Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28

mitted to the committee on ways and
means, with instructions to report the
same back to the House at the earliest
possible day, SO amended by substitute
or otherwise as to reduce the rev.
enues of the government by re-
ducing the burden of taxation on
the people, instead of reducing the du-
ties by imposing prohibitory rates of
taxation upon imported goods. The
resolution was defeated-yeas, 40; nays,
1854. The bill was then passed-yeas,
1854; nays, 142-amid applause on both
sides of the house, the Democratic APP
! plause being derisive in it's character.
The speaker appointed +. B. Taylor
/ (O.), Stewart (Vt.), and Bland as con-
/ ferees on the ANTITRUST bill.
THURSDAY, May 22-The House, in
committee of the whole, considered the
river and harbor appropriation bill. Mr..
Henderson Qll.) chairman of the COM
mittee, explained its provisions, stating
that it appropriated $40, 932 600, based
upon the estimates aggregatlng S39, 50O,-
600. After short debate the
committee rose. Mr. Quinn IN.
W. introduced a bill re-
ducing to | cent an ounce or fraction
thereof the postage on drop letters in
cities of 100000 inhabitants or over.
Mr.. Dunnell (Minn.) J, from the commit
tee on census, reported bill amend
atory of the census act, and it was
it was passed. 1t prescribes penalty
on any supervisor or enumeration who
| shall receive, or any person shall
pay any fee or other consideration
IN addition to the compensation of such
supervisor or enumeration
FRIDAY, May 23.-Representative Nc
! Creary, of Kentucky, to-day introduced
bill to provide for the survey of an in
! ter-continental railway, to connect North
and South America. The river and har-
! Dor bill was considered in House COM
mittee of the whole. When the para
graphs appropriating $4,000 for the
construction of the Illinois & Mississippi
| (Hennepin) Canal were reached, Mr..
Turner ga. made the point of order
that the committee on rivers and har-
bors had no jurisdiction over canals.
Pending decision the committee rose,
and the House then took a recess, the
evening session to be for consideration
! of private pension bills.
SATURDAY, May 24-Representative
! O'Niel, of Pennsylvania, to-day reported
to the House favorably the bill proyid-
/ inc for the erection of monument at
Put-in-Bav, o., commemorative OF Com
modore Oliver Hazard Perry and those
who participated in the naval battle of
| Lake Erie, September 10, 1913. Repre-
sentative Wade, of Missouri, to-day in
troduced bill providing that the pay OF
letter carriers, after three years service
in first-class post-offices, shall be 81 200
per annum, and after two years
service in secondclass post-office, 81 $50
per annum The House in committee
of the whole considered the river and
harbor bill the pending question being
the point of order against the Hennepin
canal proposition. After an argument
by Mr.. Rogers ark in opposition to
the point of order the chairman rem
dered his decision, overriding it. Mr..
Turner (Ga.) moved to strike out the
/ provision for the Hennepin canal. After
debate the motion to strike
| out was lost-50 to 122. On
motion of Mr.. Henderson (Ill.) an
amendments was adopted reducing from
100000 to 81 100000 the appropriation
for the Improvement of the Mississippi
River from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio River. Pending fur
Their action the committee arose. Pub
lie business was then suspended and the
House proceeded to pay tribute to the
memory of the late David WILDER, of
New York After eulogistic addresses
the House adjourned.
Senate.
MoNEAY, May 19.-In the Senate to-
day the silver bill was the subject of a
spirited discussion. Mr. Dolph made a
speech, in which he expressed the
thought that international bi-metalism
was desirable. At the close of Mr..
Dolphs speech Mr.. Teller criticised
some points of it, and said that it would
not do for that Senator, or any other
Senator, to say with JUNCTION that he was
for the double standard or for silver, and
then favor measures which were abso-
lutely destructive of silver as money.
Mr.. Mitchell expressed his dissent from
the views expressed by his colleague,
Mr.. Dolph. Mr.. Hale, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported back
the annual naval appropriation bill. On
motion of Mr.. Wilson Ia it was or
dered that the Senate bill subjectingim-
ported liquors to the provisions of the
law of the several states shall be taken
up tomorrow, after the routine morn
ing business. After an executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 20.-The Senate to-day
considered the bill reported to the ju-
dietary committee, subjecting imported
the several states. Mr. Ingalls, and Mr.
Edmunds called for the reading of the
minority report, which was done
1t is signed by Messrs. Wilson Ga),
ingalls,, Edmunds and Hoar This
minority report had been accompanied
by bill to provide that the payment Of
any impost or excise tax should not ex-
empt the importer of the article from
liability to the laws of state. After
further discussion the bill went over
without action; and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of res
olutions offered by Mr.. Cameron,
in respect to the memory
of the late representative, VIM.
d. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. Remarks
in eulogy of the character and public
services of Mr.. Kelley were made by
Senators Cameron, Morrill, Reagan,
Sherman, Hampton, Hawley and Daniel.
AT the close OF the eulogies the Senate,
as a further mark of respect to the mem
DRY of Mr.. Kelley, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the silver bill to-
day, Mr.. Stewart opening the argument
He claimed that the demonstration of