the capitol The,
case of John Goode, nominated to be
sOlicitOr-general, and adversely reported
from the judiciary committee. was taken
up. The nomination was rejected, %
| to %.
! SATURDAY, July 1O.-The Chair laid be-
| fore the Senate a communication from the
| secretary OF war with the report of the
board of army officers on the subject of q
| site on Lake Michigan near Chicago ten
dered Oy the Commercial Club of that city,
as site for military purposes, and re-
guesting legislation authorizing the govern
! ment to accept the same. Mr.. Mcmillan.
from the committee on commerce, report.
ed back the House bill authorizing the Chi.
cago, Burlington g. Northern Railway Com
pany to erect a railroad bridge across tn
| Mississippi River near Dubuque, Ia. Passed
Mr.. Hoar's resolution OF yesterday, calm
on the President for information as to tt
seizure or detention Of Amer lean vessels
foreign ports was taken up and adopte'
Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution offered ApI
| IL, in relation to consideration of exec
tive business in open session, was object
| to and went over-he making passions
protest against that course and appeal
against the decision of the Chair. After
Riddleberger concluded he withdrew his;
! peal from the decision of the Cnair, and
resolution went over.
House.
TUESDAY, July 6.-The general defcie
bill was before the House and was deba
at length. A number Of minor amendme
were added to the bill. The first vote
taken on the amendment for the pawn
OF the Old Colony and Pacific Mail Ste
ship Companies for transportation OF
rlnes to Aspinwall in 1885. It was agl
to-yeas lit, nays 90. Pending further
ton the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 1.-THE entire sess
OF the House was taken in debate on
twenty-one vetoes Of private pension
received from the President.
THURSDAY, July S.-Another session
taken up in filibustering on the Preside
pension bill vetoes.
FRIDAY, July 9.-The remaining pens
bill vetoes were taken up and after
siderable discussion were referred.
House then resumed the consideration
the general deficiency bill, and by vot,
yeas 124, nays SO, confirmed the actio
the committee of the whole in agreein
the amendment making an appropria
to meet the Fox and Wisconsin r
claims. stormy scene then ensued
the amendment granting the House
Senate employees one months extra
No final action was reached when the HI
took recess till evening, when priv
pension bills we're considered.
SATURDAY, July 1O.-Mr. Harmer
Pennsylvania, presented petitions sig
by $50 Knights of Labor of the Fifth
gressional District of Pennsylvania, in
vor of legislation to promote the inter
of labor. Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, Fl
the committee on ways and means
ported back adversely the Randall tt
bill. nd it was referred to the commi
of the whole. Mr.. Breckenridge, OF X
lucky, from the same committee, repor
back adversely bill repeating the toba
tax, and it was referred to the commit
of the whole. The amendment striking
theextra.pay clause was agreed to--73 to:
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, from the co
mittee on foreign affairs, reported bacl
resolution requesting the President
transmit to the House all communicate