Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-23

July 6, 1886 TIE effect is to forfeit all
unearned lands.
Mr.. Bailey Oem.. Tex.) created a ripple
of excitement at the opening session of the
House on the 10th by asking for the i'm
mediate consideration of a resolution to in
veestigate the construction of the battle,
thought the resolution ought to be consid-
cred by the committee OIL naval affairs be-
fore being acted upon 10y the House. He
therefore objected and the resolution was
referred, The House then. on motion of
Mr. Hull. chairman of the committee OH
military affairs, went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the army APP
Precipitation bill. Mr.. Hull explained the
provisions of the bill, which carried S23,-
126,344. $175,973 less than the estimates
and $155,55S less than the current law. The
only new provision in the bill was for the
Abandonment of the army and navy hospital
at Hot Springs, Ark. and the surrender and
transfer of the reservation to the interior
department.
When the House met Oh the 18th the pend
ing question was the adoption of the amend
ment to the army appropriation bill TO eX-
cept the army and navy hospitals at Hot
Springs Ark, from all benefit in the APP
preparation for hospitals Mr.. Little Dem,
Ark forced the yeas and nays, but the
amendment was adopted-151 to so. The
army bill was then passed without division.
Mr. Curtis Rep., \. " reported the mill
tary academy appropriation bill. Mr.. Bah
cock (Rep., Wis.,, chairman of the commit
tee on the District of Columbia. under the
agreement made on Monday, claimed the day
1Or the business from his committee. Three
resolutions relating to the Inaugural ton of
Mr. Mckinley were adopted. One permit
ted the railroads entering the city to lay
temporary tracks for the accommodation of
the travelling public, another permitted the
inaugural committee to occupy government
reservations along the route of the parade
and the third authorized the secretary of
war TO loan all the United States ensigns,
flags and signal numbers not III use at the
time of the Inauguration for the purpose
or decorating the streets on that occasion.
The 18th was private bill day in the House.
but most of the session was devoted to the
passage of the thirty-seven pension and re-
lief bills favoraby acted upon by the com
mittee of the whole The bill to pay Flora
A. Darling, the wife of Confederate gen
eral. S56S3 for Tennessee and Louisiana
bank notes taken from her in 1864 while
under a flag of truce, which was attacked
by Mr.. DaiZell, wa laid on the table Only
five bills were favOrably acted upon today
One of them, Il bill to refer claim OF Thorn
as Il. Reed, a Pennsylvania soldier during
the war. for an unpaid balance Of salary,
to the court of claims, created some merri-
ment. owing to the fact that his name was
identical with that of the speaker of the
House. The other bills were: To pay the
officers and crews of the United States gun
boats kineO and Chocura S12,474 prize
money: to pay William b. Isaacs & Co.
Sl6,9S7. the finding of the court of claims;
to pay George McAlpin, the sutler of the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry. S69O6 lille
gally collected from him; to pay Matthias
Peterson of Spring Valley, Wis. $500 paid
by him for a substitute during the war,
Peterson at that time not being a citizen
of the United States.