Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-17
DOINGS Nv CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, Feb. S.-Among the measures
favorably reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following.
Fixing the time for the meeting of Congress
in 1887 and every second year thereafter,
on the first Monday in October, and in
1886 and every second year thereafter, on
the second Monday OF November; adversely
on Mr.. Platt's resolution providing for the
consideration of executive nominations in
open session. Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, directing the
committee on finance to inquire into the
propriety OF making such an amend
ment to the Revised Statutes as may be
necessary to require the issue of United
States notes of the denomination of
81 and So. Bills were favorably reported
providing that instruction shall be given in
the schools of the District of Columbia, and
the territories, as to the effect OF alcofols
and narcotics upon the human system, and
to amend the Revised Statutes, so as to in
clude the districts of Nebraska, Kansas,
Arkansas and Colorado in the Eighth Judi
cial circuit; Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri
in the Ninth circuit, and California, Oregon
and Nevada in the Tenth circuit. The COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds or
dered favorable reports upon bills proyid-
ing for the construction of public buildings
as follows: Houston, Tex, $75, 900; New
port KY, 100000; Opelousas, La.
$4,000; Fort Scott, Kas., Cor completion)
$4,000, and Wichita, Kas., (for compile
tion) $4,000.
TUESDAY, Feb. 9.-The Chair laid before
the Senate message from the President,
transmitting request Of the secretary of
the interior for an item in the Indian ap-
preparation bill to provide for an agent for
the Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin.
Among measures reported favorably was q
bill authorizing the Omaha National Bank,
of Omaha, Neb., to increase it's capital
stock. Passed. Among bills introduced
and referred was one by Mr.. Allison to
make full legal tender money interchange
able at the treasury or at the sub-treasury
in the city OF New York. To provide
for the issue of coin certificates
and for other purposes. Senator
Logan, from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably his bill
to increase the efficiency of the army, with
some amendments thereto, by the commit
tee On motion Of Mr.. Conger, the bill to
provide for the sale of the old site of Fort
Brady, Mich, and for the purchase of "a
new site and the construction of suitable
building thereon, was passed. On motion
Of Mr.. Malone, the Senate then took up
the bills favorably reported and on the
calendar, providing for the erection of pub
lie buildings. The following such bills were
passed: For building at Oshkosh, Wis,
500, 900; at HI. SmlUn, Ark, SIOU,UOU;
Monroe, La, 100000, Sioux City,
Ia, 100000: Pueblo, Col, $15O,OOO;
Vicksburg, Miss, 100000; Portland,
Ore, $3.50, OO0 Houston Tex, $4,000;
for completing the public building at Fit.
Scott, Kas., an additional sum OF $50 900;
for completing the public building at Wich-
tia. Kas. an additional sum of $4,000;
for building at Newport, KY. not to ex-
coed 500, 900; at Opelousas, La, $50, 900;
at Dayton, O., $3.50, 900; at GAINESVILLE, O.,
$3.50, 900; at San Antonio, Tex, 5000, 900;
at Saltwater, Mimi, SIS, 900; at Atchison,
Kas., 500, 900; for the purchase of site
for public building at San Francisco, $780,
600. The Senate passed the bill to grant
the right of way through public lands for ir-
rigation purposes, and the bill to extend
the laws of the United States over the un-
organized territory south of the state OF
Kansas, and known as the ''public land
strip"
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate bill from the secretary of
war relating to quarters for hospital
stewards at the various military posts
throughout the country. Also, a letter
from the secretary OF the navy transmitting