Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-02
L. CONGRESS.
Senate.


MONDAY, April 23.-The Senate took up
the international copyright bill, and
Mr.. Chace explained its provisions. No
action was taken, and the House bill
prohibiting the making in Washington
or Georgetown Of E'bOoks" or "pools''
on the result of trotting or running
races, or boat races, or base ball. was
taken up, debated and passed.
TUESDAY, April 24.-The international
copyright bill was again taken up, out
no action was reached, the bill going
over. The bill to provide for a bureau
of animal industry was also debated.
After a short executive session the fol-
lowing bills were passed: For a public
building at Portsmouth. o., 100000; to
amend the laws relating to mineral
lands and mining resources; to author
ize the city of Chicago to erect crib in
Lake Michigan for water works pur-
poses; to provide collector at the port
of St. Paul. The Portsmouth, Chicago
and st. Paul bills are House bills.
WEDNESDAY, April Ex-senator Voor-
hees addressed the Senate on the Pres
ident's message. The House bill giving
the city of Grand Forks, OAK, the right
to build two free bridges across the Red
River of the North, was passed. On
motion of Mr.. Frye, the conference re-
port on the joint resolution for confer
ence Of the American Nations was non
concurred in and a new conference was
ordered.
THURSDAY, April 26.-Mr Sherman,
from the conference committee on the
House Joint resolution accepting the in
vitation Of the French Republic to take
part in the Information Exposition in
Paris, in 1889, made a report which was
agreed to. 1t fixes the amount of the
appropriation at $4,000. The Senate
resumed consideration of the railroad
land forfeiture bill, which was finally
laid aside without action and the Senate
adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, April 23.-The House in
committee of the whole, took up the
river and harbor bill again, and Mr..
Boutelle criticised the scheme of i'm
provement of Galveston harbor. Mr.
Grain and Mr.. Stewart explained that
the scheme of improvement of the har-
Dor had been materially changed since
1885, and they earnestly advocated the
continuation of the improvement of one
of the greatest harbors of the country.
Mr.. Foran offered an amendment in
creasing from $75, 900 to $4,000 the APP
preparation Tor the narDOr at cleveland,
O. He said the larger amount could
properly be expended during the year
upon the breakwater at Cleveland and
that the smaller sum would be of no
benefit. Pending action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 24-The debate on
the tariff bill occupied the entire SEES
sion, nothing else being attempted.
WEDNESDAY, April 25.-The tariff bill
was debated during the entire sitting,
and an evening session was held for the
same purpose.
THURSDAY, April 26-The tariff bill
was discussed by Messrs. Buchanan,
Hemphill, Osborn and Hudd.
FRIDAY, April 27.-More tariff debate.
Mr.. Brewer, of Michigan; Ford, of the
same state; Golf, of W. Va, and Londes,
Of Illinois, were the speakers.
SATURDAY, April 28.-The debate on
the tariff was continued by Messrs.
Kerr, of Iowa, Tarsney and O'Donnell,
of Michigan, and others. A majority of
the House attended the launch of the
United States steel steamer Yorktown,
at PHILADELPHIA.