Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-21
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March 13.-WithOut
the intervention of any morning business
except the presentation of few petitions
and the introduction of some unimportant
bills, the Senate took up the consideration
of the sclgniorage bill. Senator'S Stewart
and Lindsay spoke in favor, and Mr.. Dolph
spoke in opposition to it. holding that its
between gold and silver. The two senators,
Mr.. McLaurin, of Mississippi, and Mr..
Blanchard, of Louisiana, received their
committee appointments.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 14.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Allison's resolution to
reconsider the vote by which the Bland bill
passed to the third reading was defeated
rs to rs. A motion to commit the bill to
the finance committee was lost-27 to Al.
Mr.. Carey spoke on the bill and had not
concluded when the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-The
seigniorage coinage bill passed the Senate to-
day. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-AHen, BATE BERRY, BLACKBURN,
BLANCHARD, BUTLER CALL, CoCKRELL, COKE,
CoLQUITT, DANIEL, Dubois Faulkner,
GEORGE, GORDON, Hansbrough, HARRIS
HUNToN, IRBY, JONES, (Ark.), Kyle, LIND
SAY, McLAURIN, MARTIN, Mills Mitchell,
Orr, MORGAN, PAscoE, PETER, Perkins,
ROACH, Shoup, Steicart Teller, TURPIE, VEST,
VOORHEES, WHITE, Wolcott-44.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison BRIcE, CAFFERY,
Carey, Chandler Cullom, Davis, Dolph,
Frye, Gallinger, GIBSON, GoEMAYH, Hale,
Hawley, Higgins, Lodge, Mcmillan, Nc
PETERSON, Henderson, MITCHELL (Wis.),
Morrill,, MURPHY PALMER, Plat, Proctor,
SMITH, Stockbridge, Villas, Washburn, VIII
son---31.
Pairs-CAMDEN for with GRAY against;
HILL for with Dixon against; Jones (Nev.)
tor with Hoar against; VANCE for with Sher-
man against.
Summary-Republicans in Roman, Dem
ocrats in SMALL CAPITALS, Populists in itd5ic
For the bill: 4 Populsts, 80 Democrats 10
Republicans-45. Against the bill: 10
Democrats, .! RepubIicans-31.
The House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13-The
House to-day began the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the sundry
civil expenses of the government. Only
three amendments of any Importance were
adopted-one appropriating $43500 for
lighting Hay Lake Channel; another setting
aside $4,000 for the public building at
Buffalo, and another of $4,000 for repair
ing the post-otfice at New York. The
only other amendment of importance was
one made by Mr.. Morse rep, Mass to cut
off the appropriation for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which was lost
Mr.. Cummings presented, as a privileged
report from the committee on naval affairs,
his resolution calling for information from
the secretary of the navy regarding the vio-
lation of the armOr plate contracts by Car
negie, Phipps & Co. Adopted Adj
iOurned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1.-THE
House continued the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Various
amendments were considered. The House
adjourned at $3.50 P NJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-In the
House to-day the bill to ratify the reserva-
ton of lands in Oklahoma for the agri-
cultural college passed Consideration of
the sundry civil bill was then resumed.
Without action the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 16.-The
House to-day continued the consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill Rep
resentative Cummings, of New York, intro
duced five bills affecting the administration
of naval affairs, all OF which have the APP
proTal of the Navy Department. They pro-
vide in substance as follows: Creating the
office of assistant TO the chief of the
bureau of supplies and accounts;
authorizing the judges advocate of
naval general courts martial and courts OF
inquiry and COmmandcrS-ln-chiefO OF naval
squadrOns. commanders Of navy yards and
stations, and officers commandments of navy
wards and stations and officers command
ing naval vessels to administer Oaths; pro-
viding that any alien p years Of age, who
has served two consecutive terms of en-
Gstment in the navy Or one in the
marine corps and has been honora-
bly, discharged shall be admitted to clti-
zenship upon his petition without previous
declaration of intention; and, providing
that whenever the punishment of conviction
Of an officer is left to the discretion of the
court martial the punishment therefor shall
not, in time of peace, be III excess of limit
which the President may prescribe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1.-THE
House met to-day at the usual hour and inn
mediately went into committee Of the whole
on the appropriation measure. Several
amendments were considered and the
House then adjourned till Monday.