Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-03
CONGRESS-.
Senate

Senate
MONDAY, Sept. 24-Mr. Berry, from
the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported the bill allowing any person
who has abandoned or relinquished
homestead entry before the expiration
of the requisite six months, to make an
other entry not exceeding quar-
ter section of land. Passed. On
motion of Senator Evarts a bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the monument comment
Grating the surrender of Burgoyne at
Saratoga. The general deficiency ap-
preparation bill was then taken up.
Among the amendments reported from
the committee on appropriations and
agreed to were the following: Appropri-
ating $84 1862 and 500, 2S0 to reimburse
the Chickasaw funds for moneys
improperly disbursed therefrom APP
propriating $50, 900 in further aid of the
Industrial Christian Home Association
of Utah; appropriating $77 ,038 for COM
pensatlon of postmasters under the act
of the Sd Of March, 1888; appropriating
$S,745 to pay to the widow of the
late Chief Justice Waite, the
balance of his years salary. Mr..
tional section provision extending all
the criminal laws of the United States
to the unoreanized territory known as
No Mans Land, and placing that terri
tory within the judicial district of Kan
sas AMI within the land district of
Southern Kansas. Agreed to. Mr.. Call
offered an amendment appropriating
for the widow of an internal reve-
nue. officer who died at Jacksonville,
Fla, of yellow fever, the amount OF his
years salary. Agreed to. He also of
tered an amendmentappropriating $780,
GOO for the purchase of steam launch
for use OF the collector at Key West,
Fla, to enforce the quarantine laws and
to prevent smuggling. Agreed to.
After number OF other amendments
had been agreed to the bill was passed
and the Senate adjourned.
up the resolution offered by Mr.. Sher-
relations between the United States and
Canada and Great Britain. Mr.. Morgan
took the floor and defended the Presi-
dents retaliation message, and the usu-
al political discussion followed. The SEN
ate then proceeded to pass private pen
sion bills which were on the calendar
to which there were no objections.
Among the bills passed was n Senate
bill granting pension of SIS 800 year
to the widow of Gen. P. II. Sheridan.
Mr. Berry said he was opposed to the
bill but would not make any argument
against it, contenting himself with vot-
ing mo" on its passage. All the pen
sion bills on the calendar, ia in num-
Der, were passed, the legislative opera
ton occupying As minutes.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26.-The bill re-
ported by Mr.. Hoar Oh the 9th of Feb
Loot do fo
der national authority" was taken up
in the Senate to-day, and Mr.. George
addressed the Senate on the subject.
The customary political debate followed,
and the bill went over. Mr.. Chandler,
from the committee on naval affairs,
reported the bill authorizing the
President to issue a commission as
rear admiral to Phillip G.. johnson, to
be dated January Is, 1887, and to deliv-
er the same TO his widow. He asked 1ts
present consideration and explained
that Commodore Johnson became en-
titled to the promotion when on his
deathbed, and that his widow, as mat.
ter Of family pride for herself and chill
dren, desired to have the parchment
commission which would not affect in
any way her late pension. The bill was
placed on the calendar. A committee
ticieney bill. Senators Hale, Allison
and Cockrell were appointed. The
Senate then adjourned.
THURSDAY, Sept. 27.-The resolution
offered by Mr.. Chandler for an inquiry
into the last Louisiana election, involv-
ing the choice OF United States sena-
tors, was taken up. The debate was
extremely hot at times, calls to
order being frequent. Mr.. Sher-
man, from the committee on
foreign relations, in the Senate to-day,
reported back without any recon-
mendation the resolution offered by
him for an inquiry as 10 the state of the
relations between the United States and
Great Britain and the Dominion of Cam
ada; and it was placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. Adjourned till Monday
MONDAY, Sept. PA bin was passed
In the House to-day authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Mis-
Burnes (Mo.) called up the conference
report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. The conference report was
agreed to with the exception OF the con-
gressional library building feature. A
further conference was ordered.
TUESDAY, Sept. 25.-The House passed
a joint resolution accepting the invitation
of the imperial German government to
the United States government to become
aparty to the international Geodetic as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Hit (IlI.l, from the for
eign affairs committee, called up the
joint resolution requesting the presi-
dent to negotiate with Mexico for the
creation OF an International commission
to determine all questions touching the
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico where it follows tie
bed of the Rio Grande and Rio Colora-
do. Mr. Lanham TEX wished to offer
an amendment. authorizing the presi-
dent to negotiate with Mexico for
the abolition of the coma libra,
but Mr.. Hit refused to yield
and the joint resolution was passed.
The House passed the bill to regulate
the course at the Naval Academy with
an amendment providing that after
March 4, 1889, the minimum or the adj
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