Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-20
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.
House.

terence report on the SunOFy CIVIL APP
preparation bill After a brief debate,
the report was agreed to. and further
conference ordered upon the amend
ment still in dispute. The floor was
then accorded to the committee on the
District Of Columbia and the bill known
as the Atkinson bil) comforting certain
privileges on the Baltimore & Potomac
Railroad Company was taken up, but
without action upon it the House adj
iourned.
TUESDAY, Aug. 12.-Mr. Hale report
ed back the House bill to extend the
census law SO as to require information
to be obtained from unincorporated ex
press companies, and, in response TO in
quiries, stated that it applied to ali un
Incorporated express companies or
co-partnerships, whether doing
only local or general bust
ness; that only some three or
four of the great express companies Of
the country were Incorporated, that
over S15,000,0 900 q year were paid an
nually by express companies to railroad
companies, and that it was very desir-
able that statistics of all these express
companies should be obtained in the
census returns. The information would
be obtained chiefly by correspondence
and would apply simply to the
extent Of their business and property
and to the amounts paid by them to
railroad companies. The bill was
passed. Mr.. Edmunds presented the
motion for a change Of the rules by
limiting debate on the tariff bill, which
ment yesterday, and it was ordered
printed. Mr.. Blair also offered q reso-
luton for such a change of the rules as
will permit the previous question to be
moved after a proposition has been con-
sidered two days, and the same dispo-
sition was made of it. The tariff bill
was then taken up, the pending ques-
ton being on Mr.. Vests amendment
Offered yesterday reducing the duty
on tin plates from2 2-10 cents per pound
to / cent (the present rate). Without
action upon the question the Senate,
after an executive session, adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Aug. l3.-Quay's resolu-
ton has practically killed the election
bill. This morning, after brief execu-
tive session, the Senate referred to the
committee on rules the resolution of
fered by Quay postponing until the De-
cember session all pending bills except
the tariff bill, the general appropriation
bills, bills relating to public
buildings and public lands and
pensions. This resolution goes
to the committee on rules together with
those introduced by Mr.. Hoar, Judge
Edmunds and Mr.. Blair. Mr.. Hoar
Later introduced as an amendment to
the Quay resolution Il proposition 10
include the election bill among those to
be passed before adjournment. The
amendment went to the committee
The House joint resolution extending
the provision of existing laws
providing for temporary expend-
itures of the government to August
%, was laid before the Senate, and,
after some discussion, passed. The
tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on Mr.. Vests
amendment reducing the duty on tin
plates from 2-10 cents TO / cent
pound, the existing rate. After debate
the tariff bill was laid aside informally
and a conference was ordered on the
Senate bill in regard to collisions at sea,
and Messrs. Frye, Washburn
ferees on the part of the Sem
ate. Mr.. Plumb, from the committee
on appropriations, reported a joint reso-
luton for the destitute in Oklahoma,
and said he would ask for action on it
tomorrow. The House bill making APP
preparations for additional clerical force
in the pension office was read for
amendments. Various amendments re-
ported by the committee on appropria-
ton were read and the bill was passed
THURSDAY, Aug. 1.-The first bust
ness in order in the House this morning
was the vote on sustaining the decision
of the chair overruling the point of or
der made by Mr.. Springer, of Illinois,
that the Nat Mckay relief bill must be
considered in committee Of the whole.
The decision was sustained-yeas, ia;
nays, 81, the speaker counting QUO
rum. Mr.. Struble Ia.) asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration of
the joint resolution for the aid of the
destitute persons in Oklahoma, but OBJ
lection was made The House then re-
sumed the consideration Of the Nat Nc
Kay bill. 1t was soon found, however,
that no quorum was present and the
House adjourned.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was agreed to.
FRIDAY, Aug 15.-The House to-day
finally agreed to the conference report
on the Indian appropriation BILL after
6 wordy discussion and the defeat of
motions to recommit the bill and to Law
it on the table. The Senate joint reso-
luton providing that the unexpended
balance of the appropriation for the aid
Of the Mississippi food sufferers should
be used to aid the destitute
persons in Oklahoma, was passed.
After the adoption of an amend
ment providing that the money shall
be disbursed under the direction of the
secretary Of war, the joint resolution
was passed. The House then
proceeded to the consideration of
the Nat Mckay bill, the question
being on its reference to the COM
mittee on claims. This was re-
jected-yeas 45, nays 1o2-the speaker
counting quorum A vote was then
taken on the passage of tho bill,
which resuted-yeas II; nays 50-no
quorum-and call of the House
was ordered, but failed to develop a
quorum. Mr.. Thomas wis offered a
resolution directing the sergeant-at-
arms to arrest absent members. Mr..
Baker IN. Y } offered as Il substitute, a
resolution reciting a long article from
the New York Sun, which lie insisted
upon having read, which resulted in
consuming time by discussion and dila-
tory tactics until 5 O'clock. when the
House took a recess. the evening SEES
sion to be for the consideration of pri-