Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Senate.

|
Butler, D. D., OF Washington, chaplain of
the Senate. Among the petitions presented
and referred to committees were a number
from local assemblies of Knights of Labor
throughout the country favoring the build
ing Of the Hennepin Canal ALSO memorials
OF the Knights of Labor protesting against
! the denial OF extra pay which had been pro-
vided for by law for workingmen in the gov
eminent service who worked more than eight
hours per day. In presenting one of these
memorials, Mr.. Ingalls, said the complaint
was just one and the nation had been dis
graced by the violation of the law COM
planned of in the memorial. Mr.. Ingalls,
submitted q joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment providing that
the Both OF April shall be the day for the
beginning Of the successive administration
| OF government hereafter, instead of March
4. 1t was referred to the committee on iu-
dietary.
TUESDAY, March 16.-The Senate passed
the bill to increase the pensions of widows
and dependent relatives from So to S12 a.
month. The bill was passed as it came
from the House. Mr.. Morrill,, from the
committee on finance, reported adversely
the bill introduced by Mr.. Malone to allow
drawbacks on imported tobacco when
manufactured in this country aid after
ward exported. Among other reports from
committees was one by Mr.. Blair, from the
committee on pensions, being bill for the
relief OF soldiers OF the late war honorably
discharged after six months service, who
are disabled and dependent on their own
labor for support, and the dependent
| parents of soldiers who died in the service
or from disabilities contracted therein.
WEDNESDAY, March ia resolution was
agreed to directing the committee on public
lands to examine into the alleged unlawful
| timber cutting along the line of the North
ern Pacific Railroad. The electoral count
bill was laid before the Senate and, after
remarks by Mr.. Hoar, was passed. Several
messages from the President were laid be-
fore the Senate, one of them unsigned, but
| received" said President Pro Tenn Sher-
man, sin due and official form" The mes
sage, on suggestion of the Chair, and on
| motion Of Mr.. Cockrell, was returned to the
| President for signature. The papers were
ordered printed.
THURSDAY, March 1S.-Mr. Cullom's mo-
ton to make the interstate commerce bill
the special order for March 30 was agreed
to, as was Hoar's motion to make the
bankruptcy bill the special order for March
81. Mr.. Allison called up the urgent def
cheney bill and the Senate concurred with
the House OF Representatives that some of
| the items making up the sum expended for
the funeral obsequies OF Gen. Grant were
not properly of urgent deficiency char
| acter. The remaining Senate items were in
| sisted on. The Senate passed without de-
bate the bill providing for a commission of
five persons to investigate the alcoholic
liquor traffic. Mr.. Logan called up his bill
| ITO Increase the Efficiency of the Army"
1t was amended and ordered reprinted.
FRIDAY, March 19.-Mr. Coke's bill estab-
| fishing a national livestock highway was
passed; also a bill "to define the states and
for the relief of heirs or legal representa-
tives of certain recruits for the Fourteenth
Kansas Cavalry Volunteers, who were killed
at Lawrence Kas., August 21, 1868, by
guerrillas." number of private pension
bills were passed, and Logan's bill to in.
crease the efficiency of the army was made
the unfinished business of the morning
hour on Monday.
MONDAY, March 15.-Only unimportant
routine business was transacted, the an
nouncement of the death Of Representative
Hahn OF Louisiana, being followed imme-
| diately by motion to adjourn.
TUESDAY March 16.-A resolution was
adopted ordering an inquiry into the truth
of the charge that members of the House IN
| the Forty eighth Congress had been bribed
| to vote for $50, 900 appropriation for an
| improvement on the Ohio River. Bills were
introduced amending the rules so as to pro-
! hibit the Speaker from receiving any resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment ofa COM
mittee to accompany the remains of any.de-
ceased representative or senator beyond the
limits of the city of Washington; amending
| the act to prohibit the importation of con-
| tract labor; granting the widow of Thos A.
| Hendricks one years salary of the Office
of vice president; amending the act to aid
in the construction of telegraph lines; es-
tablishing post-oftice savings banks; direct.
/ ing the committee on education to report
| the Blair bill forthwith proposing a con
| stitutional amendment prohibiting polyga-
my. Under suspension of the rules the bill
! passed for closing OF the business of the
court OF commissioners of Ala bama claims.
| The Senate bill passed authorizing the
comptroller OF the currency to permit the
receiver of national bank to use the trust
funds for the purchase OF property upon
which the bank holds mortgage or other
evidence of Indebtedness The Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Rowel on
tho committee on elections, and Of Mr..
| Hudd on the committee on levees and i'm
provement OF the Mississippi River, to fill
| vacancies.
| WEDNESDAY, March 17.-Mr Caswell
! (Wis.) from the committee on judiciary,
reported back a resolution calling on the
secretary OF the treasury for a statement
! of the account between the United States
and several states and territories of direct
taxes levied and apportioned by the act of
1861. Adopted. Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.),
| from the committee on claims, reported the
bill providing for the payment OF the adj
| Indicated Fourth OF July claims. Mr..
| Burns MOI from the committee on APP
preparations, reported back the urgent de-
/ ficency appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments. Concurrence was recon-
mended in some amendments, and nOn-con-
currence in others. The report OF the com
mittee was agreed to.
THURSDAY, March 1S.--A number Of IN
important committee reports were present.
ed and in the morning hour consideration
was resumed Of the bill comforting jurisdic-
ton on the court of claims to investigate
private and domestic claims other than
war claims against the United States. No
conclusion was reached. The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the
| Indian appropriation bill. After finishing