Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.


MONDAY, July 19.-Mr. Conger called up
| the House bill giving the consent of Con-
gress to the construction of bridge by the
| municipalities of Menominee, Mich, and
Marinette, Wis, over the Menominee River.
| Passed without amendment. The bogus
4 butter bill was debated but no action
| taken.
TUESDAY, July 20.-After the transaction
of routine business, Mr.. Pugh waived his
| notice that he would call up the Payne
election case, and the Senate took up the
oleomargarine bill. After the adoption of
q number of amendments, among which
was one reducing the proposed tax from
5 to cents, the bill was passed.
| WEDNESDAY, July 21.-The reports in the
| Payne bribery case occupied the attention
of the Senate, Mr.. Teller having the floor at
the time Of adjournment.
| THURSDAY, July 22.-Mr. Teller resumed
his speech on the Payne report, and was
| followed by others, but no action was
reached on the reports.
| FRIDAY, July 23.-The Senate disposed
of the Payne election case by rejecting Mr..
Hoar's motion for an investigation, the
vote standing, yeas II, nays A. The reso-
| luton of the majority of the committee
| that no further investigation be had, was
| then adopted by the same vote reversed
| Consideration was then resumed Of the sun
| dry civil bill.
| SATURDAY, July 24.-Mr. Coke offered a
resolution discharging the committee on
| finance from the further consideration of
| the House joint resolution for payment of
| the surplus in the treasury on the public
debt. He gave notice that he would call it
up Monday and ask vote upon it. The
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Ed
| munds instructing the committee on foreign
| relations to inquire into the violation of
rights OF American fishing and merchant
vessels in Canadian waters was taken up
and adopted. Mr.. Hawley, from the com
| mittee on printing, reported resolution
for the collection and printing of presi
Dental vetoes from the organization Of
| Congress to the prefent time, arranged in
| chronological order. Adopted. The SEN
ate took up the sundry civil bill and
| adopted the silver certificate clause.
| House.
| MONDAY, July 19.-Mr. Randall withdrew
his amendment to the foruifcation appro-
| priation bill, reducing from $500, 900 to
| 500, 900 the appropriation for the arma-
ment of sea-coast defenses, and offered an
other which was adopted by unanimous
| consent, providing that the guns, projec-
| tiles, ETC., purchased shall be of American
manufacture. The bill was then passed.
| The Senate concurrent resolution for the
printing of $4,000 copies of the third an
/ nual report OF the civil service commission
1 y
/ luton ordering q session for tomorrow
night, to be devoted to action on bills
| authorizing the construction of bridges,
was adopted. Mr.. Morrison Qll.) offered a
| concurrent resolution for the final ad journ-
ment OF Congress at = o'clock on July %.
| Referred to the committee on ways and
| means
| THURSDAY, July 2O.-The river and har-
| Dor bill was reported back to the House
| with Senate amendments, and was dis
cussed in committee of the whole. Mr..
| Morrison reported back the concurrent
resolution fixing July % as the day for final
| adjournment, but pending consideration,
the House took recess until o'clock, the
evening session to be for the consideration
| of bridge bills.
| WEDNESDAY, July 21.-Mr. Morrisons
| concurrent resolution reported from the
ways and means committee, providing for
| the adjournment of Congress OH July %,
| after being opposed by Mr.. Reagan, Mr..
| Weaver Mr.. Bayne, Mr.. Hepburn and Mr..
Willis, was passed by a vote OF lao to SO.
THURSDAY, July 22.-Mr. Hatch tried to
| call up the oleomargarine bill as a matter
of privilege but the speaker declined to en-
| tertain the motion. The committees were
| called upon for reports and when the COM
mittee on agriculture was reached Mr..
| Hatch called up the oleomargarlne bill
| with Senate amendments and with recon-
| menO6UIOD UHGU Cney oo uOn-CoH0uIlou
| in. 1t was referred to the commit
tee of the whole, where it takes it's
place at the foot of the calendar and where
it could only be reached by laying aside
| the Morrison or Randall tariff bills, and
| one or two internal revenue bills. Mr..
Herbert again called up the special order,
| and Mr.. Hatch again raised the question
| of consideration, desiring to move into
| committee of the whole for the considera-
| ton Of the oleomargarine bill. The House
refused to consider either the navy increase
| bill or the Interstate commerce bill, and
| then went into committee Of the whole on
revenue bills, the object being to reach the
| oleomargarine bill. The Morrison tariff
| bill, the bill giving notice of the termina-
| tion of the Hawaiian treaty and other
| bills relating to the revenue werelaid aside,
| the committee rose and the House adjourn
| ed.
FRIDAY, July 23.-The House. in commit
| tee of the whole, took up the oleomargarine
bill. Then the committee rose and report
ed the bill to the House. The Senate
| amendments were then concurred in-yeas
| TIA, nays rs. The bill now goes to the
President for his action.
SATURDAY, July 24.-The House passed
| the naval appropriation bill. At the even
| ing session the bill declaring q forfeiture OF
lands granted to the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge & Vicksburg Railroad Company was
| called up. Mr.. Laffoon, of Kentucky, made
a speech in support OF the bill, which, he
said, restored to thepublic domain between
| 800. 900 and 400, 900 acres of land. The
| bill was passed. The remainder of the ses-
| sion was consumed in an Intellectual at
| tempt to secure quorum to act upon the
Mobile & Girard land forfeiture bill, and
then at 1880 the House adjourned.
|
HOPE FOX DEPOSETORS.