Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
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executive session the Senate adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, May 16,-After the APP
proval of the journal the Speaker lad be-
fore the House a communication ir0m
ice-President Morton announcing the
death Of Senator Barbour, and inviting the
House to attend in a body the funeral cere-
monies to BIS held in the Senate Chamber
The House then went into committee Of
the whole Mr.. Lester (Ga. i'll the chair,
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Pending action. the committee arose, and
the members OF the House, headed by
Speaker Crisp, walked two by two TO the
Senate Chamber. WhCl the members OF
the House returned to the Senate the conn
mittee resumed its session, Mr., tOgSWeu
made various attempts to increase the APP
propriatlonS for the fish commission, but
was unsuccessful. Mr.. CulberSOn (TeX.)
moved to strike out the appropriation OF
$50. 000 for detecting persons guilty OF VIC
latlOn OF internal revenue laws. Agreed
WASHINGTON, May 17.-WhiEe the sun
dry civil bill was under discussion the
clause relative to depredations on public
timber gave rise to a good deal Oh merri-
ment. Mr.. Otis Kas.), NIr. Wilson
(Wash.), Mr.. Bowers lCal }, and Mr..
Snodgrass (Tenn.) engaged in q noisy
controversy as to whether or not the law
was efficiently executed. Mr.. Holman
lnd.) wished to proceed with the Sundry
civil bill, but he was stopped by MIR. Wat
sons demand for the regular order"
which the Speaker stated to be the
Walker eXpunG ling resolution. Mr.. Walk
er himself asked that the consideration
of the resolution be postponed, but Mr..
Watson was adamant ana renewed his de-
mand. SO once more did the resolution
block the track until it was Shunted INTO
the round house of the committee on rules
by a motion made by Mr.. Burrows ldich).
The House then went into committee OF
the whole Mr.. Lester. of Ga. III the chair
on the sundry civil bill. Mr.. Picklcr IS.
D. moved to increase from $12O,000 TO
$240,0O0 the appropriation TO meet the eX-
penSeS OF protecting tim er of the public
lands, Lost. Pending action on the bill
the committee rose and the House adj
jOurned.
WAsHIN GTON, d. c.. May 1S-After the
transaction OF routine business the House
went into the committee of the whole, Mr..
LeSter( Ga. jim the chair on the sundry civil
bill. Mr. smith (AriZ. moved to increase
from 500. 600 to 100000 the appropriation
for surveying the public lands After
some debate compromise was arrived at
and the appropriation was fixed at $780,
000 Nh. Herbert (Ala.) moved to
strike out (under the head of
geological survey the appropria-
ton for paleOntOlOglc researches.
Agreed to. Mr.. Simpson tkas. offered an
amendment providing that $4,000 OF the
appropriation for topographic surveys be
expended III North and South Dakota, Ne
Draska, Kansas and oklahoma for the pur-
pose Of development of the water supply
of these states. subsequently, after de-
bate, he modified his amendment by StrIk-
ing out the words for the purpose of de
velOping the water supply OF those StateS,'
and as modified. the amendment was
agreed to. Pending further action the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May I9.-After fruitless
call OF committees lne House went into
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Lester (e1a.)
i'll the chair, on the Sundry civil bill. A
good dea! Of debate followed, but no prog
ress was made.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Aftcr the call
Of committees for reports, the House went
INTO committee Of the whole. Mr. Lester
(Ga. in the chair, on the Sundry civil oil.
Mr. KiIgOTe (GeX.l raised pCint of order
against the clause in the bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the preparation OF a site
and the erection OF q pedestal Tor a statue
of the late Gen. w. Il. Sherman i'll the city
Of Washington. After Il long discussion
the chair Mr.. Herbcct) sustained the
point and ruled out the clause. Mr. Hen
derSOn (Ia.) then asked unanimous con-
sent to renSert the clause, but Mr. kll@orc
objected Mr.. Henderson then gave
I office chat ne would call the matter up IL
the House tomorrow in the shape Of
SCDdIUlc DIll. ttllI OoE uIlc1llIOuN CbIioCLt
tor It's consideration. Pending further
action the committee rose and the House
took q recess, the evening session TO be for
the consideration Of private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, -. e, May q. After the
reading of the journal MI. DurDOrrOW, OF
Illinois, asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the Senate bill au-
thOrlZlng the secretary of war to detail
army officers for special duty at tnC
Worlds FAIR. A bill aDpropriating $780,
000 for the pedestal for the statue OF the
late Gen. W. II. Sherman was reported
from the committee on military affairs by
Mr.. Cultivate, of ONO, and was placed
on the calendar. Mr. RicMilin (Tenn.),
from the committee on rules, reported q
resolution that the hour for the meeting OF
the House each day shall be II clock.
Adopted. The House then Wentint0 COM
mittee Of the whole, Mr. Lester (Ga.)I IN
the chair, on the sundry civil apprOpria-
ton bill. Mr.. Forney (Ala.) offered an
amendment providing that the board Of
managers Of the National Homes for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall apply
the excess over So a month Of the pensions
of all inmates to the support Of the home,
except where the inmate has dependent
wife, child or parent. Mr.. FOrney's
amendment was adopted-96 to 50. An
amendment was adopted providing that no
United States commissioner shall be al.
lowed fees for adjourned hearings. The
committee then arose and the House ad-
jOurned.