Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-15
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Inc SdIleTlSSy was notably large, despite the
well understood fact that little business be-
yond the presentation of the Presidents mes
sage and the proceedings incident thereto
would # be v,tr At - O'Clock the
Senate was called to order. The invocation
was delivered by. the Rev. w. Fl. Mflburn,
the the blind td1d,; chaplain He made beautiful
President" who awaited news from the bed
SIDE or the mother to whom he is devoted,
and prayed that she might have a peaceful
passage to the celestial shore. Mr. MorrfIl
OF Vermont was first recognized by the Vice
President. He offered a resolution, which
was passed IN usual form, that the secretary
inform the House that the Senate was in
session ana ready to- proceed to- business.
Mr.. Allison Qa.) presented a resolution that
a committee of two senators be appointed
10 join like committee from the House to
INFORM the President that Congress was in
session ana prepared to receive any conf
Immigration 1 which he may desire to make to-
Il. Inc resolution was passed and the Vice.
president named Senators Allison and Cor
man (MdO as the Senate committee. By
resolution of Mr. .Cullom Qll) the time Of
daily meeting OF the Senate was fixed at IL
0 CLOCK noon. A recess was then taken until
l O'Clock. AT 1 80 the Senate reconvened
ana Mr.. Allison reported tnat the President
had informed the committee that he would
lminedlately communicate with Congress In
writing and he expressed the hope that the
deliberations of Congress might result in
great good to the country and reflect honor
on itself. The Presidents message was pre-
scented by Mr.. Pruden, the Presidents as
slstant secretary, and at 1:35 was laid be-
tore the Senate and read. Senator'S gave
the closest attention to the reading Of the
message. majority of them. following It
from printed copies with which they had
been supplied. That part of the message
which dealt with the Cuban question and
outlined the policy of the administration
with reference to that question was listened
10 with particular interest. The reading
Of the message was concluded at $50 Mr..
Walthall (Miss.) was recognized and an
ames the death e Of his eoleagug
of respect the Senate adjourned until tomor-
row.
A new member, II. D. S. Money of Mis-
s1ssippf was introduced in the Senate on the
7th and after some brief criticism Of the
form of his credentials. the oath Of office
was administered to him. During the. ses-
sion lOS bills, many of which were private
ton to several joint resolutions and some
Senate resolutions An interesting contest
for precedence in consideration by Mr.:
Lodges immigration bill and the proposed
legislation to confer authority upon the
President to act for the protection of the
government's interest at the sale of the
Kansas Pacific was pending at the close Of
the session. The probability is that it will
be arnfcabIy arranged before the Senate
convenes ON the 8th.
The session of the Senate on the 9Th oc-
cupied less than an hour. A resolution pre-
sented by Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.), declaring
it to be the sense of the Senate that the
United States should recognize the political
of remarks by the Nebraska senator, in
which he. criticised the President for not
carrying into effect the pledge Of the Re-
publican party made in its last platform
to recognize the independence Of the Gu
bans. Mr.. Hoar (Mass.( presented resolu-
ton expressing the regret of the Senate at
the news of the death of Representative
Ashley B. White of MASSACHUSETTS,. and pro-
viding for an adjournment as further mark
of respect. At $3.50 O'Clock the resolution
was adopted and the Senate adjourned
rINl>a
amount Of business, although NO very i'm
portant measures were considered or passed
and there was very little debate. Senator
GalIinger, chairman of the committee On
pensions called attention to the increasing
demand for private pension legislation, and
requested senator's to be careful in the fu-
sions were meritorious before they were in
troduced. Mr.. Mcbride (Or.) secured the
passage of a resolution asking the secretary
of war for such information concerning the
needs Of the Alaskan miners in the Yukon
valley as he might have in his possession.
The Senate then began the consideration OF
private pension bills under the special order.
During the hour allowed forty-fve bills were
passed, the majority of them being for in
creaSeS to pensions now received
House.
The opening day of the regular session in
the House on the 9th passed without I'M
usual incident of any character. The for
malities attending the inauguration Of the
session are dry, and except as a spectacle,
ed the galleries. AS the hands of the clock
pointed to II, Speaker Reed assembled the
rostrum. One crack of the gavel sublued
the din on the floor, and the conversation in
the galleries. On motion of Mr.. Hopkins
(Rep., I'D the clerk directed to notify
the Senate that the House was ready for
business, and on motion of Mr.. Dingley,
resolution was adopted for the appointment
of committee of three to join the commit
tee of the Senate to wait on the President
and inform him that Congress was ready to
receive any communication he desired to
make. The speaker selected Messrs. Ding
ley Me-; Grosvenor 90 and Bailey (Text,
lowed the committee into the hall on its
return, Immediately presented the message
Of the President. which, by direction Of
Speaker Reed, was read at the clerks desk.
The message was listened to with earnest
ness, especially the portions dealing with
the question of revising currency legis-
The reading consumed an hour and twenty
minutes. On motion of Mr.. Dingley the
message was referred to the committee OF
the whole and ordered printed Att BOO the
House adjourned until the 9TH.
The House Of Representatives, Settled down
to the customary routine on the It'll Rev.
delivered the Invocation today, in his appeal
to the throne of grace, asked for the Divine
blessing upon the President in his hour of
trial and anxiety. After the reading of the
journal leave was asked by several of the
more important committees to sit during the
sessions of the House and for the printing
These were the customary requests incident
to the serious work of the session and were
granted The Presidents message transmit
ting the report of the special commission
on the Paris international exposition in 1900
and recommending liberal appropriation
for our representation at the exposition was
laid before the House. Mr.: Dinghy, from
the committee on ways and means, then pre-
sented a resolution adopted by that COM
mittee for the distribution! of the Presidents
message to the several committees having
jurisdiction of the various subjects treated
Mr. Walker (Rep., MasssN chairman of the
banking and currency committee, asked for
a rereading Of the portion of the resolution
giving the ways and means committee juris-
diction of all the portions relating to 1.-The
revenues the national finances, the public
debt and the preservation of the public
credit A very considerable debate fol-
lowed upon what the language of the resolu-
ton meant, and the issue as to jurisdiction
of the currency problem as between the
ways and means and the banking and cur
rency was sharply raised. At 2 o'clock the
debate in the House the resolution for
the distribution of Presidents message
closed after sharp debate ON the civl-service
question. Mr.. Dingley modified the resolu-
ton so as to, make it agreeable to Mr. Walk
er and others of the currency committee
after which it was agreed to without further
division. AND the House adjourned.
The session OF the House the Sth lasted
only fifteen minutes. w. A. Stone REP
Pa \ rpDnrted the pension aDDrODr3 tion hill