Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-04
DOINGS In CONGRESS.


MONDAY, July 26.-The deficiency BILL
which was reported to the Senate and
passed to-day, contains clause for the
payment of the claims of the commission
for services in adjudicating claims for dam
ages resulting from the overflow of the Fox
and Wisconsin Rivers. On motion of Mr..
Malone, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sidera ton Of public building bills, when the
following were passed: House bill, in
creasing to $1SO,OOO the limit OF
cost of the public building at Reading,
Pa; appropriating 100000 for public
building at Haverhill. Mass; increasing to
100000 the limit of the cost to the build
ing at La Crosse, Wis; appropriating $780,
600 for the purchase of additional land
near the public building at Brooklyn, N. Y;
appropriating 100000 for a public build
ing at Charlotte, N. c.. authorizing the con-
struction of a public building at Ovens
boro, KY. On motion of Mr.. Sewell, bill
was passed appropriating $3.50, 600 for the
establishment of a military post at ornear
Denver, Col. Fifty private pension bills
were passed at the evening session.
TUESDAY, July 27.-Mr. Sewell, from
the committee on pensions, reported
back the vetoed Senate bill grant.
ing a pension to Mrs. Annie G. Owen,
recommending it's passage, notwithstand-
ing the Presidents objections. Calendar.
Mr.. Aldrich from the committee on pen
sions, reported back two of the vetoed pen
sion bills, with recommendations that they
pass. Mr.. Blair gave notice that he would
ask action on the vetoed pension bills on
Thursday. Mr.. Palmer presented the reso-
luton of the Fairbanks Post michigan
of the Grand Army OF the Republic in favor
OF the passage of the vetoed pension bill OF
Cornelia Schenck. Referred.
WEDNESDAY, July 28.-Mr. Mcmillan,
from the conference committee on the river
and harbor BILL reported that the commit
tee had been unable to agree. The Chair
(Mr. Sherman) thereupon laid before the
Senate a message from the House to the ef
feet that it had instructed it's conferees to
insist on striking from the bill the items as
to the Portage Lake and Lake Superior
Ship Canal, the Lake Michigan and Henne
pin Canal, the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship Canal, the Mississippi River
improvements and the Potomac River
improvements. Senators Mcmillan, Con-
ger and Ransom were appointed con-
ferees on the part OF the Senate. The SEN
ate took up the ratification bill. The bill,
as it came from the House, appropriated
$500, 900. The Senate adds $601, 900 to
that amount, in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the ordnance and gun
foundry boards, regarding the manufacture
of heavy guns. Mr.. Plumb offered an
amendment appropriating $780, 900 to en-
able the secretary OF the navy to provide
additional tools and machinery for the
finishing and assembling OF heavy ordnance
at the Washington navy yard. Adopted.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
the various amendments agreed to and the
bill passed. The Senate then took up the
"surpus" joint resolution and thereupon
adjourned
THURSDAY, July 29.-Mr. Hoar asked
leave to report from the committee on the
library preamble and resolution for the
appointment of a committee OF five sena-
tors (the presiding officer to be one) to
consider, formulate and report at the next
session OF Congress plan for properly Gel
ebrating at the capital OF the republic the
centennial anniversary lin 1880 of the
adoption OF the constitution, and the 40Oth
] anniversary Tin 1892 OF the discovery Of