Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-09
he House.

WASHINGTON, March among the eX-
ecutiVc communications presented by the
Speaker was q letter from the acting sec
rotary of the treasury. In this the Secre-
tary says S500,O0O Will be required during
the fiscal year ending June i. 1893, for the
purpose Of collecting and preparing the
government exhibit for the World's
Columbian Exposition. On motion of
Mr.. Otis. Of Kansas, a resolution
was adopted directing the committee
on private land claims to make inquiry in
to the Maxwell land grant III New Mexico.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, and MIR.
COOnbS. Of New / Ork, were excused
from service on the committee Of militia
an MIR. Mayer, OF Louisiana. and Mr. Craig
Penn y Vania, we tDpOlnte to fill gthe
vacancie.. MI. Craig was also appointed
4 member Of the committee on education
Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, from the com.
mittee on election Of PRESIDENT, Wee
president and members of Congress, re-
ported Joint resolution proposing q con-
StitutIOnal amendment changing the GATE
of beginning and ending OF the terms OF
senators and representatives from March
to December 81, providing that the annual
session shall begin on the second Monday
in January, ana further providing that
the terms OF President and Vice
president shall commence and end
on April 80 instead Of March 4.
: j he urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was then, on motion OF MI. SayerS, or
Texas, taken up and passed without
amendment or debate. Mr.. Hatch, of Mis-
as a deficiency. > $50. 900 for carrying on the
work Of the Bureau Of Animal Industry
and $4,000 for experiments IN the produces
ton Of sugar. After a warm debate, i'll
winch MeSSrS. Holman and Hatch had a
verbal set-to, the bill was passed, and the
House went into committee Of the whole,
Nj. OutnWalte, of OHIO. III the chair, on
the invalid pension appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. %. the instance
OF Representative DOckerv, OF Missouri.
tho House adopted resolution directing
the committee on judiciary to inquire and
report to the House as TO the right Of the
secretary Of the treasury to use the $100,-
100000 of gold reserve for current eX-
pendtureS. Mr.. CatchingS, Of Mis-
SisSlppl, from the committee on rules. re-
ported a resolution providing that on Tues
day, March q, Immediately aft0r the
morning session, the House shall proceed
to the consideration Of the silver bill, and,
should said bill not be sooner disposed of,
the House shall continue the resolution
during "Wednesday. the 23d, and Thurs
day, the oath. The resolution was ordered
printed, and MI. Catching5 gave notice
that he would ask the House TO consider 1t
on Monday next The House went INTO
committee Of the whole Mr.. Bynum, of
Indiana, in the chalrl on the Indian apprO-
Driati0nS. Mr.. Holman Ind. moved an
anlGluincHG HlthluS TIC IOL
the Carlisle school applicable to pu-
pills now III attendance. Mr.. Hoiman's
amendment was rejected. Pending action
the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Stump md. J, concur
rent resolution was agreed to authorizing
the House and Senate committees on i'm
migration Jointly to investigate the work
ings Of emigration laws AID the lmp0rta-
ton of contract LABOR
WASHINGTON. March L-Tne Catholic
Church and the charge that 1t maintains
lobby at Washington to manipulate apprO-
priations in behalf OF Indian Sectarian
schools, were the subjects OF three hours
acrimonious discussion in the House to-
day. The Indian appropriation bill
was the measure under consideration
and the immediate cause of the
religious discussion WAS the section max
ing appropriations for the Carlisle Indian
school Nj. Bynum (lnd. presided in the
committee OF the whole when the cOnsid-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed, and the attack on Capt
Pratt first begun last night was revived
in a motion OF Mr.. Mansur to strike
out the $1,000 extra annual al