Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-14
House.
arch 5.-I


MONDAY, March 5.-The House con-
sidered the McDuffie-Davldson Ala
bama contested election case, but it fin
ally,went over. On motion of Mr.. Dunn
ARK a bill was passed for the erection
of a public building at Helena, Ark, at
an ultimate cost OF SIS, 600. On motion
of Mr.. Durham Illl a bill was
passed authorizing the city of Chicago
to erect crib in Lake Michigan for
water works purposes. Bills were in
troduced to define trusts and to prohibit
trusts rom carrying on interstate COM
merce; for the construction of ship
canal around Niagara Falls in New York
for the better protection Of the North
ern and Northwestern frontier; and to
anticipate the payment OF interest on
the bonded debt and to provide for the
special deposit of public money.
TUESDAY, March 6.-Almost the en-
tire session was taken up in debate
on the contested election of McDuffie
against Davidson. A minority report
favoring the confession had been made,
but the majority report was finally
adopted.
WEDNESDAY, March IA resolution
was adopted in the House requesting
the President to furnish all documents
relating to the question Of the disputed
boundary between Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana. Mr.. Cultivate co., from
the committee on Pacific railroads, re-
ported favorably the bill extending the
time for the payment of the gov
eminent debt by the subsidized
roads comprised within the Union
Pacific system. In committee of
the whole the bill for public
building at Sedalia, o., was agreed to,
reported to the Hous and passed. It
appropriates 100000. the House again
went into committee of the whole, for
the consideration Of business called up
by the committee on Indian affairs. The
first bill agreed to was one ratilying and
confirming an agreement with the Pie
gan, Blackfeet and River Crow Indians
in Manitoba. The next bill considered
was that to divide the great Sioux Indian
Reservation into separate smaller reser-
yations. The discussion arose over the
provision granting the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Railroad and the Dakota
Central Railroad Companies the right
of way through the reservation, and on
motion of Mr.. Holman Qnd.) an
amendment was adopted providing that
unless the roads shall be constructed
within three years all the land granted
for station purposes and the right of
way shall be forfeited and referred to
GBC SONCIuuuSuls 1uo Dlll Was lucu
agreed to. The committee then rose
and both bills were passed and the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY, March S.-The dependent
pension bill was debated in committee
of the whole, and after vote by which
the ''infirmities of age" amendment
was rejected, the bill was reported to
the Senate. The amendments agreed
to in committee were voted on. The
first vote was on the amendment offered
by Mr.. Call to make the bill apply to
those who served in the war with Mex
leo or for thirty days in any of the wars
with Indian tribes. The amendment
was reiected-yeas 81, nays37 The next
vote was on Mr.. Plumb's amendment
striking out the word totally" before
the word "incapacitated," and it was re-
iected-yeas IA, nays AZ. The bill was
then passed-yeas A, anys Is.
FsIDAY, March 9.-The House further
considered the omnibus war claim bill