Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-11
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.


foreign powers on thesubject of silver. Mr..
Evarts advocated the resolution, but did
not define his position on the silver ques-
ton. The resolution went over until to-
morrow. The Senate then took up tho
House bill relating to the taxation OF
fractional parts of gallon of distilled spir-
it's; amended it by making the time when it
goes into effect 1.-THE second Monday sue
ceeding the month in which the act
is approved" and by extending the
act of March 8, 1877 (relating
to fruit brandy, to brandy distilled
from apples or peaches, passed it and asked
a conference. The Senate then passed the
bill reported from the finance committee to
provide for theinspection Of to bacco, cigars
and snuff, and providing for their exporta-
ton to foreign countries without payment
of taxes under rules and regulations of the
Treasury Department. A House bill for the
relief of William II. Wheeler. of Warren Coun-
ty, KY, Ito pay him 1923 for quartermas-
ters' stores) was also passed. A Senate
bill authorizing tho construction of a rail-
road bridge across the ST. Louis River, be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, was
passed.
TUESDAY, Aug. 3.-The Senate took up
the conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Some opposition to
the report was made by Messrs. Conger,
Senate conferees had yielded in part to the
House on the question of appropriations
for schools in Alaska; but the report was
adopted. On motion of Mr.. Allison, bill
WAS passed making an additional appro-
priatio Of $35, 900 for the purchase of a
site for the Congressional library. Mr..
Blair called up the report of the COM
mittee on pensions in the case of
the vetoed bill giving a pension to
Mary J.. Nottage. After discussion q
vote was taken and the veto was sustained.
At the evening session. Mr.. Allison, from
the committee on appropriations, re-
ported a bill appropriating $4,000 for
the compensation and expenses of the
Mississippi River commission and $50, 900
for the Missouri River commission. Passed
The committee on education and labor was
directed to continue and complete the in
vestigation of the relations between labor
and capital. The vetoed House bill grant.
ing pension to Jacob Romiser was then
that the President had acted under a mis-
apprehension, he having been informed
that no application had been made
to the pension office. The bill was
passed over the veto by q unani-
nous vote-yeas so, nays none. The re-
port of the conferees on the deficiency bill
was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY. Aug. 4.-The Senate post
poned action on the vetoed pension bill of
Margaret D. Marchand. widow of Commo-
dore Marchand. Mr.. Sewell called up the
House bill granting the same lady the regu-
lar legal pension and it was passed. The
Senate then took up the vetoed pension
bill of John S. Williams. After long dis
cussion the vote resulted-yeas 10, nays
15-no quorum. The bill to declare for
feited the New Orleans, Baton Rouge &
Vicksburg Railroad grant (the Backbone
grant) was made special order for the
second Monday in December next. The
Senate bill extending the system of i'm
Immediate delivery stamp" was passed.
The House bill to pay VIM. Hunt
ington, formerly United States marshal of
Washington Territory, 1,064, the amount
found due to him, was passed-yeas "a,
nays 9. On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the Sem
ate took up and passed the House bill to
restrict the ownership OF real estate in the
territories TO American citizens, with an
amendment in the nature of q substitute
This is the same bill and practically the
same substitute on which the conference
committee failed to come to an agreement.
A further committee of conference was
asked. The President has withdrawn the
nomination of 81, A. Beecher, to be collector
of customs at Port Townsend, W. T., and
OF W. A. Selkirk, to be register of the land
office at Sacramento, Cal.
THURSDAY, Aug. 5.-The announcement
was made that the President had signed
the river and harbor, sundry civil and de-
fciency bills. A short debate followed on
the failure of the conferees on the report of
the timber culture law and the Qualifications
bill, after which the House bill for the relief
of certain soldiers Of the Twelfth Michigan
Volunteer Infantry (dishonorably dis
charged) was amended and passed. Mr..
Edmunds reported that the committee of
the two houses appointed to wait on the
President to inform him that the two
houses were ready to adjourn, had per-
formed that duty, and were informed by
the President that he had no-further COM
munication to make, and that he congratu-
lated the two houses on the termination of
their labors. The Senate then adjourned
sine die.
House.
MONDAY, Aug. 2.-In the House, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Randall, joint resolution was
passed extending until August 5 the pro-
visions of the joint resolutions providing
temporarily for the expenditures of the
government. Mr.. Randall (Pa.) from the
conference committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, reported disagree
ment. After sharp debate on the Senate's
Yellowstone park amendment, q further
conference was ordered. On motion of
Mr.. Matson (Ill.) the rules were suspended
and the House, by vote OF yeas 1877,
nays 81, passed, with verbal amendment
the Senate bill increasing the pension of
soldiers who have lost an arm or leg in the
service.
TUESDAY Aug. 3.-Mr. Willis (Ky) pre-
sented the conference report on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. Mr.. Spring
er criticised it because it refused to accept
the Illinois and Michigan canal and to
make an appropriation for the Hennepin
canal. The conference committee, he said.
had seen fit to neglect this important meas
ure of Improvement, while it retained in the
bill appropriations for creeks and BAYS and
small lakes; but as the bill provided for
some important improvements he would
withdraw his opposition to its passage and
let the men who had stricken out the
Hennepih appropriation take the RESPONSE
bility for their action. The report was agreed
to-yeas 121, nays 10. The report of the
conference committee on the deficiency bill
was received and agreed to. Mr.. Morrison
Qll.) submitted the conference report on
the sundry civil bill. The reading of the re-
port consumed nearly an hour, and as 5
o'clock was near at hand. Mr.. Holman
(Ind.) wished it's consideration to go over
until tO.mOrrOW saving that the increa sed