Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-26
LTH. CONGRESS; I'D SESSION.
Senate.

| MONDAY, Dec. LILLE IIUSIblOHp VI
| the Senate tariff bill relating to iron
manufactures was debate d at some
length, but little progress was made. and
no amendments were adopted. The
| House bill to incorporate George
Bancroft and others body poll
! tic and corporate, under the
name of the American Hlstor-
ical Association, was laid before the Sem
ate and was referred to the G. mmittee
on the library. Mr.. Edmunds having
objected to its being passed without con-
sideration bya committee. The House
holiday adjournment resolution was
laid before the Senate and referred to
the committee on finance.
TUESDAY, Dec 1S.-A resolution pro-
viding for evening sessions of the Sen
ate and doing away with the customary
holiday recess, which had been adopt
cd by the Republican caucus. caused
considerable debate and was finally
postponed till tomorrow. Only three
pages of the tariff bill were gone over.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19.-When the tar
if bill came up, Mr.. VOORHEES, made a
! long speech on the general subject and
this bill in particular. Only about three
pages of the bill were discussed. A
resolution warning foreign countries
against interference in the construction
! o, inter. oceanic canals on this continent
was introduced by Senator Edmunds
and referred to the .oreign affairs COM
mittee.
THURSDAY, Dec. 2O.-Mr. Morrill, asked
unanimous consent in the Senate to-day
that the voting on the tariff bill and all
amendments thereto shall begin at
o'clock P NJ, January q next, after
which there shall be no further debate
without unauimo Gus consent. Unanimous
consent was given and that
order was made. The bill was
then taken up and about ten
pages passed over. The Senate then
took up the private pension bills on the
calendar. All the pension bills on the
calendar, ninety In number, were
/ passed In fifty minutes. The leglsl tive
appropriation bill WAS referred 10 the
committee on appropriations. Mr..
Morrill, moved an amendment to the
| holiday recess resolution, fixing it from
Friday, 21st, till Wednesday, January 2.
and this was agreed to.
| FRIDAY, Dec. 2l.--The resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Teller for the appointment
of committee to investigate the office
of the supervising arc litect of the treas
ury during the administration OF
| the present supervising architect,
was taken up IN the Senate
and after being amended by
striking out the words relating to the
present administration was adopted.
The public printing deficiency bill
was reported without amendment by
Mr. Hale. and was passed. 1t appro-
PIRATES $685. 900 for the purpose, and
S., 900 for the observation of the eclipse
of the sun January l next. The resolu-
ton offered Yesterday by Mr.. Plumb
calling on the secretary of the treasury
! for a statement as to the purchase of
| bonds since March 4. 1885, was agreed
| to. The tariff bill was taken up and
discussed, but no progress was made.
The House amendments to the Senate
! bill to forfeit lands granted to the state
! of Michigan 10 aid in the construction Of
railraod from Marquette TO Ontonagon
were non-concurred in. and confer
ence ordered. Sc at re Plumb, Blair and
! Walthall We're appointed con ierees on
the part of the Senate The Senate then
adjourned till January 2.
| MoNDA7, Dec. I7.-In the House the
concurrent resolution providing ior Il
recess from next Friday to Monday,
January Z, was passed. An unsuccess-
full attempt was made to call up the Mic
arauga Canal bill. The following meas
ures were introduced: BY Mr.. Grout
/ (Vt.), to enable the people to choose
their own postmasters; by Mr.. Peel
| Ark, to divide toe great Sioux reser-
walton in Dakota into smaller reserva-
tions; by Mr.. White IN. ", directing
the treasurer OF the United States to
| charge off several unavailable and
worthless accounts now standing on the
| books of the treasury as cash balances.
! Mr.. Morrow (Cal.) m-ved to suspend
! the rules and pass with amendment,
the Senate bill increasing to $3.50, 900 the
limit of cost of the public building in
! San Francisco. Agreed TO.
TUESDAY, Dec. l8.-The House took
up the legislative appropriation bill and
the debate being turned in a political di-
rection almost the entire day was con-
sumed. The bill was finally adopted
without amendment.
| WEDNESDAY. Dec. 19.-The river and
harbor bill was taken up and discussed
in a desultory way, but no action was
taken.
THURSDAY, Dec. 20.-The conference
report on the bill for the relief and
civilization of the Chippewa In
dams of Minnesota was agreed
to. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation was reported and
referred to the committee OF the
whole. The Senate amendment to
the holiday recess resolution, making
the date of reassembly January in
stead of January 7, was agreed to. The
river and harbor bill was then taken up,
but an adjournment was taken while
the bill was being read by paragraphs.
FRIDAY, Dec. 21.-Atter routine bust
ness to-day the House went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Nicaraguan
bill The pending amendment was
that offered by Mr.. Spinola IN. W.
limiting the capital stock OF the COM
pany to $l0o,O0U,OO0. The amendment
was rejected, 25 to 1873. On motion of
Mr. Payson Qll.) amendments were
adopted providing that all the bonds,
stock and certificates shall be issued
at the principal Office in New
York city, and that all shares, bonds,
certificates and other evidence of in
; debtedness shall be paid for only in
cash, to be paid into the company's
treasury and used for corporate pur-
poses. An amendment offered by Mr.
Holman was adopted providing that the
, directors shall be citizens of the United
States or of Nicaragua, and majority
shall be citizens and residents
of the United States. On motion