Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD



WASHINGTON, March 28.-Mr. Morgan
offered resolution, which was agreed to,
calling on the President for correspond.
ence with the Argentine Republic on the
subject of reciprocity. Senate bill to al
low thirty days leave Of absence
to employees in the Bureau of En-,
and discussed. After discussion Mr..
Hale moved to lay the bill on
the table The motion was defeated-yeas
Is, nays So Mr. Hale offered as an amend
ment the insertion OF an additional section
making the provision of the law apply to
all regular employees of the United States
whether they may be employed by the
year, the month, the week or the day.
The amendment was agreed to without
division, and then the bill was re-commlt-
ted to the committee on education and la
Dor. After an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Mr. Stewart
gave notice that he would on Monday next
move to take up the Senate bill to provide
for the free coinage of gold and silver,
now on the calendar reported adversely.
The resolution offered by Mr.. WolcOtt re
queSting the President to refrain from al
lOting in severalty the lands of the pres
ent reservation of the Southern Ute In
dians pending legislation in the present
Congress, respecting the removal Of these
Indians to another reservation, was agreed
cutlve business.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The feature
of the morning business in the Senate YVES
the induction of SenatOr-elect Roger @.
Mills, OF Texas, into his new dignity. a
billWaS introduced by Senator Dolph, from
the committee on foreign relations, to pro-
vide for the punishment OF violations of
treaty rights Of aliens. The bill was sug-
gested by the Italian troubles in New
Orleans last year. The Indian ap-
preparation bill having been taken
up, the discussion on the subject of
army officers being assigned TO the duties
of Indian agents was again taken up. Mr..
HaWley moved to amend the House pro-
vision by adding to it a proviSO that
whenever the President shall be of opinion
that the good OF the service specially re-
quireS it, he may appoint civilian. Mr..
HaWley'S amendment to the House pro-
vision was agreed to; and without reach
ing a vote on the amendment to strike out
the House provision, the Senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Mr. Morgan
offered series of resolutions in the Senate
to-day, inStructng the committee on
finance to inquire and report as to the eff
feet of the silver act of 1890 on the price of
silver bullion, as to the issue OF legal ten
der notes, etc. After discussion it was
laid on the table. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was taken up, and the vote
was taken without further discussion on
of army officers to the duty of In
dian agents. The amendment recon-
mended by the committee on apprOpra-
tiOns to strike out the provision was de-
feated-yeaS SO, nays 81. SO that the pro-
vision remains Incorporated in the bill
Without further action on the bill the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April I'm the Senate
an amendment offered by MIR. Villas to IN
crease the appropriation for an Indian
school led to discussion. in which Mr.. Al
lison, chairman of the committee on appro-
priatlOns, criticised the Indian commits
sIoner, Mr.. HanSbroUgh offered an
amendment for a commission to negotiate
with the Turtle Mountain band of
Chippewa Indians in North Dakota
for the ceSsion of the right and in
terest which they CLAIM IN their lands.
Agreed to. Finally the bill was reported
to the Senate from the committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Dawes moved to strike out the
provision for the assignment of army Off
GERS to the duties of Indian agents, and
consented that the motion should 90 over
till Monday. After a short executive SeS-
sion the Senate adjourned till Monday.