Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
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House.
MONDAY, Dec. SIN the House Mr..
Mckinley reported from the ways and
means committee, and the House passed
the bill providing for a rebate on to-
bacco in stock equal to the reduction
mad, in the internal revenue tax by
the last tariff bill. E. B. Taylor, from
the committee on judiciary, reported
back the Enloe resolution for the arrest
Of George Minot, one Of the door
keepers, for attempting violently to
prevent En1oe's exit from the House
during the call of the House in August
last. The committee reports that the
case calls for no action, and the resolu-
ton was laid upon the table without op-
position.
TUESDAY,, Dec. 9.-In the morning
hour the House returned the consid-
Grafton of the Plumb resolution looking
to the removal of the remains of Gen.
.. S. Grant to Arlington After long
Ayes, 90; nays, 1853. The following
bills for the erection Of public buildings
were passed with a limitation of cost as
stated: Mankato Mimi, $4,000; Mer-
idian, Miss, $4,000; Youngstown,
O., $4,000; Camden, Ark, $25, geo;
Sioux Falls, S. d., s$150,000; Stock
ton, Caa, $4,000; Beatrice, Neb-,
10000; Davenport, Ia, $100900;
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, $4,000; South
Bend, lad, SIS, 900; Fargo, N. D., $780,
GOO; Madison, Ind, SOC, 600; Pueblo, Col,
Sl50,00o; Sioux City, Ia, $250,000; Llama,
O., $4,000; Portland, Ore, 100000;
Mo-, 81, zoe, 900; Racine, Wis, 100000;
Akron, O., 100000; Rockford, H.,
100000; Fort Dodge, Ia, $4,000; She
boygan, wis, $4,000 The House then
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 10.-Mr. Stone
{Ay.), from the committee on war
claims, called up the bill authorizing
the secretary of war TO appoint COM
mission to ascertain the facts concern
ing the destruction of property at
Cynthiana KY, in lSea. It was laid on
the table-yeas, 1874; nays, 81. The
House again went into q committee of
the whole (Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
in the chaGr) on bills reported from the
committee on Indian affairs. The first
bin called up was a Senate bill for the
relief of the Mission indians in She
state of California. 1t provides for the
appointment of coEGanission, whose
duty it shaA be to select a reservation
for each ba&d or village of the Mission
Indians. After discussion the commit
tee arose, and the bill Was passed.
THURSDAY, Dec. 1.-THE House passed
the ratification appropriation bill and
spent some time in considering bill to
amend the a&ti-polygamy law by pro-
viding that the personal property, for
meriy belonging to the Mormon church,
but which was forfeited by Congress
and placed in the hands of receiver,
shall be placed in the commaon school
fund of the territory of Utah, which
+ 20 10 Of
real estate hell by the Mormons.
Mr.. Caswell, of Wisconsin. explained the
necessity for the passage of the bill.
Without completing its consideration
the House laid it aside as unfinished
business, and went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Burrows Mich in the
chair, on bills reported from the public
lands committee. Nr. Payson (Ill.),
the chairman, called up the bill to
indemnify purchasers of swamp land,
and to reimburse the several states for
lands due them under the swamp lands
act After discussion the committee
but Mr.. Holman raised the point of no
quorum. The House then adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dec. 12.-In the House Rep
resentatiye Flower, of New York, in
troduced, for reference, a joint resolu-
ton directing the secretary of the treas
ury to extend the bonded period, for
goods in bond in custom houses, from
February until July /, 1891. Almost
the entire afternoon WAS consumed in a
discussion of the merits of bill for the
relief of John A. Rhea and Joseph r.
Anderson, of East Tennessee. Not
withstanding vigorous fight in its favor
by Mr.. Stone, of Kentucky, and Mr..
Houk, of Tennessee, the committee rec
commended its recommittal to the COM
mittee on war claims. Bills we're passed
for the relief of Allard and Crozier,
Samuel Fels, the legal representative of
Peter Lyle, Matilda Cook. James A.
Gregory, the estate of F. M. Murray
and Warren Hall. The House then adj
journed
SATURDAY, Dec. 13.-Mr. Baker IN.
Y called up the Senate bill for the in
spection of cattle and hogs, the products
and carcasses of which are subject to in
ter-state commerce. Mr.. Mills (Tex.)
began the debate by speech against its
passage He was followed by Mr..
Stockbridge, of Maryland, who favored
the bill, which was finally referred to
the committee on agriculture. Mr..
Grain (Tex.), from the committee on
post-offices and postroads, reported
resolution calling on the postmaster
general lOI lIIlOIuldtlOu DIS 10 Iil0 cAL0uG
and grounds for complaints of inefficient
post-otfice service in Texas and other
states.
Senate.
MONDAY, Dec. Sin the Senate to-
day the resolution calling on the secre-
tary of the treasury for a statement of
moneys paid to John L. Davenport as
chief supervisor of elections in each
year since 1871, was agreed to. Mr..
Hoar asked unanimous consent to have
a time fixed Friday next at 4 P. NJ for
taking the final vote on the elections
bill. Mr.. Dawes read portions of let
ter written by Mr.. Lee, a census Indian
agent, from the Pine Ridge agency to
the Interior Department, going to show
that there is no lack of food among the
Sioux. The discussion was continued on
the joint resolution heretofore intro
duced by Mr.. Morgan appropriating
$1,000 for an investigation of the out
break. The resolution was referred to
the committee on Indian affairs.
TUESDAY, Dec. 9.-Mr. Mcpherson of
fered q resolution, which was agreed