Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

| culture, reported to the House the SEN
| ate bill, providing for the inspection OF
| meats Tor expectation, and prohibiting
| the importation of sdulterated articles
Of food and drink. An amendment to
| the bill makes it include drugs within
| the provision prohibiting the i'm porta'
| ton of articles of adulterated food OF
| drink. In committee of the whole, q
| favorable recommendation OF the
| Rock Gre elk Park bill, Tor the improve
| ment of the District oil Columbi was
| made. The committee having risen,
the bill was defeated-ve as IS, nays 49,
| Mr. Hemphill IS. CO. voted in the mega
| tive in order to move q reconsideration.
| Mr.. Hooker Miss favored the imme-
| date establishment o! the park, and al
| luded to Arlington Cemetery. In an OBJ
| scure corner of which were buried the
| remains the remains Of the boys who
wore the gray. On the headboard of
each grave was carved the word
"Rebel." He did not object to this.
"Rebel" was not word of reproach. It
| only showed that they were the men
who had been led by the second great
| rebel of America, Robert E. Lee
| George Washington having been the
| first. After discussion the bill was laid
! aside with favorable recommendation.
| The legislative, executive and judicial
| appropriation bill vas passed without di-
| vision.
TUESDAY, April 29.-In the House
| Speaker Reed ruled that the denial of
| Mr. Pierce (Tenn.) of statement that
| there had been ballot-box stutfing in
| his district made by Mr.. Evans Tenn
| was not question of personal privilege.
! Mr.. Mills (Tex.) declared the ruling al
| outrage. On motion of Mr.. Lanham
| TEX Senate resolution was concurred
| in concerning the irrigation of
the arid lands in the valley of
| the Rio Grande, and the construction
of dam across that river at or
near Ell Paso, for the storage Of it's waste
waters. The House considered bill to
| the record of VIM. Dawson. He was q
prisoner during the war, and in order
| to escape the hardships of prison life
enlisted in the Confederate army and
subsequently returned to the Union
army. The bill WASH passed. The post
office appropriation bill was then re-
ported and placed on the calendar, after
which the House went into comm ittee
of the whole on the bill providing fer the
classification of worsted cloths ard wool
| ems. Mr.. Breckenridge offered an
amendment classifying WOODEN cloths as
worsted cloths Lost. The committee
L
House. On the passage of the bill no
quorum voted and there being no quo
rum present, Mr.. Dingley, in view of
the fact that a Republican caucus was
this evening at $3.50, moved an adjourn
| ment, which was carried.
"WEDNESDAY, April 30.-Tne House
passed tie Morrill, service pension bill
as substitute tor the Senate dependent
pension bin, after the adoption OF
| amendment agreed to in caucus, reduc-
ing the age limitation from 81 to 60years
of age. The bill authorizes the secre-
tary of the interior to place on the pen
sion roll the name of any officer or en-
listed man of 80 years of age or over,
or who shall hereafter reach that
age, rho served ninety days or
more In the army, navy or marine
corps OF the United states during The
war of the rebellion and shall have re-
ceived en- honorable discharge there
from; said pension to commence from
the date of the application therefor, and
to continue during the term OF the lie
of said officer or enlisted man, at the
rate of So month. All persons who
served ninety days or more in the mill
tary or naval service Of the United States
during the late war Of the rebellion, and
who have been honorably discharged
therefrom, and who are now or may
hereafter be suffering from men,
tai or physical disability equivalent
to the grade now established in the pen
sion office for the rating Of $0 per
month, upon due proof of the fact, &C
cording to such rules and regulations as
the secretary of the interior may pro-
vide, shall be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners of the United States at
the rate of S. per month. It also plo-
vides for pension to the widow of any
soldier when she shall arrive at the age
of 50 years, or when she shall be with
out other means of support than her
daily labor, Mr.. Yoder moved to
re-commit the bill with in
structions to the committee on in
valid pensions to report back Per
Diem bill. The motion to re-commit
was lost-yeas, As; nays, 16l. The Sen
ate bill as amended by the substitute
was then paSsed-yeaS, l79; nays, 20.
The House also passed the bill for the
classification OF worsted cloths and wool
cloths. It authorizes the secretary of
the treasury to classify as WOODEN cloths
all imports of worsted cloth, whether
known under the name of worsted cloth
or under the names of worsteds or
diagonals or otherwise.
THURSDAY, May 1.-The House con-
sidered the Senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful re-
straints and monopolies. Mr.. Bland
(Mo.) offered an amendment making
unlawful any contract or agreement to
prevent competition in the sale or pur-
chase Of any commodity transported
from one state to anc Their. The amend
ment was adopted on viva voce vote
and the bill was passed in the same
manner with single negative vote.
Mr.. Adams Gll.) next called up the in
ternational copyright bill and explained
its provisions. Without action upon the
bill, the House adjourned. During the
debate Mr.. Cannon announced that the
tariff discussion would begin -ext
week.
FRIDAY, May 2.--The House refused
to pass the copyright bill for engross-
ment and third reading yeas, So; nays,
1875. Before the announcement of the
result, Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.)
who voted in the affirmative,
changed hie vote to the mega
tive Tor the purpose of moving recon
sideration. Mr.. Hopkins (Ill.) moved
to lay the motion to reconsider On the
table, and Mr.. Adams Qll.) to take
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