Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-10
DOM Nv CONGRESS.
Senate,

DOKNGS nv CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, March 1.-The Chair laid before
the Senate letter from the secretary of
the treasury transmitting, in reply to re-
cent Senate resolution, q report showing
the claims, accounts and vouchers sus-
pended in that department, The papers
were ordered printed. The Senate had two
executive sessions, one at 1920 and an
other after receiving the Presidents mes
sage.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Among petitions
presented was one by Mr.. Hoar, from
workingmen employed in government work
shops since the eight.hour law of 1868 was
passed, praying compensation for over
time, or reference of their claims to some
tribunal that may adiudicate the question
whether they ought to have such COM
pensation. Mr.. Van Wyck from the COM
mittee on pensions, reported, with an
amendment, the House bill to increase the
pension Of widows and dependent relatives
of deceased soldiers and sailors. The
amendment provides for the increase Of the
pension of minor children from So q month
the amount fixed by the House-to 81 q
month.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-The educational
bi Twas taken up. an amendment was made,
providing for a division OF the sum received
by any state having separate schools for
colOred children, between the two classes
SO as to give each the benefit. Among the
appointments of the President confirmed
by the Senate was that OF Postmaster Paul.
of Milwaukee.
THURSDAY, March 4.-The education bill
came up again, and Mr.. Dolph offered an
amendment providing that Alaska be in
cuded in the bill. The amendment was re-
jected. An amendment by Mr.. Logan to
increase the total amount to be appropri-
ated to $136, COCOON ten years, was also
rejected. He then moved another amend.
ment appropriating 100000 to aid in
the construction of school-houses, which
was adopted after debate.
FRIDAY, March 5.-The discussion of the
education bill was resumed this afternoon
and several amendments to the bill were
adopted. One of these, offered by Mr..
Logan, provides that the secretary of the
interior Ce charged with the proper admin
istration Of this law, through the commits
sioner of education, and those two officers
are authorized, with the approval of the
President, to make all needful rules and
regulations to carry out those provisions.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dolph was
agreed to, requiring from each state full in
formation each year as to the number of
school districts and the relative number of
white and colored children in each; also an
other amendment substituting the census
of 1890 for that Of 1880 as the basis OF
distribution for the moneys of the bill after
the census figures OF 1890 shall have been
received-the figures of $50 to operate till
then. Mr.. Evarts offered amendment
providing that if any state should decline
or relinquish its quota Of the money under
the bill, the amount 80 declined or relin-
quished should go to increase the quota of
the states accepting. Mr.. Blair favored
this and Mr.. Maxey opposed it. 1t was
agreed to-yeas Is, nays %. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Spooner was agreed to,
requiring the secretary OF the interior to
investigate complaints OF unjust discrim-
nations in the application of the funds,
the evidence to be preserved and re-
ported annually to Congress. An amend
ment offered by Mr. Ingalls, was agreed to,
including the District OF Columbia in the
bill. Other amendments OF detail were
made. The bill having thus been perfected,
as in committee OF the whole, WAS reported
to the Senate, and most Of the amend
ments made as in committee OF whole were
agreed to. On motion of Mr.. George the
section setting forth that the design OF the
act was not to establish an independent
school system in the states. but only to ex-
tend aid to the state governments. was
restored, by unanimous vote. The bill
was then read the third time, and passed.
pairs were announced owing to the
necessary absence OF some sene tors.
The bill, as passed, provides that for eight
years after its passage there shall be annu-
ally appropriated from the treasury the
following sums in aid Of common school
education in the states and territories and
District of Columbia, and Alaska: The
first year $7,000,OO0, the second year,
$40, 0OO,O0O the third year, $15, 900, 900;
the fourth year, $13 ,OOO,OOO; the fifth
year, $11 ,OOo, 900; the sixth year, SIS, O0O,-
900; the seventh year, $7,OO0,OOO; the
eighth year, IS OO0 900, making SIT ,OOO,-
900; besides which there is a special appro-
priation of 100000 to aid in the cree
ton of school-houses in sparsely settled
districts, making the total fund $4,000
600.
MONDAY, March 1.-Among the bills in
PRODUCED were the following: To repeal the
internal revenue law; to create d depart
ment OF industry and bureau OF labor; to
admit free of duty lumber, salt, coke, coal
and iron ore produced or mined in the
Dominion of Canada. Mr.. Eldredge (Mich.)
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
Mexican pension bill, with a proviso ex-
cepting from it's provisions persons pollt-
ically disabled. After debate, and pending
action upon the motion, the House ad
journed.
TUESDAY, March 2.-Mr- Morrill, (kas.). |
from the committee on invalid pensions, re-
ported q bill extending until July 1, 1888, |
the time within which applications for ar
rears for pensions may be fled, extending |
the provisions of the arrears act to special |
pensioners, and providing tha6 in applica- |
tions for pensions the person on whose &C
count the pension is claimed shall sbe pre-
sumed prima facie to have been sound and |
free from disease at the date of entering the
service. Referred to the committee OF the |
whole; Mr.. Belmont IN. ", from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reported the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, |