Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-08

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by the Senate the House of Representatives
concurring) that the President be requested to
enter into negotiations with the present pro-
visional government of the late kingdom of
Hawaii for the admission of the island
as a territory into the United States
and to lay any convention which he
may make before Congress for ratification by
legislation" Under the objection of Senator
White the resolution went over till tomorrow
The anticipation bill was then taken up and
Mr.. White made another argument against the
George substitute for it.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 81 The Senate got
rid to-day of the legislative incubus under
which it has labored since the first day of the
session. The anti-options bill reached the
point at which voting began at 3:l5 p. NJ. The
first vote was on the amendment offered By Mr..
Villas to the George substitute, and the amend
ment was rejected-yeas 81; nays, so. Then
yeas, 49, nays, ST. And finally the bill was
passed by vote of 40 to g. Pairs were an
nounced between Messrs. Carlisle and Paddock.
AldrIch and Quay, Bate and Allen, Jones (Nev J
and saunders. Pasco and easy, Vance and
Warren. The bill is one passed by the
House .of Representatives June g, 1892,
with various senate amendments thereto
The notifications appropriation bill was
taken up Mr. Sherman moved to have the
Nicaragua bill taken up as to make it the
unfinished business after the appropriation
bill. After some discussion the motion was
rejected The first amendment to the forth
tcations bill ian item of $4,000 for gun
and mortar Platforms having been read,
MI. Dolph took the floor and continued the
speech which he had begun this morning on
ian Islands. He yielded later temporarily to
permit notices to be given of memorial services
on Friday next. Mr.. Dolph then went on with
the reading of his speech; most of it was de-
voted to the question of the Nicaragua ship
canal, it having been originally prepared a a
argument in favor of the pending bill on that
subject When he closed. the consideration of
the fertilization bill was proceeded with No
progress, however was made.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb. 1.-Immediately
after the routine morning business the COM
mlttee on appropriations asserted its right of
precedence and malnta!ned 1t up to adjourn
ment 1t even refused to yield TO the urgent ap-
peal of Mr.. Harris to let him report substitute
on the quarantine bill and to have action upon
it. The fertilization bill the first OF
the general bills to come before the SEN
ate; and 1t was passed after rather interesting,
though not novel, discussion on the subject of
coast Notifications. The army appropriation
bill was then taken up and passed with but II
single Notwithstanding the monthly
pay of sergeants of the army. The District of
Columbia bill came next in order. All the COM
mittee amendments were agreed to, except one
that was reserved for action tomorrow looking
to the erection ola 100000 municipal building in
Washington city, ard the bill went over. Mr..
FELTON, sent to the clerks desk, and had read,
resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce of San Francisco Cal, hailing
with satisfaction the friendly offer TO be made
by the Hawaiian government to cede the islands
to the United States and urging prompt accept
| ance of the proposed cessation. Referred.
Alter short executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. with the excep-
ton of one hour in the early part of the day
and little longer time in the evening to-day s
session of the Senate held behind closed
doors, and was spent in the consideration of the
French and Swedish eXtradition treaties, and
incidentally of the Hawaiian question. In the
open session the Chandler Hawaiian resoluti on
Offered some days ago. was referred 10 the COM
mittee on foreign relations Messrs. Hale and
Blackburn were appointed tellers to as
slst IN counting the presidential votes,
and Mr.. Carlisle's resignation as senator
from X ntucky was presented. The district APP
n. q
passed. concurrent resolution from the leg
1slature OF oregon requesting the senators from
That state to use all honorable means to secure
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States was presented ana referred. The
Senate to-day ratified the French eXtradition
treaty alter making amendments eXpugnlng
mlSdemeanors and Ot1enSes of political char
acter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb S-The question of
the repeal of the Sherman act or at least of the
suspension of the silver bullion purchase pro-
vision of it, UNEXPECTEDLY precipitated in
the Senate to-day by Mr.. Teller. He made the
presentation of some petitions on the subject
the occasion for launching out into dis
cussiOn of the whole question and expressed
his confident assurance that the repeal
of the sherman act was not among the
possibilities of the present session. He COM
mented with some bitterness upon newspaper
statements as to the determination of President
elect Cleveland to have the Sherman act re-
pealed. Mr.. Vest repealed the newspaper state
ments as unworthy of consideration. Mr.
Sherman stated that he had not moved TO take
up the bill because he was not satisfied that
there was majority in its favor. And finally
notice was given by Mr.. Hill that he
a motion to take up the bill and
pass it. But after all, the feature of the pro-
ceeding was Mr.. shermrn's implied threat that
cloture would be applied in the Senate If nee
essary to give effect to the Will of the majority.
Mr.. Mitchell reported from the judiciary COM
mittee bill to pay the awards OF the court OF
claims in the French spoliation cases. Caien-
dar. House bill to ratify and confirm agree
ment with the Kickapoo Indians in Okla
homa territory appropnatlng S64 fer
that purpose was passed with amendments) and
a conference asked. At P NJ. the business of
the Senate was suspended in order that tri butes
might be made to the memory of the late SEN
ator Barbour, of Virginia. EuIogies of the
dead senator were pronounced by Messrs.
Daniel, Henderson, Faulkner, Gallinger, Platt,
HILL Htscock and Hunton, Mr.. Barbour's sue
cessor In the Senate. Then the Senate adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 4.-The Senate
passed the House bill relating to bills of lad1ng
after amending it. AS passed by the Senate, ii
is made unlawful to insert in the bill Of ladlng
of any vessel any kind Of a clause relieving #
from liability for damage arising from negli-
gence failure in proper loading or delivery
of merchandise committed to its charge; or to
release the vessel on account OF not being sea-
worthy. The bill of lading provision is not
to apply to live stock and any refusal to Is.
sue such bill of lading as is prescribed in the
bill is punishable by fine of not more than
$4,000 Two hours were set apart for the con.
sideration of House bills on the calendar and
eighteen of them were passed. and after thai
the House bill to ratity the agreement with
the Cherokees for the cession OF theiI
interest in the Cherokee outlet lands
and appropriating over S6,500,0o0 to carry
out was taken up, discussed and passed
in the shape of a substitute. The quarantine
bill was just reached when the limit of time
expired, and Mr.. Harris gave notice that he
would move TO take it UP and pass it on Mon
day. Senator Morgan introduced @ resolution
which was agreed to requesting the President
to send to the Senate draft of the annexation
treaty negotiated in 1854, but not completed
between the Observation-Disclosures of the United
States and the kingdom OF Hawaii, and
With the correspondence between the two
governments relating to the negoIia-
lions. Senator Morgan stated that under the
present circumstances the text of this treaty
would be of interest to the Senate and he
wanted it placed before them for the simple
perpose of receiving all the information posi-
BILE.
Memorial proceedings in memory of Mr..
Gamble Is. D.. Mr. Ford (Mich) and Mr.. Stack
house E. C.) late members of the House O.
Representatives, were then held.
House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., JAM sc. The session o
the House to-day was brief. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was further considered, but
not disposed of. 1t will probably be dis
posed of to- morrow. Senate bill was passeC
10 refer to the court of claims the claim
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