Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-03-01

ton of the subject. and finally he declined to
decide the question before 1t came up.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Feb. 22-The House spent
all of last night in wrangling, flibustering and
speech ma king on trivial subjects, the session
lasting from the opening hour until $50 o'clock
consideration. Friends of the bill charged that
the opposition was due to railroad in
and were m fse m per
stubborn because 1T was not political
Finally. at $50. the House adjourned. There
was private agreement that Wise should be
recognized on Monday to suspend the rules and
pass the bill. The first Of what. it is said, will
be daily series of conflicts between the APP
preparation bills and the anti-Optlons Dill, un-
til the latter is acted on, the feature of to-
days session of the House. The members were
worn out from last nights session (Which
pnssed 5amey MI Hatch had ns
tired OF the delay to which s l., the
it was moved to take up the post-otfice appro-
priation bill be antagontzed the motion with
the measure of which he is champion. Being
defeated, he made the same fight, also unsuc-
cessfully, when the post office bill was passed.
and the Indian appropriation bill was called
up Members were thus put on record and the
Indian question was discussed lang uldly for
three hours.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. oS.-On motion Of
Mr.. Hit a bill was passed for the relief of
George W. Jones, late United States minister to
New Grenada (now the United states OF Colon
bia). Mr.. Jones. who was the first United States
when the Speaker announced that 1t had been
agreed to, he arose and returned his hearty
thanks to Mr. Hit for his successful effort The
bill was sent over to the senate, where, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sherman, it was also passed The
sundry civil appropriation bill, with senate
amendments, was laid before the House ana
referred to the committee on appropriations
Mr.. Bland made a significant suggestion, that
the committee on appropriations should
bie as he intended to have the Senate
amendments fully discussed The con-
ference on the army appropriation ION PHI
go into committee of the whole on the consid-
Grafton of the appropriation bill. This action
was antagonized by Mr.. Hatch, who wished
the consideration of the anti-option bill. But
Mr.. Peel motion prevailed-yeas, 152; nays, 70
and the consideration of the Indian appropria-
tion bill was resumed, but it was not disposed Of
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. 23.-The anti-option
bill met with another defeat to-day. 1t failed
TO prevent the Indian appropriation bill from
being taken up and that measure further
considered. but without final disposition. Be-
fore the House took up the Indian bill there
was brief furry over the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, which Mr.. Bland declared must be
considered IN committee of the whole, and it
was so referred. An evening session was held
for the consideration Of private bills
WASHINGTON, d. c. Feb. 26.-Mr. Holman
moved that the House go into committee of the
whole for the consideration of general appro-
priation bills. Notwithstanding Mr.. Hatch's
opposition Mr.. Holman's motion was agreed to
yeas 1877; nays, l03. The first bill on the CAL
endar was the Indian appropriation bin. This
over for the present. Mr.. Hatch objected and
the committee was compelled TO rise Ia
order to submit the question to the
House, which decided that the bill should be
passed over. The committee having resumed
its session, the sundry civil bill was taken up.
Mr.. holman then asked unanimous consent
that all the Senate amendments be non-con-
Cured in with the exception of the sherman
bond amendment on which debate should be
had until o clock Monday. To this prosition
Mr.. Bland objected unless it was agreed that at
the close of the debate on the bond amendment
the amendment should be considered non
concurred in. But, after noisy discussion,
few of the partlcipatorS therein be-
ing able to make themselves heard, Mr.. Cochran
objected and the routine work OF considering
the Senate amendments seriatim was started.
But Mr.. Pierce raised the point Of no quorum
on motion to non-concur IN the first Senate
amendment which increases the limit of the
cost of the public building at Allegheny. Pa,
TO $4,000 The amendment was non concurred
in-lGS-nothing. On the motion TO concur i'll
the next amendment, being one for the con-
ha, Neb.. Nj Bland raised the point
ofDo quorum. During the count of a quorum
the silver men had an informal conference
The result that MI Bland Withdrew his
point but on the next amendment took the
floor with a speech the financial situation,
After some further debate the committee rose
and pubic business having been suspended,
the House proceeded 20 pay tribute OF respect
to the memory OF the late Senator John Bar
bour, of Virginia and then adjourned.