Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-13
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
III OuSe.

ONoI luo SYSTEM VI Itt0o anu lHc pOel-
ton Of the Speaker The only move to
ward considera ton of the general dc
fcienc, oil was made by Mr.. Hender-
son, of Iowa, who explained that the
Pacific Railroad claims were not provid-
ed for in the bill While he believed
that the time was near at hand when
these claims would have to be settled,
the committee had been practically
unanimous in refusing to provide for
their payment, when they were still
pending in the courts of the country.
TUESDAY, Aug. 5.-Mr. Bingham pa. J
moved to lay on the table the motion
(Which has been pending for some
time) to reconsider the vote by which
the House passed the bill to grant leaves
of absence to clerks in first and second
class post-offices. The motion to recon
slider was tabled, yeas -, nays 80. Mr..
Mckinley CO.,, from the committee
on rules, reported Gas sub
stitute for the Cummings res
olution) a resolution asking the sec
rotary of the navy for the reasons
for the increase of the force at the Kit
terry navy yard Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa,
submitted the majority report on the
Clayton breckenridge election case. The
report, which declares the seat vacant,
was ordered printed and laid over. The
House then went into committee of the
chair. on the general deficiency bill.
Without disposing of the bill the COM
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6.-Mr. Reed (Ia.)
presented the conference report on the
''Original Package" bill. (Thc report
leaves the bill exactly as it passed the
Senate, and is dissented from by Mr..
Oates, Of Alabama, one of the con-
ferees). After debate the conference
report was adopted-yeas, 100; nays,
90. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole Mr.. Payson, of Illi-
nois, in the chair on the general de-
fciency bill. A verbal amendment
presented an occasion to Mr.. McAdoo,
of New Jersey, and Mr.. Turner, of New
York to criticise the action of John /.
Davenport in conducting elections in
New York; and to Mr. Farquhar, of
New York, and Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
to defend that gentleman. Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Aug. THE House to-
day went into committee of the whole
on the general deficiency BILL Mr..
Rogers Ark moved to strike out the
clause appropriating $4,000 to pay
George A. Matthews in full for the un-
expired term of the Fifty-first Con-
gress, for which he was elected as a
delegate from the territory of Dakota.
Lost, 63 to ga. Mr. Clunie (Cal. offered
an amendent granting an extra month s
pay to the employees of the Senate and
House. Agreed to, II to 43. The bill
having been disposed of the committee
rose. All the amendments were agreed
i,
salary to Senate and House employees,
and then the bill went over till to-
morrow. On motion of Mr.. Dunnell,
Mimi, bill was passed applying the
interstate commerce act to unincor-
porated express companies.
FRIDAY, Aug. S.-The House rejected
the amendment to the general detis
cheney bill, granting months extra
pay to employees of the House and SEN
ate. The amendment was lost-yeas,
70; noes, l04. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Cannon Oh. J, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution provid-
luton it shall be in order, aft
er two hours debate, to move
that the House non-concur in all the
Senate amendments to the Indian APP
preparation bill, and to ask committee
of conference The House decided :
yeas ITO, nays 66-to consider the repor
of the committee on rules. Mr.. Dock
cry moved to recommit the resolution
Reiected-veas 50; nays 95. The ques-
ton then recurring on the adoption of
the resolution, no quorum voted and
the House took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration Of
private pension bills.
SATURDAY, Aug. 9.-In the House the
Speaker stated that the vote was upon
the resolution of the committee on
rules, providing that after two hours
debate it shall be in order to move a
non-concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill.
nays, H. The House then proceeded
under the special order to the consider
alton of the Senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill. The vote
then required upon the motion to nom
concur in the Senate amendments. This
was agreed to. Yeas, 159; nays, 2.
Senate.
MONDAY, Aug. 4-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill,
the pending question being on Mr..
paragraph reducing the duty on deco
1otOO NOlO W w POI NCiiC' az NoioANAi,
and on plain, undecorated ware to 40
per cent. instead of So and go as recon-
mended by the finance committee, and
instead Of 80 and IS in the House BILL
Mr. Vest modified his amendment by
changing the rate on plain chinaware to
As instead of 40 per cent. The amend
ment was then voted on, and was reject
ed, yeas 10, nays 25. When
paragraph 1866 fixing the duties
on unpublished cylinders, ground and
common window glass, was reached, the
committee amendment being to reduce
from Il cents per pound, 2 cents, p
cents and cents per cent. according to
size to Il, II, q and p cents. Mr.
Vance moved an amendment fixing a
uniform rate of 80 per cent. ad valorem.
Rejected. Various motions to reduce
the rates on unpublished cylinders, COM
mon window glass, were made by Mr.:
Plumb, and were rejected on yea and
nay votes. Finally, on motion Of Mr..
Aldrich, all the rates were reduced to
II or Ii cents per pound according to
sizes).
TUESDAY. Auo. 5.-The Senate met