Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-23
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

into committee of the whole (Mr.
Dunnell, of Minnesota, in the chair on
the bill known as the Atkinson bill (sup-
elemental to the act authorizing the
construction of the Baltimore q Poto-
mac Railroad in the District of Columbia
1t was recommitted to the commit
tee on the District of Columbia, with
instructions to report back a substitute
providing that before the LIST of Jan
uarr, 1894, the railroad company shall
remove its present station from Sixth
and B Streets to the intersection of Vir-
ginia and Maryland Avenues. This was
agreed to-69 to 3D.
TUESDAY, July 15.-The House to-day
went into committee of the whole on
the bill appropriating $3.50, 1S9 for addi-
tional clerical force to carry into effect
the provisions of the dependent PEN
sion act. After long debate the com
mittee rose and the bill passed.
WEDNESDAY, July 16-The House went
the. Land Grant Forfeiture bill. Mr..
Stockdale Miss advocated the bill. Mr.
Holman (Ind.) argued in favor of a for
fixture of all lands not earned within
the time limited in the granting acts,
and Mr.. Hermann (Ore.) favored the
bill. Pending further discussion the
committee rose. Mr.. Sweeney (Ia.) pre-
sented the conference report on the
bill authorizing the construction of
bridges across the Iowa River
at Wapello, Ia. On agreeing to the re-
port Mr.. Rogers Ark raised the point
of no quorum, and call of the House
was ordered. Only 142 MEMBERSHIPS
! than quorum-responded to their
names. After waiting an hour and a
| half for quorum to appear, Mr.. Brock
inridge moved that all leave of absence
| be revoked Mr. Peters offered an
amendment excepting those members
absent on account of illness. Lost.
i Pending a vote on Mr.. Breckenridge s
motion the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 1.-THE House passed
the land grant forfeiture bill. 1t is a
Senate bill, with House substitute
therefor, and forfeits all lands granted
to aid in the construction of railroad
opposite to and co-tcrminus with por-
ton of any such railroad not now COM
pleted. After brief debate upon the
bill Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, offered
an amendment FORGETTING railroad lands
not earned at the time limited by
the granting act. Lost-yeas, 81;
nays, SO. On motion of Mr..
Herbert (Ala.) an amendment was
adopted providing that all cash entries
heretofore permitted to be made with
in the limits of the grant to aid in the
construction of the Alabama & Florida
or the Mobile & Girard Railroads, be
validated and patents issued to pur-
chasers thereof, provided that the gov
eminent retains the purchase moneys.
Mr.. Holman moved to recommIt the
bill with instructions to the committee
on public lands to report it back with
proviso FORGETTING all lands not earned
within the time limited in the granting
acts. LOst-yeas 81; nays 10Y. The
bill was then passed.
FRIDAY, July 1S-The House to-day
took up the original package bill, agree
ing that the previous question should
be considered as ordered on Monday.
SATURDAY, July 19.-The House re-
sumed consideration of the original
package bill. Mr.. Thompson, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Lehlback, of New Jersey,
of Kansas, in its favor After further
| debate the House took recess, the
evening session to be for debate only.
Senate
MONDAY, July 14-T The limit of cost
for the Milwaukee public building was
tonight fixed at ST 100000, an increase
of 500, 600 Among the amendments re-
ported from the committee on APP
preparations and agreed to by the Sen
ate were the following: Increasing
the item for repairs of the Chicago
custom house from $40, 900 to 100000;
inserting item for light station on
Eleven Foot Shoal, Mich, 100000; for
completing lighthouse on the easserly
end of the outer breakwater, $15, 1000;
for completing lighthouse on northwest
Seal Rock, off Point St. George. CAL,
$S7 900; for new steam tender. for serv-
no Gctr Of
500, 900; tender for the Ninth and Elev-
enth Lighthouse Districts, $50, 600; tend
er for the Thirteenth Lighthouse District
$95, 600; inserting items of $4,000 for
the collection and distribution of the in
digenous fishes of the Mississippi Val
ley; $780, 900 for the completion of the
government trout breeding and dis
trlbuting station in Lake County, Cal,
and $50 900 for fish hatchery at North
vile, Mich; increasing item for trans
portation Of silver coin from So, 900
to $4,000; inserting an item of $685., 800
for the purpose of improving, ex-
tending and repairing vaults IN the
treasury building and for constructing
new vaults or safes there. The amend
ment to insert an item of $500, 900 for
establishing in Washington Latin
American memorial library, the site to
be selected by the secretary of state and
the building to be erected under his
direction and supervision, having been
reached, Mr.. Vest offered an amend
ment to that effect and appropriating
200 for the purpose. At the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. German the amendment
went over without action. Having dis
posed of fifty of the ia pages of the
bill it was laid aside till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, July 15.-Mr. Sherman re-
ported substitute for the bill intro
duced by him on May 16, to reduce the
amount of United States bonds to be re-
CURED of national banks, and to restore
to the channels of trade the excessive
accumulations of lawful money in the
treasury. The bill was placed on the
calendar. 1t provides that the compul-
sorry requirement, of the deposit of
United States bonds with the treasurer
of the United States by national
banks be limited, in amount, to
ST, 600 of bonds for each bank,
provided that voluntary withdrawal of
bonds for the retirement of national
bank notes shall not exceed So 600 600