Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

The recommendation OF the committee
on appropriations were agreed to with
out much friction, the bone of conten
ton, the Senate irrigation amendment,
being passed over until the other mat
ters were disposed of. Without dispos
ing of all the amendments, the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned
TUESDAY, July 29.-The session was
taken up in debate on the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
WEDNESDAY, July 30.-Representative
Sanford, of New York offered for refer
enee to the ways and means committee
the following preamble and resolution:
'EAVhereas the secretary of state has ex-
pressed the opinion that the remission
of duties upon sugar and molasses ought
to be accompanied by reciprocal ar
rangements between the United States
and Spain, and the republics of
South and Central America, where
by these sugar producing coun-
tries can be induced to remit, or SO
to reduce their import duties upon
products of American industry, and
especially upon the products of Ameri-
can agriculture, as to secure to the peo-
pie of the United States important
trade reciprocal relationships; there
fore, Resolved, that it is the sense of
the Congress of the United States that
legislation touching the subject of the
duties upon sugar ana mOlaSSeS should
be postponed until the next session of
Congress. Resolved, that the President
be requested to cause negotiations to
be entered into with the govern
ments of Spain and of the republics of
South and Central America in regard to
the contamination of the reciprocal ar
i l.
toned, and to institute such other inves-
legations as to him may appear to be
proper, in order that he may be pre-
pared to furnish to Congress, at its next
session, such information and conclu-
sions as will enable it to legslate upon
the subject without delay" Speaker
Reed announced the appointment of
the following members on the
committee to investigate the charges
against Commissioner Raum: Morrill,,
! Sawyer, Smyser, Goodnight and Martin
(Ind.) The House agreed to the con-
ference report on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill, and then went
into committee of the whole (Mr. Allen,
of Michigan, in the chair for the fur
Their consideration of the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. In speaking of the Senate irriga-
ton amendment, Mr.. Cummings IN. "
made an attack upon the director of the
geological survey, criticising the work of
the bureau and ridiculing the prepare
ton Of the Typographical maps. With a
deficiency of 100000, 900 staring it in
the face, he thought the government
had little use for a geological map cost
ing more than $l5,000,000.
THURSDAY, July 1.-Representative
Oates, of Alabama, rising to question
of privilege in the House, to-day, ere
ated a deep sensation by offering q
resolution for the investigation of the
charges of corruption against members
of the House contained in recent edi-
torial in the National Economist. Mr..
Oates said that when a charge of this
character was made by a Journal OF
responsibility and wide circulation it
should not be passed over in silence.
If the charge was true, he said, the
country ought to know it, If it was not
true it was due to the good name Of the
members Of the House that this fact
should be established. After a warm
debate the Speaker ruled that the reso-
luton was not privileged one. The
debate on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was then continued.
FRIDAY, Aug. lon the call of the
House, to-day, 1913 members failed to re-
spond to their names. Mr.. Cannon has
given notice that at the earliest oppor-
tunity he will ask action on a resolution
revoking all leaves Of absence, except
ing those granted on account of sick
ness The House then resumed con-
sideration of the Senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After brief "scrap" between Mr.. Rog-
ers and the Chair over an attempt of
the former to debate question which
the chair declared out of order, the pre-
vlous question was ordered on non-con-
curing in a minor Senate amendment:
Yeas, 100; NAYS, ga. On non-concurring
IN the Senate amendment no quorum
voted. A motion to adjourn was voted
down, and the remainder of the after
noon was consumed in avain attempt to
secure a quorum, and, without dlsposing
of the bill, the House took recess-the
evening session to be for the considera-
ton Of private pension bills.
SATURDAY, Aug 2.-The House com
pleted consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil appro
pr:ation bill. The pending amendment
was that appropriating SIS, goo for
| lightship on the North Carolina coast.
| The amendment was concurred in
yeas 1876, nays q. One hundred and
forty members were announced as
paired on this vote. There was great
difficulty in disposing of the remaining
amendments, oYing to the sIimness Of
attendance, but after a resolution was
adopted reyoking leaves of absence, the
bill was finally sent to conference and
at o'clock the House adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, July 2S.-Mr Vest made the
principal speech against the tariff bill in
the Senate to-day. Mr. Turpie adj
dressed the Senate on Mr.. McPherson's
resolution to recommit the bill with
instructions TO report a bill to
reduce revenue and to equalize
duties on imports, in which
the average ad valorem rate of
duty on all dutiable articles shall not ex-
coed the average ad valorem war tariff
rate of 1864. The question was taken
on the motion to re-commit and it was
defeated by strict party vote-yeas,
10; nays 20. The reading of the bill by
paragraphs for amendment was begun.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary
of war for information as to the rules
established for admission to SOL