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


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5-The feature Of
to-day's session of the Senate was the speech
delivered by MI Villas against the anti-optiOn
bill For nearly three hours be held the undi-
V1ded attention of the supporters and Oppo-
nents Of the measure, while he stated constitu-
tional objections which, in his opinion, pre-
cluded the possibility OF its passage by,
the Senate. The bill went over till
Monday next, tomorrow and Saturday
having been set apart for the consideration of
the two bills in relation TO quarantine ana i'm
migration. Mr.. Hill offered the following reso-
luton, which, at the suggestion of Mr. Chand-
Ter, went over till to morrow: RESOLVED, That
the clerk of the Senate be directed to transmit
to the honorable, the secretary OF state,
a copy of Senate bill now pending this
body, entitled "A bill for the suspension of
immigration for one year, and that the secre-
taTy of state be, and hereby is respectfully
quested to inform the Senate at his earliest con-
venience whether the provisions of the said bill
absolutely suspending immigration Tor the
period of year in conflict with any
treaties now existing between the United
States and any foreign countries, and
II So with what countries s and any
necessary for the information of the
Senate in relation to the propriety of
the enactment of the said bill in its present
form" The House joint resolution directing
the secretary Of the treasury to cover back into
the treasury $4S.S00 of the appropriation made
by Congress TO pay the ChoCtaW and ChiCkasaw
tribes of Indians for their interest in lands of
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations Chat
sum being more than was actually due to the
Choctaws and Chickasaws( was taken up and
passed with an amendment.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 4.-She Senate re-
sumed business to-day at the close of it's holt
day recess with a tair show of industry and an
attendance of few more than quorum. At
the suggestion of MIR. Teller. the McGarrahan
bill went over till Tuesday next The Senate at
P. NJ took up the anti-opt1On bill as the untin-
lshed business. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Wash burn, and agreed to, inserting in Sec
ton the words SO as to make the prOv1SO
read: THAT such contract or agreement shall
not be made, settled for delivery set
Element of difference, or by any other
mode of performance or settlement in or upon
any Board of Trade" etc. Mr. White moved to
insert in section 5 the word flour" as one of
the articles referred to. Mr.. Whites amend
ment was agreed to. Mr. White moved to strike
ont the the proviso at the end of Section 2, and
addressed the Senate In advocacy of that mo-
tion. The vote was taken, after further discus
sion, and resulted: Yeas, u; nays, so. AS a
quorum did not vote, the roll of senators was
called. Forty-two senators Gust quorum) an
sWered to their names, but, without further ac-
ton on Mr.. Whites amendment the Senate
went into executive session ard soon ad iourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Go days session
of the Senate was given up exclusively TO the
discussion of the bill on the Subjec of quaran-
tine regulations and its correlativ measure
the bill to suspend immigration for one year.
Many amendments were offered some of which
were agreed to, the others going over until to-
morrow, when the bill again comes up the
special order. The resolutions offered yester-
day by Mr. Hill calling on the State Department
Tor information as to whether the bill to Sus-
pend immigration is in conflict with any treaty
with foreign government was agreed TO with
some verbal amendments.