Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-20

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Southern Pacific railroad companies. A
further conference was ordered.
WASHINGTON. July 12.-The House to-
day agreed to the conference report on the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill.
That was all 1t accomplished in the way of
legislation, with the exception of the pas
sage of a right-Of-Way bill. For the first
lime Of the session. a special order re-
ported and passed at the instance Of the
RUE committee, went for naught, Tor Wls5I
the first measure on the docket Of the com.
mlttee that was lucky enough to gel
the rule appeared, being the joint
resolution relative 10 the election OF
senators by popular vote of the people, the
Republicans allowed it to be discussed all
day, and then by tilibusrering practically
defeated its further nTO"Tnss. The confer
ence report on the District Of COlum blA ap-
preparation bill, as agreed TO, aDprOpriatcs
S9O,OOO TO meet the expenses OF the d. y.
H. encampmept in Washington, the APP
preparation to be paid entirely out Of the
claims Of the District of Columbia. The
House took recess, the evening session 10
be for the consideration Of private pension
bills.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-After some rou-
tine business Mr.. CatchiEgs was
Chairman Bland of the coinage commit
tee for fifteen minutes. Mr.. Bland was
accordingly recognized, In accordance
with the programme of the silver men he
offered an amendment to the Stewart bill
to meet alleged legal defects in it and
bill. Mr.. Bartine, of Nevada, and others
followed. Mr.. Bland closed the debate
and MI. Gatherings moved the previous
question on the resolution. On motion
OF Mr.. Tracey the yeas and nays We're or
dered and the vote resulted IN the de
feat Of the free coinage men, the previous
question being ordered by a vote OF 163
yeas against l2S nays. The question then
REQUIRED on the adoption of the resolution
reported from the committee on rules and
1t was rejected; yeas, 130; nays, l54. Mr..
Pefer offered an amendment to add to the
section provision prohibiting the sale Or
giving away Of intoxicating liquors on the
exposition grounds, except for medical,
mechanical or scientific purposes. He sub
Sequently modified the amendment by
making it apply merely to the sale Of
liquor. The question was taken and Mr..
Peters, anti-llquOr amendment was agreed
to; yeas, rs; nays, 20 The House then
proceeded to the consideration OF private
pension bills, fifty-SGVen Of which were
passed, and then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. July 14-AlthOugh the
day in the House was given to the com
merce committee, that committee was un-
able TO transact any business. The leGIS-
latlve conference report was agreed 10
without much opposition, as was also the
conference report On the diplomatic
conference report on the naval apprOprla-
ton. Mr.. Andrew. from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported, and the House
adopted the McAleer resolution requesting
the Department OF State to inquire into the
circumstances relative to the Imprisonment
OfDr Gallagher, an American citizen, in an
English prison, and to endeaVOr to secure
his release. Mr.. Herbert presented disa-
greemG conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, and 1t was agreed TO.
Mr.. Herbert then moved that the House
recede from its disagreement to the Senate
amendments which are still IN controversy.
These are the appropriation OF S500OO Tor
the naval review and the authorization for
the construction OF q new battle snip. Mr.
HerbeIt'S motion was agreed to: yeas, 146;
nays, So. The bill is disposed Of as far as
the House Is concerned. The conference
report on the diplomatic and consular
Appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Mr. Watson, OF
Georgia, asked consent for the conSldera-
ton Of resolution inStructing the COM
mittee on labor to investigate the
labor trouble at C@ur d'Alene,
Idaho, ard the conduct OF the
Sullivan police therein. Mr. Pendleton
! objected, and the resolution was referred.
| Mr.. Holman, from the commute on APP
| preparations, reported, and the House
| passed a Joint resolution extending, tenn
| porarily until July 80, the apprOpria-
| tons Of the last Congress. Mr. Holman
also reported back the Sundry civil appro-
priation bill, with Senate amendments.
with recommendation that all the Senate
amendments be nOn-cOncurred IN. Mr..
Holman then asked consent that all the
amendments, except those relating to the
Worlds Fair, be nOn-cOncurred in, and
that those the Worlds Fair amendments,
be considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Goodnight objected, and the House
| went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Les
ter, of Georgia, in the chair for the pur-
pose of considering the Senate amend
mentS. All the amendments, except those
relating to the Worlds Fair, were read
and non-COncurred in. Mr.. Holman then
asked consent that general debate on the
Worlds Fair amendments shall proceed
to-day and to-morrow-the speeches to be
limited to half an hour-and that a vote
shall be taken at II O'Clock Tuesday.
After good deal of trouble and confusion,
caused by the raising Of objections and the
making of counter suggestions, Mr.. HOl-
mans suggestion was aCceded to.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-After routine
business the House went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Lester, OF Georgia, IN the
chair, on the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. A long
but unintereStlng debate took place, and
no decisive action was reached.