Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-02-03

! ing an annual pass over its lines to Mr..
| Baker, which he asserts was done July 81,
counsel OF that road. The committee IS in
structed to advise the House what action
| should be taken to instruct the attorney
ilton or anyone else in this connection
Representative Tawney of Minnesota in
| troduced bill giving exhibitors of foreign
| the duty has been RENTED, the right 10
! sell such goods for delivery at the close Of
the, exposition, duties previously RENTED
to be paid in case of sale: Delegate Ka-
| lanaianole Of Hawaii introduced a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to reimburse that terri
I! tory for maintaining it's lighthouses from
the time the territory became United States
territory until its lighthouses were taken
under government control At 5:47 p. M
| the House adjourned until tomorrow
| In the House on the 9th general debate
on the urgent deficiency bill depressed to
discussion Of political topics the race ques-
! ton and aerial navigation. The committee
on appropriation reported the resolution
1 requesting Of the secretary of war a state
ment of the amount of money spent in fly
dalton that it be laid on the table, which
was done Mr.. Sulloway On. H), chairman
| of the committee on invalid pensions. intro
duced an age and service pension bill al
| lowing So month to each soldier who
served ninety days and is now SO years old,
$40 month ~ If eS years ola tb and So
| ice was two years an addition Of 81 q
month in all classes is provided. A resou-
ton calling for statistics ISse regarding postal
committee of the whole at 5:15 p. m. and at
5:33 p m. adjourned until tomorrow.
| The House for an hour on the 2Sth was
Adam Bede (Rep., MIMI. Mr. Van Duzer
/ (Nev.) was refused the consideration Of a
resolution calling on the. secretary of war
| for information as to what articles mann
| featured for the department are made By
convict labor. The Cornell Howell election
contest resolution was made the special or
! II for Qh q ipfo
| the committee Of the whole and resumed
consideration of the urgent deficiency bill
the discussion running into the Panama
question and the race problem. Bills and
resolutions were introduced as follows: Mr.
Loudensager On. y, civil service pension
bill, slightly different in details from the
preceding ones, but extending the pensions
TO soldiers widows; proposed new article
to the Constitution by Mr.. McDermott IN.
of corporations to engage in business out
l-side of the state: by Mr.. Often (Wis)
resolution extending the thanks of Congress
| to the people. of Wisconsin for the statue
| of Marquette in statuary hall in the capitol:
by Mr.. Lamb (Va), bill appropriating ST.
100000 to the Negro Development and Ex-
! which ST coo is to enable creditable
exposition at the jamestown exposition, and
100000 for bounties and arrears due de-
ceased negro soldiers in the Civil war: hy
Mr.. McCleary Mimi appropriating $iOO
| 600 for a statue of Abraham Lincoln in
. Washington Secretary Root transmitted
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officers showing that Twenty-Five post ex-
changes are being constructed in various
parts of the country at an expense of 1872
7O5 General debate on the urgent dei-
| cheney bill having been concluded, at 500
| D. m. the House adjourned until tomorrow
| The House on the Goth considered wheth-
| er- members of Congress are entitled to two
| payments of mileage on account of the eX-
] ira session, which merged into the regular
session. An adjournment was taken
! fore a conclusion was reached. Considers
ton of the amendment increasing the APP
preparation for the expenses of the district
land Offices precipitated a discussion on the
| subject of alleged land frauds. Represen
tatiye Fitzgerald of New York introduced
| bill making it unlawful to use the pictures
/ or names of living persons for purposes of
| trade without the consent of such persons
! Representative Maddox of Georgia intro
duced blu providing for the per capita dis
| tributiOn of not to exceed $50, 100000 an,
| nualy of the surplus in the treasury among
the states and territories for the construc-
ton and maintenance Of post roads. Rep
| bill granting to each soldier who enlisted
! prior to July %, 1861, and who served con-
tintously for two years or until the reg-
ment was mustered out bounty of $3.50.
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania in
troduced bill to prohibit the issuance and
e Gi1 npgproprating $500 for the removal Of
snow from the streets in the city of Wash
ington was passed At $50 p N. the House
adjourned until tomorrow
The House on the Both passed the urgent
deficiency bill. The clause providing double
| mileage for members of Congress was
| stricken out by a vote of 167 to O. Repre-
sentative Shafroth of Colorado introduced
a resolution reciting the work that has been
done by the commission on International
Exchange and authorizing the commission
Ito agree subject to the approval of Con-
gress, with other nations upon uniform
! laws, which will tend to preserve as much
of the gold product CT the world for coinage
I and monetary purposes as possible. Rcon-
| current resolution accepting the statue of
| James Marquette, missionary and explorer,
| and DrOvid1nfg that it remain in statuary
of Congress to the people of Wisconsin,
| was passed At 3:47 the House adjourned
! until Monday.
There was spirited discussion Of the
! Panama question in the House on the LIST.
| Much District of Columbia business was
disposed of, and the diplomatic and con-
| sular appropriation bill was pending when
| the House adjourned. The following bills
were passed. Providing a naval officer in
| the district of Chicago and in the collection
district of Indiana and Illinois; to amend
| an act to determine the sessions of the
| United States circuit and district courts for
the. eastern district of Wisconsin: to ratffy
and amend treaty with the Sioux Indians
on the Rosebud reservation. Representative
| Caldwell introduced a bill appropriating
100000 for public building at Carlinville,
Ill, and Representative Holiday a bill ap-
! Greencastle, Ind. Representative Hearst
| introduced a bill giving circuit courts juris-
| dictiOn to prevent and restrain violations
of the interstate commerce act, and making
| it the duty of district attorneys to institute
such proceedings In equity. Representative
McDermott of New Jersey introduced a bill
to authorize the appointment by the Presi
tration to investigate and arbitrate disputes
/ between employers and employees. AT 400
= p. m. the House adjourned.