Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


| Senate.
MONDAY, Jan. 5-Senator Mcconnell,
of Idaho, was sworn in this morning
and took his seat, his colleague, Mr.
Shoup, having already taken the oath
To the great surprise OF every body the
Senate dropped the elections bill and
took up the financial measure
by a vote of Sd to 90
After several smaller matters had
been disposed of the elections bill was
taken up-Mr. George resuming the
floor to continue the speech commenced
by him last Wednesday. Mr.. Stewart
moved to take up the Senate bill to
provide against the contraction of the
currency Mr.. George said he would
yield to that motion. After debate the
vote was taken by yeas and nays, and
the motion was agreed to-yeas "a,
nays 20. The elections bill having been
thus displaced and the financial bill
taken up in it's stead, the latter bill was
read by the clerk, and Mr.. Stewart
moved to amend it by adding his free
| coinage provision, and argued IN sup
port of the amendment.
TUESDAY, Jan. 6--But seven senators
were present at 10 o'clock, when the
vice-president called the Senate to
order, and resolution was adopted
requesting the sergeant-at-arms to in
vite the absent members to appear at
their own convenience After the lapse
of three-quarters of an hour a quorum
appeared. The Senate resumed the
consideration of the financial bill, and
was addressed by Mr.. Teller. He was
followed by Messrs Morrill, and Vest
At the close of Mr. Vests remarks the
Senate Con motion of Mr.. Sherman)
went into executive session, and soon
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. In the Senate,
the financial bill was taken up, and Mr..
Daniel spoke in favor of the absolute,
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Mr.. Plumb followed Mr.. Daniel. After
q brief executive session the Senate adj
]ourned. The Idaho senator's drew bal
| lots for the terms of service this morn
ing. with the result that Senator Shoup
secured the long term ard Senator Nc
Connel the short term.
THURSDAY, Jan. S.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill providing for patrol
steamer to replace buoys in the ST Ma
RVS River. The finance bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous
consent that vote should be taken on
the bill and amendments at o'clock
on Saturday After debate Mr.. Ingalls,
asked unanimous consent that general
debate on the bill shall close with the
adjournment on Tuesday next, and
that on Wednesday debate shall be re-
sumed on the bill and amendments I'M
der the ten-minutes rule-tEe final vote
/, to be taken on the message Of the pill
Before a1;;oui nment OH Wednesday
! The proposition was agreed to. Mr..
Turpie addressed the Senate in support
| e NJ - To- hA
free coinage of silver. and i'll the course
of his remarks declared that it was inn
possible that the senator from Ohio
! lMr. Sherman) could take fair, impair
! tial, judicial view of that amendment.
| Mr.. Call next addressed the Senate, and
the bill was then LAID aside.
FRIDAY, Jan. 9. = Senator Stanford
| introduced in the Senate bill for the
extension of the executive mansion in
accordance with the plan proposed by
| Mrs Harrison, to embrace the present
mansion as private executive man
sion, enlarged by the addition of an ex-
ecutive office or official wing on the
west, and a public wing or gallery
! of pictures, historic relics and
art treasures on the east. Both
are the counterparts of the original
structure in design, and connected by
cqAannades and Railways, and, on the
sd d by a connecting range OF iron
any glass, forming executive conserva-
/ tories and and winter gardens; the
whole architectural group forming an
inner park or garden, at a cost not to
exceed S95O,O0O. Mr.. Plumb gave notice
of an amendment limiting to 81 ,OO0 the
compulsory requirement of deposit OF
United States bonds for every national
bank, this not to apply to
| II Is
public moneys in the national
banks. The finance bill was then taken
up again and Mr.. Blackburn addressed
the Senate in advocacy of Mr.. Stewards
amendment for the free coinage Of sill
YER Mr.. Morgan followed Mr.. Black
burn in advocacy of the amendment.
He yielded the floor without conclud
ing his speech, and the bill was laid
aside Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for a public building at Joliet, Ill,
and House bill appropriating 100000
for one at Rockford, ILL.,, were reported
and placed on the calendar. Also
Senate bill creating Office of fourth as
sistant postmaster-ge general. The Senate
/ then went into executive session.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10-In the Senate
Mr.. Dawes presented a conference re-
port on the bill to carry out, in part, the
provisions of the act to divide the Sioux
/ Indian reservation, and in response to a
question by Mr.. Edmunds made an ex-
PLANTATION. The conference report was
agreed to. The Senate then resumed
consideration of che finance bill, and
Mr.. Morgan continued the speech be-
gun by him yesterday in support Of the
free coinage amendment. The fnan-
cial bill was then laid aside, and q
message from the President was
read, forwarding a memorial of the
Legislative Assembly of Oklahoma for
an appropriation for the relief of the
Oldest people of that territory Refer
red to the committee on appropriations.
House bills appropriating 100000 for a
public building in Rockford, H., and
$4,000 for one in Pueblo, Col, were
passed with amendments, and confer
ences were asked. Mr. Dolph, from
the committee on public lands, reported
Senate bill to amend the railroad land
forfeiture bill of last session, SO as to
make the period of six months
flor the assertion of the