Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
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members, and the clerk was directed to
inform the Senate that quorum of the
House had appeared, and that that
body was ready to proceed to business.
A resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment OF committee to join a SEN
ate committee and inform the Presi-
dent that Congress was ready
to receive communications from him.
The following gentlemen then quail
flied as representatives: c. r. Brock
ridge, Second Arkansas District; Willis
Sweet, Idaho; E. W. Stone, Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania District; Clarence
d. Clark, Wyoming; John S. Pindar,
Twenty-fourth New York District; E.
r. Hayes, Seventh Iowa District; Rob-
ert Whiteiaw, Fourteenth Missouri
District, and David A. Harvey, dele
gate FROM the territory OF Okla
homa. The House then took q
recess ustil 80 P. NJ, when it reassem-
bled, ard the Presidents message was
received and was Immediately read by
the clerk. The reading of the docu-
ment consumed an hour and half.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley co. the
message was referred to the committee
of the whole. Mr.. Morrow (Cal.) from
the committee on appropriations, re-
ported the pension appropriation bill,
and it was referred to the committee Of
the whole. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. 2.-In the House to-
day the COZ right bill came up for con-
sideration. The proposition of the bill
lis to permit foreigners to take American
copyright OH the same basis as Anferi-
can citizens in three cases: First, when
the nation of the foreigner permits
copyright to American citizens on sub
stantially the same basis as it's own
-
of the foreigner gives to American
citizens copyright privileges SINH
lar to those provided for
in this bill; third, when the nation of
the foreigner is party to an interna-
tional agreement providing for reel
procity in copyright, by the ternas of
which agreement the United States can
become party thereto at it's pleasure.
A subsidiary but important proposition
of the bill is that ell books, copyrighted
under the proposed act shall be printed
from type set within the United States
or from plates made therefrom- The
House adjourned without decisive
vote on the measure.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 3.-In the House,
after the reading of the journal, TIE
Speaker stated the pending business to
be the further consideration of the
copyright bill Mr.. SimOnds Comm J,
in charge of the bill, stated that the
friends of the measure were willing to
have vote taken Immediately, but ex-
pressed his readiness to yield any time
that the opponents might desire. After
arguments against the bill by Messrs.
Springer. Peters and Kerr, and in its
favor by Messrs. Breckenridge (Ky.),
Farquhar, McAdoo, Cummings and But
terworth, the question required on
ho ,,occo<,o IF Tho hill orI +ho roJl 90 III
resulted: Yeas, 1879; nays, 95.
THURSDAY, Dec. 1.-The unfinished
business ia the House this morning was
the bill for the punishment of every
guardian, conservator, curator, commit
tee or other judiciary agent, for the en-
bezzlement OF the pensions of ward.
The previous question was ordered
yeas, 49, nays, 92-and the bill was
passed. On motion of Mr.. Morrow
Gal. the House went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Burrows Mich
in the chair, on the Pension APP
propraa That bill the Mr. h, Morrow ex
for the payment of pensions the sum of
1888, $4,000. 1t was estimated that
this sum of money would be distributed
among 654,7l5 pensioners. 1t was es-
timated that the gross cost of these pen
sions for the year 1892 would average
$2O3. 40 each. He believed that there
would be no deficiency next year, but,
on the contrary, that there would prove
to be a slight excess of appropriation.
After some further debate, the commit
tee rose, and The House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dec. 5.-On motion of Mr..
Dockery MO- an amendment to the
pension appropriation was adopted pro-
viding that no agent or attorney shall
RI nd hno Ia
pensation in any claim for increase of
pension on account of increase of disa-
biitv. Mr.. Springer (lil.) offered an
amendment increasing to $50, 100000
the appropriation for the payment of
pensions. Mr.. Springer's amendment
was lost-65 to 129. After further de-
bate the committee rose, the bill was
passed, and the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Dec. 6.-Mr. O'Neill (Pa.),
from the committee on library, called
up the Senate joint resolution
directing the president to request
the widow of Gen. q. S. Grant
to permit the removal of the remains
of her illustrious husband to Airing
PRED without action on the resolution.
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins (Ky.} the
Senate bill was passed appropriating
100000 for the purchase of additional
rations for the Sioux Indians. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Spinola IN. " the Senate
bill was passed for the retirement of
Gen. George Stoneman, with the rank
Of colonel
Senate.
MONDAY, Dec, 1.-There was an un-
usually large attendance of senators
present at the opening Of to-day's ses-
sion. The seats in both sides Of the