Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-14
L. CONGRES SIS.
Senate.

MONDAY, March 5.-Mr. Chandler
offered resolution, which was agreed
to, instructing the select committee on
Indian traders to inquire into the meth
cd of allotting lands in severalty to In
dams on Indian reservations in the
northern portions of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. and as to the sale of timber
on those lands. The House concurrent
resolution directing the secretary OF the
navy to designate national vessel TO
convey the remains of eX-Presldent
Paez of Venezuela to La Guayra,
was passed A bill was reported
to incorporate the Atlantic PACIFIC
Ship Canal Company. The unfinished
business, the pension bill, was laid aside,
and the urgent deficiency bill was con-
sidered. Among the most important
amendments recommended by the COM
mittee on appropriations and adopted
by the Senate were the following: Re-
ducing the item for erection OF off1cers'
quarters at Mare Island, CAL, from So
600 to $2, 500; inserting item OF SH ,49O to
complete the reports of the tenth
census; reducing the item Tor con-
fees from $50, 900 to $50, 900;
striking out the item of $4,000 for
light and fog signal at Lake Borgne.
Miss; inserting an item of $500 for
fitting up a barrack at the National
home for disabled soldiers at Leaven-
worth, Kas.; striking out the Item OF
$4,000 for miscellaneous expenses of
United States courts, being a deficiency
for the year 1887; inserting an item of
sos, 900 for printing snd binding for the
post-office department. A long debate
followed the reading of the amendment
looking to the enforcement of the eight
vatIy1
Office, but without reaching vote the
Senate went into executive session.
TUESDAY, March 6.-The dependent
pension bill came up for discussion, and
Mr.. Ingalls,, having called Senator Platt
to the chair argued in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Aldrich called UP the report made
by him some weeks ago from the
committee on rules to amend the
rules. The rule as to executive
sessions was modified, without dis
cussion, SO as to read: "When treaty
shall be laid before the Senate for rati-
fication, it shall be read a first time; and
no motion in respect to it shall be IN
order except to refer it to q committee
to print it in confidence for the use OF
the Senate, to remove the injunction of
secrecy or to consider it in open eXecu-
tive session.
WEDNESDAY. March IA resolution
offered by Mr.. Payne appropriating
sums of money for public buildings,
gave rise to general discussion on the
subject of public buildings. The pow
WOW occupied almost the entire session.
On motion of Mr.. Paddock the pension
bill went over till tomorrow with the
understanding that after the morning
hour it would be taken up and discussed
under the 5-minute rule, and the final
vote taken before adjournment.
THURSDAY, March S.-Mr. Tlllman Is.
c. asked unanimous consent for the I'M
mediate consideration of a bill appro.
priating $4,000 for the purchase Of GER
tain swords belonging to the widow o.
Gen. James Shields. Alter brief de-
bate the bill was passed. On motion OF
Mr.. Nelson (Minn.) and after consider
alton in the committee Of the whole, a
bill was passed for the allotment OF
lands in severalty on the White Earth
and Red Lake reservations to the Chip
pewa Indians in Minnesota and for
opening up to settlement of the other
reservations of those Indians in that
state.