Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-14
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS


Ing the secretary to notify the House of the
Senate's being in session and for the appoint
ment of committee to wait on the President
and notify him that Congress is ready to
ce1ve any communication was agreed to, and q
assembling there was delay pending
the report of the committee appointed to wait
on the President. That report was made by Mr..
Hale, who said that the President would send
his message tomorrow at the opening of Con-
gress. The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. Elm the Senate to-
day, after the secretary had finished the read
ing of yesterdays journal. the Presidents
document occupied almost the entire session
Ten thousand copies of the Presidents MESSAGE
for the use OF the Senate. Certi-
fed copies of the certificates received
from the states of Maryland, Michigan,
Georgia. New Hampshire and Arkansas, gov
erning the names of electors for President and
vice president chosen in those states, were
transmitted to the State Department, laid before
were introduced and referred, among them the
following: By Mr.. Bate, to repeal III statutes
relating to supervisors of election and special
deputies By Mr. Chandler, for the suspension
of immigration for one year. By Mr.. Vest. to
create a bureau in the Department of AgricuI-
ture for the giving of public information as to
the product and shipping of live stock.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec The rather unu-
sual circumstance of having q Jewish rabbi
offer prayer in the Senate chamber wit
messed. Dr. Joseph Silverman, of the Temple
y h.
vice president by Chaplain Butler. and invoked
the divine benedi ction-in the English tongue,
however, not in Hebrew. The first item of bust
ness that came before the Senate the preSen-
tation of the treasury report OH the finances
and that was followed by q message from the
President transmitting, il compliance with
resolution OF April last, information on the sub.
ject of the agreement between the United
States and Great Britain as to the naval forces
to be maintained by either power OH the great
lakes. These documents were appropriately
disposed of Mr.. Hill introduced bill to
peal the act of July 4, 1890. directing the pur-
chase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury
notes thereon; and it was referred to the COM
mittee on tinarce. The resolution offered yes
terday by Mr.. Vest to alleged partisan ac-
ton by employees of the Census Bureau
referred to the committee on contingent eX-
penses The resolution offered last ses-
sion by Mr.. PETER as to the effect of
the interstate commerce law on rail-
road charges referred TO the committee on
interstate commerce. The resolution having
been received from the House as to the death
of Representative Mcdonald. of New Jersey,
Mr. Mcpherson offered the customary resolu-
lions OF regret. The resolutions were greed to
and as further mark of respect the Senate
adjourned
WASHINGTON D. c., Dec S.-The Senate spent
exactly one hour in session to-day. In ex-
ecutive session the pending claims treaty with
Chilli was ratified and confirmed. The list
of absentees has now been reduced 10 nine,
there now being seventy-nne senators record
ed being Ill this city. Their presence at
the capitol will not be required before Monday
that time q mark of respect to the
memory of the late Representative Warwick,
of OHIO. communication from the secre-
tary of war was laid before the Senate showing
that a balance of S., 49, still due the state
OF PennSy lvanla for moneys expended by that
state for the use of the United States in lS5 L.
a memorial was presented from the Chicago
Nomars CLUB for the repeal of the provisiol
of law requiring the Worlds Fair to De closed
sundays I he Senate bill to authorize the
construction of bridge across the Mississippi
river above New Orleans for the use of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was pas sed.
House of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat noon Speaker Crisp
called the house 10 order. The blind chaplain,
the Rev. DIT, Mllburn, delivered a prayer and
the clerk proceeded to call the roll. TWO-hun-
dred and twenty-four members having respond
ed, on motion of Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, 1t
was ordered that the clerk inform the senate that
quorum had appeared and that they were
ready TO proceed TO business. committee
composed OF Messrs. Springer, Forney and
o Neill (Pa.l, was appointed to join a commit
tee OF the Senate to announce to the President
that both houses were ready to receive any
communication he saw fit to make. The cre-
dentials were presented of the election of the
following representatives to fill vacancies:
Sixth Carolina, John L. Nc Laurin Third Cali
fornia, S. E. Kilgore; sixteenth Ohio, Lewis p
Ohlinger, and First Maryland, J. b. Brown
They all took the oath of office. W, A. sine.
elected to fill the vacancy in the Twenty f Urth
Pennsy lvania District was allowed to qualify
without his credentials, which had not arrived
The daily hour of the meeting of the House was
fixed at noon. Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi in
troduced bill to change the the time of the
meeting of Congress to the first Monday in
March after election. Referred. recess was
then taken for half an hour After the recess
the committee appointed TO wait upon the Presi-
dent reported hat the President would commu-
nicate with Congress tomorrow. Mr.. English,
OF New Jersey. announced the death of his col
league, E. j. Mcdonald. of New Jersey. and as
mark of respect to the memory of the deceased
the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 6-The chaplain of
the House to-day, in his prayers, allud ed to the
recent affiiction the President had suffered,
and invoked the Divine protection upon the be-
reaved one. The business of the House was
then taken up: Mr.. Raymer, of Maryland in
troduced bill for the better projection of
commerce and TO establish ma
uonaI quarantine. Referred. At 1915
the message of the President was
received and read. The reading of the message
met with little attention. Many of the mem
bers left the hall, preterring to study the rec
concentrations of the President their leisure
at home: An hour and half was consumed in
the reading OF the message. which was then, on
motion Of Nj. McMilliu, of Tennessee. referred
TO the committee of the whole. Mr.. Outhwaite,
of Ohio, announced the death of Representative
John g. Warwick, and i'll respect to the memory
OF The deceased the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. THE attendance
was small in the House. A bill granting por-
tlon of the Fort Hayes military reserv alton to
the state OF Kansas was called up during the
morning hour, but the House refused TO order
the previous question upon it, Then bill, in
erect repeating the law winch PROVIDED Tor
reduction in the force of the engineer Off
GERS of the navy to 10 brought
TO the attention of the House. Should
the bill become law the number
of officers would be fixed at l9I.
Although the measure received majority
vote motion to reconsider was interpolated
and no final action was taken The remainder
OF the day consumed in the consideration
ola long Senate bill relative to public printing
and binding The object of the measure is to
economic in the matter Of the printing of pub
lie documents and to facilitate their dstripu-
ton. Pending final action the bill the
House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN. Dec. 8.-Mr. Kilgore. CT Texas
brought to the attention of the House q rule
which few of the members knew TO be in exist
ence By implication it provides that unfinished
business coming over from he first session of the
House cannot be considered at the second seS-
sion until after the expiration of six days.
Speaker Crisp intimated that the defect would
be remedied. But Mr. Kigores Invocation
OF the rule postponed action on bill extend.
ing the provisions of an act for the
muster ana pay of officers and men in the
volunteer forces. Probably not dozen mem.
bers in the House were aware of the existence
Of such a rule, or if they were understood its
purport. No objection raised 10 the further
consideration OF the bill relative to printing
and binding, and this consumed the remainder
OF the afternoon. Without disposing of the
bin the House adjourned. Representative
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