Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-20

settlement of the Smalls-Elliott con-
tested election case. After hot poiitl-
cal debate, which at one time nearly
assumed proportions of riot, vote
was taken, resulting in the seating OF
Elliott, 143 to 1875.
THURSDAY, Feb. 14.-The conference
report on the Senate bill for the admis-
zion of the state of South Dakota was
called UP in tie House this afternoon.
Mr.. Springer moved that the House IN
sist on it's amendments and ask for
another conference. This motion hav-
ing been agreed to, Mr.. Baker
On. " offered resolution giving
the House conferees the following in
tory of New Mexico from the bill; Sec
ond, to amend the bill SO as to provide
for the admission of South Dakota
by proclamation Of. the president,
under the Sioux Falls constitu-
ton, to. be resubmitted to the
people of South Dakota with pro-
vision for new election of state and
federal officers, aud without new vote
on the question of division; third, that
! the proposed states of North Dakota,
Montana and Washington shall be adj
mitted to the same basis, either all by
proclamation of the president or all by
formal acts of admission. Mr.. Cox
| IN. W offered a substitute tor the reso-
luton, differing only l1om Mr.. Bakers
| proposition in that it provides for
the admission of North Dakota, Mon
| tana and Washington Territories by
proclamation of the president. Mr..
| Springer insisted ON retaining in the
bill the provision for the admission of
| New Mexico. Mr.. Baker accepted Mr..
| Cox's resolution, as substitute
| for bis own. MT. Breckinridge
(Ky.) demanded a division of the
| instructions, and the vote was first
taken upon that portion of the resolu
| ton instucting the conferees to eliminate
New Mexico from the bill. 1T was
agreed to-yeas 1875, nays 105. At the
| last moment Mr.. Breckenridge changed
| his vote from the negative to the affirm
alive for the purpose Of moving
Baker, the motion to reconsider
was laid upon the table. The
next clause of the resolution which
| was voted upon was that instructing the
conferees SO to amend the bill as to pro-
vide for the admission of South Dakota
by proclamation without a further vote
on the question of division. The clause
was agreed to, yeas 1877, nays 102.
| The motions to reconsider and
lay upon the table were made
by Mr.. Baker, and the yeas and
nays were ordered on the latter otion.
Mr.. Breckenridge interjected motion
to adjourn, but this, was voted down;
Mr. Mcmillan (Tenn.) then interpolated
demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered. This motion hav-
ing been voted down, yeas
50, nays 142, Mr.. Breckenridge followed
| it up with a motion for q recess until
II 30 tomorrow, and raised the point of
no quorum. Mr.. McMillin again moved
an adjournment. The motion to adj
journ having been voted down, an ar
rangement was effected whereby vote
on the resolutions shall be taken
tomorrow at l2:45 o'clock. Mr..
Peel (Ark.) called up the bill to divide
portion of the Sioux reservation
in Dakota into separate reservations,
and to secure REIMBURSEMENT of the In
dian title to the remainder. The first
vote was taken upon an amendment
opening the land to free entry under
the homestead law and it was rejected.
The next vote was on an amendment
providing for free entry by honorably
DISCHARGED soldier and sailors. The
amendment was rejected and the bill
was passed.
| FRIDAY, Feb. 15'-The House took up
the resolution instructing the House
conferees on the territorial bill as to
the method they should pursue in arriv-
ing at an agreement. The pending mo-
ton was that to table the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House
agreed to that portion Of the resolution
D recting the conferee5 to so amend
the bill as to provide for the admission
| of nol- ho les
constitution by proclamation of the
president without a new vote being
taken on the question of division. The
motion to reconsider was tabled, yeas
IA, nays 100. That portion of the
resolution instructing the conferees to
provide for the admission of North
| Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton by proclamation, was agreed
to without division. The instructing
clause was agreed to, yeas 149, nays 101.
| The bill now goes back to conference,
| the House conferees being under in
structions as stated. The Senate amend
ments to the fertilization appropriation
bill were non-concurred in and con-
| ference ordered, and Messrs. Savers,
| Randall and Butterworth were appoint
ed conferees. The pension appropria-
ton bill was also sent to conference.
Sessions were ordered for Tuesday and
| Wednesday nights of next week for the
consideration of bushes reported from
the committee on military affairs and
on commerce respectively. The SEN
ate bill was passed granting q
pension of $50 month to the widow of
Rear-Admiral Nicholson. On motion of
Mr.. Nelson (Minn. the Senate amend
ments were concurred in to the House
bill granting right of way through the
White Earth Indian Resers alton,
MINI, to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba Railroad Company. Mr..
McCreary (Ky.), from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported back the Senate
bill appropriating $25O,oo0 to enable the
President to protect the interests of
the United States in Panama. The
question being on order ng the bill
to third reading, Mr.. Kilgore (Tex.)
raised the point OF no quorum. The
yeas and nays were ordered, but subse-
quently Mr.. Kilgore withdrew his point.
and the bill was passed.
SATURDAY, Feb. l6.-The House, in
/ committee of the whole, took up the
post-office appropriation bill again, the
pending amendment being the one in
creasing the appropriation for the COM
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