Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-30
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate.

Washington, D. c., May 23.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. German spoke on the
tariff bill In the course of his remarks
he said the bill before Congress was not
built on~the lines of the national Demo
cratic platform, but on President Cleve-
lands outlined policy. He said he opposed
the income tax clause, but would bow to
the opinion of his colleagues and vote for
it. He said the Democrats were united
for the bill. Mr.. Teller, to test the sem
timent of the Senate, moved to lay the
bill on the table. The motion was lost
2S to 30. Hill, Irby and the Populists
voted nay. The consideration of the
metal schedule was then resumed
Washington, ID. c., May 24.-The tar
if bill was taken up in the Senate to-
day. The Aldrich amendment to increase
the duty on tin plate to ~ cents pound
was laid on the table, SO to 26. The Jones
tin plate amendment was then adopted,
fixing the duty at 1 1-5 cents, as was al
so the Jones amendment grading the duty
on steel ingOtS, blooms, ETC., according to
size, value, etc. The amendment of AL
len Pop. Neb) to place barbed-wire on
the free list was adopted. Mr.. Powers
amendment to include other classes of
fence wire was defeated. The following
rates were adopted:
Washington, D. c.. May 25.-Mr
Kyle's Hawaiian resolution came up in
the Senate to-day, but went over with
out action. The tariff bill was then taken
up, the metal schedule being under dis
cuSSlOn.
The House.
Washington, d. c., May 22.-The cues
ton OF civil service reform was given full
sway in the House to-day, the occasion
being the amendment to strike out the
paragraph in the legislative appropriation
BILL providing funds for the Civil Service
mi ~ mt
ed by vote of 100 to II, amid great
Democratic applause and Republican cries
of ''SpOilS.' No other amendments of
any Importance were made in the BILL
the only ones adopted being to correct
the totals of a few amendments to which
amendments were made yesterday.
Washington, ID. c., May 23.-In the
House to-day the consideration of the
Civil Service Commission appropriation
was resumed. The House refused to
strike out the clause appropriating &c.
600 for travelling expenses.
Washington, d. c., May 24.-After
clearing the table of some routine busi-
to committee of the whole to consider
the legislative appropriation bill. The
Republicans were unsuccessful in their
efforts to amend the pension paragraph
so as to strike out the 100000 appropria-
ton for special investigation of alleged
MI. ttluerSOn NDem.,. w. val
tried to have struck out the provision for
contingent expenses of the Civil Service
Commission, but was voted down. At
800 the bill was reported to the House.
Separate votes were demanded on Mr.
Hayes amendment declaring the laws
repealed authorizing the docking of men,
bers' salaries for absence, and on the
amendment striking out the appropria-
tons for the civil service. The former
was defeated, 104 to 127, and the latter,
so to 15S, amid Republican applause
The legislative bill was then passed The
House bill to incorporate the Supreme
Lodge of Knights of Pythias was passed
Washington, d. c., May 25.-At the
conclusion of the morning hour the House
went into committee of the whole for con-
sideration of private bills. Mr.. Springer
gave notice that the first thing tomorrow
he would call UP the Brawley bill for re-
peal of the state bank tax law The en-
tire session was consumed in discussion
of an omnibus resolution from the COM
mittee on war claims, grouping together
thirty-seven claims for cotton, etc, aggre
eating $1,040,000. The only business
transacted during the day was the pas
sage of a bill for the relief of Thomas e.
Reed, and the success of this bill seemed
to be due in no small degree to the name.
At o'clock the committee arose and the
House took Il recess until s o'clock.