Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.

Almost the entire day and night session
were spent in consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill, on the 2Sth, which final
ly was passed without division. After
lengthy debate on the committee amend
ment prohibiting the use of tribal funds III
the support Of sectarian schools, the pro-
vision was amended by Mr. McCumber to
permit individual members OF tribes to use
their proportion of funds in support of
such schools. Mr.. Kearns of Utah made
Mr.. Bailey announced that he had decided
not to offer his promised amendment for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as a state half dozen bills were
passed intended to remedy defects in the
laws governing inspection of steam vessels.
Mr.. Culom reported a bill from the com
mittee on foreign relations authorizing Sec
rotary of State Hay to accept the decoration
of the grand cross of the Legion of Honor,
rendered him by the French REPUBLIC, but
passed authorizing the construction of
dam across Rock river at Lyndon, III. The
postofice appropriation bill was laid before
the Senate and the reading begun for COM
mittee amendment. At 1850 the Senate
adjourned until II a. m. tomorrow.
The Senate on the LIST passed three appro.
526. S43. the pension $13S,OOO,OO0, and the
river and harbor $33350, 500 Qncluding i'm
mediate appropriations and continuing con
tracts Conference reports were agreed to
on the military academy and agricultural
appropriation bills. The Philippine import
tariff bill was passed, and the Indian appro-
for the government Of Hawaii relative to
the election and appointment Of local off,
GERS was passed In executive session the
International sanitary treaty was ratified,
as also was one for the repression of trade
in white women. Senator DOlliver intro
duced a resolution for joint commission to
investigate railroad rates A message was
received from the President urging the
adoption of pending legislation to prevent
the spread OF contagious diseases Of AM
mails from one state to another and to for
oil session no
sundry civil bill was considered. AS re-
ported from the Senate appropriations COM
mittee it carries SCI ,473, $50 an increase of
$2,1S1, 40 over the amount voted by the
House. The postoffice appropriation bill,
passed with amendments earlier In the day,
was sent to conference Tributes were paid
to the memory of the late. Representative
George w. Croft of South Carolina, and at
1875 the Senate adjourned.
The Senate on the I'd passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill, carrying about $685.
5000, and the bill for the incorporation
of the American Academy at Rome. The
conferees reported a disagreement the
House insisting it's provision for abOl-
ishing the canal commission and another
conference was ordered. a conference on
the river and harbor bill was ordered and
the appropriations committee reported the
general deficiency bill Senator Hepburn
called up the pure food bill, and Senator
measure, which, he admitted, would leave
little of the original bill. Senator Delivers
resolution for joint commission to invest
gate railroad rates was referred to the inter-
state commerce committee, and at $50.
after a short executive session, the Senate
took recess until 8 o'clock. A the even
ing session the general deficiency bill, carry
ing 500. 169, 466, with amendments, and the
House bill for the celebration of the ami
versary of the first English settlement IN
America, was passed. The resolution in
structing the interstate commerce commit
tee to sit during the recess was adopted,
The confereeS on the Indian appropriations
fol
conference was ordered. At lilo the Sen
ate adjourned.
The Senate on the Sd agreed to final con,
ference reports on the Indian, postofice.
A partial report from the conferees on the
river and harbor bill was accepted, and
further conference ordered The joint reso-
luton continuing in force the Spooner law
for the temporary government of the Pa
mama canal zone and for continuing the
work on the canal was unanimously adopt
ed. A bill was passed permitting two young
Cinnamon to receive instruction at Wesf
Point, and at e p. NJ the Senate took
session the conference report the river
and harbor bill was agreed to- passing the
measure. The conferees on the general de,
fciency bill made a partial report, which
was accepted, and the conferees We're or
dered to insist the Senate's position In
opposition to the House mileage amend
ment. joint resolution was passed author
izing the acceptance of Yosemite valley as IN
addition to Yosemite National park.
The Senate on the 4th convened at 10
o'clock with practically no business before
it. A resolution was adopted to provide for
the expenses of the inauguration, and a
resolution of thanks to President Pro Tenn
pore Frye presented by Senator Cor
man and unanimously passed. Senators Al
lison and Bate, who were appointed mem
bers of the joint committee to notify the
President that Congress was ready to ad-
journ reported that the President had no
was administered to Vice President.eIect
speech. declared the Senate adjourned sine
die Immediately following the new sena-
tors and old senator's who had been re-
elected were sworn in, the new senators
being Buckley of Connecticut, Burkett of
Nebraska, Carter of Montana, Flint of Cali
fornia, Hemenway of Indiana Nixon of Ne
Utah and Rayner of Maryland. The Senate
then proceeded to the outside platform to
execute the order for the inauguration of
the President" On returning to the cham
Der an order was adopted fixing the hour
of meeting during the extra session at II
o'clock each day, and at 1:25 the Senate
adjourned
The Senate on the 9th met in special ses
sion at noon to receive any communications
from the President. Vice President Fair,
banks presided. He was loudly cheered AS
he assembled the presiding officers platform
The first communication from the President
included the nominations for cabinet of
fees and other posts. The appointments
Members of the Cabinet-John Hay. Dis
trict of Columbia, secretary of state; Leslie
NJ. Shaw, Iowa, secretary of the treasury:
William H. Taft, Ohio, secretary of war:
William william! 81 Mood Moody, Massachusetts, attorney
postmaster general; Paul Morton, Illinois
secretary of the navy; Ethan A. Hitchcock,
Missouri, secretary of the interior; James
Wilson, Iowa, secretary of agriculture; Vic
tor H. Metcalf,, California, secretary OF
commerce and labor
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipo!
tentiary-Whtelaw Reid New York, to-
Great Britain; Robert S. Mccormick, ILL
nois, to France; George V. L. Meyer, Massa
chusetts, to Russia; Edwin H. Conger
Iowa, to Mexico; Henry White, Rhode Is
land to Italy.
ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers Plen-
ipotentiary : William Woodville Rockhil
District of Columbia, to China; David j.
Hill, New York, to the Netherlands; Henry
Lane Wilson, Washington, to Belgium Viii
liam Miller Collier, New York, to SPAIN
Brutus ]. Clay, Kentucky, to Switzerland:
Thomas ]. O'Brien, Michigan, to Denmark
Charles II. Graves, Minnesota, to Sweden
and Norway; Edward c. O'Brien, New York.
to Paraguay and Uruguay; John B. Jack
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