Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
ate.

| DTloI explanation Oh ana argument 1OI III.
He hoped that the House bill would be
passed without amendment. Mr.. Frye
offered an amendment extending the
principles of the bill to maps, charts.
dramatic or musical compositions, engraY-
ings, cuts, prints, chromOS and Autographs.
After a long debate the photographic
amendment was agreed tO-yeaS II, nays
"A. The Senate bill to authorize the con-
struction Of a bridge across the st. Louis
River between Wisconsin and Minnesota
was reported and placed on the calendar.
At II O'Clock the unfinished business was
laid before the Senate, which was Mr..
Harris motion to lay on the table Mr..
Blair'S motion to reconsider the vote
recomm1tting to the committee on educa-
ton and labor the bill providing for the
adjustment of accounts of laborerS, work
men and mechanics arising under the
eight-hOur law. The motion was dis
agreed tOyeaS 20. nays 81. The question
recurring OH MI. Blair'S motion to recon
slider it was disagreed to-yeas 2S, nays
| 20. Mr. Higgins, who had voted no on the
motion to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table, yO ed aye on the motion to recon-
| slider. SO the bill stands recOmmitted to
| the committee on education and labor.
| The Senate took recess till s p. NJ. After
| recess, no quorum appearing adjournment
was Immediately taken.
| TUESDAY. Feb. 10-When the naval APP
! preparation bill came up In the Senate to-
day the first amendment reported from the
cOnlnlIltee on appropriateness was the
| following: To enable the President
to cause careful soundings costing
| $25,000 or less to be made between
San Francisco, Cal, and Honolulu, for
| the purpose of determining the practicable
! ity OF the laying of Il telegraphic cable. and
the President is hereby authorized to direct
| the use of any vessel or vessels belonging
to the United States in making such sur
| vey. 1t was agreed to. The item OF S25,-
600 for equipment and arms for naval
| sf1+,o o+oID
Mr.. Carlisle, and long debate followed.
| Finally the vote was taken and the clause
! was agreed to-yeaS 81, nays 10.
message from the President. with the cor
respondence heretofore published, relat-
ing to the conduct of Commander
Reiter in connection with the arrest and
killing of Gen. Barrundla. was presented
and referred to the committee on naval af-
fairs. 1he Presidents veto message on
! the bill for public building at Dallas,
Tex: with the action of the House passing
the bill over the VetO) was presented and
referred to the committee on public build
| ings and grounds. EulogieS were then de-
| llVered on the late Representative Walker,
of Missouri, and as mark Of respect to
his memory the Senate adjourned.
! WEDNESDAY, Feb 1L-Mr Teller
offered a resolution (Which was agreed to-
calling on the secretary Of the treasury
! for a list of all persons, firms or aSsOcia-
| tons by whom silver bullion had been
! offered (under the act OF July Il. $780,
! the amounts and prices: q list Of those
chased, the amounts and prices: the
! basis on which all estimate is made
of the market price OF silver; and
| the amounts and prices of silver
bullion purchased outside Of the United
States. Mr.. Morgan offered resolution
| (Which was agreed to- calling OF the see
rotary of the interior for copies of regula-
| tons for carrying into effect the land for
! fixture act OF Sept. 20, 1890, including all
instructions and decisions. The con-
sheraton of the naval appropriation bill
was resumed the pending question being
on the amendment in reference to the
site of a dry dock on the Pacific coast
! whether on Puget Sound or on the Column
bia River. The amendment recommended
! by the committee on appropriations leay-
ing 1t to the secretary CT the navy TO de-
eide upon the site OF the dry dock. was adj
vOcated by MeSSrs. Dolph and Mitchell,
while Mr.. Aliens amendment fixing Port
Orchard on Puget Sound as the site. was
an amendment providing that no
money should be used for the
purchase or payment fer amor or gun
steel unless it shall have been submitted to
public competition by advertisement. Mr.
Hale offered as a substitute for Mr.. Cor
mans amendment that no contract shall
! be made until its subject matter shall
have been submitted to public CON-
petition by advertising Mr.. German
accepted the substitute and it was
agreed TO. The bill WAS then passed. Mr.
WolcOtt, from tie committee on civil
service. reported back without, recon-
mendationl Senate bill TO ensure pref
erence on appointment, employment and
retention in the public service of the
United States to veterans of the late war
and 1t was placed on the calendar. The
copyright bill was then taken up, but was
laid aside in favor OF bills on the calendar.
The following bills were passed: House bill
to regulate the granting of licenses at Hot
| Springs. Ark. with amendments; Senate
JOINT resolution continuing the laws of
| Nebraska IN force in the territory of Okla
hOma till July l, 1891: Senate bill to pro-
vide for the disposal of the abandoned
Fort Mag1nnlS military reservation in Mon
| tana under the homestead and mining
laws, for educational and other purposes
| with amendmentS): Senate bill Great
| ing two additional land districts in Mon
tana; House bill TO facilitate the collec-
| ton of commercial statistics required by
! section 2 of the river and harbor apprOpri-
alton acts Of 1866 anu 1867; Senate bill regu-
atlng the jurisdiction OF courts in the ter
| ritOrieS on habeaS corpus proceedings:
House bill to relinquish the interest of the
! United States to certain lands IN San Fran
cisco (Which has been adversely reported
and placed on the calendar) was indefinite
| ly postponed.
| THURsDAY. Feb. 12.- The Senate re-
! Sumed debate on the copyright bill. but in
| the absence of Senator Sherman it was laid
aside informally, and the Senate proceeded
| to the consideration of the District of Col
umbia appropriation bill. 1t was amend
! ed and passed. House amendments to
the Senate bill to authorize the Kan
sas q Arkansas Valley Railroad
! Company to construct and operate
| additional lines Of railroad through the In
dian Territory were agreed to. and the bill
now goes to the President. The following
bills. among others, were taken from the
calendar and passed: Senate bills for the
relief of settlers upon certain lands in
Iowa; Senate bill to increase by $4,000
the limit for the purchase OF site
for public building at San Fran
cisco, CAL; Senate bill to ratify
and confirm certain agreements with
the citizens band Of PottaWatOmie Indians
ard the absentee Shawnee Indians, and
| appropriating $225,0G0 to carry them into
effect. A large number of pension bills
also passed, including the following:
House bill granting a pension of 800 a
month to Gen. n. P, Banks can amend