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

thOrlZed to eXpend the sum OF $4S ,OOO, or
so much thereof as may be necessary to
cover one-half of the cost of transporta-
ton, compensation and expense of
clerks to be employed in asserting and
pouching mails in transit On steamships
between the United States and other
postal administrations in the in
ternational postal union" After
some discussion, in which Mr.. Cor
maj and Mr.. Plumb opposed
the amendment making an in
crease for p~ost-ofice inspectors fees,
the amendments were agreed to and
the bill was passed. The Senate then
proceeded to the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. The principal amendments recon-
mended by the committee on appropri-
atoms are as follows: Increasing the
compensations of ministers to the Ar
genuine Republic and the United States
of Columbia from $500 to SIC, 900; of
the minister to Denmark from So, 1000 to
81, 800, inserting provisions to carry out
the work Of the international American
conference for the establishment of an
international coin or coins, and for a
preliminary survey for an lnter-cOnti-
mental railway. Mr.. Sherman, from the
committee on foreign relations, moved
to increase the compensation of the
minister to Turkey from 81, 800 to $1O,-
600. Agreed to. The amendment re-
lating to the work Of the International
American conference was adopted, and
the bill was then passed. The Senate
bills to adopt regulations prevent
ing, and in relation to, collisions
at sea, we're passed. These bills en-
body rules agreed to by the In~ternation-
al Maritime Conference. The confer
nee report on the pension %appropria-
ton bill having been presented, Mr..
German moved that the Senate recede
from the only amendment not arranged
in CONFERENCE.-THE for the appoint
ment of two additional pension agents
sayingthat there was no possibility of
the House agreeing to it. The motion
was agreed to, the Senate receded, and
the bill now goes to heiPresident.
WEDNESDAY, June 25.-Mr. Vest, in
the Senate, spoke strongly in opposi-
ton to the House bill for the admission
of Wyoming as a state. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Plat in it's favor. AT the
close of the l%atter's remarks he made
an effort to have the vote taken on the
bill, but Mr.. Vest objected. The bill to
prevent the transportation In bond of
merchandise between the United States
and Mexico, and to restore that
right whenever the iona Libra is abol-
ished, was reported adversely in the
Senate. The House joint resolution au-
thorizing the use of a government pier
in Chicago was reported, amended and
passed. The text of the tariff bill, to-
gether with the changes recommended
bv the Senate finance committee, the
tables showing the duties collected I'M
der existing tariff, and estimates of the
probable effect upon the revenue, and
the explanation of the changes. fur
nished by the committee in obedience
to Mr.. Plumb's resolution of instruc-
ton, was furnished to the Senate.
THURSDAY, June 26.-In the Senate Mr..
Jones (Ark.) spoke against the House
bill forthe admission of Wyoming. 1t
was finally decided that the vote on the
bill and amendments would begin at 4
o'clock tomorrow, but Mr.. Edmunds
wanted it understood that it did not
amount to an order of the Senate. There
ought to be one body in the country, he
said, where there was freedom of debate.
The Senate Joint resolution to continue
the unexpended balance for the free de-
livery service postoffice department $3.50,
439) up to June 80, 1891, for pay for ex-
ira service for letter-carriers, was passed;
also the following bills: The Senate
bill granting to the Northern Pacific
d Yakima Irrigation Company right
of way through the Yakima Indian
reservation in Washington; the House
bill for a public building at Paris, Tex,
cost not to exceed 500, 600; the Senate
bill to aid the state of South Da-
kota to support a school of mines, do
mating 80 per cent. of the money re-
ceived from the sale Of mineral lands
not to exceed $4,000 a year nor to ex-
coed the amount contributed by the
state.
FRIDAY, June 27.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill for the admission of
wyoming as a state. Mr.. Morgan, Mr..
Payne and Mr.. Gray argued against the
bill, and Mr.. Plat favored it. The
question was taken on Mr.. Jones' sub
stitute IAN enabling act for Wyoming,
Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico), and
it was rejected by a strict party vote
yeas Is, nays 20. MI. Jones (Ark.)
then moved as a substitute an
enabling act for Wyoming alone,
and it was rejected by the same
vote. The bill was then passed by a
strict party vote-yeas, 20; nays, Is.
The second section gives the bounda-
ries. The third declares the state en-
titled to one representative in the Fifty
first Congress. The other sections refer
to public lands and to provisions for
schools, an agricultural college, a peni-
tertiary, an insane asylum, etc.; also to
circuit and district courts of the United
States. A conference was asked on the
amendments made to the House bill,
and Messrs. Plat, Cullom and Jones
ark were appointed conferees. The
bill for the admission of Idaho went
over as unfinished business" till Mon
day next.
SATURDAY, June 2s.-The Senate
passed bills to-day as follows: The
Senate bill extending twelve months
from the passage of the act) the time
for filing claims under the French spoil
alton act; the House bill to provide for
the disposal of the abandoned military
reservations in Wyoming with amend
ment); the Senate bill for a public
building at Altoona. Pa, cost not to ex-
ceed $i00, 600; the Senate bills for pub
lie buildings as follows: Muskegon,
Mich, $75, 5000; Palestine, Tex, $50, 900;
Jacksonville, H., $4,000; Clarksville,
Tenn, $4,000. The Senate bill to re-
classify and fix the salaries of railway
postal clerks lit increases the classes
from < ~ 7 and hxnS tho salaries Of tho