The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-01-11
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to work again since the Holiday recess, and
we may now look for some needed and per
haps beno fcent legislation. number of
important bills have been introduced and
are being considered.
The Select Committee of both Houses to
devise suitable means to testify the national
respect for the late President Lincoln, have
selected the Hon. George Bancroft to deliv
er the eulogy in February next, in place OF
Edwin M. Stanton. declined
Mr.. RAYMOND, of New York, introduced
q bill for the appointment of a Commissioners
to purchase site and erect post office In
the city of New York.
Mr. STEVENS, of Pa, introduced res
olution to authorize the building of mill
tary and postal railroad between Washing
ton and New York. =
Mr.. GARFIELD, of Ohio introduced
similar bill. Both were referred to select
committee on the subject .f.s..;f
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Vt, from the Commit
tee on Ways and means, reported bill au-
thorizing the issue of bonds for funding the
issues Of the United States. 1t authorizes
the Secretary of the treasury to issue 6 per
cent. coin bonds, indefinite in amount, to
fund all the Heating debts, interests paya-
BILE in Europe, to bear per cent, also that
interest bearing notes cease as legal tender
when due
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Pa, offered resolu.
ton, which was passed by "a against 81,
de claring as the sense of the House of Rep
resentatives, that the troops should not be
withdrawn from the late seeded States, IN
| III thn fxl,n a. a. IL
certained and declared their further pres
ence there unnecessary.
Mr.. KERR, of Ind, introduced a bill for
the disposition Of the public lands as home
steads in the States of Alabama, Mississip.
lpi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida, which
was referred to the Committee ON Public
Lands
On motion of Mr.. ANCONA, of Penn, il
was resolved that the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency be requested to inquire
into the expediency Of providing by law fol-
the redemption of mutilated, defaced anG
worn out fractional currency, by the United
States Internal Revenue collectors or Other
financial agents of the Government in the
Iseverel collection districts of the country
Mr.. O'NElLL of Pa. introduced bill
which was referred granting bounty anc
additional pay to soldiers, seamen and mar
liners In the war, of 1861, or their heirs
providing that those who entered the ser
vice on or after the 18th day of April, 1861
and before the 9th of April, 1865. to serve
fer one year or more, shall have bounty
of $500, deducting the amount already re
celyed; those who entered previous to The
18th of April, 1851, $780, those who enter
ed between the 18th of April, 1861, and tn,
9th of April, 1865, for less than one yea
800; those who re-enlisted not to hav,
charged against them the amount of thei
first bounty; those who have been promote,
from the ranks to be commissioned officers
to have the bounty, and in case of tn
death of the soldier, sailor or marine, tn,
bounty to be payable first, to his widow
second, if no widow, to his children, if mi
ners, to their guardians; third. if no widow
or children, then to the father if no father
then to the mother; if neither father no
mother, then to the brothers and sisters.
This is one of those measures whose just
ice and fairness are evident on their face
and will undoubtedly soon be passed an,
become law. There is no reason VIII,
} the patriot soldiers who first sprang to tn
defence of the Union without the promis
or expectation of large bounty, and serves
their regular three years or longer, all
'bore the heat and burden of the day, SHOULD
not be entitled to the same bounties a
! least, as those who enlisted at the eleventh
hour, many Of whom never saw a battl
field or hardly camp, before they receives
their discharge and $500 bounty. The bill
heretofore offered by Mr.. Ward, donouncin,
polygamy. and declaring that like its twill
sister, slavery, it should be expelled from
the Territories of the Republic if it shout,
require the whole power of the Government
to do 50, was passed. In the committee O
the Whole Mr.. Latham, of West Virginia
spoke in favor of admitting Southern mem
Oers to Congress. Mr. Shellabarger, O
Chic, made telling speech against read
hitting them till the South has thoroughl
purged herself of secession, and accorde
all the rights of man to every citizen @
whatever race or color Until that tim
he held that the States should remain dea
in law as they are in fact, even if there rep
resentatives never came back to Congress
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