Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-27

cludet the consideration of the bill, the
committee rose, and the bill PASSED.
Mr.. Frney (Ala. presented the confer
ence Hport on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, and it
was aEreed to. Fhe House then went
into Committee of the whole on the de-
fcien,y appropriation bill. On motion
of MI Scott Pa.) an amendment was
adopted appropriating $4,000 to pay
Danil Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary. the difference between his
present salary and $1,000 year, the
SALARY which his successor will receive.
Afterfurther debate and without COM
pleti1g the bill the committee rose and
the Eouse adjourned
FRIDAY, Feb. 22.-Mr. Randall re-
ported from the com mittee on rules a
resolution providing that after to-day
the daily hour for the assembling Of
the House shall be 10 O. clock; that from
that hour until IL o'clock business shall
be transacted by unanimous consent
and that the Speaker shall not at any
other time receive requests for
unanimous consent except to con
cur or non-concur in Senate amend
Senate bills when presented from the
speakers table. The resolution was
adopted. Then Mr.. Reed (Me.), from
the committee on rules. reported a res
olution for the immediate consideration
of the Senate bill granting pension to
Irene Rucker Sheridan. The Senate
bill fixes the pension at $500 year
and it was so amended as to reduce
the rate to 30 800 On motion
of Mr.. Matson (Ind.) an amend
ment was also adopted making
the pension subject to the provisions
and limitations of the pension law. The
effect Of this amendment is to provide
pension fol- the children in case of the
remarriage or death of Mrs. Sheridan.
The bill was then passed. The Senate
bill for the retirement of Gen. Rose
Grams was taken up and passed after a
long debate.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-An attempt was
made under the operation of the resolu-
ton passed yesterday to call up meas
ures for passage by unanimous consent
was resorted to ana nothing was accom-
plished. On motion of MIR. Cox IN. "
the Senate amendments were concurred
in to the House bill for the taking of the
eleventh census. The principal amend
ments are those extending the scope of
the inquiry as to the number of SOL
dlers and sailors and their wld-
ows, and to provide further for
ascertaining the number of negroes,
mulattoes, quadroons and octoroons
and for ascertaining the recorded in
debtedness of private corporations and
individuals. The House then went in
to committee the whole, Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) in the chair on the deficiency
appropriation bill. Mr.. Bingham
(Pa.) offered an amendment APP
propriating 81, 100 to reimburse Mrs.
A. R. Hancock for money expended
by Gen. Hancock in entertaining the
Yorktown visitors. Mr.. Cheadle lind
moved to amend the amendment by
providing that none of the appropria-
ton shall be used to reimburse Mrs.
Hancock for moneys expended for
wines or liquors. Lost. Mr.. Bingham's
amendment was adopted. Pending
further progress with the bill, public
business was suspended and eulogies of
the late Congressman Burnes, of Mis-
souri,, were delivered by Mr.. Dockery
(Mo.) and others, after which the House
cd i0nrnQd