Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5.-The second gen.
eral appropriation bill to pass the House this
and it went through to-day without an amend
ment the slightest debate. A few private
pension bills were passed, and the House adj
journed without quorum.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Jan. 4.-Only few of the
members of the House were In their seats when
the session was called to order at y O. clock by
the Speaker Mr.. Martin called up the private
pension bills on the calendar but objection be-
ing made by Mr.. Bland of no quorum being
present, no action was taken. Mr. Otis offered
in the House to-day bill creating depart
ment of transportation and providing TOR the
construction OF Nicaraguan ship canal. The
department is 10 have general supervision of
the carrying trade of the entire country and
to exercise all the powers of an inter
state commerce commission, whichis abolished.
On his appointment the secretary Of Transport
tatlon is to name commission of three per-
sons, one from the Atlantic slope, one from the
Mississippi Valley and one from the Pacific
Slope, 10 be known as the Nicaragua Canal
Commission, whose duty 1t is made to proceed
to Central America and inspect the work per-
formed by the MARITIME Canal Company"
and report what treaties. etc, necessary to
give the United States full control of that wa
terWay.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 6.-The attendance
in the House to-day was small. The Speaker,
after the approval Of the journal, stated that
on December II q bill had been called up by Mr..
CULTIVATE. extending the provisions Of the act
to provide for the master and pay OF certain OF
ticers and men of the volunteer forces. Its con-
sideration had been postponed until to-day
The bill was passed. Four or five private pen
sion bills were passed without opposition; but
Mr.. Kilgore made the point of no quorum on
the next, and call of the House was ordered.
One hundred and eighty-siX members respond
ed to their names. Then about twenty five pen
sion bills were passed without opposition.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. San. THE House was
engaged the entire day in the consideration OF
the District of Colum bia appropriation Dill.
Without disposing of the bill the House ad-
jOurned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Z-There were very
few senators present when the days proceed
ings began. Certificates of election of presi-
Dental electors were presented by the vice
president fl ON the states Of Nebraska, M1nneso-
Ia, Kansas Missouri and Washington, and were
placed on file. Mr.. Plat intI duced q bill to
provide a temporary government for Alaska,
and it was referred to the committee on terrltor-
les. The bill granting additional quarantine
powers and imposing additional duties upon
the formal amendments which were offered last
evening were agreed TO. This brought the Sen
tJe to the amendment reported By the commit
tee epidemic diseases as section Z OF the bill
which empowers the President to suspend (ior
such time as he shall deem necessary lmm1-
grafton from countries places where the
cholera or yellow fever exists. Mr. Kyle moved
to strike out yellow fever and insert "other
contagious or infectious diseases and he spoke
of the prevalence of typhus fever i'll Mexico.
After desultory discussion section as thus
amended was agreed to- Several amendments
(modifying the Verbage of the b1ll) were offered
by Mr. Chandler and were agreed to, also
one appropriat1ng 81. 100000 to be expended by
the President to meet eXigeucles in the eXecu-
ton of the provisions Of the pill. After some
informal interchanges of views all agreement
was reached that the special order to the bills
on the su bject of quarantine and immigration
shall be continued till Monday and that the
anti-option bill shall be resumed on tuesday.