Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-30
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Senate.

MONDAY, June 21.-The credentials OF
the eelection of Senator AIdrich, of Rhode
Island, were received. The bill to grant
Dearborn Park, Chicago, to that city for
the use and benefit of public and benevolent
institutions, was passed; also the bill to re-
move the political disabilities Of J. G.
Flournoy, of Mississippi. The army ap-
preparation bill was reported from the
House of Representatives with a mes
sage OF nOn-cOncurrence in the Senate
amendments. The Senate insisted on it's
amendments and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Logan, Plumb and German as a
conference committee. A conference was
also ordered on the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill. The bill to re-
peal the presumption and timber culture
acts was then taken up. Mr.. Blair spb-
mitted an amendment providing that as to
the desert lands, not more than 400 acres
should be held in single ownership.
TUESDAY. June 22.-Mr. Hawley called
up his motion to reconsider the bill pro-
hibiting members of Congress from accept
ing employment from railroads that had
received aid from the United States. The
motion was debated until o'clock and
then went over. The Senate then took up
the bill repeating the presumption and tim
Der culture laws. Mr.. Blair had moved an
amendment prohibiting the acquisition in
one ownership of more than $40 acres of
desert lands. To this Mr.. Ingalls, offered
an amendment applying the limitation to
all public lands. The latter proposition,
which was the pending question, was voted
down. Mr.. Blair's amendment was then
voted down-yeas 3, nays AZ.
WEDNESDAY. June 23.-A hot debate was
inaugurated on motion to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate passed the bill to
prohibit members of Congress from. acting
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motion to reconsider was passed, and the
bill was then read and referred to the Judi
ciary committee. a bill to amend the law
relating to the inspection Of steam vessels
was favorably reported from the commit
tee on commerce. The bill to repeal the
presumption and timber culture laws was
then debated till an adjournment was
taken.
THURSDAY, June 24.-The bill to repeal
was again taken up and finally passed by O.
vote Of 81 to 20. The Fitz John Porter
bill was laid before the Senate and debated
au length Mr.. Logan having the floor at
the time OF adjournment.
FRIDAY, June 25.-The Fitz-John Porter
bill passed the Senate by vote of 80 to
IL. The day was taken up in debate on
the bill.
up, and precipitated long debate on the
silver question, but no action was taken.
TUESDAY, June 22.-Mr. Morrison soon
after the House was in session announced
that he did not propose to call up the tariff
bill, but he asked that consideration might
be given to the proposed change of rule,
making it in order to amend general
pension bill, by adding provision for the
imposition OF a tax to meet the expendi-
lures required by the bill. An interesting
general debate followed, but no action was
taken.
WEDNESDAY, June 23.-The bill author
izing the construction of q bridge across the
Menominee River at Marinette, Wis, was
passed. Almost the entire day was taken
up in filibustering on the report of the COM
mittee on rules.
THURSDAY, June 24.-The entire session
was taken up by efforts on the part Of vari-
Gus members to correct the record and
discussion of the sundry civil bill.
FRIDAY, June 25.-The sundry civil bill
was debated in committee of the whole.
The various veto messages we're laid before
the House and appropriately referred. On
motion of Mr.. Hatch (Mo) the Senate
amendments to the agricultural appropria-
zion bill were non-concurred in, and Messrs.
Hatch, Winans and Price were appointed
conferees. On motion of Mr.. Bragg (Wis.)
Joint resolution was passed appointing
Gen. William j. Sewell, OF New Jersey; Gen.
Martin T: Mcmahon, OF New York, and
Capt. J. L. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to fill
vacancies on the board of managers of
the National homes for disabled volunteers.
SATURDAY, June 26.-Mr. Crisp, OF Geor-
gia, submitted the conference report on the
bill requiring the land-grant railroads to
pay the cost of selecting conveying and
surveying their land. AS the bill originally
passed the House it applied only TO the
Union Pacific system; but as amended by
the Senate and agreed to by the conference
committee, it's provisions are extended to
all Immigrant roads. The report was
adopted. The sundry civil bill was dis
cussed and the Hnuse adiourned