Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-14
IN CONGRESS.


The Senate.
WASHINGTON, d. c. March Ex-senator
Hill Dem, n. y to-day in the Sen@Je i'll
troduced resolution instructing the finance
committee to omit the internal and direct
tax features from the tariff bill and to place
a sufficient duty upon imports to pro-
vide revenue for the government Mr..
Harris Dem., TENN moved the sec
ond reading of the Bland seigniorage bill.
Considerable discussion followed, in which
Senators Allison, Hale, Henderson and
Stewart took part. The bill went over until
tomorrow. The presiding officer laid be-
fore the Senate the report of the conference
committee on the urgency deficiency bill. A
conference was ordered. At 800 the Senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March I'm the
House to-day the pension bill was taken up.
Mr.. GrOsvenOr rep, o. offered an amend
ment to increase the amount carried by the
bill from $3.50 900, 900 to $165000, 600 De
feated Mr. Picker (Rep., S. d. offered an
amendment to make the reports of the eX-
aiming surgeons open to the inspection of
the attorneys and applicant. Agreed to.
The bill was then passed without division
and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March SIN the Sen
ate to-day Mr.. White Dem, La caused
his resignation to be read. The seigniorage
coinage bill came up and Mr.. Sherman adj
dressed the Senate on the measure. The
bill went over until tomorrow and the Sen
ate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 9.-Senator
PETER, at the opening of the session of the
Senate to-day, offered a resolution providing
various newspapers that certain senators
had utilized knowledge gained officially for
dealing in sugar stocks and had made large
gains. Then came up the Bland seignior-
age bill as unfinished business. Mr.. Ali
son asked that the bill go over until
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Henderson
inquired if amendments could be offered.
Mr.. Harris replied that he did not think
he would consent to this Considerable dis
cussiOn followed, and finally Mr.. Harris
suggested that Wednesday vote be taken
on Mr.. AllisOn's motion to reconsider, and
if that failed Mr.. Henderson might move
to commit to the finance committee the
final vote to be taken Thursday at 2 o'clock.
This was agreed to and debate on the bill
was then resumed. Mr.. Villas led off in OPP
position. At4:25 the Senate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 6.-The House
adopted the MCGann resolution for an in
vestigatiOn of the course of Judge Jenkins
in issuing an order restraining Northern
Pacific Railway employees from striking. A
resolution adopted by Mr.. Strait Dem, S.
c., that the appointment ola naval cadet for
South Carolina from Alabama was illegal
and void was adopted. The pension bill
was then taken up i'll committee of the
whole the House being addressed by Mr..
Sickles Dem, n. " After the committee
arose bill was presented for change in the
method Of auditing Treasury Department
accounts, and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March TN the
Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman (Rep., o.
moved the re-reference of the seigniorage
coinage bill to the finance committee.
Lost The bill was then passed to a third
reading. Final passage was prevented, and
on request of Mr.. Sherman the bill went
over until tomorrow. Mr.. Morgan Dem,
Ala.) introduced a resolution asking the
President for information regarding the
landing of British forces at Bluefields, Mica
ragua. Referred to the foreign affairs COM
mittee. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 8.-The Presi-
dent transmitted some additional Hawaiian
correspondence to the House to-day. The
Senate bill to amend the act to establish the
Smithsonian Institute was passed The
conference report on the urgent deficiency
bill was presented by Mr.. Avres and agreed
to. Mr.. Richardson, from the joint commit
tee on expenditures in the executive
departments called up the bill to re-
form the method of accounting and audit
ing in the customs department of the treas
ury. The bill abolishes the Office Of COM
missioner and assistant commissioner of Gus
toms. 1t was passed. The House then
went into committee Of the whole for the
OOIlSluGIdIlOll Oh the DlSIT1CG OF COIGlnDla
appropriation bill. After debate the COM
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 9.-In the
House to-day bills were introduced: Mr..
DOolittle (Wash.) for 100000 to be set
aside, the interest thereon to go for the sup
port of college for orphans of soldiers aud
sailors; Mr.. McRae Ark to prohibit the
payment Of a bounty for the production of
raw sugar and to put refined sugar on the
free list. The House in committee of the
whole considered the District of Column
bia bill. In the course Of debate, Mr..
Kilgore denounced the district press
as subservient tools of all jobs in
the district to plumber the treasury.
At o'clock the debate closed and voting
took place on various amendments. At
5 o'clock, without completing the consider
alton of the bill, the House took a recess
until clock, the evening session to be de-
voted to private pension bills. Several
measures were passed at that time.