Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-03-06

bill to amend the Chicago public building
bill SO as to provide for the sale Of the old
Vas passed with nna O strkb 6dd d
the word 'highest.'' Mr.. o'Nei iINl Mass ee5
presented the conference report on the pen
been reached, he explained, on ali points.
The report was agreed to-1S0 to II. The
conference reports on the bill to restore the
pension of Gen. Harrison G. Hobart of Mil
waukee from $40 10 SEC and to amend the
act for the regulation of steel vessels, were
ed to the consideration of bills reported from
The, first bill called up by Chairman Bank
head was that to purchase the southern
half Of what is known as the ''Mahone
square" as a site for a new building for
the government printing Office. A parlia-
nentary snarl soon deadlocked the House
and an; the whole question Of the selection Of
Henderson then called up the conference
report on the postoffice, appropriation BILL
and Mr.. Loud (Rep., CALI moved to concur
In the Senate amendment designed TO de-
stroy the effect of the postmaster-general'
order requiring railway mail clerks to live
on the line of railroads to which they are
assigned. but requiring future appofntees
to do So Mr.. LIQUIDS motion was agreed to
-122 to 81. The twenty-one pension bills
were passed. By unanimous consent the
Dll!s granting an American register to the
British built steamer Kahului, and to amend
the act to forfeit certain lands granted to
railroads were passed.
n,
the closing hours of Congress showed itself
in the House in the miscellaneous character
OF the business transacted. An attempt to
pass a bill to pension Hiram Rhea an al
legged member Of the Tenth regiment of
North Carolina mounted infantry, over the
veto Of the President failed, 96 to 1873, both
the veto and the report of the secretary of
the interior showing that Rhea was alleged
TO have been at the time he was wounded
4 member of an armed band of guerillas.
The House, by vote Of 115 to $780, decided
TO further insist on its disagreement to the
Senate amendment to the consular and dip
lomatic appropriation bill providing for the
Hawaiian cable. The Senate bill to regu-
late the deductions from the gross tonnage
OF vessels for the purpose of determining
the net tonnage (Which forms the basis of
port charges) was passed, and several con-
ference reports on bills of minor Importance
were agreed to. The House, after passing
few bills relating to the District of Column
bia adjourned.
Washington. D. c., March when the
House met fifty members with upifted
requests for unanimous consent Were cut off
by the presentation of the conference report
was agreed to. The senate amendments to
the sundry civil bill were disagreed to and
sent to conference, under suspension of the
rules The legislative, executive and judi
cal bill was also sent to conference. Tho
Storer amendment to the interstate COM
merce bill was lost. Mr. Wilson, chairman
or the ways and means committee, moved
the passage under suspension of the rules,
or the substitute reported from his commit
ton of fur seals in Behring sea. The Sen
ate anti-lottery bill was passed The con-
ference report on the bin to pension Cath
crime y. Culver was agreed to. The House
resolution to refund the state of West Vir-
glnia SlSl.30j, her share of the direct war
tax Of 1861. less $27. 1913. the amount here
tOfore paid by the government, was passed.
An order was made to send the deficiency bill
TO conference if it came from the Senate
later, and then. at 800. the House took a
recess until O'Clock. the night session to
be devoted to private pension bills.
IVA, Washington int d. c. March AFTER the
over the Senate provision in the sundry civil
bill appropriating $4,000 600 for the payment
of sugar bountieS earned up to June 30, 1895
which resulted in the adopting of an amend
ment shortly after midnight this morning
the session dragged YEARLY on through the
preparation bills had been sent back to con-
ference. As the dawn was breaking the
House took recess until o'clock this aft
ernoon. and the vorn-out members hurried
home TO catch a few hours rest and nerve
themselves for the siege, which promised to
last until Monday noon. When the Speaker
again took the chair at O'Clock more than
half the members were in their seats. A
motion to suspend the rules and pass bill
John A. McClernand of Illinois encountered
the aggressive opposition of Mr.. Jones Dem..
Ha) This opposition dreW from Mr.. SickIes.
Guent appeal that fairly made the ceiling
ring with the plaudits from the floor and
galleries: Let US pass one good bill said
ones we have passed. I grateful country
should not allow Gen John A. McCIernand
of Lincoln to me when he spoke Of Douglas
Dix. Logan and McClernand In my humble
way had offered my services for the union,
and Mr.. Lincoln said to me that the action
of such men as Logan, Dix, McClernand and
myself had lifted great burden from his
shoulders If this is to be a party war;,
said he then it cannot succeed, but when
see great Democratic leaders coming for
ward from the ranks, lift up my hands and
grasp" AT the conclusion of Mr.. Sickles
speech the bill was sassed with whirl. At
6:1o o'clock recess was taken until 1880.
sundry civil bill was called up. When the
proposition for an international monetary
conference Ito which the House conferees
demanded time. Later Speaker Crisp was
unanimously chosen one of the delegates.
sundry civil bill was out of the way so far
as the House was concerned. Several bills
consent including the following: Senate
| resolution calling on the President to insist
upon Spain carrying out her agreement with
Antonio Maxim Mora. amounting to ST.
100000 At 10 D. m Mr.. Holman presented
the final report on the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t showed that the Serate had yielded
to the House on the provision for the eX
tinctioH of the contract school system at the
limit, and the House had yielded to The
Senate amendment for the purchase from
the Ogden Land company of the title Of
the lands within the Cattaraugus and Ale
gheny Indian reservations. The report was
agreed to. After further discussion the
conference report on the whole general def
cheney bill was agreed to- The anti-teXine
bill was then nasSed-143 to 81. The naval
bill (the last of the appropriation bills) hav-
ms been received from the Senate. Mr. Tai
bott moved to suspend the rules and agree
to the Senate amendments to the naval ap-
preparation bill. This done. thus leav-
ing the naval bill as it was amended by the
SGn3tC EOQSN then recess
until a. N.