Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.


to-day and several committee amendments
agreed to- The bill and amend
ments having been reported from the
committee of the whole to the
Senate, the committee amendments
were agreed to in bulk except that in re-
gard to the Hawaiian telegraph cable on
which separate vote was taken and agreed
tO-yeas IS. nays %. The conference re-
port Oh the fortifcGtion bill was agreed to.
1be credentials of Senators Jones, of Ne
vada, and Mitchell. of Oregon, were filed.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1.-THE Senate to-day
passed the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill. The copyright bill was then
taken up. Without disposing of the
amendments the Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18.-The Senate to-
Gay passed the copyright bill. A confer
ence was asked on the disagreeing votes of
the two houses, and Messrs. Plat,
Hiscock, and Gray were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate. The Sen
ate bill for the erection of new custom
house in the city of New \ ok was passed ;
also the House bill amending the act of
July, 1882, dividing the state Of Iowa into
two judicial districts.
THURSDAY, Feb. 19.-The Senate bill to
increase the pension OF Brighten. W. ii:
Powell to $72 per month was reported and
adopted also the Senate bill giving the
consent of the United States to the cree
ton of bridge across Portage Lake,
Mich, between Houghton and Hancock.
The Senate bill authorizing the Coos Bay
81 ROSeburg COmpOny TO build bridge
across the Coal Bank Slough. in Oregon,
was passed. The credentials of Mr.. Vance
for his new senatorial term were. placed on
file. The bill for the adjudication OF
claims arising from Indian depre-
dations was then taken up. Vari-
Gus amendments were offered and
agreed to, and the bill was passed. A
conference was asked on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses; and MeSsrs.
Moody, Paddock and Faulkner were ap-
pointed conferees on the part of the SEN
ate. The Nicaragua Canal bill was taken
up and became the unfinished business. 1t
was laid aside informally.
FRIDAY, Feb. 20-The Senate to-day
considered the Nicaragua Canal bill (giv-
ing the guarantee of the United States to
amount of 100000. 000). No action was
reached. The Senate passed 80 pension
bills III forty-tive minutes. Among them
was one increasing the pension or Brig
Gen. Landram, of Kentucky, to $50.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2l.-The Senate con-
canal bill. The question being on the
amendment offered by Mr. Stewart-pro-
viding that the chief OF engineers OF the
army shall have supervision and control
of the construction OF the canal-1t was
disagreed to: yeas 23; nays, 70. The bill
ference report on the Navy appropriation
bill was agreed to- and the Sundry civil
bill was reported to the Senate.
Rouse.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-The House adopted
the conference report on army apprOpria-
ton bin, and then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill
but did not reach a vote. Mr.. CutcheOn
mich. J. chairman of the committee on
off a of
tons on the death Of Gen. Sherman, en-
towering the Speaker to appoint COM
mittee OF nine members of the
House to attend the funeral rs rep
resentatives OF the House. Nj. Clutch
con, addressing himself to the
resolutions, paid tribute to the dead Gen
eral. Mr.. Grosvenor co., Mr.. Cultivate
(O.), Mr.. Henderson Ill.), Mr.. COgSwell
Mon. J, Mr.. Vandever (Cal.) J, Mr.. Wheeler
(AIa.), and Mr.. Williams co., also spoke
on the same subject. In accordance with
the resolutions the Speaker appointed the
following committee; McsSrs. Cutcheon,
Spinola, Cogswell, Cummings, Grosvenor,
Kinsey, Tarsney, Henderson lll.), and
Cultivate. The Senate committee con-
sists OF Messrs. Evarts, IIawIey. Mander-
son. Pierce, Cockren and Walthall.
TUESDAY, Feb. lin pursuance OF
written destination by the Speaker. the
House was called to order by Mr.. PaySOn
I'LL. MI. Brewer MICH. presented anG,
after a brief debate, the House agreed to,
the conference report on the fOrtlflcatl0n
appropriation bill. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the Indian
rose and reported the bill to the House. The
previous question was ordered by the pass
age of the bill and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1S.-In the absence
of the Speaker the House proceeded to the
election or a Speaker pro tenn. and MIR.
Do \
was ordered ON the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and on the Military
Academy appropriation bill. The Indian
appropriation bill was passed with an
amendment to carry into effect the allOt-
nent agreement witt the Occur d'Alenes
and other tribes
THURSDAY, Feb. 19.-After two roll
calls the House succeeded in passing the
Senate bill for the reIlet Of tie Stockbridge
tribe of Indians in Wisconsin. The
Senate bill was passed for the relief
of settlers on certain lands in the
southern portion OF Iowa. The House
then went into committee Of the whole on
the poSt-Ofiice appropriation bill. Without
disposing Of the bill the committee rose,
and the House adjourned until o'clock
this evening the session to De for the con-
sideration of the immigration bill.
FRIDAY, Feb. 20. In the House after
brief debate the journal of last night was
approved. Mr.. Cannon GID from the
committee on rules, reported q resolution
for the immediate consideration OF bills
reported by the committee on the judiciary
the bill for the relief Of the supreme
court with Senate amendments, and the
bill to Tx the salaries Of United States
judges The resolution was then agreed
to after debate; yeas 155, nays 4, and
under its provisions the court
bill was Immediately taken up.
The reading of the Senate amendment
was concluded precisely at 2:30. When the
vote was taken the speaker announced
that the Senate amendment had been non
cOncurred III by vote OF 1876 to @, and q
conference was ordered. The House then
proceeded to the consideration of the bill
fixing salaries Of the United States district
Judges, but did not reach q decision. The
House took & recess until o'clOck-the
evening session TO be for private pension
bills.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2.-Representatiye
Wickham, of Ohio, chairman of the House
committee on coinage, to day submitted to
the House an adverse report on the Senate
bill for the free coinage of silver. The
Senate bill fixing the salaries Of The United
States district judGeswaS then taken up.
The bill was passed: Yeas, las; nays, 50,
after the rejection of q number of amend
ments. 1t provides that the salaries Of the
s everal Judges Of the district courts shall
be $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Bingham moved
to 90 into committee OF the whole on the
pOSt-Office appropriation bill. Agreed to