Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
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Saturday April 2s-Mr Pettigrew asked
immediate consideration Of resolution ex-
tending sympathy and hopes for success to
the Beers in their war with Great Britain.
committee on foreign relations was carried
by 81 to IL. Efforts to secure a quorum
failed, and the resolution remains subject
to call at any time. A resolution was
adopted providing that the exercises appro-
pirate to the reception and acceptance from
the Grand Army of the Republic of the
erected in the capitol, be made the special
order for Saturday, May 10, at q p. m.
The following bills were passed: For the
establishment, control operation and main
tenance OF tho northern branch of the Ma
tional Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers, at Hot Springs. in South Dakota, and
appropriating $4,000 for the purpose.
Monday, April 30.--By vote of % to 20
refused to consider the pro-Boer resolution
introduced by Mr.. Pettigrew. Agreed to
the conference report on the amendatory
priating $4,000 to enlarge and improve the
public building at Burlington, Ia. Agreed
to the conference report on the bill in be-
half of Northwestern lumbermen. authoriz-
ing the secretary of war to make certain
regulations on the mana cement of loose logs
on several specified rivers.
Tuesday, May 1.--Alaskan civil code bin
passed. amendments being withdrawn.
Harris resolution passed concerning con-
servation of the water of the Arkansas
river for the benefit of Colorado and Kan
of Krupp armOr at Indian Head was agreed
to. Consideration of army appropriation
bill, carrying $114,951, 800, was resumed.
Lodges amendment forbdding establish
ment of telegraph or cable lines in Alaska
not owned and operated wholly by citizens
of the United States was adopted. Berrys
amendment giving preference to nOntrust
bidders on army contracts was defeated, Is
to % Stewards amendment, INTENDED to
prevent Cuban cable monopoly" was re-
jected. Adjourned at o:15 p. ID.
no
creation OF linked memorial parks on the
battlefields of Fredericksburg Chancelors-
vile. the Wilderness and spottsyIyania in
that on Thursday, May 3, he would call up
the Clark contest case for consideration.
Heard Mr.. Mason in support of his PROPOSE
ton to enact legislation to prevent the adul
teratiOn of food. Devoted the rest of the
day to debate on the army appropriation
bill, with the treatment of American sol
diers In the Philippines as the chief SUBJECT.
Thursday, May 3.-Adopted the motion Of
Mr.. HOar to take up the resolution of the
committee on elections declaring that MI
Clark of Montana was not duly elected to
the Senate and then postponed consideration
of the question for Il week. The army APP
preparation bill, after a rather spirited de-
bate, was passed without division. The day
closed with the passage of q number or prl~
yate pension bills, including bills TO pension
Mrs. Julia MacV. Henry, widow Of the late
Gen. Guy V. Henry; Gen. James Longstreet,
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Badger, widow Of the
late Commodre Badger and Mrs. Harriet
Gridley widow Of the late Capt. Gridley Of
the navy.
Friday, May 4.-The Senate session was
rendered especially notable by the passage,
after debate lasting only three hours, of
the army reorganization bill. In military
circles the measure is regarded as one Of
the most important of the present session.
1t practically reyOlutiOniZes the present stan
arrangements of the army. 1t proposes to
appointments in certain staff corps to one
of detail by gradual process. as the Oil
GERS now in those corps 90 out of active
service. A Senate bill to pay $299S TO
Rachel Wilson of Harrison county, West
Virginia, for the services of her father,
Col. Banjamin Wilson, in the Revolutionary
war, was passed. The beneficiary OF the
bin is one of twenty-nine children or Col
Wilson. After n short executive session the
Senate at $40 adjourned until Monday.
House.
Saturday. April 2S.-The House passed 4
number of bills of Importance and the ma
jor portion of the session was devoted TO
the Senate bill to create commission TO
adiudicate the claims of citizens of the
United States against Spain. assumed by
this country by the treaty of Paris. The
bill was finally recommitted to the commit
tee on war claims, with instructions to re-
port back q bill to refer the claims to the
court of claims. The Senate bills to recog
nize the services of Lieut. Newcomb and
the officers and men of the revenue cutter
Hudson, which rescued the torpedo boat
WinsIow at Cardenas. Cuba. by comforting
gold and silver medals upon them and TO
retire Capt. Hodgsdon of the revenue cut
ter HUGH McCulloch, for mcritorious sery-
ices, were passed.
Monday, April 3O.-Sent TO the committee
on judiciary the joint resolution for con-
stitutnal amendment to disqualify polyga-
miStS for election as senators or represent
tativcs. BY vote of LA to % passed the
Lacey bill to prohibit the transportation by
interstate commerce Of game killed in viO-
lation of local laws. Agreed to the confer
ence report on the Porto Rico amendatory
resolution. In committee of the whole CON
sidered the Senate bill for the creation Of
Il commission to study and report upon the
Industrial conditions in China and Japan.
Struck out the enacting clause by vote of
5S to "a after amending it by reducing the
number of commissioners from five TO three,
providing that not more than two of these
shall be of the same political party, and
that none shall be members of either branch
of Congress. Motion to strike out enacting
clause was pending in open session when adj
iOuTnmcnt was voted
Tuesday. May 1.-Entire day was devoted
to consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill.
Wednesday, May BY vote of 225 TO
So passed bin providing for the construction
Of a protected but not a fortified Nicaragua
canal.
Thursday, May 3--passed the Nee
Home bill without division. The remain
der of the day was devoted to the sundry
civil appropriation bin, the last but one of
the great supply bills.
Friday May 1.-The House made fair
progress with the sundry civil appropriation
BILL completing 13 of the 132 pages of the
measure, Much OF the time was consumed
in an effort of the members of the naval
committee to cripple the coast and geodetic
survey in retaliation for the refusal of the
House to agree to their recommendation,
when the naval bill was before the House,
to place the survey of the waters of our
insular possessions in the hands of the navy.
They tried TO strike out the item in the bill
authorizing the coast survey to survey the
coasts in the jurisdiction of the United
States, but were defeated. They made Il
point of order held against new vessel
for the survey and against an appropriation
of 1852, 745 for enlisted men on survey yes
sells, but the latter appropriation went back
in the bill in another form.