Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-01
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

It's ratlhcatlOn. Nothing was done In
the matter of adopting or rejecting the
treaty and after adopting the confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill
and passing the House bill for the relief
of the Southern Illinois Normal Uni
yersity, the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 26.-The resolution to
print 100000 copies of pension vetoes
stirred up a political debate. The mat
ter was allowed to pass over without
action; and Mr.. Sherman, from the COM
mittee on finance, reported an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, to in
corporate in it a provision to refund the
direct tax. Referred to the committee
on appropriations. The Senate then
took up the naval appropriation bill.
WEDNESDAY,, July 25.-The Senate took
up and passed, after few amendments
had been added to it, the naval appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Cullom offered a
preamble and resolution with reference
to the monopolization of traffic by Tor
eign transportation companies. The
Senate bill appropriatlng $4,000 for a
public building at Attention, Pa, was
passed. The Senate then proceeded to
pass the private pension bills on the
calendar, and disposed of all of them
(127) in fifty minutes, and adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 26.-The Senate took
up the army appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hawley, appropri-
ating $4,000 Tor an armory gun fac
tory at the Watervliet arsenal, New
York; $5,000,000 for the purchase of
steel for high power coast defense guns;
$500, 900 for the purchase of submarine
mines, and 100000 for the submarine
comfortable torpedoes. The amend
ment was agreed to without division,
and after the adoption of few other
amendments the bill was reported back
(from the committee of the whole) to
the Senate. Mr.. Hawley's amendment
was agreed to, yeas "A, nays Is; and the
bill was passed. The fisheries treaty
was then debated in open executive ses-
sion.
FRIDAY, July 27.-After an address by
Senator Salisbury in defense of the fish
cries treaty, the Senate took up the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Among
the amendments agreed to were the
following: Increasing the appropriation
for repairs of lighthouses, etc.. from
$3UO,OGO to $685., 600; increasing the ap-
preparation for salaries of lighthouse
keepers from $5S5, 900 TO $60U 900; in
creasing the appropriation for the
lighting of rivers from S235, 100 to $780,
900; inserting an item of $50 900 for eX-
penses of enforcing the alien contract
labor laws; inserting an item of $780,
900 for expenses of collecting revenue
from customs of 1899, in addition to the
permanent appropriation; inserting an
item of 100000 for the survey and re-
location of the boundary line between
the Rio Grande.
SATURDAY, July %. = After having
passed billappropriating 100000 tor
public building at Muskegon, Mich, the
Senate to-day took up the sundry civil
bill, the pending question being on the
paragraphs relating to the new library
building in Washington. An amend
ment was adopted inserting provision
appropriating 81 10000 0 for the con-
struction of the western front of the
building, under the direction and super
vision OF the chief of engineers of the
army, and for the abolition of all
contracts made for the construction
of the building, loss and dana &c
under the same to be adjusted and paid
by the secretary of the interior. Among
other amendments agreed TO were the
following: Increasing the appropria-
ton Tor the cavalry and artillery school,
Fort Riley, Kas., from SlO0,0OD to $780,
900; inserting items for buildings at
military posts-S100,O Tor Denver,
and $4,000 for Fort Niobrara,
Neb.; appropriating 100000 for a
geological park in the District
of Columbia; inserting items
for additional buildings at the Pacific
branch of the National Soldiers Home,
$3.50. 900, and at the Northwestern,
Southern and Western branches. $1Ol,-
600. The last amendment to be acted
upon was the insertion of an item Of
$50 900 to be paid to the widow of the
late Spencer F. Baird for lis services
and expenses as fish commissioner from
1871 to 1877. This disposed of ali the
amendments reported bv the commit
tee on appropriations, but Mr.. Allison
said he would have some three or four
amendments to offer on Monday.
house.
MONDAY. July 23.-There were num-
Der of vacant chairs in the House when
that body was called to order, and an
amusingly large number Of requests for
leave of absence were submitted and
granted In lew words, explanatory
of the importance Of the immediate pas
sage Of the measure, Mr.. Crisp (Ga.
called up and the House passed the SEN
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of the United States. The call of states
for the introduction Of bills having been
dispensed with, the House proceeded
to the consideration of business pertain
ing to the District of Columbia. Mr..
Dockery (Mo.) submitted the confer
ence report on the bills requiring the
Pacific railroad companies to construct
and operate separate telegraph lines.
The report was agreed to.
TUESDAY, July 24.-In the House, on
motion Of Mr.. Lawler Ill), the Senate
bill was passed appropriating $500, 900
for the erection of public building in
Chicago, to use as an appraisers ware
house. On motion of Mr.. Blount (Ga. J,
the Senate bill was passed prohibiting
the transmission through the mails in
transparent envelopes, of matter which
would be prohibited if printed or writ
ten on the outside Of the envelope. Mr..
Mcdonald Mimi from the committee
on public lands, reported the bill to for
felt the lands in Minnesota granted to
the Hastings 4 Dakota Railroad Com
pany. Passed The House then went
into committee of the whole, Mr..
Dockery (Mo.), in the chair, on the