Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
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its penal provisions to purely speculative trans
actions was rejected by the Senate to-day.
speeches The first was by Mr.. Morrill,
against the McGarrahan bill, the second
by Mr.. PETER in favor of a constitutional
amendment limiting the presidential Office to
one term. and the third by Mr.. Call in defense
of the anti option bill. After quorum was
procured the result of a call of the Senate.
some considerable progress was made the
anticipation bill. An amendment was agreed
to liking July l. 1885, as the time when
resolution res offered On On saturday '' by MI Mr.
Woicott instructing the committee on foreign
relations to inquire as to the expenditures in
and about the construction of the Nicaragua
Canal since the accounts of the expenditures
rendered two years since was agreed to. The
McGarrahan bill went over without action.
The Joint resolution introduced Dy Mr.. Pteffer,
limiting the presidential otfce to one term, was
then taken up and MIR. Pfeffer addressed the
Senate in support of it.
WAsHINTToN, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE anti option
bill. which has monopolized almost all the
whole time of the Senate after the morning hour
during the present session, and which is ex-
pected to reach it's final vote tomorrow, was
debated to- day for nearly three hours. The
McGarrahan bill received its death blow for
this session in the Senate, the affirmative vote
falling eight short of the constitutional maj ri
ty. A bill to. repeal the silver bullion pur-
chase provision of the Sherman bill was
reported from the committee finance and
went to the calendar. Senate bill extending till
January l, 1894, the time within which pay
ments may DE made by settlers on the forfeited
lands of the Northern Pacific Railroad, be-
tween Walulla and Portland Ore, was passed.
The following bills were passed: For the
abandonment of the Fort Bridger military res
ervation IN Wyoming. House bill to authorize
the construction of bridges across the Hiawas-
see. the Tennessee and the Clinch rivers, in the
state of Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1S.-The chaplain, in
his opening prayer in the Senate to-day.
ferred to the death of Ex-President Hayes, and
Mr. Sherman delivered q brief address an
nouncing the fact after which the Senate ad-
journ ed till Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. c., JAN 1e-The discussion
of the anti options bin continued in the
Senate to-day from O'Clock until the time of
adjournment, but no action was taken on the
bill ITSELF nor on Mr.. Georges amendment to 1t.
Notice was given. however, by Mr.. Washburn
that he would ask the Senate to remain in ses-
sion to- morrow until final vote is reached.
MI PETER concluded his speech in favor of q
single term of the presidential office,
new McGarrahan bill was introduced and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee, and an
to the bill suspending the purchase OF silver
bullion. Mr.. Cullom, from the committee
interstate commerce act Placed OH the calen-
dar. Also approprlating S29,500 for establishing
buoys on the water front of Chicago. Passed.
Mr.. Teller introduced new bill to SUB.
court of private land claims, and had
1t referred to the Judiciary commit
tee This bill modifes the provisions to which
the President objected in the vetoed BILLY Mr..
PETER resumed and concluded his speech (be-
gun last Monday in favor of his constitutional
amendment to limit the presidential office to
one term. Mr.. Wolcott introduced
joint resolution directing the postmaster-gen-
eral to discontinue the sale of so-called Colum-
bia postage stamps except where specifically
called for He asked that the resolution be i'm
mediately acted on and said he knew of moth
ing more ridiculous than those plasters cover
ing halt an envelope. The resolution went over.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2O.-The Senate paid
an additional mark of respect to the men y of
ex-President Hayes by adjourning witnout
transacting any miscellaneous business. The
credentials of Mr.. Gray were placed on file, and
then Mr.. Brice offered resolution that the
Senate has heard with deep regret of the death
of r. B. Hayes, formerly chief magistrate of
the United States, and that as a further mark of
respect to his memory on this, the day of the
funeral, the Senrte do now adjourn The reso-
luton was agreed to and the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 21.-The new Column
bian postage stamp was vigorously attacked in
the Senate to-day by Mr.. WolcolC, who called
UP his joint resolution directing the disco ntin-
uance of these stamps. In a brief but decd-
eddy breezy speech, Mr.. Wolcott ridiculed the
postmaster generals mercantile idea that
large profit might be made from their sale to
stamp collectors-an idea, he said, that might
suit some Central American state that "a
few thousand dollars shy" He was unwill-
Ing to have unIoaded on the stamp collectors
ga cruel and unusual stamp" and rather APP
proves of physicians idea that it might be
used as a "chest protector" Senators enjoyed
the speech and the Joint resolution would have
been passed instantly had not the chairman Of
the post-office committee, Mr.. Sawyer. inter
posed an objection, which sent it to that COM
mittee. The anticipation bill was discussed for
q little over n hour and then went over with
out action till Monday. The House amend
ments to the New Orleans bridge bill were
Cured in and the bill goes to the Presi-
dent. The House substitute concerning testi-
mony under the Interstate commerce
law, was non concurred in, a conference asked
and Senators Wilson. Teller and Pugh were ap-
pointed conferees. Among petitions on Sunday
opening of the Worlds Fair was one signed by
Archbishop Kenrick and Vicar General Brady,
of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop futile
of the Episcopal Church. and other citizens of
St Louis. Mo-, favorlng its opening after II
O'Clock on Sundays, and from ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South of St Louis
against Sunday opening. The resolution favor
ing the exhibition ct Chicago of the capitol pic
ture, 1.-The Recall of Columbus" was agreed to-
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. i6-For almost an
hour this morning the time of the House was
consumed in the consideration Of a resolution
to which there not the slig htest oppos iti0n in
any quarter and which was finally adopted
without objection. 1t was one calling upon the
executive department for information to the
number and amount of war claims allowed
or disallowed by such departments. Then
motion to suspend the rules and pass bill to
settle the claims of Arkansas and other states
under the swamp land grants, w defeated
For time the Republicans filibustered
against the motion to suspend the rules and
pass joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment for the election of United States
senators by popular vote, but in the end per-
mitted it to be carried, and the House ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 17-Mr. Catchings,
from the committee on rules, reported a resolu.
ton. which was adopted, making the following
assignment of business: To morrow, measures
from the committee of immigration; Thursday
and Saturday, measures from the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce; Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, the bankruptcy bill.
On motion of Mr.. Chapman g. resolu-
ton was agreed to making provision
for the joint meeting of the two houses of Con-
gress on Wednesday, February 8. to count the
electoral vote. bill passed authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the Usage
River, Benton County Mo- Senate bill was
naSsad for the rafi rprnAnt o. I115Oa hn