Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08

additional circuit judge in the seventh Judi
ciaI district INDIANA, Illinois and wlscon-
SIM the appointment Of an additional dis
trict judge in the northern district Of I'LL
nois; creating q new district in Illonis to be
known as the eastern district and providing
for the appointment of a judge for that
ton bill was taken up, Mr.. Hemenway
Ind.), chairman of the committee. putting
particular stress the provision drawn by
the committee to curtail the abuse of Great
ing deficiencies in the several departments
At 7:4S the House adjourned.
The House on the LIST agreed to the con-
sular, District of Columbia and military
academy appropriation bills, which passed
these measures. The Indian and postotfice
appropriation bills were sent to conference,
and conference reports on the Notifications
and naval apprOpria ton bills were received
and ordered printed. The Senate amend
ments 20 the Philippine tariff bill and the
bill relating to the inspection Of steam yes
sells were accepted, finally passing these
measures; The general deficiency bill was
passed at the night session.. 1t carries a
total of $31,224,O79. The House adjourned
at sos .. III.
The House on the I'd agreed to the con-
ference reports the Notifications and
agricultural appropriation bills, while the
conference report on the naval appropriation
bill. after being partly agreed to, was sent
back for further conference. as also was
the Panama canal zone government bill,
after the House had insisted on it's disagree
ment to the Senate amendments. Under
suspension OF the rules bill was passed
appropriating $250,0OO for government par
ticipat1on In an exposition on the waters
near Hampton Roads to celebrate the first
permanent settlement of English-speakinS
people in the western hemisphere In the
vicinity OF jamestown, Va. Shortly after
o CLOCK the House took recess until y
o'clock. At the evening session the
sundry civil appropriation bill sent to
conference and further conference on the
Indian appropriation bill was ordered after
q h16 tn nd
suspension of the rules the House passed
bills authorizing the secretary of agricu:-
ture to establish guarantees in the several
states and regulate the movements of cat
tie, and providing for an additional justice
of the supreme court Of Arizona. At 1922
the House adjourned.
The House on the Sd agreed to conference
reports on the naval Indian, sundry civil
and postofice appropriation bills, which
finally passed those measures. A partial re-
port on the river and harbor bill was adopt
ed and further conference ordered, and
the general deficiency bill was sent to CON
ference. Resolutions were adopted author
iZng the President to Invite the interna>
tional prison congress to hold its eighth
meeting in the United States in 1910 and
authorizing the secretary of war to deliver
condemned cannon to the q. a. r., to be
manufactured into badges and buttons.
Bills were passed authorizing the secretary
Of war to sell magazine rifles for the use OF
rifle clubs, and empowering the President to
allot tribal funds to Indiana sufficiently adj
vanced in civilization. At 5:03 the House
took q recess until o'clock The House at
the evening session receded from its dis,
agreement over the mileage provision in the
general deficiency bill, thus passing the
measure, and adopted the conference report
on the river and harbor bill. A joint resolu,
ton authorizing special licenses permitting
restaurants, barber shops and certain other
places to keep open Sunday, March D. for
the convenience of Inauguration visitors was
passed after it explained that the
privilege did not include saloons. A bill
was passed fixing the compensation of
ers and bailiffs in United States courts at
SO per day instead of So
The House met at 10 o'clock on the 4th,
continuing the legislative day of March 2.
The conference report on bill prohibiting
tie selection of timber lands in lieu of
lands in forest reserves was adopted The
usual committee was appointed to join a
committee of the Senate to notify the Pres-
dent that Congress had completed its bust
ness and then the House, at 11:l0, took Il
recess of twenty min"tes, during which Il
Joint caucus" was held to present loving
cups to Speaker Cannon and John Sharp
Williams the minority leader. Upon recon
vening appointments were announced OF Wis
iStorS to the military and naval academies
temporary committee on accounts, commits
sion to examine into public Drinting and the
committee to attend the opening of the
Portland, Ore, exposition. resolution OF
thanks of the members, retrospective Of
party" to the speaker was unanimously
adopted, and at II 80 the House adjourned
sine die