Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-09
DOFNGS NV CONGRESs.
Senate.

TUESDAY, June 1.-The Senate took up
the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill,
but it went over without action. The
bankruptcy bill met the same fate. Mr..
Beck introduced a. bill prohibiting members
OF Congress from acting as attorneys for
railroad companies holding charters from
the United States. Mr.. Miller called up the
bill extending the eight-hour law to letter
carriers. He said that the post-offce de-
| partment had ruled that the letter-carriers
were not entitled to come under the pro-
vision OF that law; but Mr.. Miller saw no
reason why these employees of the govern
ment should not be put upon an equality
| with other employees. The bill was passed.
| WEDNESDAY, June 2.-The bankruptcy
bill and the Northern Pacific land forfeiture
bill were considered, but no action was
reached. The railroad land taxation bill
was also considered. with the same result.
Mr.. Morrill, submitted proposed amend
ment to Senator Platt's open executive
session resolution, which makes this resolu.
tlon apply to reciprocity treaties instead of
to nominations. Senator Blair submitted
a proposed amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation BILL making an appropria-
| ton to aid in the establishment Of a school
in the territory of Utah to be under the
direction of the Industrial Christian Home
Association of Utah, and to provide EN-.
ployment, homes and self-support for the
| dependent classes in that territory with a
we" 10 Aio III Gne suppression OF pOlygamy
| therein.
THURSDAY, June 3.-The bill to tax rail.
| road lands was taken up and passed. Mr..
Evarts called up the bill to indemnify TIL.
Chinese for losses incurred by the riots O.
Rock Springs, Wyo., but no action wa
reached: During the present session tn
| Senate has passed 48O bills, of which tn
House has passed thirty six.
FRIDAY, June A.-The Chinese indemnit
| bill was taken up and passed. The bill a,
propriates $780, 900 for the payment
losses sustained by Chinese residents
reason of the riots at Rock Springs, Wy
| The consular and diplomatic bill came
| but no action was taken. The report
| the committee on Indian affairs. on its
| vestigations of the condition of the Indis
! in the Indian Territory and other reser'
| tions was submitted
| SATURDAY, June 5.-The oIeomargar
| bill being brought from the House to
| Senate, the question of it's reference
| postponed and the bills allowed to lie
the table to await the return of Mr. Mil
chairman OF the committee on agricultJ
who is not expected to be present for a
days. Mr.. Beck gave notice that he VIC
insist on its reference to the committee
finance. After passing 900 private pens
bills the Senate adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, June mr. Laffoon TX
from the committee on public lands, repC
ed bill for the forfeiture of the land grt
to the New Orleans Baton Rouge & Vic
| burg Railroad Company. The oleomar
rine bill was debated, but no action
reached.
WEDNESDAY, June 2.-The oleomarga1
bill was discussed in committee of
WHOLE and after the adoption of few
| important amendments the com mittee
and reported the bill to the House.
Wilson wv. Va. y from the committee
appropriations, reported back the Dist
| OF Columbia appropriation bill with Sen
amendments thereto, with the recomme
alton that some OF the amendments
| concurred in and others non-concurred
| The recommendation was agreed to. ]
Wilson, Mr.. Adams IN. " and Mr.. i
Comas were appointed conferees.
| O'Neill, from the committee on labor,
ported q bill to legalze the Incorporate
| OF trades unions.
| THURSDAY, June 3.--After debate ont
oleomargarine bill an amendment
adopted fixing the tax at cents, and
bill was passed, lit to 1O1.
| FRIDAY, June 4.-The speaker laid beft
| the House a communication from the S
rotary of war recommending that $500
of the amount appropriated by act
March 3, 1883, for the armament OF for
| fcations be appropriated and made ava
able for the construction of guns. Mr.. CO
| IN. CO. called up, as q question Of privilee
| the report of the committee on civil-servi,
reform, relative to the appropriation fe
the Improvement of the levees at Jefferscl
vile, Ind. The report is accompanied b,
a resolution dismissing L. F. Warder, az
| sistant doorkeeper, from the service of tn,
House. The report was not adopted.
SATURDAY, June Son melton of MI
Wilkins, OF Ohio, q Senate bill was passec
for the erection of a public building al
GAINESVILLE, o.. with an amendment reduc.
ing the appropriation from $780, 900 to
500, 900. On motion of Mr.. Struble, of
Iowa. Senate bill was passed appropriate
ing $4,000 for the erection of q public
building at Sioux City, Ia. Mr.. Crisp. OF
Georgia, from the committee on commerce,
reported a bill authorizing the construction
OF a bridge across the Tennessee River at
Chattanooga.
A LADY writer asks: "Why don't
bachelors marry?" That's so-why
don't they Come to think about it,
we have never yet seen a bachelor who
was married. It's lamentable. too