Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-08
L. CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, Jan. 30.-Ihe bill to reduce
letter postage to l cent was reported
back adversely from the committee. Mr.
Frye offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information touching the
transportation of goods across the bound
airy line between the United States and
Canada, in bond or otherwise. The
House bill making appropriat ton to carry
into effect the law establishing ex-
perimental stations at the agricultural
colleges was reported from the commit
tee on appropriations and passed, with
an amendment appropriating the money
from the treasury directly, instead of
devoting the proceeds of the sale of
public lands to the purposes. The Blair
educational bill came up for debate and
Senator Evarts announced his intention
to speak on it tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Jan. 31.-An attempt was
made to pass resolution providing for
an inquiry into the causes of alleged in
efficiency in the mail service, but after
debate the resolution went over till to-
morrow. Among the measures adopted
was joint resolution introduced by SEN
atOr Hoar proposing an amendment to
the constitution. 1t provides that the
term of Office of the President and of the
Fiftieth Congress shall continue until
the 30th day of April, 1889, at noon;
that the senators whose existing term
would otherwise expire on the 4th
of March, 1889, land thereafter),
shall continue in Office until April
80 succeeding such expiration; that the
30th Of April, at noon, shall thereafter
be substituted for the 4th of March as
the commencement and termination of
the official term of the president, vice.
president, senators and representatives
in Congress; and that the twelfth arti-
Gle ofthe amendments to the constitution
shall be amended by striking out the
words "fourth day of March, and sub
shutting the words ''thirtieth day in
April at noon."
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1.-Mr. Frye re-
ported back adversely the bill to facili-
tate the settlement of Alaska and to
open an overland route through that
territory to Japan. Among other bills
reported from committees and placed
on the calendar were the following:
For the inspection of meats for eXporta-
ton; prohibiting the importation of
adulterated articles Of food or drink;
authorizing proclamations by the presi-
dent in certain cases and increasing
pensions of soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands. Among
the bills introduced and referred
were IL e following: By Mr.. Cameron
To place on the pension roll all officers
and enlisted men who have served in
the army or navy between March f.
1861, and February l, 1866, at the rate
of per cent. per month for each days
service-this to be service pension
BILL" and an addition to invalid pen
sions for disability" Mr.. Riddleberger
made an unsuccessful attempt to get
adopted a resolution for he discussion
of the pending treaty with Great Britain
in open session. Senator Pugh spoke in
favor of the Blair bill.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.-Mr. Kenna adj
dressed the Senate on the tariff, in reply
to Senator Sherman, and the latter re-
Joined briefly. The bill to increase the
pension of the totally helpless to $72 a
month was passed. The president pro
tenn. announced he had appointed as the
select committee, to which had been re-
ferred the presidents message on the
Pacific railroads, Messrs. Frye, Dawes,
Hiscock, Butler, Hearst, Davis and Nor
gan. The Senate adjourned till Mon
day.