Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-,
House.

MONDAY, June 2-The rules were sus-
pended and the House passed a bill
granting TO the Portland & Puget Sound
Railroad Company right of way through
the Puyallup Indian reservations also
the Senate bill granting an American
register to the steamer Australia, of Cal
ifornia; providing for an additional as
sociate justice of the supreme court of
New Mexico; increasing to $4,000 the
limit Of cost of the public building at Du-
luth, Mimi; increasing to $4,000 the
limit of cost of the public building at
Fort Worth, Tex; the Senate bill divid-
ing the judicial district of Kansas into
two divisions. The Senate bill was
passed relieving the Union Iron Works,
of San Francisco, from certain penal
ties amounting to $333 ,000) incurred in
the construction of the Charleston.
TUESDAY, June 3.-The House passed
the Senate bill authorizing the sale of
timber on the Menominee Indian Re-
servation in Wisconsin. The House
non-concurred in the Senate amend
ments to the bill for buying a post-offce
site in Washington, and a conference
ed to the consideration of the Alabama
contested election case of McDuflie VS..
Turpin, and, after brief debate, adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, June 1.-The House to-
day disposed of the Alabama contested
election case of McDuflie against Turpin
The majority resolution, seating Nc
Duffie, was agreed to-yeas 1870, nays
113 - and Mr. McDu1fie appeared
at the bar of the House and took the
oath of office. Mr.. Osborne (Pa.) pre-
scented the conference report on the
army appropriation bill, which was
agreed to. Mr.. Morrill, (Kas.) reported
a disagreement of the conference on the
Senate dependent pension bill. The
House insisted on it's amendments pro
viding service pension), and further
conference was ordered.
THURSDAY, June 5.-Mr. Mckinley re-
ported resolution providing that the
House shall proceed Immediately to the
consideration of the silver bill, and that
the consideration shall continue until
Saturday at 3 p. NJ, when the previous
question shall be considered as ordered.
Forty minutes debate was allowed.
Messrs. Blount and Bland opposed the
resolution, but it was adopted by vote
of 100 to liz. The bill was read. after
which Mr.. Conger, of Iowa, offered
substitute, and the balance of the ses-
sion was taken up i'll debate.
FRIDAY, June ct was field day for
silver IN the House, the entire session
being taken up in debate on the various
propositions.
SATURDAY, June THE House to-day
passed the caucus substitute silver bill
by vote of 135 yeas to 119 nays. The
ballot succeeded most interesting de-
bate, in which the advocates on both
sides of the question did able work. By
the provision of the bill the secretary of
the treasury is instructed to purchase an
aggregate of 81 100000 worth of silver
bullion each month at price not
exceeding ST for 81 25-100 grains, and
to issue United States Treasury notes in
denominations from ST to 81 900 in pay
ment therefor. Mr.. McComas' amend
ment to the substitute was adopted. 1t
provided that when free coinage is at
tanned the monthly bullion purchases
shall cease. The substitute as amend
ed was then agreed to, and the
question, REQUIRED upon agreeing to
the bill as amended by the substitute.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) moved to re-commit
the bill with instructions to the commit
tee to report free coinage bill not later
than Tuesday next. The motion to re-
commit was defeated; yeas 116, nays
40. The bill was then passed: Yeas
1876, NAYS 49,