Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09

Voorhees,, which prevents him being
present. The House bill IN relation to
oaths in pension and other cases was
taken from the calendar. passed, the
agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Cook moved
priating $4,000 for investigating
the history and habits of in
sects, by increasing the appropriation
2 800, and directing that amount to be
expended in investigations into the nat
ural history of and remedies for the
cotton ball worm, which was agreed to,
and the bill was passed. Afurther con-
ference was ordered on the legislative
appropriation bill, the only point of
difference being in the amendment to
increase the pay of senator's clerks.
The consideration of the Idaho Bill was
resumed, and McCullom addressed the
Senate-in favor Of its passage. The Ida
no bill having been laid aside, Mr..
Jones Ark, from the committee on
territories, reported 81 bill to authorize
County, Arizona, to issue certain bonds
in aid of a railroad. The bill was placed
on the calendar, and the House joint
resolution continuing the annual ap-
preparations for thirty days after the
close of the fiscal year (f the a%ppropri-
alton bills have not then become laws)
was reported by Mr.. Allison, and
passed. The conference report or the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was then taken up. It went over with
out action. and the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, July LIN the Senate, the
bill for the admission of Idaho was
in opposition to it, at the close of which
the bill was passed without a division.
The House bill to confirm the title to
certain lands in the Sault Ste. Marie
was reported and passed. The Senate
bill to authorize the leasing of school
lands in the territory of Oklahoma
(for the benefit of the public schools)
was taken from the calendar and passed.
The leases are not to be for a longer pc
Rod than five years. MI. Morgan intro
duced a bill (which was referred to the
committee on public lands) providing
that no person shall enter any of the
public lands of the United States in
Wyoming, under the homestead or 9TH
er laws, who is a bigamist or polygam-
list, or who teaches, counsels, aids or
encourages others to enter into bigamy
or pOlygamy, or who is a member of any
association that teaches polygamy. Mr..
Dawes, from the conference committee
on the Legislative appropriation bill, re-
ported the committee had been unable
to agree. If the Senate asked a further
conference he desired that it be en-
trusted to other hands. The Senate in
sisted, and new conferees were appoint
ed as follows: Dawes, Plumb and
Cockrell. The conference report on
the District Of Columbia bill was
disagreed to, ayes q, nays %.
A new conference was asked, and
Messrs. Plumb, Dawes and Cockrell
were appointed conferees on the part of
the Senate. A conference was ordered
on the agricultural appropriation bill,
and Messrs. Plumb, Farwell and Call
appointed from the Senate. A message
from the House of Representatives an
nouncing that that body had resolved to
adhere" to its disagreement to the SEN
ate amendment to the Legislative APP
preparation having been presented, Nh.
clined to confer further with the Senate,
the only alternative left was either to
let the bill fail or recede from its
amendments. He moved that the Sen
ate recede. After a long discussion the
vote was taken and the Senate by yeas
10, nays "a, refused to recede from its
amendments. A motion to reconsider
the vote of the Senate was made by Mr..
Hiscock and was entered.
July Z.-Iho senate to-
day passed the bill for the delivery Of
land patents to their rightful owners,
It appears that there are 100000 land
patents accumulated in the General
Land Office, but uncalled for, and a
thrifty firm of Washington attorneys
had been permitted to make copies, and
had notified the persons en-
titled to them that they could get
their patents by paying fees of
$25 to $50. This, it is said, was an act of
collision between a former assistant
secretary of the interior acting as COM
missioner, and this law firm, andthe bill
is designed to Illustrate that job. The
Senate reconsidered the vote by which
it yesterday refused to recede from the
amendments to the legislative appro-
priation bill in reference to the pay of
senator's clerks, and seasonal commit
tee clerks, and the bill now goes to the
President for his signature.
THURSDAY, July3.-Mr. Vest continued
his argument against the Postal and Snip
Subsidy bills. The bill went over with
out action. Mr.. Plumb offered a reso-
luton in the Senate to-day calling for
information of the alleged guaranty by
the Union Pacific Company of the bonds
or stock of the Oregon Navigation or
other company. After debate the reso-
luton was agreed to, and the Senate ad-
journed to Monday.