Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-06

adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Senate are due, and are hereby ten
dered, to the Hon. John j. Ingalls,,
president protempore of the Senate,
for the uniformly able, courteous and
impartial manner in whicd he has pre-
sided over its deliberations" Mr.. In
gals responded with brief address, at
the close o. which he declared the SEN
ate adjourned sine die.
House.
TUESDAY, Feb. 26.-The House to-day
passed the deficiency bill with the La
mont amendment stricken out, Mr.
Savers (Tex.1 reading a letter from Col
Lamont stating that when he accepted
the position Of private secretary to the
President he had full knowledge of
the pay attaching to it. He pre-
ferred not to be the beneficiary
of retroactive legislation, and he
therefore asked that the committee
recede from its amendment appropr1-
ating $4,000 for his benefit The con-
ference report on the pension appropri-
alton bill was presented and agreed to.
The House then went into committee of
the whole Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, in
the chair on the Indian appropriation
bill. After long debate the reading OF
the bill by sections was entered upon,
but in few moments the committee
rose. The House non-concurred
IN the amendments to the
bill opening portion of the
Sioux reservation and a conference was
ordered. The recommendation of the
committee on appropriations relative
to the Senate amendments TO the sum
dry civil bill were agreed to, confer
ence was ordered and Messrs. Randall,
Forney and Ryan were appointed con-
ferrees. There was small attendance
of members when the House met this
evening for the further consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Peel
offered an amendment appropriating
ST. ,912, 900 for payment to the Seminole
band of Indians for the land in the In
dian Territory ceded by that band to
the United States. Pending a vote, the
House, at 1890, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27.-Acting under
the special order the Speaker recog-
nized Mr.. Abbott TEX, who called up
the Senate bill for the erection of pub
lie building at Fort Worth, Tex, with
an amendment limiting the cost to S775,-
600, and the bill was passed. Mr.. Adams
Qn,) was next recognized, and
upon his motion bill was passed for
the relief of the widow Of Col Arno
Voss. The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Indian ap-
preparation bill. The pending amend
ment appropriating 81 $4,000 to pay the
Seminole Indians for the lands in the
Indian Territory ceded by them to the
United States was agreed to. THE lands
acquired, 037 600 acres-are made
open to settlement under the Home
stead law. When the committee rose
the bill was passed.
THURSDAY, Feb. 28.-In the House the
Senate bill for TIE protection of the
American fisheries In Alaska was
passed, with an amendment directing
the President to cause one or more
United States vessels to cruise in Behr-
ing's sea and other Alaskan waters, and
seize all vessels found to be unlawfully
engaged in seal hunting. The bill APP
propriating $4,000 for public building
at Kalamazoo, Mich, was passed. A
motion directing the House conferrees
on the District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill TO recede from their disagree
men to the Senate amendment provid-
ing for Zoo" in the district of Col
umbia, was agreed to. The con-
ference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Herbert Ala J, from the committee
on naval affairs. reported the naval ap-
preparation bill, with Senate amend
ments thereto, recommending concur
renee in some and inconvenience in
others of the amendments. The report
was agreed to. Mr.. Peel Ark submit.
ted conference on the bill to divide
the Sioux Indian Reservation in Dako-
ia. Agreed to. Mr.. Holmes Ia. called
up the vetoed Des Moines bill; and Mr.
Crisp raised the question of considera-
recess.
FRIDAY, March 1.-The Des Moines
River land bill was taken up in the
House this afternoon, its friends having
determined to make an effort to get il
through, the presidents veto to the con-