Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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published correspondence and manuscripts
OF President Monroe. A bill was reported
and passed to regulate the terms OF the
circuit and district courts of the United
States for the Eastern District Of Wisc0n-
SIN Cat Milwaukee on the first Mondays of
January and October, and at Oshkosh on
the second Tuesday of June). The Gre
dentlals of mr. George miss. for the
term beginning March 4, 1898, were pre-
Sented. Senate bill to amend the statutes
SO as to prohibit the introduction and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors into the Indian
country was amended and passed. The
calendar was then taken up and bills were
disposed OF as follows Appropriating
$4,000 for public building at Joplin, Mo-,
ana $4,000 for a public building at Laredo,
Tex.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 22.-The
credentials Of Mr.. Walthall (Miss) for
the term beginning March 3, 1895, were
presented and placed on file The bill for
the relief OF settlers on public lands (Which
bad been discussed and voted on yester-
day. was again taken up, and it was
passed-yeas, "a; nays, %. The bill to i'm
prove the navigation and to, afford
ease and and IS safety to the trade and
prevent destructive floods was then
taken up as a special order. The com
mIttee amendments, reducing the total ap-
preparation from $16,00C,000 TO SIS, 900, 600;
reducing the annual expenditure under
ducing the amount fixed for that part Of
the river from the mouth of the Illinois to
the mouth of the Ohio from S.. 000000 to
S5,O00,000, and the annual expenditure from
81, 0O0,0 900 to $l,000,000 were all agreed
to- Afterwards, on motion of Mr.. Ali
son, the total appropriation was increased
from 1000, 600 to SIS, 100000. On motion
of Mr.. Morgan, the words For the gener-
al Improvement of the river, and for the
building OF levees'' were struck out. An
1l1N,N
S., 100000 of the total amount to the M
proyement OF the river between the mouth,
OF the Illinois and st. Paul, Mimi, of which
not more than S750.000 shall be expended
during any one year. An amendment by
Mr.. Morgan to insert the words ''of the
also agreed to. The bill was then passed
yeas IS, nays 5. The next bill taken up as
special order was the Cne in
ttoduced !, by by o. Mr.; Dolph, appropri..
atng. Sl,745,Sl6 for the purpose of
securing the early completion of the canal
and for the locks at the cascades Of the
Columbia River. Ut was passed without
any discussIon-yeas is, nays 4. The next
bill taken up as SPECIAL order was the one
introduced by Mr.. Mitchell appropriating
s., S6O,S56 tor the construction of boat
railway and of the necessary marine ap-
paratuS and appliances at the DalleS and
Cello Falls and at Ten Mile Rapids on the
Columbia River and in the Improvement
OF the Three Mile Rapids. 1t was also
passed without diScussion-3S to s. The
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Senate
passed the bill giving q monthly pension Of
$50; to Sophia j. Hamilton, of Milwaukee,
widow Of Maj Ten. Charles S. Hamilton.
The army appropriation bill was presented
and referred to the committee on apprC-
priations. The Senate then proceeded to
executive business The doors were re-
opened at 1:30 and the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up
for action. The first importanC
ing out OF the bill the proviso requir-
ing army officers TO be detailed as Indian
agents. Mr.. Morgan moved a substitute
for tie House provision directing the
President to appoint Indian citizens of the
United States as Indian agents when in
his Judgment such appointment might con-
tribute to attach the Indians to civilization
and to the government of the United
States. Without action on the question
the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-At the con-
cluSlOn OF the executive session of the
Senate, which lasted four hours, the cor
reSp0ndence received yesterday from the
President relative to the Behring Sea
troubles was made public. No other bust
ness was transacted.
WASHINGTON, March PA bill was re-
ported for the establishment Of a fish
hatchery in Montana. Mr.. Sawyer intro
duced a bill to encourage postal savings, to
invest the same and to divide earnings
then, on motion of Mr.. Sherman, went
into executive session. When the doors
were reopened Legislative business
was resumed. Senate bill appropriate
ing ing 81 sfOO Heenf for Mont public t falen
from the calendar and passed. The Senate
then adopted resolutions offered by Mr..
Stanford. and in respect to the memory of
the late Senator Hearst, the business Of
the Senate was suspended in order to en-
able his associates to pay proper tribute of
respect to his high character and distln-
guished public services. EulOgies were
delivered by Senators Stanford, Vest,
Stewart, Voorhees,, Bate, Dolph, Morgan
and FELTON, (Mr. HearSt'S SucceSSor), and
then as further mark of respect the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday.
The House
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The army APP
preparation bill gave rise to long discus
sion in committee of the whole, but was
finally agreed to, and the committee having
risen the bill was passed. The House then
went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Blount, Of Georgia, in the chair, on the
free wool bill.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The entire
session was consumed in debate on the
Bland silver bill. During the discussion
Mr.. Tracy. of New York, announced the
receipt OF ulSpaIcnoS showing the ol6cJlOn
of Mills, Of Texas, to the United States
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Silver was
again before the House, and no business of
Importance was transacted.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-At o'clock,
the day having been spent in debate on
the silver bill, Mr.. Bland was recognized
by the Speaker, and in a quiet tone of
voice demanded the previous question on
the pending bill. Mr.. Burrows moved to
lay the pending bill on the table. The mo-
ton was lost by tie vote OF yeas
l48, nays 148. Mr.. Outhwaite CO., at once
moved to adjourn. Mr.. Bland, arising to
parliamentary inquiry, asked if the effect
of an adjournment would be to make an
other special order necessary to
call up the bill. The Speak
er said it would. The vote on
adjournment was taken and declared lest
yeas 80, nays 1913. Then M. johnson
CO., took his hand in the fight. with mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the
House refused to table the bill, and Mr..
Bland parried his foil with a motion to lay
that motion on the table. The motion to
table the molten to reconsider was reject