Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


MONDAY, Feb. 4.-The Union Pacific
funding bill was taken up in the SEN
ate and as 1T was read the date of the
lst of July, 1888, las that up to which
the calculations should be made) was
changed, wherever it occurred,
to the LIST OF July, 1889;
and other dates were made to con-
form to that change. Mr.. Mitchell gave
notice that he would, at the proper
time, move to recommit the bill with
instructions to the committee TO 1nciude
legislation in reference to the Central
Pacific Railroad Company. The trust
bill was before the Senate for short
time, but no action was taken.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5.-The House bill for
the establishment of territorial govern
ment in Oklahoma having been present
ed in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Platt moved
its reference to the committee on terrific
ries, and Mr.. Dawes moved it's reference
to the committee on Indian affairs. At
ter discussion, participated in by Sena-
tors Morgan. Coke. Platt, Dawes and
Blair, the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on territories-yeas 80, nays IL.
Mr.. Hawley offered an amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which
was referred to the committee on mill
tary affairs, for the payment to the
widow of Gen. Sheridan of $50, 900, ''in
grateful recognition of his eminent and
extraordinary services to his country"
The House Joint resolution for the pay
ment of $500,O to the representatives
of the late James B. Eads was passed.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was then taken up.
The amendments reported from the
committee on appropriations were
agreed to, without question, the only
| noticeable one being that increasing the
salary of the presidents private secre-
tary from So, 250 to $4,000.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6.-The resolution
heretofore offered by Mr.. Chandler, in
structlng the committee on appropria-
| tions to investigate the matter of naval
officers claims was taken up, but was
| laid over without action. The confer
ence report on the interstate commerce
bill also went over, and the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the legis-
lative, execut We and judicial appro-
priation bill-the pending question be-
Ing the amendment to increase the cler-
ical force of the civil service commits
sion. A long. uninteresting discussion,
which turned principally upon the
derelictions of the post Office depart
ment, was carried on by Senators Cock
rell, Teller, Vest and Stewart. Then
Mr.. Daniel attacked the civil-service
system itself as being unAmerican, un-
Republican and un-Democratic, after
which the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. Mr.. Chandler's
resolution instructing the committee on
appropriations to make an investigation
III relation to the longevity mileage and
sea service claims 81 naval officers was
taken up ana discussed in the Senate,
but~Tent over till tomorrow without
action. The legislative appropri-
alton bill was taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Hawley's
amendment to give an additional
mission. After debate the amendment
without action. The conference report
on the Nicaragua Canal bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. A substitute Tor
the House bill to remove the charge of
desertlon against soldiers who lett their
command only to re-enlist in another,
was adopted and a conference ordered.
The House amendment to the Senate
bill as to cutting timber on Indian lands
was concurred IN,
FRIDAY, Feb. S.-The naval and forti-
cation appropriation bills were reported
to the Senate to-day with amendments
Mr.. Chandeliers resolution as to naval
officers claims was agreed to. The res
olutions heretofore offered by Mr.. Glib
son for an inquiry as to the state
of suffrage throughout the United
States, with Mr.. Chandeliers substitute
thereto, as to the recent election in
Louisiana, were on motion of Mr..
Spooner referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. The House
bill to quiet the title of
settlers on the Des Moines River lands
in Iowa was passed The Senate then
resumed consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill. The amend
ment to increase the clerical force of
the civil service commission was reject
ed without a division and the bill was
passed. The pension appropriation bill
was amended on motion of Senators
Harris and Plumb, in relation to checks
for pensions and to payments for por-
tons of quarter up to the death of the
pensioner, and the bill was again passed.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Union Pacific funding bill, the pending
question being Mr.. Mitcbell's motion to
recommit the bill, with instructions to
include within its provisions the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company.
Out IL went over Wit0OuC &C
ton. The conference committee
on the South Dakota admission b Il re-
ported inability to agree The Senate
insisted on its disagreements and the
conference commit ;. was re-appoint-
ed. The Senate then took up the pri-
vate pension bills on the calendar and
passed fifty-two of them in twenty
three minutes and then adjourned till
tomorrow.
SATURDAY. Feb. 9.-The Senate bill to
establish United States court in the
Indian Territory was. on motion of Mr..
Vest, taken up in conjunction with the
House bill to change the eastern
and northern judicial districts of
Texas. The substitute was agreed
to, and the bill passed A con ference
was asked, and Senator'S Vest. Edmunds
and Wilson (Ia.) were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate On
motion of Mr.. Sherman the House
anne dmont to tbn dirpot tov rof,pJ