Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Senate,

its present consideration. Motion was
agreed to. The bill having been read in
full, after some debate, was passed as it
came from the House by vote of fl to 10.
The resolution for payment to the ChOc-
taW and ChickaSaw nations for their inter
eSts IN the Cheyenne and ArrapahOe reSer-
walton (about S3,000,000) was then taken
up as unfinished business. After debate.
the resolution was agreed to-yeas, 43;
nays, Ii.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The river and
harbOr bill was received by the Senate
from the House, and read to the commit
tee on commerce. The conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was present
ed and agreed to. Senate bill to establish
the boundaries of the Yellowstone Park
was then taken up and gave rise to conSid-
cradle discussion. After discussion that
lasted nearly two hours, the bill was
pasSed-yeas, 81; nays, 18-and the Senate
proceeded TO executive session business
ana, when the doors were reopened, adj
journed.
May 11,-After few Sem
ate bills were appropriately referred MI
Caruth (Ky.) was so fortunate as to secure
the passage of a bill authorizing the treas
ury department to adjust the claims of the
sinking fund commissioners of Logan and
SIMPSON counties, Kentucky, and Louis
vile, KY, and the counties Of Sumner and
Davidson, Tennessee. Before 1t was
passed, on motion Of Mr.. Montgomery il
was amended by the insertion Of Hardin
and Hart counties, Kentucky. Mr.. SayerS
(IeX.) then presented the conference re-
port on the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill and 1t was agreed to. The House then
went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Lester (Ga. in the chair on the sundry
civil appropriation BILL but no action was
reached.
introduced into the Senate and referred
were the following: BY Mr.. Dawes, au-
thorlzlng the President to proclaim a gem
eral holiday concentrating the OF our
hundredth anniversary of the discov-
e1dF3Eo. OF Of; AMERICA Am 4io on October y,
American ship building, extending
to the steamship China the same
privileges as have been extended to the
City of Paris and the City OF New York.
The CHINA IS steamship of 5000 tons,
built IN Glasgow in 1889 and plies between
San francisco and China on the Pacific
Mail line, but flies the British flag. Mr..
Call offered resolution, which was refer
red TO the committee on foreign rela-
tons, requesting the president to open ne
golationS with the government of Spain
for the purpose Of inducing that govern
ment in the island of Cuba Of
free and independent republic; such
consent to be given on payment by Cuba
to the government Of Spain of such a sum
OF money as may be equivalent both to the
value OF the public property belonging to
OF her sovereign rights; also for the negoti-
alton OF a treaty to secure such
material commercial advantages as
may be agreed upon. The mes,
sage OF the president on the Sub-
ject of an International conference on bi-
metalIlSm was taken up and Mr.. PETER adj
dressed the Senate. Then thirty-nine
pages of the naval appropriation bill were
read without break. When the amend
ment to insert an item Of $4,000 toward
the expenses Of the international
connection With the ' worlds COL
umbian Exposition was reached,
Mr.. Mcpherson asked Mr.. Hale Gin charge
of the bll) whether $685. 900 would be suit
Gent tor the purpose. NO." said Mr..
Hale, mot by any means. but it is all that
can be expected for the present. Next
amendment was agreed to without further
discussion. The bill went over till to-mOr-
row.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The discussion
of the naval appropriation bill was re-
sumed at the point where the increase of
the nayy'' is provided for. The bill as it
came from the House provides for one
armOFeG cruiser Of about 5000 tons
TO cost exclusive OF
armament) not more than $500
UOu IIt ItIiCuGulCut, DIS I6DOIlCu
from the Senate committee on apDrOprIa-
tons, provides. in addition, for one sea-
gong coast line battle ship OF about 5000
tons. and TO cost not to exceed $4,000, 900;
one harbor defense double turret snip of
the monitor type Of about $500 tons,
and to cost not exceeding $4,000, 900;
four Hght-draft gunboats of 500 to
POO tons displacement, and to cost
not exceeding S450.000 each; and six
torpedo boats at q cost not exceed
ing S11O,G0O each. Mr.. Mcpherson offered
an amendment TO the Senate amendment,
providing for three harbOr defense double
turreted ships of the monitor type, instead
Of one ship. Alter long discussion Mr..
Mcpherson modified his amendment so as
to strike out the House provision of one
armOred cruiser and the Senate provision
for one sea-going coast line b9ttle ship and
for one harbOr defense dOuble-turret ship
of the monitor type. After further debate
and without action on Mr.. McPherson's
amendment, the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
The House.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The House
passed the river and harbOr bill. The bill
carried with 1t new appropriations Of $22,-
600, coo and contract appropriations Of S26,-
10000 The Speaker laid before the
House the reply Of the encouragement to
the resolution asking for information as to
whether the Sugar Trust has violated the
low