Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
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fireproof. The bill passed. The Senate
then passed numerous bills including
| the following: Senate bill to make Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich, port of delivery.
with privileges Of inland transportation
in bond; House bill to establish a port
of delivery at Grand Rapids, Mich. ::
House bill appropriatiug $4,000 for the
construction and repair of roads to the
National Cemetery on the Preside res
ervation at San Francisco; Senate bill
declaring that certain water reserve
lands" in Wisconsin, are and have been
subject to the provisions of 1.-The rail
road right of way act" of the Sd Of
March, 1875.
TUESDAY, May 22.-The bill to estab-
lish Department of Labor was taken
amendments passed. The following
bills were taken from the calendar and
passed: The Senate bill authorizing the
construction of railroad bridge across
the Missouri River at Nebraska City,
Neb. the Senate bill granting the right
Of way to the Yankton 4 Missouri Val
ley Railroad Company through the
Yankton Indian reservation in Wash
ington Territory; the Senate bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the completion o
the public building at Peoria, ILL.,;
the Senate bill to incorporate
the National Academy Of Dental
science; the Senate bill increas-
ing the appropriation Tor public build
ing at Winona, Mimi, to S150,000; the
Senate bill to amend the law making an
annual appropriation to provide arms
and equipments for the militia Gncreas-
ing the amount to $780,, O0); the Senate
bill appropriating 100000 for public
h11i1 of o1vCh, ho
bill authorizing the purchase of addi-
tional ground tor the public building in
Council Bluffs, Ia, at cost not exceed
ing SIC, 900; the House bill granting the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore d Western right
of way through the Flam beau Indian
reservation.
WEDNESDAY, May 23.-After the trans
action of routine business and short
executive session, the Senate adjourned
to allow the members to attend the obse-
quies of Mrs. Senator Sawyer.
THURSDAY, May 24.-Mr. Stewart
called up his joint resolution for con-
stitutional amendment reducing to a
simple majority the vote necessary to
override a presidential veto, and ad-
dressed the Senate on the subject
The presiding officer announced the ap
pointment of the select committee to
meat product of the United States as
follows: Senators Vest, Plumb, Mander-
son, Cullom and Coke. The conference
report on the pension appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 25.--Mr. Blair intro
duced a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution to the
effect that no state shall ever make or
maintain any law respecting an estab-
lishment of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; and that every
state shall establish and maintain sys-
tenn of free public schools, but that no
money raised by taxation shall ever be
appropriated, applied or given Tor any
school, institution. corporation or per-
son whereby instruction is given in any
doctrine. tenets, beliefs, ceremonials, or
sect. 1t was laid on the table at his
own request. The Senate took up
the House bill making an ap-
preparation to supply a deficiency
IN the appropriation for expenses of
collecting the revenue from customs.
Mr.. Allison, having charge of the bill,
explained the causes of the deficiency.
The amendment reported by the COM
mittee on preparations, to strike out
the clause repeating the law making
permanent annual appropriation of S.
500, 900 for the expenses of collecting the
revenue from customs, was agreed to.
The other amendments reported were
also agreed to, and the bill was passed.
Mr.. Hear, from the committee on the
library, reported bill to incorporate
the American Historical Association.
The Senate, after secret session, ad-
iourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, May 21.-On motion of Mr..
Hatch the rules were suspended and
the bill to create an executive depart
ment to be known as the Department of
Agriculture was passed. The bill ere
ates Department of Agriculture, under
the supervision and control of secre-
tary of agriculture, and provides for the
of first assistant secretary
of agriculture. 1t also transfers the
weather service OF the United States
Signal Service from the War Department
to the Department of Agriculture; bill
was also passed after debate granting to
the Billings, Clarks Fork q Cooke City
Railroad the right of way through the
Crow Indian reservation.
TUESDAY, May PIN the House to.
day Mr. O'Neill, chairman of the COM
mittee on labor, called up the bill to
confine the sale of products of convict
labor to the state in which they are pro-
duced The discussion occupied the
entire day and resulted in vote of 1S5
yeas 10 A nays on its engrossment and
THIRD reading.
WEDNESDAY, May 23.-The House to-
day, after passing the Senate bill grant
ing the Lake Shore road the right of
way through the Flambeau Indian res
ervation, the post-office appropriation
bill was taken up. Mr.. Blount (Ga.) ex-
planned that the bill carried an appro-
priation of $6O,O34, O64, against an appro-
priation of $50, 1894, $50 for the current
fiscal year. The bill was debated at
length but no action was reached.
THURSDAY. May Pain committee the
House considered the post office appro-
priation bill, and when the commit
tee rose the bill was passed. Mr.. Gay
(La.) submitted conference report on
the invalid pensions appropriation bill
and it was agreed to. The bill is the
same as it passed the Senate. A resolu-
tiOn was adopted authorizing the COM