Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-11
L. CONGRESS-.
Senate,


up the Memphis bridge bill. Mr. Berry
moved to amend the first section by
making it obligatory to have the bridge
constructed for the passage of wagons,
vehicles and passengers, as we'll as of
railway trains. The amendment was
agreed to, together with other minor
amendments. The bill was then passed
and conference committee ordered
The bill giving a pension of $1,000 to
Mrs. Gen. Logan was passed by the
Senate.
TUESDAY, April "a vote was taken
on Mr.. Palmer's motion to recommit
the bond purchase bill, and the motion
was rejected-yeas 20, nays 81. Senator
Spooner offered as a substitute for the
whole bill the following: THAT section
2 OF the act making appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses of the govern
ment for the wear ending June so. 1852.
in these words: That the secretary of
the treasury may at any time apply the
surplus money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, or SO much thereof
as he may consider proper, for the pur-
chase or redemption Of United States
bonds, provided that the bonds SO
purchased shall constitute no part
of the sinking fund but shall be can
celled,' was intended to be permanent
provision of law; and the same is here
by declared to have been since its en-
actment and to be now in full force and
effect" Mr.. Stewart withdrew his
motion to reconsider his vote passing
the bill for the relief of purchasers and
other grantees of swamp and overlooked
lands and to reimburse and indemnify
oertain states. The bill therefore goes
to the House. The resolution hereto
fore offered by Mr. Riddleberger to sus-
pend so much of the rules as provide
for executive session during the con-
sideration of the fisheries treaty, was
taken up, and upon motion of Senator
Butler, the resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations, only
eight senators voting in the negative.
WEDNESDAY, April 1.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the House bill
to provide for the purchase of United
States bonds by te Secretary of the
Treasury, the pending.question being on
Nj. Beck's amendment. A long debate
took place, but no vote was reached
The bill to reimburse the depositors of
the Freedmen's Saving and Trust Com
pany for losses incurred by the failure
of that company was then taken up.
Numerous amendments were offered,
but the bill went over without action on
any of them.
THURSDAY, April 5-Mr. Wilson, of
Iowa, made long speech on the Presi-
dents message, at the close of which
the consideration of the House bill for
the purchase of United States bonds was
resumed. In a few sentences Mr.. Nc
Pherson withdrew the amendment of
fered by him yesterday. Then the sub
stitute as amended by the Beck propo-
sition was agreed to without discussion
II I I
passed. On motion of Mr.. Beck the
Senate insisted on its amendment to the
bill and the following committee on
conference was appointed: Messrs.
Sherman, Allison and Beck.
FRIDAY, April 6.-Among the private
pension bills passed was one giving $25
month to DR.. Mary E. Walker as a
late assistant surgeon, q. S. army Civ
ing $500 year to the widow Of Gen.
Charles P. Stone; to increase the
pension of the Oldest revolutionary
pensioner on the rolls, Nancy
Paines, 96 years Of age, from IS a
month to an amount not fixed but
left to the secretary of the interior; Civ
a pension of $50 month to the widow
Of Rear Admiral Nicholson; giving a
pension of 500 month to the widow of
Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick; giving 500 a
month to the widow of Gen. Robert An
derson; pensioning a soldiers ''foster
mother" giving a pension Of $50
month to the widow of Brig.Gen. Tay-
Tor; giving $50 month to the widow
of Commander William Gibson, and one
of $50 month to the widow of Medi-
cal Inspector DENLY of the navy
Altogether there were 1877 bills passed
occupying less than an hour and bali
The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill for bureau Of animal industry.
After all the amendments recommended
by the committee had been agreed to
pro forma, SO as to allow the committee
to shape the bill as it thought best. The
bill to provide for the admission and OIL
ganization of the territory of Lincoln
was then taken up and took its place as
the unfinished business.