Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-07
L. CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, Feb. 27.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill to incor-
porate the Maritime Canal Company of
Nicaragua The several amendments
reported by the committee on foreign
relations were agreed to. Mr.. Edmunds
offered an amendment declaring that
nothing in the act should be deemed or
construed to restrict or impair in any
way any right of the United States un-
der any treaty in force with the republic
of Nicaragua. Agreed to- The bill was
then reported back from the committee
of The whole, and the amendments
agreed upon in committee were con-
cured in. Mr.. Vest offered an amend
ment that the United States govern
ment should have no pecuniary obliga-
ton in connection with the work, and it
was again rejected, yeas %, nays 26.
The bill was then passed, yeas 38, nays
Is. The senate then took up the bill
granting pensions to eX-soldiers and
sailors who are incapacitated for the
performance of manual labor and pro-
viding for pensions to dependent rela-
tives of deceased soldiers and sailors.
After the adoption of a number of
amendments the bill was laid aside.
TUESDAY, Feb. 2S.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated from the performance
of manual labor, and providing for pen
sions to dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers-the question being on the
adoption of Mr.. Calls amendment MAX
ing the bill apply also TO those who
served in the war with Mexico or (for
thirty days. in any to the Indian
wars. The amendment was agreed to.
After long and exciting debate the bill
went over. A resolution offered last
week by Mr.. Hoar to continue the in
vestigation of last session into certain
events alleged to have taken place in
Texas Gin the petition of Stephen Hack
worth and others) was reported back
penses and agreed to. Mr.. Sherman
introduced bill authorizing the issue
of circulating notes to national banks TO
the par value of bonds deposited there
for.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29.-Another hot de-
bate occurred on the dependent pen
sion bill, but no action was reached.
On motion of Mr.. Spooner the House
amendments TO the bills for public
buildings in Milwaukee and Omaha were
non-concurred in and committees of
conference were asked-Messrs. Spoon
er, Quay and Vest being appointed
Senate conferees. Mr.. Hale, from the
committee on appropriations, reported
the urgency deficiency bill. Mr..
Mitchell offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the committee on
public lands to inquire into the
propriety and advisabilitv of having
seven or eight townships of the public
domain surrounding and including
Mount Hood, Ore, set apart as ma
tional park. On motion of Mr.. Hoar
the bill to establish national art COM
mission was taken up and passed. The
bill to provide for the compulsory edu
cation of Indian children was taken
from the calendar and discussed. Mr..
Dawes, who had charge of the bill, APP
proved the substitute for the bill that
was offered by Mr.. Vest when the bill
was last under consideration and it was
amended and passed.
THURSDAY, March 1.-The pension bill
was taken up again, the pending ques-
ton being on the amendment offered
yesterday to add the words "from the
infrmities of age" After long de-
bate, in which the ques ton of pensions
was hardly touched upon. the Senate
adjourned without vote on the amend
ment being reached.