Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-15
L. CONGRES SIS.
Senate.

the Senate on the subject of the Pres1-
dents message. Mr.. Hoar, from the
select committee on the celebration of
the centennial of the constitution, re-
ported joint resolution to the Senate
to-day providing Gin addition to such
other celebration as may hereafter be
provided for" that the two houses of
Congress shall meet in the ball
of the house of representatives.;
that the chief justice of the United
States shall deliver an grafton, and
that the president of the United States,
the justices of the supreme court, the
members of the cabinet, the executives
of the several states and territories and
such other persons as may hereafter be
determed upon, shall be invited to at
tend. After debate, and while Senator
Rlddleberger was attempting to
discuss the pending extraditlon
treaty with England, the presid-
ing officer directed Mr.. Riddle
berger to suspend his remarks and
put the question on an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Hale to strike out of the
joint resolution the Introductory phrase
las quoted). The amendment was
agreed to, and the joint resolution
passed. The Senate in secret session
confirmed G. M. Wherry, postmaster at
North Platte, Neb., and A. FL. Longind,
United States attorney for the Southern
Their considered the British extradition
treaty, but took no action.
TUESDAY, Feb. Mr.. Plat finished
his address on the Presidents message.
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was reported from the commit
tee. Itappropriates 81, 4l9 ,942 for the
current year. Among the bills report
ed from committees and placed on the
For the relief of women en-
rolled as army nurses; to restore pen
sions in certain cases; for relief of i'm
porters of animals for breeding purposes
in certain cases. M. FRYE offered res
olution. which was adopted, instructing
the committee on commerce to inquire
into the right and expediency of con-
gress in assuming control of the erection
of bridges over navigable waters within
state limits.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Son motion of
Mr.. Vest, bill appropriating 81, 100000
for a public building at Kansas City,
Mo-, was passed. Senator Riddleberger
made another attempt to induce the
Senate to take action on his resolution to
consider the British eXtradition treaty
in open session. Later in the day the
educational bill being taken up, Mr..
Call spoke in its favor, and Mr.. Blair
suggested that P. NJ. tomorrow be fixed
as the time for vote to be taken. Mr.
Plumb, who desired to speak, suggested
p. NJ. next Wednesday, which was
unanimously agreed to.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9.-When Mr.. Riddle
berger's resolution for amending the
rules so as to allow the British extradi-
ton treaty to be considered in open ses-
sion was reached, he explained that the
British lions tail having been twisted by
a vote of % to q, the passage of the res
Olution was no longer necessary. Sena-
tor Hawley and others called the Vir-
ginian to order and he sat down, remark
ing as he did SO that he supposed he had
a right to say as much and that
he did not like to be called to
order every time he rose. Mr..
Riddlebe1 gers allusion was to vote in
secret session last night by which the
consideration of the treaty was post
poned to next December. On motion
of Mr.. Morrill, the Senate joint resolu
ton for the erection of a statue to the
late Spencer F. Baird, secretary of the
Smithsonian institution, in front of the
National museum and appropriating
$4,000. for the purpose was passed. Mr..
Hoar introduced bill to extend the
jurisdiction of circuit and district
courts Of the United States to the great
lakes and their connecting waters. 1t
extends this jurisdiction to ell
crimes and offenses now punish
able by law, which may be COM
mitted upon the great lakes or any of
their adjoining waters on board of any
vessels belonging in whole or in part to
the United States or any citizen thereof,
with like force and effect as though such
crimes were committed upon the high
seas. The second section provide that
the trial of all such crimes and offenses
held in the district where the offender
is found, or into which he may first be
brought.