Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-01


The conference report was Their
agreed to--Yeas, l52 fthe Speak
er voting III the atfirmativel;
nays, 81. The only deviation from II
strict party vote was on the part of
Messrs. Coleman, Featherston and Kel-
ley, who voted with the Democrats in
the negative. Mr.. Mckinley then re-
ported from the committee on ways anc
means a resolution providing for fina
adjournment on Tuesday next, and /
was adopted without division; and the
House adjourned.
MONDAY, Sept. 22.-Among unobjected
to bills passed by the Senate this morn
ing are the following Senate bills: re
change the boundaries of the Uncom-
pahgre reservation, relative to the
rancho punta de la Laguna; to create a
SUPPORT of entry and delivery at
Neche, N. d. Mr.. Plumb offered res
olution (Which was agreed toy, calling
on the secretary of the interior to re-
port whether the lands granted to the
state of California on certain conditions,
by the act of June 80, 1864, (the Yosem-
tie valley and Mariposa Big Tree grant,,
have been spoliated or otherwise di
verified from the public use contemplated
by the grant. The Senate then re-
sumed consideration of the bill to
define and regulate the Jurisdiction OF
the courts of the United States-the
iels' amendment offered last Saturday,
extending the jurisdiction of the SUI
preme court to all cases of conviction OF
felony, and to all cases where the mat
ter in dispute is the right to personal
liberty or the right to the custody of
child. The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Vest offered substitute for the bill.
1t proposes that there shall be three
divisions of the supreme court, to be
composed of three justices each; that
the chief justice shall make as
to these divisions; that
all final decisions in either of these di-
visions shall be considered by the
court in banc, and shall require the con-
currence of five justices, and that the
chief Justice shall apportion the business
to those divisions. Mr.. Vest did not in
sist on vote being taken on his amend
from the committee of the whole to the
Senate. Without disposing of the bill,
the Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
TUES AZ, Sept. 23.-Mr. Hale intro
duced a joint resolution (Which was re-
ferred to the committee onpublic build
lngS) for the erection, in the District @
Columbia, of memorial building to the
memory of Z. S. Grant, which is to con-
tain "a military and naval museum,
ETC., and in the inner court
of which may be placed to rest
the mortal remains of distin-
guished Americans. A resolution au-
thorizing the select committee on rela-
tons with Canada to continue it's in
vestigations during the recess and the
next session, was reported from the
on contingent expenses and
agreed to. The following were passed:
House bill to provide for the disposal of
A portion of the United States military
reservation at Baton Rouge, La;
the Senate bill to refer to the court
of claims certain claims of the
Shawnee and Delaware Indians, and
the freemen Of the Cherokee nation
went over without action. The House
bill to regulate the jurisdiction Of the
courts of the United States went over
without action. The Senate, in execu-
tive session to-day, reconsidered the
of George B. Nancy, of
Tennessee, to be minister to Uruguay
and Paraguay. 1t was concurred in by
thirds of the senators present. The
OF Mr.. Nancy was one of
the first sent to the Senate at this session
of Congress, but it has been held up I'M
til now by charges made against him
relating to his personal habits.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. 24.-Mr. Hale in
troduced a Joint resolution (Which was
referred to the committee on naval af
fairs) authorizing the secretary Of the
navy to purchase nickel to be used IN
the manufacture of nickel-steel
armor plating for armor-piercing
projectiles, and appropriating ST.
100000 for the purpose. Repre-
Boutelle introduced similar
resolution in the House. The confer
ence report on the House joint resolu-
ton to increase the number of the board
Of managers of the National Home tor s,I
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to fill
scented, explained by Mr.. Haw
lev and agreed to. 1t provides
for a board of eleven members, and
names the following managers: Ed
mund n. Morrill,, of Kansas (for the un-
expired term of John A. Martin, de-
ceased); Alfred t. Pearson, of Penn
sylvania (for the unexpired term OF
John F. Hartranft, deceased); VIM. B.
Franklin, of Connecticut; John G.
Black, of Illinois; Thomas w. Hyde, Of
Maine Tin place of Augustus B. Farm
ham, named in the bilD, and
George w. Steele. of Indiana. The fol-
lowing Senate bills were passed: In
recognition of the merits and services
of Chief Engineer George Wallace
Melville, U. S. N, and of the other
officers and men of the Jeanette
Arctic expedition. 1t provides for
the advance of Mr.. Melville one
grade and for medals; a bill supplement
tary to an act entitled 'an act to author
ize construction Of the Baltimore q
Potomac Railroad in the District
Columbia" The House bill providing
for an adjustment of accounts of work
men arising under the eight-hour law,
went over without action, as did the
House bill to prevent the prod
uct of convict labor from be-
ing furnished to or for the use
of any department of the government.
The Senate also passed the House bill
with Senate substituted to define and
regulate the jurisdiction of the courts Of
the United States-yeas, As; nays, 6.
Messrs. Evarts, Hoar and lugh were