Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-02
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
House.

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ers as c%onferees on the fertilization bill.
Messrs. Dawes, Plumb and German
are the Senate conferees. The con
terees on the general pension appro-
priation bill failed to agree. The House
insisted upon its disagreement to the
Senate amendment.
TUESDAY, June 24.-In the House, to-
day, Mr.. Mckinley, from the committee
on rules, reported q resolution provid-
ing that Immediately after it's passage
the House proceed to consider the sill
yer bill, with Senate amendments, and
at 2 o'clock Wednesday, June %, the
previous question be considered as or
dered. He demanded the previous
question on the adoption of the resolu-
ton, which was ordered, and twenty
either side, at the close of which,
on motion Of Mr.. Mckinley, the
special rule was adopted without divi-
sion. Mr.. Conger, chairman of the
coinage committee, presented the re-
port of that committee. 1t simply rec
commended that the House ~non-concur
in each and all of the Senate amend
ments to the silver bill, and request a
conference on the anne Mr.. Bland
mo moved that the House concur in
the Senate amendments. The balance
of the session was taken up IN debate.
WEDNESDAY, June Pin the House,
to-day, on motion of Mr.. Cooper, the
time for debate on the silver bill, as
amended by the Senate, was continued
from 2 until 3 O'Clock. When that hour
arrived the speaker declared the pre-
vious question ordered. Mr.. Spring
er (Ill.) asked if a separate vote could
be had of each of the Senate's
/ ~nplroonf Tho cnnaEnp ron1iul
in the affirmative, and caused the first
Senate amendment to be read. 1t was
the section providing for free coinage,
and was a substitute for the first section
of the House bill, providing for the pur-
chase ole 81, 500, 900 worth of silver bull
lion monthly. On both sides it was at
once recognized that this was to be the
test, and the yeas and nays were de-
manded on Mr.. Springer's motion to
concur in the Senate amendment. The
vote resulted in the defeat OF the free
coinage amendment by 152 to 1875. Upon
the announcement Of the result Mr..
Springer withdrew his request for fur
Their separate. votes on the remaining
Senate amendments, and with the ex-
ception Of the fourth amendment they
were considered en- masse. A motion
to concur failed on a standing vote
yeas So, nays 146, and they were non
concurred in. On the fourth amend
ment giving legal tender quality to the
silver certificates) Mr.. Breckenridge
(ky.) asked for a separate vote, but his
motion to concur was defeated upon q
viva voce vote. A motion, made by
Mr.. Conger, to disagree to the amend
ment of the title, was agreed to without
division, as was his motion for the APP
pointment of a conference committee.
NJ Connnn nh \ FROM tho cn,np,itfao
on rules, reported back a substitute for
the resolution introduced by Mr.. Lodge
Mass setting apart five days of the
present week for the consideration of
national election bill. Mr.. Springer
OIL moved to table the resolution.
On a yea and nay vote this motion was
lost-yeas 116, nays 1873. The resolu-
ton was then adopted. The conference
report on the naval appropriation bill
was agreed to by the House, l39 to 1903;
also the conference report on the deep
water appropriation bill.
THURSDAY, June 26.-The House, to-
day, took up the national election bill,
and Mr.. Lodge Mass. opened the de-
bate. He was followed by Mr.. Hemp
hill and Mr.. Rowell, after which the de-
bate came general and promiscuous.
No action was reached when the House
adjourned.
FRIDAY, June Pin the House to-
day the consideration of the Federal
election bill was resumed, and Mr..
Haugen, of Wisconsin, made a strong
speech in support of the measure. He
was followed by Messrs. Covert, Flower,
Smyser, Vaux and Kennedy. The dis
cussion was interrupted at this point by
Mr.. Butterworth (O.) who presented the
conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill and demanded
consideration for it. The report was
discussed and a further conference or
dered on some minor disagreeing points.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Conger (Ia.), Walker
the silver bill. Orders were entered
setting apart Saturday and Monday
nights for debate upon the election bill,
and the House took a recess, the even
ing session to be for the consideration
of private pension bills.
SATURDAY, June 2S.-When the House
took up the federal election bill Mr..
McAdoo IN. j. opened the debate with
a vigorous speech in opposition to it.
Mr.. Butterworth (O.) presented the
disagreeing conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill, which was adopted.
Mr.. Bingham pa presented the re-
port of the conference committee on
the p~ost-office appropriation bill, and it
was adopted, and the House took q re-
cess till s o'clock.
Senate.
MONDAY, June 2.-The Senate to-day
took up the conference report on the
dependent pension bill, and Mr.. Berry
made a speech against it. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs. German, Davis, In
gals and Vest. Finally the conference
report was agreed to-yeas, "a; nays, Is.
The Senate passed the agricultural
college aid bill, after accepting Mr..
Morrison's substitute for the vari-
Gus amendments pending on Satur,
day as to the division of the fund
between colored and white schools
Of the state. 1t appropriates annually,
out of any money j II the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, arising from
the sales of public lands, to be paid to
each state and territory for the more
complete endowment and maintenance
Of colleges for the benefit Of agriculture
and the mechanic arts now established,
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