Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

went 10 the fToSIQonC 1OT Ills SISUdGuTo.
The DOst-office and agricultural appro-
pTiatiOn bills were also passed by the
Senate The Senate met at $50, when
the general deficiency bill and aG-
ricultural appropriation bill were
reported, with notice that action on them
would be asked today. MIR. Frye then
called up the House amendment (fOr post
al SubSldieS) to the tonnage subsidy Slll,
and moved TO nOn-concIr IN the amend
ment. Mr.. Morrill, moved to concur IN the
House amendment, and after some debate
his motion was agreed tO-37 to 80. TE3
post-office appropriation bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Frye, in place of the amend
ment which he had offered on Saturday
night, offered one appr0priating 81, $1,000
for transportation OF foreign mail. Mr..
Carlisle moved to amend Mr.. Fryc'S motion
by reducing the amount for transportation
of the foreign mails to $1,25O,000, and
it was agreed to. The question be-
d ing on Mr. Anatr Morgan's amendment nt
with vessels owned exclusively by citizens
of the UGlted States, Mr. Plumb moved to
add to it the words land if constructed in
the United States" Mr.. Plumb's amend
menJ was agreed Jo-32 to Is. Mr.. Morgan
then Withdrew his amendment. Mr.. Frye'S
amendment as amended was agreed to, and
the bill passed. Messrs. Plumb, Allison,
and Blackburn were appointed Senate con-
fereeS. The conference report on the bill as
to CLAIMS for Indian depredatlons was also
agreed to. The House amendments to the
bill Tor public building at Saginaw,
Mich, reducing the amount from S250.000
to $780, 0O0 was cOncurred in. The House
bill relating to the treaty of reciprocity
with the Hawaiian Islands was passed:
also the House joint resolution apprOpri-
ated $1,000,000 for the improvements
of the Mississippi River to be i'm
mediately available. Mr.. Plumb offered
resolution continuing the select committee
on Pacific Railway debts during the recess
of the Senate. with power to sit at Wash
ington. Agreed to. A conference report
was presented and agreed to on The bill as
TO llfe-Savlng appliances on steamers on
any lakes or bays of the United States,
suSpending operation of that law for
one year from March, 1891. The Senate
then proceeded to the consideration
of the agricultural appropriation BILL
The committee amendment allowing SOr-
ghum sugar manufacturers the use of dis
TILED spirits free of tax was agreed to-
The bill was then passed. Senator Man
derSOn was elected presiding officer pro
tempoTe of the Senate treplaclng MIR. In
gallS), to hold the Office during the pleas
IRE of the Senate. In the evening the vote
by which the Senate last week passed the
House bill to pay judgments of the court
OF claims for army supplies (undeI the
Bowman actl was recOnSldered. All the
Senate amendments which had been then
agreed to were disagreed 10. including the
Chouteau claim CT $4,000, and the bill
was again passed. The reason assigned
FOR this course was that ii 1t were
not followed tie whole bill would fail.
The consideration of the deficiency bill
was proceeded with. All the committee
amendments having been disposed of, Mr..
Spooner moved an amendment to increase
the appropriation for the public building at
Dallas, Tex, to S150.000; agreed to. The
bill was reported 10 the Senate, hut final
action was reserved till tomorrow. The
conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill was presented and fur
Their conference was ordered. The confer
ence report on the Sundry civil apprOpria-
ton bill went over without action till to-
morrow. The House amendment to the
Senate bill for the inspection of live cattle,
hogs, ETC., intended for expectation was
concurred in. A further conference was
ordered on the Indian appropriation bill.
The Senate at lis adjourned till $50 A. NJ
TUESDAY, March 3.-The Senate to-day
agreed to the amendments to the general
deficiency bill, the conference report on
the diplomatic and consular bill, and or
dered q further conference on the copy
right bill. The conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. On
the pensions appropriation bill the
confcrees reported that no agreement had
been reached. The conference report on
the Sundry civil appropriation bill, which
was presented and read last night was
taken up and agreed to. The House
amendments to the Senate bill to
IN Alaska Territory (reduclng the amount
from S25,000to 100000 were concurred IN.
The conference report on the copyright
bill was presented; explained by Mr.
had agreed on all points but two the
Sherman and ingalls, amendments. These
were insisted on and a further conference
ordered. The Senate then proceeded TO
the consideration of House pension bills
on the calendar. After passing about
sixty such bills that business was laid
aside temporarily. Mr. Henderson was
appointed a member of the committee
on rules in place of Mr.. ingalls,, re-
signed; Mr. Casey, member OF the
committee on agriculture in the place Of
MI. Blair, resigned; and Mr.. Mcpherson
member OF the select committee on the
Pacific railroads in place of Mr.. Hearst
deceased. The conference reTort on
the Indian appropriation bill was pre-
Sented and agreed to. The conference
report on the pOst-0tfice appropriation bill
Was also agreed to. The conference report
on the copyright bill was then presented
and concurred in. The conference report
on the. pension appropriation bill was
then adOrted. The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation was at
12:45 presented and agreed to, and at LIP
the Senate proceeded to business.
WEDNESDAY, March Ain the Senate
early this morning, after the passage of the
House bill to supply artificial limbs TO pen
sluners every three years instead of five
years, the conference report on the bill for
the reorganization of the artillery and IN
fantry of the army was agreed to. The
House bill for the issue Of the commission
of Philip G.. johnson as a rear-admiral
in the navy and TO deliver to
his widow was passed. The confer
ence report on the deficiency bill
was presented and partially agreed TO, fur
Their conference beng ordered. The con-
ference report on the agricultural appro-
priatlon bill was read and agreed to. At
6:15 the Senate took recess ill 9. On re-
assembling further conference report on
the deficiency bill was made. The Sen
ate then cleared the galleries for an
executive session, which ended at
1915. The new report on the de-
ficieDcy bill was then made and agreed
TO. On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, commit
tee of two senator's was appointed to join a
like committee on The part of the House to
wait upon the President and inform him
that Congress was ready to adjourn.
MesSrs Edmunds and German were
appointed on the part of the SEN
ate. The Senate then passed a resolu-