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


courts of the United States was reported back
adversely from the judiciary committee and
placed on the calendar. Messrs. Pugh, Coke
and George of the committee dissented from
the report
WASHINGTON. o. c., Feb. 21.-The desk occu-
cupied by Senator Carlisle, of Kentucky, when
he resigned his seat in the Senate in order to
take one at the cabinet table, was decorated to-
day with the model of log cabin standing in
garden of roses. 1t was in honor of Mr.. Car
isles successor, Mr.. Lindsay, who appeared and
took the oath of Office, and subsequently cast
his first vote as senator on a proposition re-
speeding a site fox new government printing
rise to a rather heated discussion was one in
reference to the expenses ofthe soldiers homes,
and that discussion drifted naturally to the
question of pensions. The credentials OF Will
lam Y. Allen, as senator from Nebraska from
the 4th Of March next, In place of Mr.. Paddock,
were also presented and placed on file
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 22.-To-day's session
of the Senate was preiaced by the reading of
George Washingtons farewell address. This
appropriate commemoration of the birthday of
the father of our country was introduced five
years ago through a resolution offered by Mr..
Hoar aud on that occasion the address was read
by Mr.. ingalls,, who was then president of
resolution offered by Mr.. HoaD IL was read
by senator Henderson (Neb), who holds
the same Office. Mr.. Henderson is good elo-
cutionist. and his reading had close and respect
full attention on the part of the senators and
visitors in the galleries. There was little time
wasted in finishing up the sundry civil appro.
port on the army appropriation bill was agreed
10, and the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was brought before the Senate. Be-
fore any progress made this bill the
Senate proceeded to consider executive bust
ness. The reading was concluded at P. NJ. The
sundry civil appropriation bill WAS then taken
up aud ali the amendments made in committee
of the whole (some of which had had been re-
served last night were agreed to. Mr.. Davis
(Rep. Minn) renewed the amendment offered
by him last night to strike out the proviso that
the act of March 5, 1891 (repealing the timber
culture lawsl, shall not apply to or affect any
case where contest was pending in the land
act The Vote was taken and Mr..
Davis motion was agreed to-yeas
:S; nays Is. So the proviso was
struck out of the bill. Mr.. Hawley offered an
amendment appropriatlng $780, 600 for the con
struction of the necessary buildings at the mil
itary post at Helena. Mont. and fixing the
WAS then passed. The Senate bill authorizing
the st. Louis & Madison Transfer Company to
construct bridge over the Mississippi River
passed. Mr.. Blackburn gave notice of an
intended amendment to the deficiency bill
Which provides for the payment Of 3l4
The conference report on the army ap.
preparation bill, which had been presented last
week. was called up and agreed to after a dis
cusslon as to the rank which the next chief of
the signal service Is to hold The conference
committee had struck out the Senate amend
ment fixing the rank as lieutenant colonel in
diplomatic appropriation bill was then taken
up; but without any action upon it the Senate
al 2:4o proceeded to executive business. When
the doors were reepened the Senate adjourned
WASHINGTON ID. c., Feb. 23.-Withn less
than an hour two of the general appropriation
bills-the diplomatic and consular or the mill
tary academy-were read, considered and
passed by the Senate. And then the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
(Which appropriates ABOUT So O0O,0OO) was taken
up and considered up TO the time of adjourn
ment, all the amendments that were reported
from the compcittee having been agreed to. ex.
cept to few reserved for discussion and &C
ton tomorrow. There was no discussion at
all either of the first two bills The only
item that might have led to a contest in
the diplomatic and consular bill was the
amendment authorizing the President of the
United States TO direct that the American MIN
lister to any foreign court represented in the
United States by an ambassador, envoy extra
ordinary, minister resident, special envoy, or
charge d atfaires shall be at the same designa-
ton. But no point was made upon it and the
amendment was agreed to. The pensions ap-
preparation bill was reported from the commit
tee on appropriations exactly as it passed the
House and was placed on the calendar to be
called up Tomorrow.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Feb 24-There was de-
bate in the Senate to- day over the question pre-
sented in the legislative appropriation bill
whether The Utah commission, which has
been in existence for the last ten years. should
be abolished as proposed by the House, or con-
tinued in office as recommended by the Senate
committee on appropriations The questi on
was decided IN favor Of continuing the CON-
mission. On motion of Mr.. sherman (Rep,
o. an amendment was agreed to, ordering the
words "We1land Canal to be struck out of
the act of June 19, 1878, to cid vessels
wrecked or disabled in waters coterminous
to the United States and the Dominion OF Can
ada. The explanation was to the effect that as
Welland Canal was entirely In Canadian terri
tory. the existence of these words int he law was
al obstacle to its execution as interfering with
the principle of reciprocity. The question of
clerks to senators was taken up and an amend
ment providing for thirty clerks TO senat rs
who are not chairmen of committees was agreed
to- The total cost of these clerks will be S44, 2?5
per annum.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., Feb. 2a.-After Mr.. Her
berfs House bill for q bridge at Montgomery,
Ala, had been passed the legislative appropria-
tion bill was taken up and an amendment was
agreed to, epprOprfatlng S750 600 for the purchase
Of George Bancroft's library of historical manu-
scripts and represented books and pamphlets.
On motlol of Nh German the clause about
'slums' investigation was struck out of the
bin. MI. Allison offered an amendment re-
latlng to the expectation of commodities by rail
from the United States to foreign countries. 1t
requires collectors of customs to make returns
United States by rail. 1t provides for mani
fest to be delivered to the collector of the Gus.
toms at the frontier port through which the
goods pass into the foreign country; and also
for manifest to tho customs officer at the last
port in the United States, These requirements
however, are not to be held as
applicable to- to goods in in transit be-
ing through foreign territory, or to nero nan
disc in transit beI~een places in the Dominion
of Canada by routes passing through the
United states, or to merchandise arriving at
the ports designated under the authority Of
section 3005 of the Revised Statutes, and Whtc b
may be destined for places in the republic of
Mexico. Mr.. Allison explained that the object
of the amendment WAS to facilitate the prepara-
ton of statistics to the commerce to which
it applies The amendment was agree d
TO. The bill then passed and Mr..
Dawes moved that the Senate insist on its
amendments and ask conference. The
motion was agreed to. Senators Dawes
Allison and Cockren were appointed
cOnferees on the part of the Senate
Mr.. Sherman then novel to proceed to
executive business. Mr. German called for the
yeas and nays on Mr.. Sherman's motion. The
motion was deteated-yeas, Il: nays, &c. After
paying tribute to the memory of the late Rep
resentative Spinola, of New York, the Senate
adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 2O.-Fil ibust ering
against the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill proved Intellectual to-day. 1t was led by
Messrs. w. A. Stone and DalZeu Goth of Penn
syIvania), but they were never able TO muster
more. that seven men to their support, and the
bill passed practically without opposition.
After the disposition Of the two private bills,
the naval and agricultural appropriation bills
were called up under suspension of the rules