Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-26
CONGRESS.
Senate.

duced by Mr.. Mitchell reducing letter
postage to l cent. AT l o'clock a vote
was taken on Senator Blair's motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the Senate
passed the Chinese expulsion measure.
The vote resulted: yeas 20, nays2l. The
House bill to enlarge the powers and
duties of the Department of Agricult-
ure. and to create an executive depart
ment to be known as the Department of
Agriculture, was taken up, the question
being on the amendment striking out
section 5, which trans rs the weather
bureau of the signal Service to the De-
partment of Agriculture. Pending ac-
ton the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Sept. 1S.-Tbe Senate lis
tened to a debate on the Sherman reso-
lutions relating to our relations with
Great Britain and Canada, participated
in by Messrs. Sherman and Morgan.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19.-Mr. Edmunds
reported from the committee on foreign
affairs the following order: "Ordered,
that the president of the Senate be di-
rected to withhold the transmission to
the House of Representatives of the act
blouse billy to prohibit the coming of
Chinese laborers to the United states
until the further direction of the Sen
ate." Objection to its present consider
alton being made the order went over
till tomorrow. The bill in question had
been enrolled and signed by the presid-
ing officers of both houses. 1t
was delivered at noon to-day to
the proper officers of the House,
ready for transmission 10 the President.
1t is believed, however, that out OF
courtesy to the Senate 1t will be re-
turned to that body in case the Ed
munds order is agreed to. Mr.. Ed
munds offered joint resolution, which
WAS passed, appropriating 100000 Tor
the yellow lever sufferers of the South.
Mr. Sherman's resolution as to the Ca
madam affairs was, at the request of Mr..
Morgan, postponed till tomorrow.
Speeches on the Presidents tariff mes
sage were made by Messrs. Jones ARK.
and Stewart, the former defending Mr..
Cleveland's course and the latter attack
ing it. Mr. Chandler reported back
the bill regulating the purchase
from Indians of timber on GER
tain Chippewa reservations in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The fol-
lowing bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed: The Senate bill appro-
priating $3.50, 900 for post office build
ing in St. Paul, Mimi; the Senate bill
for the ascertainment of the amount due
to the Potawatomie Indians of Michigan
and Indiana; the Senate bill to forfeit
lands granted to the state of Michigan
to aid in the construction of a railroad
from Marquette to Ontonagon; the Sen
ate bill appropriating SIC, 200 or pub
lie building at Kalamazoo, Mich.
THURSDAY, Sept. 2).-The order re-
ported yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds
from the committee on foreign rela-
tons directing the retention of the
Chinese exclusion bill having been
taken up in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Ed
munds said that as the bill had gone
out OF the possession of tie Senate, the
order was not applicable to the present
state of the case. Therefore, SO far as
he was concerned, the resolution might
be laid on the table. It was so ordered.
The Senate bill to ratify and confirm
agreements with the upper and middle
bands of Spokane Indians was reported
from the committee on Indian affairs,
explained by Mr.. Dawes, and passed.
Mr.. Sherman resolution as to Canadian
affairs was further postponed until
Monday next. Mr.. HawIey offered
resolution, which was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses, di
recting the committee on agriculture to
inquire into the purchase of iced by the
agricultural department. The agricul-
tural department bill was taken up, but
went over.
FRIDAY, Sept. 21-Mr. Stewart intro
duced bill regulating the presentation
of bills and joint resolutions to the
President of the United States, which
after brief discussion, was referred
to the committee on rules. The House
bill to make the Department of Agri-
culture one of the executive DEPART
ments of the government was then taken
up, the question being on the amend
ment reported by the committee on
agriculture to strike out the fifth sec
ton, which transfers the weather
bureau Of the signal service to
the Department Of Agriculture.
The amendment striking out
was adopted and the bill passed. A
committee Of conference was ordered
on the disagreeing votes, and Senators
Palmer, Sabin and George were APP
pointed conterees on the part of the
Senate. The conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. Mr.. Sherman
moved to instruct the Senate conerees
that if the two houses cannot agree in
relation to the library building the SEN
ate conferees shall propose that the text
Of the House bill disagreed to by the
Senate) be stricken out of the bill. This
motion was agreed to and the conferees
on the part of the Senate (Allison,
Hale and Cockrell) were re-appointed.
The Senate then adjourned till Mon
day.
MONDAY, Sept IAN interesting
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