Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-23

has been approved by the Pennsylva-
MIA Service Pension Association. 1t
provides that all persons who served in
the late war shall receive a service pen
sion Of IS month, and IN addition
per diem Of ] cent for every days SER
vice. Widows Of these persons shall
be entitled to pension OF $l2
month. Representative Martin (Ind.),
to-day, on behalf of the minority of the
committee on invalid pensions, submit
ted report on the Morrill, service PEN
as being neithsr responsive to public
demand nor in compliance with the re-
quests of the veterans. The Montana
election case was taken up. and the first
vote will be taken by o'clock to-mor-
row.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-The contest in
the Senate between Republican and
Democratic Senators-elect from Mon
tana, was disposed of to-day by the
adoption of the resolution declaring
Wilbur F. Saunders and Thomas G..
Power, the Republican Senators. ZEN
titled upon the merits of the case" to
seats by strict party vote-yeas, 80;
nays. &c. The vote was first taken on
the resolution : declaring Clark and
Maginnis not entitled to seats, and
Messrs. Barbour, George, Kenna and
Walthall voting with the Republicans
in the aft native. Mr.. Butler offered
substitute resolution declaring San
ders and Power entitled to seats, which
was rejected by party vote-yeas, %;
nays 81. Resolutions declaring Wilbur
F. Sanders and Thomas G. Power Zen
titled upon the merits of the case' to
seats in the Senate from Montana were
then agreed to. Messrs. Sanders and
Power were Immediately, with some
demonstrations Of applause from the
galleries. escorted to the clerks desk
ard the oath of office was admins
tered to them by the vice-presid ent.
The Chinese enumeration bill was then
taken up. After long discussion Mr..
Stewart moved to lag it on the table on
the ground that it would do more harm
than goos. The motion was agreed to
yeas, 81; nays, 2. The following bills
were taken from the calendar and
passed: House bills approp-iating
$75, 600 for public building at Gales
burg, Ill.,, and 100000 for a public
building at Ashland. Wis; Senate bill
appropriating 100000 each for public
burg, N. Y, and Norfolk, Neh.; House
bill to divide the judicial district of
North Dakota, with amendments.
THURSDAY, April 1.-THE House bill
to transfer the revenue cutter service
from the treasury department to the
navy department was taken up. but Mr..
Sherman opposing, it was laid aside for
the House joint resolution for the ap-
pointment of thirty medical examiners
for the bureau of pensions without
reference to the civil-service law.
Mr.. Faulkner opposed this and moved
to strike out that provision. Mr.. Hoar
moved to amend the amendment by in
sorting the words under regulations
United States" AT the close of the dis
cussion Mr.. Hoar, at MIR. Faulkner 8
sugge stion, modified his amendment SO
as to make it read that ''the examina-
ton for the appointment of these medi-
cal examiners shall be under regulations
prescribed by the President of the
United States" This was agreed to-
yeas. 50; nays, 8, and the bill went over.
Messrs. Sanders and Power, the new
Montana senators, were In their seats
this morning, their desks having been
placed on the Republican side since ad-
journment yesterday. The desks were
first located Oh the Democratic side.
after the four new states were admitted,
and there they remained until the ac-
ton of the Senate yesterday seating the
Republican contestants. Under the
terms of a resolution presented in
executive session yesterday, by Mr..
Hoar, Messrs. Sanders and Power will
be assigned to the classes Of senator's
whose terms expire in 1898 and 1895
respectively. In accordance with the
terms of the resolution proposed by
Mr.. Hoar, the clerk placed in box two
nQ nf annol tho
bers l and 2. Senator Sanders drew No.
/, and Senator Power No. =. Senator
Sanders term will therefore expire
March 8, 1898, and Mr.. Powers March
3, 1895.
FRIDAY, April 1s.-Mr. Hawley made
an effort in the Senate, to-day, 20 secure
consideration Of the Worlds Fair bill,
but the motion of Mr.. Dolph to 90 into
executive session was carried. Alter
newed his motion, and the Senate
agreed to consider the House bill imme-
dlately after the morning business
on Monday next. The Senate,
in executive session, disposed
of the report and recommendations OF
the Dolph special committee appointed
two months ago to investigate and To-
cate, it possible, the leaks by which
proceedings Of executive sessions Of the
Senate become publlc. Inc report was
discussed nearly four hours, and at the
close the recommendations Of the com
mittee were rejected by vote OF 35 to
%.
SATURDAY. April 19.-The Senate bill
to pay Mrs. Emma 5. Cameron $4,000
for property taken by the army during
the battle OF Chattanooga, Tenn, was
discussed at much length IN the Senate,
to-day, by Messrs. Jones Ark, Cock
rell and Pasco against it. as an exagger-
ated estimate OF value, and by Senator's
Spooner and Allen in it's favor. The
bill went over without action. The cal
endar WAS then taken up and the follow
ing bills among others passed: SEN
ate bill to ratify and confirm nm agree
ment with the Indians in Fort Berthold
| agency in North Dakota, and appropri-
ating $4,000; Senate bill to dispose of
certain lots now unsold Of the Fort
Dalles' military reservation. and the
| improvements thereon; Senate bill
erecting an additional land office in the
| state Of North Dakota; the bill for the
construction of railroad and wagon
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