Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-20
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| A concurrent resolution was agreed
to in the United States senate on the
18th providing for an adjournment Of
congress from December 20 until jan
uary 81 The omnibus statehood bill
and the bill to promote the efficiency
of the militia were discussed, and
bill was introduced to provide gov
eminent for the island of Guam. In
the house bills were passed to pro-
vide for the allotment in severalty of
the lands of the New York Indians;
senate bill for a union railroad station
IN Washington to cost Sd 600, 900, and an
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
a bill was introduced to establish
military camp for the use of the Uni
ted States and national guard troops
IN the vicinity of Camp Douglass, Wis.
A JOINT resolution introduced in
the United States senate on the 10th
by Senator Wetmore was adopted ap-
propriat ting $4,000 for the purchase of
a bronze bust of the late President
Mckinley. When consideration of
the statehood bill was resumed at
two O'Clock it was agreed to discon-
tlnue the debate on the bill at the
conclusion of Senator Dillingham's
remarks, until the senate rcconyenes
on January 5. Senator Dillingham;
concluded his argument in opposition
to the omnibus bill. At 4:15 the SEN
ate went into executive session to
discuss the Venezuelan situation. In
the house the bill to transfer from
the treasury department to the sec
rotary of agriculture the power to
make regulations to suppress and
extirpate dangerous contagious dis
eases among live stock was passed
without division. The house then
went into committee of the whole and
resumed the consideration of the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
prlation bill. After completing 122
pages Of the bill the committee rose.
The official vote of Michigan in the
recent election gives Bliss (rep.) for
governor a plurality of 2O,1O5.
washington has sent a note to Bcr-
I'm on the subject of interference with
American vessels in carrying out
|
| Solomon Hirsch, former United
states minister to Turkey, died in
Portland, Ore, aged SO years
The mine workers, after occupying
- days in presenting about 100 wit
nesses, practically closed their case
before the anthracite coal strike COM
mission in Scranton.
The propaganda at Rome has select
ed Bishop Quigley, of Buffalo, as archi-
bishop of Chicago.
| John Mitchell was given public
welcome at Spring Valley, Ill, and de-
cIared in a speech that the anthracite
strike settlement is the beginning of
movement, backed by public sentiment,
to abolish the necessity for strikes.
New York banks have pledged $780,
100000 fund as safeguard against
money panic.
| A band of 200 Indians in the state of
Washington have taken the warpath
between Little Salmon and the Pelley
river.
Chief Justice Fuller announces that
the supreme court will take recess on
the 22d inst. for two weeks.
| The seizure of Margarita island in
the Caribbean sea is believed to have
been planned by Germany.
| Great Britain is said to have ordered
cessation of hostilities in Venezuela
pending consideration of arbitra ton
proposals. Premier Balfour, speaking
in the house of commons, declared the
willingness Of Britain to submit claims
to arbitrati
President Baer, of the Reading rail
road, made a statement depreca ting
the course pursued by the independent
coal operators, who, it is alleged, have
forced the price for their coal up to
$11.50 ton to dealers, equal to $14 to
| the consumer.
! Eighteen Gypsies, who were en-
camped at Blaseney, near Arad, Hun
gary. have been frozen to death |
Many persons in other parts of the |
country also have met death as a re- |
suit of the intense cold weather pre-
vailing.
k By the explosion of an acetylene gas
| tank the residence of John Puglughi, |
at Fort-Lee, N. j., was demolished, his
five children instantly killed and his
wife seriously injured.
President Roosevelt has signed the
commission Of Hon. A. B. Anderson,
recently appointed and confirmed as
United States district judge for In
| diana.
Representative Martin, of South Da-
kota. introduced a bill in the house
making October p, the anniversary
of the discovery of America, legal +
holiday, to be known as Columbus
| day.
| The senate in executive session rati- |
fed the treaty of friendship and gen
eral relations between the United |
States and Spain.
The bank at Clarence, in Ford coun-
ty, Ill, was opened byrrobbers at night
land $4,000 taken.