Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-31
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
House.,

House.
TUESDAY, Dec 23.-The Speaker made
the following committee appointments:
Ways and means. Mr.. Breckenridge
post-offices and ros roads, Mr.. Rowland
IN. CO. education, Mr.. Langston (Va.);
labor, Mr.. Miller Is. g.; expenditures
in the post-ofice department, Mr..
Pindar N. W; banking and currency,
E. +. Hayes 0a.); naval affairs.
Mr.. McKenna (Cal.), Mr.. Stone
pa, and Mr.. Wagner, IN. W;
public lands, Mr.. Wright (Pa);
agriculture, Mr.. McDuffie (Ala.); ex-
penditures in treasury department, Mr..
McDuffie (Ala.); reform in the civil
service, Mr.. Whitelaw Mo-. The
House then adjourned until Friday
Representative Blanchard (La.) intro
duced the following to-day: Resolved,
That the committee on banking and
currency of the House be instructed to
crease of the legal tender currency of
the country as, united with the present
supply Of money in circulation and that
being coined under existing laws, will
increase the volume of money to an
amount equal to $50 per capita of our
population.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24-The House met
this morning and adjourned till Friday.
Senate.
TUESDAY, Dec. 23.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Morgan's resolution calling for
an amendment to the election bill was
taken up and discussed Tor short time.
Then the bill itself was considered and
Mr.. Cali spoke against it. He was fol-
lowed in opposition to the bill by Mr..
Mcpherson. After he had spoken a
few minutes Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr..
Mcpherson to yield the floor,
and (the request having been
complied within he gave notice
amendment to the rules providing dur
ing the present SESSION. for the closing
of debate on any bill under considera
ton. The proposed amendment hav-
ing been read Mr.. Aldrich asked that it
be printed and laid over. The resolu
ton was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed. Mr.. Mcpherson resumed
his argument against the elections bill.
Without finishing his speech Mr.. Nc
Pherson yielded to a motion for execu
tive session. and afterwards the Senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Edmunds asked unanimous
consent for the passage Of joint reso-
luton extending until July l, 1891, the
period during which the laws OF Ne
braska shall be in force in the territory
OF Oklahoma Mr.. Edmunds explained
that the act creating the territory placed
over it the laws of Nebraska until the
close Of the first session of the territori-
al Legislature. 1t had been presumed
that the Legislature would enact code
of laws, but ii had failed to do so, and
the term of its service would expire to-
day. If Congress failed to act now,
the territory would be in a
state of chaos. The resolu ion
was laid over Mr.. Morgan
called up his resolution directing
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons to amend section 81 of the cleo
ton bill. 4 message from the Presl-
dent was soon afterwards received and
read, returning without his approval
the bill appropriating SIS, GOO for pub
lie building at Bar Harbor, Me-, on the
ground that the public needs at
that place did not justify such an ex
penditure. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on public building and grounds.
The Senate then adjourned till Saturday
afternoon, with the understanding that,
at that time, the vice president shall
declare the Senate adjourned till Mon
day at noon.
SATURDAY, Dec. 27.-The Senate met
for PRAYER this morning. The Chaplain
pray cd for three minutes, and two min
utes more were consumed IN reading
the journal of the last session. The Sen
ate then adiO11rnpG