Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-07-25
CONGRESS.
Senate.

treaty III open executive session, but no
action was taken. Mr. Hoar, from the
committee on the library, reported back
the Senate bill appropriating $25, 900 for
the purpose of erecting monument to
Gen. George Rogers Clarke in the CITY
of Louisville, KY, ipstead of Washing
ton, ID. c. IN recognition of his eminent
services to his country on the occupa-
ton and conquest of the Northwestern
Territory during the revolutionary war.
TUESDAY, July 1.-THE senate passed
the bill to place John G. Fremont on
the retired list as a major-general of the
army. On motion of Mr.. Plumb the
senate receded from its amendment to.
the Post-office bill, known as the sub
sidy amendment, and then resumed
consideration of the bill providing for
the adjustment of accounts Of laborers,.
workmen anc mechanics employed by
the government under the eight-hour
law, which was passed.
WEDNESDAY, July lS.-The sections of
the tariff bill relating to hoop iron, Paris
green, pottery and tobacco, which had
been passed over in the discussion of the
bill, were taken up and disposed of.
THURSDAY, July 19-The following
bills were taken from the calendar and
passed. The House bill to provide for
one additional associate Justice of the
supreme court of Dakota without an
amendment), the Senate bill amenda--
tory OF the act OF the 18th of June, 1885,,
as to postal crimes declaring non-maiI--
able all matter on any part of which,
interior or exterior, indecent, lewd. de-.
famatory or threatening delineations,
eplthets, or language is written or print
ed) the Senate bill to prohibit members,
OF territorial legislatures from holding
n0rfoI IN ff1 he L II
municipalities in the territories in GER
tain cases authorizing village and city
corporations to issue bonds for necessary
improvements to an amount not exceed
Ing per cent. of the assessed valuation,
in addition to their bonded indebted
ness of January l, 1889; the House bill
supplementary to the Pacific Railroad
acts with amendments).
FRIDAY, July 20.-Mr. Sherman gave
notice that he would ask the Senate to-
resume the consideration of the fish
cries treaty tomorrow. Mr.. Chandler
thereupon offered the following resolu-
ton, which was laid over: Resolved,
That the power to make treaties and to,
appoint all high public Offices of the
United States being vested in the Presi-
dent and Senate Jointly, the President
has no right, under his implied power of
making preliminary gotiations oftreat-
les, to appoint, without the concurrence
of the Senate, private citizens as pleni-
pOtentlarles to make and sign such
treaties in behalf of the United States.
and that the recent appointment by the
President, without the consent of the,
Senate, of James B. Angel and
William L. Putnam as spe-
cial plenipotentiaries TO make
and sign the proposed fishery
treaty with Great Britain, dated Febru--
airy Is, 1888, was unwarranted by the,
constitution" The bill was reported
and placed on the calendar TOR the cree
ton of public building at Chicago.
Mr.. Dolph called up the bill to prohibit
Chinese laborers coming to the United
States. Pending action on the bill the
Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, July 21-The bill to re-
imburse the depositors of the Freed
mems bank was discussed and passed.
1t appropriates 81, 100000. The confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill
was received from the House and was.
ordered printed. After consideration
of the fisheries treaty in open executive
session, the Senate proceeded to con-
slider bills authorizing construction of
bridges, and passed number of such
House bills with amendments. A con-
the amendments, which were merely
formal.
House.
MONDAY. July 49, The House in COM
mittee Of the whole this afternoon COM
pleted consideration of the wool sched-
ule of the tariff bill, refusing by vote
of 102 to 120 to strike wool from the free
list. On motion of Mr.. Mills the date on
which the free wool clause shall go into
effect was fixed at October L. 1888; and the
date for the taking effect of the wooden
schedule was fixed at January /, 1889.
On motion of Mr. Mills an amendment
was adopted fixing October l, 1888, as
the date upon which the repeal of taxas
on manufactured chewing tobacces
smoking tobacco and snuff shall go into
effect.
TUESDAY. July 17.-Debate on the tariff
bill was resumed in committee, and be-
fore an adjournment was taken the last
section was read, and an amendment
adopted fixing the date on which the
bill shall go into effect October /, 1888.
WEDNESDAY, July 1s.-The bill for the
admission of the state of Washington
into the Union was taken up, but no"
vote wSs taken, and after an executive
session an adjournment was taken.
THURSDAY, July 19.-The House fin
ished consideration of the tariff bill in'
committee and it was favorabiy report
ed.
FRIDAY, July 2O.-The first business
before the House was Senate bill over
from last nights session, appropriating
$3.50, 900 to aid state homes for disabled
volunteers. Mr.. Kilgore TEX. moved
to amend by reducing the appropria-
ton to 100000. After debate the.
amendment was rejected and the bill
was passed. Mr.. Blanchard 0a.) sub
mitted the conference report on the,
river and harbor bill. Agreed to. After
consideration Of private bill, and with
out action upon it. the House took re-
cess until O'Clock.
SATURDAY, July 2l.-After brief de-
bate final vote was taken on the pass
age of the Mills tariff bill. resulting in
its passage by vote of 1852 to 149. A
recess was then taken till evening when
private pension bills were considered.
Killed Over Twenty-Five Men.
GAINESVILLE, Ark, July 19.-Wash