Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-10

augura ton ceremony, and the session came
to close without further Legislative bust
ness. After the proceedings at the east
front of the capitol, the senator's returned
TO ne meo an6 fHq ii RS
agreed that the daily sessions shall begin
at II. Thereupon, at 2:10 p. m, the Sen
ate adjourned until the next day.
The opening proceedings i'll the Senate on
the 5th were of a routine character. Flow
ers were in abundance and Mark Hanna was
sworn in as Secretary Shermans successor.
The usual formalities of notifying the Presi-
dent were gone through with and then the
doors We're closed to consider the fabhe
lowing nominations to the Senate Secre
tary of State, John Sherman of Ohio; Secre-
illinois; Secretary of war, Russell A. ,Alger
of Michigan: Acknowledgement, Joseph Nc
Kenna Of California; Postmaster,Gteneral,
the Navy, John D. Long of Massachusetts,
Secretary of the Interior, Cornelius n. Bliss
Of New wilson H9r Of aTa @ sendfe
firmed MI. Sherman as secretary of state
and then took recess The other cabinet
nominations were referred to the proper
committees and they at once took them un-
der consideration. The usual custom of the
Senate is to confirm any man VINO has
been member of the Senate, and for this
reason Mr.. Sherman'S nomination was i'm
mediatey confirmed. The first nomination
taken up as soon as the Senate reconVened
at O'Clock was that Of Mr.. Gage to the
secretaryship of the treasury. This nomlna-
ton caused considerable discussion, the sill
yer of the Senate taking occasion to
point out the position Of Mr.. Gage on the
financial question. Silver senators who did
the talking said they did not intend to in
terpose any objection to the confirmation.
but they wanted to make it plain that while
there were pledges made by the new admin.
istration for bimetallism, the new secretary,
they said, was gold man. The other nomi-
nations were confirmed without debate.
Nothing was said on the Democratic side
concerning the cabinet opposition. Senator
Tell (Silver Rep) made the principal
speech. After discussing the nomination
of Mr.. Gage for some time he took up that
of Mr.. Bliss to be secretary of the interior.
Matters in the interior department, he SAID,
were for the most part legal questions re-
QuiriIC a knowledge Of the law. Mr.. Bliss
was not lawyer, but Il banker and bust
ness man who knew nothing OF the many
questions which were to come before him
secretary of the interior. Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts paid high tribute to Mr..
Bliss and pointed out that many OF the
questions decided by the secretary or the
interior were prepared by law clerks, and
no matter how good lawyer man might
be. he could not investigate all the matters
that came before him and for that reason
law force had been provided to assist the
secretary in his work. He said that the
business ability of Mr.. Bliss was unQues
toned After little more talk about the
nominations they were confirmed without
objection. The Senate adjourned until the
Sth
The House galleries were thronged with
visitors all day on the LIST. but the eros DIS
witnessed nothing beyond the dulleSt of
routine matters until the last half hour of
the session, when the phi to prohleit the
transmission of detailed accounts of prize
fights by mail or telegraph was brought up.
This led to Il very lively skirmish, in which
prize fighting was denounced on all sides
and the advocates of the bill insisted that
1.-The Sickening details should be sup
pressed in the interest OF good morals
But the BIZ! met with strenuous opposition
on the ground that ii would tend to es-
tablish a censorship of the press. At the
end of the debate. which was participated
in by Messrs Aldrich OF Illinois, Grosvenor
of Ohio. Morse of Massachusetts. in favor
of the bill and Messrs. DOckery of Mis-
souri, and Cummings of New York. in OPP
position. the adverSarieS OF the measure
Outvoted the friends of the bill on several
flibusterng motions, but an agreement for
a recess until 10 o'clock the next day put
an end to hostilities. The bill now be-
comes unfinished business whenever the call
of committees is reached. but as conference
reports have the right Of way, ii is doubt
full whether that order of business will
again be reached this session. The Senate
bill to test the merits Of patent postal
card was laid on the table. The sundry civil
bill was sent to conference. The poStoffice
appropriation bill was also disposed Of III
the same manner
The House waited about half an hour on
the I'd for the appearance of conference
ports. The District Of Columbia and naval
Appropriation bills, which came from the
Senate, were sent to conference The SEN
ate armor plate amendment was included
Mr. DalZell of Pennsylvania made caustic
reply to recent structures on Justice Shiras
of the Supreme court. he declared the jus
ticc was righteous Judge: that he had not
changed his mind on the income tax ques-
tion, and that the contrary report was
MesSrs. McMilin and De Almond replied to
Mr.. DaiZell, and dared him to specifically
deny that Justice Shiras had changed his
vote Mr. Dalzell insisted that there was
no proof it was Justice Shiras who had
changed, and that the burden Of proof was
on the other side. Mr.. De Almond said the
i1Icfi 20 hjIp1Ea
himself about with imaginary walls Of
propriety in such a matter Of public concern
The House unanimously voted that Mr..
Black Of Georgia. whose seat was contested
by Thomas e. Watson. the late Populist
candidate for vice-president, is entitled to
the seat. Mr.. Aldrich called up the anti
prize fighting bill to prevent detailed re-
ports of fights, but it was contested with
motion for recess for an hour and the
members made a hard fight for the Senate
amendment to restore to entry the p ,0OOQO0
acres reserved as forest reservations by the
Presidents executive order of February -,
despite the warning of Mr.. Cannon that the
final incorporation Of this item in the bill
would result in its nOn-enactment into law.
The House finally agreed to a substitute
proposition to that of the Senate, by which
the President was authorized to modify or
revoke any existing order (by which Mr. Nc
Kinlcy could reverse Mr.. Cleyelands action)
The weary legislators of the House, after
snatching few hours sleep after the re
cess at 3 O'Clock in the morning, met again
al o.
work Of closing up the business of the SEES
sion All day and all night they labored,
while oblivious to the SightSeerS who
swarmed through the rotunda and main
corridors, making communication betweeE
the two houses almost impossible Chair
man Cannon of the appropriations commit
tee fought like a trojan during the day.
BY a tremendous majority the House voted,
1893 to 81, to override the Presidents veto
of the immigration bill; First in order
came the Indian bill. The action Of the
House conferees in accepting. a Senate
amendment to detach from oklahoma the
Usage and Kansas Indian reservations and
attach them to the Indian territory aroused
fierce opposition from Mr.. Flynn, delegate
from Oklahoma. The conference report
was defeated-J7 to 100. This was the first
serious setback the appropriation bills had
received in the House The House ordered
the hill back to conference. Mr.. Cannon
sought to put the general deficiency bill
into conference under suspension Of the
! rules but the friends of the Bowman act
claims, amounting to $500, 900, resisted with
| the purpose of forcing an agreement for
separate vote on the amendment carrying
| these claims. The rules wert suspended
| 1872 to 75-and the bill went to conference.
| Shortly after o'clock the first conference
| report on the naval bill reporting q par
| tial agreement was agreed to. The motion
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