Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-24
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS,
House..

! committee in short order this morning
-non-concurrence being recommended
in each case, and the chairman was
authorized to report the bill
reported back the bill to the
House with Senate amendments, with
the recommendation that the amend
n ents be non-concurred in. Referred
! to the committee of the whole. Mr.
Mckinley then offered a resolution
from the committee on rules for the
immediate consideration Of the tariff
bill in the House. The resolution was
adopted. Yeas, IA; nays, -. Mr.. Nc
Kinley co. gave very brief statement
of the Senate amendments. After a
shorts debate the Senate amendments
were non-concurred in-yeas, 120; NAYS,
50.
TUESDAY, Sept 16.-The House to-day
passed bills authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Tennessee River
at Knoxville, Tenn, and across the AL
| tamaha River in Georgia. Senate amend
ments were concurred in to the House
bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to submit proposal for the sale of
the western part of the Grow Indian
reservation in Montana. A bill was
passed constituting Peoria, H., a port
of delivery. The Senate bill was passed
! opening abandoned military reserva
tons in Nevada to homestead entries;
tional land office in North Dakota Mr.
Boutelle (Me. y, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported resolution call
ing on the secretary of the navy for in
| formation as to whether the Bethlehem
Iron Company is using, Tor manufacture
| ing steel gun forgingS for the United
States navy, ores imported; also
whether ores suitable for such
manufacture cannot be procured
in the United States. Adopted. The
House then took up Mr. Enloe's
resolution cens1ring Mr.. Kennedy for
his structures on the Senate. The House
refused-yeas, SO; nays, 114-to order
the previous question. Mr.. Bayne again
offered his resolution referring the
whole matter to the judiciary commit
tee, the clause requiring the committee
to report within three days being strck-
en- out. The previous question on Mr..
Bayne's resolution was ordered-yeas,
l22; nays, 81. The resolution was
adopted-yeas, 1874; nays, 5S-and, ac-
cordingly the matter was referred to tle
committee on judiciary.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1.-THE House to-
day, by vote of III to 90, refused to
consider The conference report on the
land grant forfeiture bill. Mr.. Haugen
| (Wis.) then called up the Langston-
Nenable contested election case, against
which Mr.. O'Ferrall raised the question
of consideration, and the House
decided, by 136 to 10, to con
slider it. Mr.. Haugen then
demanded the previous question, to
which Mr.. Cheadle (Ind.) protested
and raised the cry of sitting debate.
Mr.. Haugen then withdrew the demand,
and proceeded with an argument of the
case. After debate the case then went
over until tomorrow, Mr.. Haugen stat
ing that he would call the previous CUES
ton at = o'clock. The Speaker an
nounced his signature to the river and
harbor appropriation bill, and the House
took a recess, the evening session
to be for the consideration of bills
reported by the committee on military
affairs. At the evening session the
Senate bill was passed with amend
ments) transferring the weather SER
vice to the Department of Agriculture;
also the Senate bill providing that pro-
motion to every grade in the army be-
low the rank of brigadier-g general,
subject to examination, shall be
made according TO seniority. The House
bill was passed authorizing the secre-
tary of war to appoint board of review
to review the findings and sentence of
any court martial for the trial of com
missioned officer or enlisted man when
the accused has been dishonorably dis
charged.
THURSDAY, Sept. 1s.-After the ap-
proval Of the journal Mr.. Haugen de-
handed the previous question on the
Langston-N enable contested election
case. On ordering the previous ques-
ton the vote stood yeas, 1885, nays, 10.
This being no quorum, call of the
House was ordered. 1t being found
impossible to secure a quorum long
enough to get vote on the case, the
House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Sept 19.-Mr. Piumb's reso-
luton to recommit the bankruptcy bill
to the judiciary committee with instruc-
| tons to amend it by making it apply to
| voluntary bankruptcy only was taken
the calendar with the understand
ing that IFS passage would not
be asked at this session. Mr.. Voorhees,
introduced a joint resolution for imme-
date increase of silver money by the
purchase and coinage Of 100000
| ounces of silver at price below 81 %,
within the next thirty days; this pur-
! chase to be in addition to the amount
required by existing law. Referred
! TO the HnancC cOnmlJIoe. An
hour was devoted to unobjected
| bills on the calendar, and,
among others the following Senate
bills were passed: Appropriating $780,
coo for public building at Joplin, Mo-
$4,000 for the building Of memorial
structure at Marietta O., comlnemora-
| tive Of the settlement of tie Northwest
ern territory; House bills to discon-
tinue the coinage of the So and 81
gold pieces and the scent nickel
pieces; to grant certain lands for
school purposes to the town of Dear
born, Mich. Senate bill for the protec
ton of trees and other growth on the
public domain from destruction by fire
was passed. The House bill to define
and regulate the jurisdiction of the
courts of the United States, with
the amendment reported from the
judiciary committee, in the nature Of
substitute, was taken up as the "unfin-
ished business" and went over until to-
| ! orrow without action. The Senate con
| firmed the following appointments to-