Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-15
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

ate to extend its sympathy TO the Beers in
their contest with Great Britain. The
adoption of his resolution of sympathy, he
maintained, could not be considered an
unfrendly act by the British government.
under consideration the naval appropriation
bill. Mr.. Chambers amendment to curtaiI
some debate, and finally was laid on the
table, 30 to IA. The bill was not com
rIeted Notice was given that the armor
plate provision would be considered in Sc
cret session, account of certain facts that
were to be called to the Senate's attention.
A bill was passed to provide for survey
of the Illinois river.
Tuesday, May S.-Concluded consideration
of the naval appropriation bill, with the ex-
ception of that section relating to armor
and armament. This went over until
Wednesday, when it will be considered in
secret legislative session A number Of
minor bills were passed, among them one
revenue for internal revenue stamps charged
against them, but not accounted for. The
debate on the naval bill was practically CON
fined to the paragraph relating to the COM
missiOning of naval cadets. The commit
tees amendment striking out the proposition
in the House bill which sought to commits
sion the cadets at the expiration of the four
years term at the naval academy, abolish
ing the preliminary two years at sea, was
carried after warm debate.
Wednesday, May 9-Pra ctically the entire
session was devoted to the section of the
naval appropriation bin relating to armor
and armament. The debate largely hinged
should erect an armor plant of its own:
Senator Tilman presented an amendment
limiting the price to be paid for armor to
$500 per ton. and providing also that the
government should erect plant of its own.
Senators Tillman, Money and Chandler adj
vocated the erection of plant, while Mr..
Hale supported the committee amendment
providing for plant in the contingency
that armor could not be produced for $443
per ton No action was taken On the propo-
sition, the bill going over until Thursday.
Thursday, May 10-Case involving the
seat of Mr.. Clark of Montana was postponed
! until next Tuesday. Mr. Chandler gave no
tice that at the time he would insist that
the case be continuously considered 10 the
exclusion Of all other business. Mr. Sewell
announced that he should object to that.
Mr.. Gallinger addressed the Senate at
length on this resolution. declaring that
the present phenomenal prosperity of the
country is due to the policy OF protection
as embodied in the Dingley tariff law. Bill!
appropriating S1,2Jo,00O for the erection of
a public building at New Orleans was
Chippewa Indian reservations in Minnesota,
the project being to preserve forests on the
reservations as a national park, was passed.
1t creates Il commission TO investigate the
question whether it is practicable and de-
sirable for the United States to create a ma
tional park upon and within the lands
known as the reservations of the Mississippi.
Chippewa, Leech Lake, Winneba gashish and
Cass Lake Indians in Minnesota. the said
lands comprising an area OF about o50o65
acres, including Leech Winnebagoshsh,
Cass and numerous smaller lakes, together
with the Mississippi and other rivers and
streams comprising about one-fourth Of the
entire tract water area. Eulogies on the
late Representative Baird of Louisiana were
delivered by Senators Caffery, Chandler,
Berry, Sullivan and McEnery.
Friday, May n.-After all-day dis
cusson agreement was reached to vote
On the armor plate section at . clock Satur-
day afternoon, May r. During the t discus
Lodge upon the necessity of building up the
United States navy without delay. Mr.
Daniel presented an extended argument in
support of the immediate construction by
the government of armOr factory, while
Mr.. Allison opposed the project of a gov
erLment factory on the score of economy.
House.
Saturday. May 1.-THE Senate amend
ments to the army appropriation bill were
disagreed TO and the bill was sent to con-
ference The House resumed the considera-
There was a protracted contest over several
propositions TO buy $40 acres additional for
the st. Elizabeth insane asylum at $500 an
acre Although it was urged that the land
was badly needed for additional quarters for
the insane, every proposition was defeated.
A few minor amendments were adopted.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed. The Notifications appropriation bill
was sent to conference. Notice was given
that the Peterson Crawford contested cleo
ton case would be called up on Wednesday
next.
Monday, May Suspension day and a
number of bills were passed. The most i'm
general pension laws to provide for
aggregating disabilities under the act Of
1890 without regard to service origin, and
to increase the net income a widow may
have without destroying her right to 4 pen
sion from 500 to $3.50. The purpose of the
bill is to modify rulings of the pension Of
| fee in accordance with the recommendations
of the g. A r. 1t was passed without a
dissenting voice. The bill to, increase the
appropriation for the National guard from
$4,000 TO $1,O000OO was among those
passed. Mr. Sulzer. On. y attempted to
secure action upon his .esoluton expressing
sympathy with the Beers, but was cut off
by the speaker.
Tuesday, May 9-Devoted most of today
to the consideration of private bills recon-
mendeG from the committee on claims and
ten bills were passed. The most importan Mt
to remit the penalties imposed by
the government on the Union iron works of
San Francisco, the builders of the monitor
Monterey, for her failure to make contract
speed Resolution was adopted calling up
the House of the material used in the manu-
facture of oleomargarne.
Wednesday, May 9.-Considered the con
tested election case of Pearson versus
district. The report of the majority was
against the sitting member, a Democrat, on
the general ground that Mr.. Pearson's cleo
ton was prevented by fraud, intimidation
bribery and hloodshed The minority deny
all the allegations of the majority The de
bate was on party lines.
Thursday, May 10.-By the very narrow
margin of two votes unseated Mr. Crawford
of North Carolina, a Democrat and seated
in his place Mr.. Pearson. He is the third
Republican to be seated by the present
House. The minority resolution declaring
the sitting member entitled to the seat was
defeated by one vote. Mr. Jack, a Pennsyl-
yania Republican, voted with the Democrats
both roll calls. On the first vote fifteen
Republicans were absent and impaired, and
on the second twelve were absent and I'M
paired.
Friday May 11.-Mr. Esch (Wis.) called up
and had passed the bill to amend the law
SO as to provide for the Communication of
travel and subsistence allowances of dis
charged officers and soldiers. he explained
the bill proposed to allow uniform rate Of
cents per mile for officers and enlisted
men. The House then went into committee
OF the whole to consider private pension
bills and broke all records, passing $50.
Adjournment until next Monday was then