Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-29
L. CONGRESS.
Senate.

an amendment to the bill to incorporate
the electric street railway in Washing
ton. The amendment provided that all
rails used in the road should be of
American manu- acture, and after
somewhat lively debate was adopted on
q call OF the yeas and nays by vote of
% to IL. TIE bill was laid over.
TUESDAY, Feb. 21.-Mr. Hoar, from the
committee on privileges and elections,
reported a resolution authorizing that
committee to continue an investigation,
ordered last session, into the events al
legged to have taken place in Texas, and
set forth in the petition OF Stephen
Hackworth and others. Referred. The
bill to incorporate the Washington Cable
Electric Railroad Company, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, WAS then taken up
and the committee amendments were
disposed Of The bill was finally laid
aside informally and after an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22.-The galleries
! in the Senate were well filled, and fifty
senators were in their places when the
presiding officer, Mr.. ingalls,, read
George Washington's farewell address.
| His voice was low, but was distinctly
! heard to the extremIties of the cham
| Der. The reading was listened to in pro-
found silence and with respect ul atten-
ton. The reading occupied little less
than an hour, and at It's conclusion, at
O'Clock, the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 23.-The Senate bill
| to provide Tor an international marine
con erence for securing greater safety
for life and property at sea was passed.
! The bill to extend the laws of the Unit
ed States over certain unorganized ter
ritofv south of Kansas No Mans Land)
| was passed. It establishes the Cimar-
ron land district. The following bills
| passed: To authorize the removal
of the quarantine station from Ship
Island, Miss, and appropriating
$45, 900 for the purpose; to amend the
act of March 3. 1885. for the allotment
of lands in severalty to the Indians re-
siding upon the Umatilia reservation IN
Oregon. The bill to provide Tor the
compulsory education of Indian chill
dren mot including the five civilized
tribes, nor the Osages) was taken from
the calendar and debated at some
length, after which the bill went over
and the Senate took up the unfinished
business-the bill to incorporate the
Washington Cable Electric railway of
the District of Columbia, which was
passed after debate.
FRIDAYLFeb. 24-The bill granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who
ance of manual labor and providing for
pensions to dependent relatives of de-
ceased soldiers was taken up. Mr. Man
derson addressed the Senate In advo-
cacy to the bill. Senator Turpie also
spoke in it's favor. The Senate bill to
incorporate the Nicaragua Canal Com
panv was debated but no action was
reached.
House.
MONDAY, Feb. 20.-Among the execu-
tive communications laid before the
House this morning by the Speaker was
one from the secretary Of war IN re-
spose to the Boutelle battle-fag resolu-
ton. 1t was referred to the committee
on military affairs. Bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Simmons IN. O., for the
apportionment, on the basis OF illiteracy,
oil $50, O0O. 900 among the states and terri
tories for educational purposes; by Mr..
Hudd wis "a joint resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment extending
the presidential term to eight years; by
Mr.. Jackson (Pa.), to amend the home
stead laws so as to provide that only
80 acres can be entered instead OF l6O
acres and to permit only citizens OF the
United States to enter homesteads; by
Mr.. Osborne (Pa.), providing for the
monthly payment of pensions.
TUESDAY, Feb. 21.-Mr. Culberson,
(Tex.), of the committee on judiciary,
reported Joint resolution proposing
, the following amendments to the con-
stitution: l. Polygamy shall not exist
, or be lawful within the United States
or in any place subject to their jnrisd1c-
ton. 2. Polygamy shall consist IN a
| marriage relation by contract or in fact
2 existing at the same time between one
, person of either sex and more than one
A. har
shall have power concurrent with the
several states to enforce this act. The
: House adjourned till Thursday.
THURSDAY, Feb. 23.-The floor was ac-
f corded to the committee on public
buildings and grounds and bills were
reported from that committee and
, placed upon the calendar for the cree
) ton of buildings at the following points:
Kalamazoo, Mich; Logansport, Ind;
Allegheny City, Pa; Youngstown, O.;
Atchison, Kas.; Hamilton, o.; Akron,
GAINESVILLE, O.: Helena, Mont; Chey-
enne, Wyo.; Vicksburg, Miss; Kansas
, City, Mo-, and Evansville, Ind. The
House then went into committee of the
/ | whole for the consideration OF the spec1al
order. The bill for the erection Of a pub
, lie building at Birmingham, Ala, at an
, ultimate cost of 100000 was opposed
by Mr.. Bland, VINO moved 10 REFUGE
! | the cost to 5000 ,O0O The amendment
, was lost and the bill agreed to. Bills
, were agreed to appropr.ating $350,OO0
! for the purchase of additional land and
the improvement of the public building
at Newark, n. j.; and for the purchase
of additional land at Council Bluffs, Ia,
, at cost not to exceed $4,000. The
committee having risen. the House
passed the bills agreed TO as well as
!, those coming over from Tuesday for the
! erection of buildings at Allentown and
. Lancaster, Pa, and for the enlargement
, OF the building at Charlestown, w. Va.
FRIDAY, Feb. 24.-The speaker pro
tenn laid before the House to-day a
communication from the secretary of
the treasury transmitting an estimate
/ of 100000 for the beginning of the
t work OF construction of the new military
: post at Highwood, near Chicago, Ill.
t Referred. The Senate bin was passed