Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

TUESDAY, June 29.-Mr. Townsend Oily,
submitted the report of the conference COM
mlttee on the pension appropriation bill,
AID 1T was agreed to. Mr.. Burns MOI
from the committee on appropriations re-
ported the general deficiency bill and it was
referred 10 the committee of the whole. Tt
appropriates $1,000, S457 Mr.. BIonnt
(Ga.) submitted the conference ranort on
the post-office appropriation bill, and il
was agreed to. The Senate recedes FROM
the amendment which auth orizes the most.
master-general to contract for inland amt
foreign steamboat mail service when II con
be combined in one route. where the FOREIGN
office is not more than 200 miles distant
from the domestic office, on the same terms
as inland steamboat service. The Senate
also recedes from the amendment increasing
by $780, 900 the appropriation for railway
postal.car service. The Senate also recedes
from the foreign mail service amendment
known as the subsidy amendment. Mr..
Bragg (Wis) submitted the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill, and
it was agreed to. Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) sub
mitted the conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to. The House then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 30.-The House went
into committee of the whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. An amendment
was adopted appropriating S ID. $40 for the
service of the Army and Navy Hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark. The committee rose for
the purpose of enabling Mr.. Randall to pre-
sent, and the House to pass, a Joint resolu-
ton to provide for ten days from to-day
(the last 9ay of the fiscal year. for the ex-
penditures of the government not pro-
vided for in the appropriation bills
already passed. This having been
done, the committee resumed its session.
On motion Of Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) an
amendment was adopted providing that
none of the money appropriated for the ex
penses of the United States courts shall be
paid for the fees OF marshals or clerks, or
any writ or bench warrant for the arrest CT
any person who may be under Indictment
by any United States grand jury, when
such person is under recOgnizance taken
before any United States commissioners re-
quiring his appearance before the court in
which such Indictment is found. The COM
mittee having reached the last page OF che
bill, rose. Mr.. Belmont IN. W submitted
the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, and it wes
agreed to.
THURSDAY, July 1.-The Speaker laid be-
fore the House a message from the Senate
announcing that that body had passed,
over the Presidents veto, the bill to quit
the title of settlers on the Des Moines River
lands. The question Of passing the bill
two thirds failed to materialize in it's
favor, and the veto was sustained. The
House concurred in the Senate amendments
to the joint resolution providing Temperate
ly for the expenses of the government. The
sundry civil appropriation bill was taken
up, and after debate was passed. An ap-
preparation Of 100000 for the Inaugural
ton of the Bartholdi statue OF Liberty was
voted down.
FRIDAY, July 2.-On motion of Mr.. Cobb
(lnd.) the Senate amendments were non
concurred in to the bill repeating the pre-
emption, timber culture and desert land
laws, and Messrs. Cobb. Stone and Payson
were appointed as conferees. Mr.. Taulbee
(Ky.), from the committee on invalid pen
sions, submitted a report upon the veto
message of the President on the bill grant
ing pension to Carter w. Tiler. Mr. Saw
yer IN. Y. submitted a report on the veto
message on the bill granting a pension to
Andrew j. Wilson. The reports were
ordered printed and laid over for the pres
emf