Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-24

merce; to revive the grace OF lieuIen
ant-general in the army of the United
States; for the relief of women en-
rolled as army nurses ALLOWING $12 a
month to women who have for six
months rendered actual service in any
regimental, camp or genera hospital,
and who are unable to earn their sup
port-the peDson to commence from
the date OF filing application, after the
passage of the act; House bill to
amend the articles of war relative to
punishment on conviction by courts
marshal.
FRIDAY, Sept. 2O.-At the opening of
the session, Mr. Crisp moved that yes
terday's journal be corrected, but this
motion was laid on the table-yeas 40,
nays 2-and Mr. Crisp raised the point
of no quorum. The speaker counted
1911 members present. Mr.. Crisp made
the noint Of order that. notwithstanding
the four vacancies existing in the mem
bership of the House, 164 members did
not constitute quorum. After further
discussion the speaker decided to adj
here to the rule that 1865 members con-
House was therefore ordered, and the
presence Of 10 members was disclosed.
The journal was then approved and the
question required on ordering the pre-
vious question on the Langstop-Ve
case. The previous question was or
dered-yeas, 147; nays, THE clerk
noting quorum. Mr.. Cheadle moved
to recommit the case. Lost to 145.
The question recurring on the
minority resolution, declaring Lang
ston not elected, the quorum dis
appeared, and call of the
House was ordered, which disclosed
the presence of 167 members. The mi
nority resolution was then rejected and
the vote was taken on the second mi
nority resolution, declaring Venable
duly elected. LOST to 155-the
Speaker counting quorum. The first
majority resolution, declaring Venable
not elected, was next in order.
One more than a quorum re-
sponded to this call, and then
the quorum disappeared on the pend
ing resolution-the vote standing, yeas
142, nays 4, and once more was call
ordered, and 164 members re-
sponded. There being no quorum the
House, by unanimous consent, took.
recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration Of private pension bills.
At its evening session the House post
poned until Wednesday next the bill
granting pensions to the widows ofGens.
Mcclellan, Fremont and Crook. Sew
enty-two private pension bills were
passed.
SATURDAY, Sept 20.-The Senate
passed the Senate bill authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to settle the in
debtedness to the government of the
Sioux City q Pacific Railroad Company.
Consideration of the Senate bill to re-
duce the amount of United States
bonds to be required of national
banks was then resumed, but. it
was laid aside without action.
The following bills, anobjected TO,
on the calendar were, among others,
passed: To confirm certain sales Of the
Kansas Trust & Diminished Reserve
ating $75, GOO for a public building at
Fergus Falls, Mimi; to provide addi-
tional lights on the navigabe channels
Of Puget Sound and rivers tributary
thereto, in the state of Washington; ex-
tending the privileges of the free de-
livery of mails to towns having popu
lation of 5000, or gross postal revenue
of $1,000; to amend section 837 of
the revised statutes relating to the
fees and emoluments of district at
torneys, marshals and clerks In Oregon,
Nevada, Idaho, Montana, North and
South Dakota, and Wyoming; granting
d IlSnI OI way CnrOuSu CHe TOTG DOuSIaS
military reservation, Utah, to the Salt
Lake City Railroad Company; also
House bill for the restoration of Tene-
dor Ten Eyck to bis former rank in the
army, and to place him on the retired
list. Consideration of the House bill to
define and regulate the jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States from the
judiciary committee, was resumed, An
amendment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was
adopted. Without further action the
bill was laid aside informally, and the
private pension bills ON the calendar
were taken up and eighty-fve of them
passed in fifty minutes.