Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
L. CONGRESS-.


VI ONDAY, jan. lO.-BlIIS were intro
duced: To establish bureau of harbors
and water ways in the war department;
to alter the regulations enacted by the
South Carolina legislature in regard to
lection Of repre- Sentatives in Congress.
The Senate went into secret session at l
o'clock and three quarters OF an hour
later took up the nomination of Mr..
Lamar It's consideration lasted until 4
o'clock. at which time the nomination
was confirmed by vote of
80 to % Senators Riddleberger,
Stanford and Stewart voted with
the Democrats. All the other Republic
cans voted or were paired against Mr.
Lamar, and all the Democrats were in
his favor. The discussion was almost
entirely confined to the Republican
side. The principal speakers were
Messrs. Edmunds, Evarts, Cullom. Sher-
man, Allison, Hoar, Hawley, Ingalls, and
Riddleberger-the last named making
two speeches. The line OF opposition COW
cred the official and political record of
habits and legal qualifications. 1t is I'M
derstood that no speeches were made
by Democratic senators. The voting be-
gan at 3 O'Clock, but was interrupted and
nearly an hours argument interviewed
before the roll-call was finished. The
nominations of Messrs. Villas and Dickin-
son were then at once taken up and con-
frmed. without debate, and it was or
dered that the President be notified of
the three combinations The following
is understood to be the vote in secret
session on the confirmation of Mr. La
mar: Ayes-Bate, Beck, Berry, Blod-
gett, Brown, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke,
Colquitt, Daniels, Faulkner, George,
German, Gray, Hampton, Harris, Jones,
ARK. Mcpherson, Morgan, Pugh, Rea-
gan, Riddleberger, Salisbury, Stanford,
Stewart. Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,,
voting in the negative were: Aldrich,
Allison, Blair, Bowen, Cameron, Chace,
Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds,
Evarts, Farwell, Frye, Hale, Haw-
ley, Hiscock, Hoar, ingalls,, Mitchell.
Paddock, Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Quay,
Sherman, Spooner, Stock bridge-28
Those paired in the affirmative were i:
Blackburn, Eustis, Gibson, Hearst,
Kenna, Pasco, Payne, Ransom. Those
paired in the negative were: Chandler,
Jones New, Henderson, Morrill,, Sabin,
Sawyer, Teller and Wilson, Qa.).
TUESDAY, Jan. IA bill was reported
from the committee on finance and
placed on the calendar to reimburse the
depositors of the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust Company. Mr.. Sawyer asked
| unanimous consent for the Immediate
consideration of the House bill
"relating to permissible printing or
| writing on second, third our fourth-class
mail NATTER" such bill having been re-
ported back from the POstoffice commit
tee without amendment. Consent was
given and the bill was passed. Mr.. Will
son (Ia.) offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for report as to the amount Of
revenue collected from each kind of
liquor, each year since the passage Of
the internal revenue law, and from
special tax on distillers and brewers
Mr.. Frye called up the senate bill to
amend the laws relating to the inspec-
ton of steam vessels. The bill was
passed. On motion of Mr.. Dawes the
bill in relation to marriage between
white men and Indian women was taken
up and passed. The Blair education
bill was taken UP and speeches in its
and Blair.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18.-The bill for re-
funding the direct tax of 1861 was passed
after the adoption and rejection of num-
erous amendments that were offered
The bill directs the secretary of the
treasury to credit to each state and terri
tory and to the District Of Columbia a
sum equal to all collections made
therefrom or from citizens or in
habitants thereof, or other persons,
under the direct tax act Of August
5, 1861. 1t RENTS all moneys still
due to the United States under
such act and it appropriates the amount
necessary for the reimbursement; the
sums collected directly from individuals
to be held in trust by the state for the
benefit Of the persons from whom they
were collected or their legal representa-
tives. The bill reducing from s. TO 81
the charge for passports was passed. Mr..
Manderson offered a resolution, which
was adopted, directing the committee on
library to inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY of
purchasing a Ife-size picture Of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
THURSDAY. Jan. 16.-The Senate rati-
fed the new treaty with the Neither
lands. Mr. Hale, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back with a
few minor amendments the deficiency
bill The resolution offered by Mr.
Henderson, few days since, calling on
the secretary of war for information as
to the construction of a bridge between
Omaha and Council Bluffs was taken
up and adopted. After agree
ing to motion that the ad-
journment to-day shall be till Monday
the senate proceeded to the considera-
ton of executive business. A bill was
introduced by Senator Hoar to grant a
service pension to all survivors of the
late war. 1t provides that all officers
and enlisted men who served in the
army navy or marine corps, including
regulars and volunteers, subsequent to
March 4, 1861, and prior to July l, 1866,
shall be entitled to pension at the rate
l cent for each days service, this sum to
be in addition to any pension granted
for disability.
House of Representatives.
MONDAY, Jan. 26.-Mr. Mcmillan
Tenn. J, from the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries, reported the
Dingley resolution, calling for intorma-
| ton relative to discrimination Of tolls
against American vessels passing through
the Welland canal. After brief debate
the resolution was adopted. Among the
1 ho Fo1J