Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-10
CONGRESS.
Senate.


| from the United States arsenals The
resolution went over till tomorrow.
The Senate then took up as unfinished
business the Senate bill restoring to the
United States certain of the lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company and was addressed by
Mr.. Berry. On motion of Mr.. Dolph,
the House DILL on the same subject was
substituted for the Senate bill and then
Mr.. Dolph offered the Senate bill as
substitute for the House bill. the OBJ
! iect and effect being the passage
of the House bill with an amendment.
! Pending action on this motion, the bill
went over till tomorrow. The Presi-
| dents message to Congress announcing
| his approval of the Chinese exclusion
| bill was laid before the Senate and read
/ On motion of Mr.. Sherman it was order.
| ed printed and referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
TUESDAY, Oct 2.-The conference re-
port on the deficiency bill was present
! ed in the Senate to-day by Mr. Hale and
explained by him. The larger portion
| of the disagreeing votes had, he said,
been arranged by the conferees. There
| were four matters on which no agree
ment had not been reached. Alter
discussion the conference report
|
on its disagreement to the items. The
conference report on the joint resolu-
ton in aid of the sufferers from yellow
| fever was presented and agreed to after
some explanation bv Mr.. Edmunds. A
resolution was adopted authorizing Mr..
| Hale's committee on civil service re-
| form to continue It's sessions dur1Lg the
| recess.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 33.-Mr. Allison, from
the finance committee, reported to the
Senate the Mills tariff bill with the sub
stitute prepared by the committee.
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton of Mr.. Hale's resolution of Mon
day. Mr.. Hale moved to amend the
resolution by adding to it instructions
to the secretary of war to transmit
copies of any further orders or circulars
relating to the employment of persons
in his department since March 4, 1885,
and copies OF any correspondence with
any subordinate or other person relat-
ing to the politics of any employee.
Without action on the amendment or
the resolution the matter went over till
tomorrow. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration to-day of Mr..
Hale's resolution on Gen. Benet's cir
cular as to discharges from arsenals and
armories and Mr.. Teller opened the dis
cussion upon it. The resolution was
adopted without division. The Senate
bill relating to the classification Of post
offices and amendatory of the act of
March 8, 1883, ''to adjust the salaries of
postmasters,' amended so as to take
effect on July /, 1889, was passed. Mr..
Chambers resolution for an inquiry into
the recent Louisiana election was then
taken up, and Mr.. Blair spoke upon it
and, in connection with it, argued in
favor of his educational bill. The reso-
luton went over till Monday; and the
majority and minority reports on the
tariff bill, as we'll as Mr.. Beck's views,
were presented and ordered printed.
A further conference was ordered on
the deficiency bill. The Senate adj
journed till Monday.
house.
MONDAY, Oct. IA number of bills
were introduced and referred, and the
balance of the session was taken up in
attempts to pass bills under suspension
Of the rules, the point OF no quorum be-
ing raised to prevent action in every
case.
TUESDAY, Oct. 2.-Mr. McRae (Ark. !
called up for consideration the Senate
bill to allow persons who have aban-
doned or relinquished homestead en-
tries to make other entries. On motion
of Mr.. Turner Kan Jan amendment was
adopted providing that whenever it
shall be made to appear to the register
of any landofice, that any settler on the
public domain is unable, by reason of
drought or other unavoidable casualty,
to secure support for himself
the register may grant such settler
leave of absence from the claim for a
period not exceeding one year. On
motion Of Mr.. Herman (Ogn.) an
amendment was adopted providing that
all public lands designated as double
minimum presumption lands shall be re-
duced to the uniform rate of .25 per
acre. An amendment was also adopted
providing that any homestead settler
who has entered less than one quarter
section may enter additional land
contiguous to the original entry with
which such entry shall not exceed 100
acres. The bill as amended was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Forney Ala a bill
was passed authorizing the construction
| of bridge across the CoOsa River, Ala
bama. Mr.. Burns (Mo.) presented the
conference report on the Joint resolu-
ton in aid Of the yellow fever sufferers.
AS agreed to in conference, the resolu-
ton appropriates 100000 to be ex-
pended under the direction of the
| PreSldent whenever In MS opinion Sucn
expenditure will tend to the eradica-
ton of the epidemic of yellow fever
now existing in the United States or
prevent its spread from state to state.
Mr.. Dougherty (Fla.) expressed the
thanks of the people of Florida for the
liberal spirit exhibited by Congress in
providing money for the handling Of
the scourge of yellow fever. The re-
port was agreed to. Mr.. Milliken Me
introduced joint resolution granting a
months extra salary to the House and
Senate employees, but pending vote
the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. Oct. 3.-The House to-
day passed the Senate bill establishing
the Lincoln land district of New Next
CO, granted right of way to Southern
railroad, received the conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bill and
then adjourned.
THURSDAY, Oct. 1.-The Senate bill
was passed providing that the secretary
of the treasury may permit the use of
petroleum as fuel on steamers not carry
ing passengers without the certificate of
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