Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-12-15
WORR OF CONGRESS,



MONDAY, Dec. 6.-The last session OF the
Forty ninth Congress began at noon. Aft
er the usual formafities the Presidents
message was read. Mr.. Blair announced
the death of the late Senator Price, and
the Senate then adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. THE credentials Of
Senator Cheney, appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by the death EX-SENATOR Pike,
OF New Hampshire, were presented and Mr..
Cheney was sworn in. Bills were intro
duced: For the erection of a custom house
at Charleston, S. c.; to replace legal tender
notes of small denominations with coin
certifca tes; to exempt from duty sugar,
molasses and lumber. The select commit
tees of the last session were continued by
resolution. Messages were received from
the House announcing the death of Repre-
sentatives Price, Beach and Arnot, and the
Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. S.-A memorial for a
constitutional amendment regarding mar.
rage was presented by Senator Edmunds.
Senator Sawyer presented memorial from
Wisconsin Methodists for the relief of Chinese
laborers. Senator Hoar presented q bill
for monument to colored soldiers and
sailors of the late war. The proposed fe-
male suffrage amendment was considered,
Mr.. Blair speaking in its favor. A message
was received frum the President and the
Senate went into executive session, after
which an adjournment was taken.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9.-The Morrill, tariff res
olution was debated at length. House
amendment to the Senate bill for the relief
of graduates of the United States Military
Academy and to fix their pay, was among
the matters submitted by the presiding
officer when the Senate met to-day. The
amendment provides that the cadets shall
be allowed full pay second lieutenants
from the date of their graduation to the
date of their acceptance of the commission.
The amendment was concurred in. and the
bill now goes to the President. Among the
bills introduced and referred were the fol
lowing: Authorizing the construction of
a bridge across the Red River OF the North.
Authorizing the redemption of trade dol
lars. The Senate adjourned until next
Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. 6.-The House was called
TO order at noon by Speaker Carlisle. s.. S.
Cox appeared and was sworn in. Messrs.
Henry ". Rusk, of Maryland, and Henry
Bacon, OF New York, also appeared at the
bar of the House and qualified, filling the
vacancies occasioned by the deaths of VIM.
II. Cole and Louis Beach. After the read
ing OF the Presidents message, Hewitt, of
New York, announced the deaths of the late
Congressman from New York, Louis Beach
and John Arnot, Jr., and a similar duty
T.
sin, who announced the death of his col
league, W. T. Price. The House then ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, Dec. BILLS were introduced
to change the amount of United States
bonds to be deposited by national banks;
for thesubstitution of silver coin or bullion
by national banks: for the relief of the su-
preme court for bridge at Council Bluffs:
to amend the oleomargarine bill; to change
hQ fOr h0T IF Erra-
gress; to prevent contra ction of the cur
rency. Bills passed: For the relief of
graduates of the military academy; ap- |
proprlating 5000. 600 for the construction |
OF an artillery training school and barracks |
at Fort Riley, Kas.; appropriating $175.- |
600 for barracks anG quarters at Fort Rus |
sell, Wyo., and Fort Robinson, Neb.; sew
eral amendments to the pension laws. Adj |
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8.-The Speaker laid |
before the House draft of bill for the |
issue of subsidiary silver coin framed by |
the director of the mint. A bill was passed |
amending the act for the muster and pay |
OF certain officers 80 that the pay should |
begin from the day an officer was duly ap- |
pointed, whether his commission was |
actually received or not. Mr.. Dockery |
(Mo.) called no the bill extending the SER
vice OF the free delivery to townssof 10000 |
population, or where the postal revenue
amountE to $4,000. Pending action, the
morning hour having expired, the bill went
over as unfinished business. The house
then resumed the consideration OF the cleo
toral count bill. After a brief debate the
subject went over for the day. Mr.. Caldwell
giving notice that he would call the previ-
GUS question on the bill tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9.-The electoral count
bill vas taken up and passed, with several |
amendments. The bill creating depart
ment of agriculture came mp in committee
of the whole and was defeated, but no
action was reached The bill extending the
free delivery system was passed.