Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 2.-Immedlately
after the dispatch of the routine bust
ness Of the morning the tariff bill was
taken up. The entire session was occu-
the changing of the rate on chains less
than inch in diameter from 3 cents q
pound, as fixed in the bill, to p cents,
the present rate.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3.-The tariff bill was
the only subject taken up, the several
amendments offered by the Democrats
being rejected after debate. Three and
one-half pages of the bill were disposed
OF.
FRIDAY, Jan. MIR. Sherman, from
the committee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported favorably Mr.. Edmund's joint
resolution as to the Panama Canal and
it was placed on the calendar. The de-
bate on the tariff bill occupied the bal
ance of the day.
SATURDAY, Jan. 5.--The non-interfer.
ence resolution regarding the Panama
Canal was taken w and debated,
but as several senators wanted more
time for consideration of the subject
action was postponed till Monday. The
discussion OF the tariff bill was then re-
sumed, but very little progress was
made.
House.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. "a bill was pass-
ed increasing the lawful leave of alb
sence for employees in the printing and
engraving department from fifteen to
thirty days. A bill was passed reducing
the fees OF pension attorneys. The
river and harbor bill was debated in
committee of the whole.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3.-The day was taken
up in the discussion of dilatory mo-
tons to stave Oh a vote on resolution
introduced by Mr.. Reed, of Maine, pro-
viding that during the remainder of the
present session of Congress there
shall be no call of the Htates and
territories on the first and third Mon
days of each month. These MONDAYS
are wha6 are known as suspension
days and the object of the resolution
is to prevent the opponents of the Union
Pacific funding measure and the Okla
homa bill from filbuster1ng against an
attempt to pass these measures under
suspension of the rules by introducing
voluminous bills under the call of states
and consuming the day by the demand
for their reading in full No fnal &C.
ton was reached on the resolution.
FRIDAY, Jan. 1.-The House to-day
passed, with numerous amendments,
the senate bill to incorporate the Mar
thine Canal Company Of Nicaragua, by
vote OF yeas, l57; nays, "a. Mr.. Dunn,
of Arkansas, called up the bill, with the
amendments agreed to IL committee OF
the whole upon which Ethe
previous, question was ordered be
lore the holiday recess. The
first amendment upon which
yea and nay vote was demanded was
that offered by MIR. Holman. of Indiana,
providing that not ing in the act shall
be construed to commit the United
States to any liability on account of the
Nicaragua Company, and requiring this
proviso to be printed in every bond,
certificate of stock or other obligation
issued by the co pany. The amend
ment was agreed to-yeas, 145; nays, 35.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Will
son, of Minnesota, providing that no
certificate of stock shall be issued until
at least 10 per cent. shall be paid for in
money; that the stocks shall not be as
signable until the whole CT the same
shall be paid in; that no bonds in excess
of the amount of capital shall be issued
until such paid capital shall amount to
$500000O was agreed to-yeas, 1902;
nays, 70. Mr.. Reed Immediately called
up the resolution reported by him yes
terday from the committee on rules,
abolishing, during the remainder of the
session, the call of states for introduc-
ton and reference of bills on the first
and third (suspension) Mondays Of
each month. After long debate vote
was taken, resulting in no quorum, and
the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan. 5.-The deadlock in
the House continued to-day. Mr.. Reed
called up the resolution to abolish for
the remainder of the session the call of
states, for the introduction of bills on
the first and third Mondays of each
month, and on ordering the previous
question the vote stood yeas So, nays 20,
no quorum. A call of the House was
ordered. Quiet and incidence then
reigned until Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.),
moved an adjournment. Mr.. Springer
(Ill.), said that if the House would agree
to a resolution directing the sergeant
alarms to telegraph to absent mem
bers, requesting them to return on
Monday, he would not oppose the ad
iournment. He wanted only to secure
quorum. After debate Mr.. Springer's
proposition was agreed to and an ad-
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