Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

in the construction of railroad from
| Marquette to OntOnagon, and gave no.
tice that, in few days, he would ask
the Senate to take it up for considera-
ton. The resolution heretofore Of
fered by Mr.. Stewart calling
for copies of reports, affida-
Wits and communications, on which
the commissioner of the general land
office based his letters to Mr.. Burns on
| then taken up. After some discussion
the resolution was adopted. The SEN
ate then proceeded to the considera-
| ton Of the report of the judiciary COM
mlttee on the Jackson (Miss.) election,
and Mr.. Wilson (Ia.) continued the re-
| marks begun by him last Thursday.
The report went over without action.
TUESDAY, Aug. 2S.-The Senate debated
the sundry civil appropriation bill at
length, but took no action. The resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Hoar last Friday,
with the amendment offered by Mr.. Ed
munds, calling on the President for
copies of al circumstances made by his
direction against unfair treatment by the
British government of American citizens,
etc, was agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29.-The conference
report on the deficiency appropriation
bill was again taken up, the debate
thereon being as usual of political
character. In the midst of the debate,
at the request of Mr.. Allison, a vote was
taken on the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The re-
port was agreed to. Mr.. Allison moved
that the Senate insist on it's amendments,
other than those settled in conference,
and ask for further conference.
Agreed to, and Senators Allison, Hale
and Beck were appointed conferees.
Without finishing the discussion the
Senate passed a few unimportant bills,
and after short executive session ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, Aug. 30.-The Presidents
message was discussed, but of course no
action taken. The Senate then took up
the fertilization bill with the amend
ments recommended by the committee
on appropriations. The first amend
ment was the insertion of a new section
providing for supervising board. At
ter some discussion it was modified and
agreed to. Other amendments were
agreed to as follows: Increasing from
100000 to $500, 900 the item for torpe-
does for harbor defense; reducing the
appropriation for the erection or pur-
chase of gun factory and machinery at
Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, n. Y,
from $3.50, 900 to $1,000; increasing the
appropriation for steel for guns from
word american" before the word
'foreings." After long discussion the
bill went over till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, Aug. 3l.-The Senate took up
the fortifcation bill, begun yesterday,
the question being on the adoption of
an amendment to section 6, authorizing
contracts for cast-iron breech-loading
mortars. not less than fifty nor more
than 100, at cost not exceeding $500
each, and of single charge breech-loading
steel guns, not less than fifty ten-inch
and fifty twelve-inch; appropriating
$500, 900 for investigations, experiments
and tests, providing that the contracts
shall not involve an aggregate expendi-
ture of over 100000 or an
annual expenditure of over 81
100000, requiring all guns, ETC.,
to be of American production, and to
States. The amendment was adopted,
and the bill as amended passed. The
House joint resolution to extend till the
18th of September next the joint reso
luton of July 81. to provide temporarily
for the expenses Of the government,
| was passed. Adjourned till Monday.
house.
MONDAY, Aug. 27.-The Speaker laid
| before tile House number of kilograms
from absent members asking for extern
sion of leaves on account of illness.
| Their requests were complied with. The
| Speaker laid before the House the re-
quests of Messrs. Hovey and Matson, the
| rival candidates for the governorship
| of Indiana, for leave of absence for fif
| teen days con account of important
n
| laugh A motion to grant the re-
| quests was adopted. The House then
went into committee of the whole on
the deficiency appropriation bill. The
pending question was on the appeal
| from the decision Of the Chair, ruling
| the French spoliation claims section out
of the bill. After an hour or more the
vote of quorum was secured and the
decision of the Chair was sustained by
vote of los to SO. So the provision
was eliminated from the bill. After de-
bate the bill was passed.
TUESDAY, Aug. 2S.-The greater por-
| ton of the session was taken in debate
on requests for leaves of absence. The
House then went into committee of the
whole on the Oklahoma bill, and began
| the bill. Mr.. PaysOn took the floor in
support of his amendment requiring
that the land thrown open to settlement
shall be disposed ofby homestead entry
and not sold by presumption, as pro-
posed by the bill. After considerable
| discussion the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. Aug. 29.-Mr. Forney
| (Ala.) asked unanimous consent to in
| troduce for immediate consideration
joint resolution to provide temporarily
until September 15) for the expen-
ditures Of the government. He ex-
planned that all the appropriation bills
had passed with the exception of the
| Army and Sundry Civil bills, and that
the resolution only applied to those
two objects. Passed. The House then
esumed in committee of the whole,
the consideration of the bill for
the printing of government securi-
ties in the highest style of art. After
some debate, and on motion of Mr..
Wheeler (Ala.) in charge of the BILL the
second section was stricken out and the
bill as SO amended was reported to the
House and passed. The House then
debated in committee of the whole the
Oklahoma bill. but no action was