The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Mr.. A G. Thurman said that now for
the first time since 1861 every seat was
full and every state represented, a fact
upon which the Senate and county might
well congratulate themselves.
A resolution, giving salary from the
4th of March, 1871, to April 22d, 1872, and
mileage to Abbott, of North Carolina was
passed.
Mr. Sumner presented petitions from
$4,000 citizens ofthe United States against
| recognizing God in the Constitution
Mr. Buckingham, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported, with amendments,
the House bill for the protection IF sea
men by the appointment of shipping COM
missioners, etc. The amendments, among
other things, provide that the 18th ard
10th sections, relating to contracts with
ard the payment of seamen, shall not ap-
| ply to masters and owners and vessels
where seamen are entitled to share in the
| profits in a voyage, nor to coasting and
! lake vessels that touch at foreign ports.
| On THURSDAY Mr.. Buckingham pre-
ssnted set Of res lutiens from the C0un
cil OF Congregational Churches of the
UuiI ed States at Oberlin O., approving OF
the Treaty of Washington, and asking
Congress 10 take measures for the estab
llshment of q general system of interns-
tional arbitration
FRIDAY.-MI. Corbett called up tie b II
declaring the citizenship of persons born
in the territory OF Oregon and now resid
ing in the state of Oregon.
Mr.. Kelley explained that it was in
tenoed to apply to persons born under the
BT tieh flag
Mr.. Casserly objected to the bill or the
grou that the assumed claim of the
United States to the territory of Oregon
prior to the treaty with Great Britain was
questionable.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wilson to
equalizc promotions among officers in the
army, providing that the promotion OF
commissioned officers shall be lineal up
to and including the grsde of colonel in
cavalry, artillery and infantry.
Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on
Post Office and Post roads, reported bill
directing the Postmaster General to in
crease the present steamship mail service
to Brazil 10 semi monthly service for ten
years at cost to the Uui ed States not
exceeding $450,0 900 per aDnum.
Mr. Anthony submitted the following
which was referred TO the Committee on
Rules:
Resolcsd, That the twenty eighth rale
be amended by adding thereto tho4.fol
lowing words: when bill or joint
resolution is under consideration, any
pending amendment thereto may be laid
on the table without prejudice to the bill,
and a motion to lay the amendment on
the table shall carry with it the amend
meHt in fhe second degree"
Mr. Cole made report from the com
mittee OF conf renee on the legislative
appropriation bill. He explained that
the committee had omitted the provision
in reference to the salaries of Judges of
the District of Columbia had fixed the
salaries OF Judges of the Court of Claims
at 81 500, and had made an increase in
the salaries of District Judges.
Mr. Carpenter called for the yeas and |
nays.
The report was concurred in-yoas SO,
nays Q
Mr.. Ramsey called up the postal tele
graph bill, reported by him from the
Committee or Post offices and Post Roads
some days since, ana explained its pro
visions. II was then laid aside. The ma
val appropriation bill was then proceeded
with. Among the amendments reported
by the committee and adopted, were the
following: For surveying the Pacific,
$50, 900; providing that no money appro-
priated by this act shall be expended on
account of naval engines contracted for
during the war; for making charts, $780,
600 Mr.. Sawyer offered an amendment
So 900 for comparing the
tables OF the planets discovered by
American astronomers. Adopted.
The bill having been considered III
Committee Of the Whole, was reported to
the Senate.
The amendment of the Committee, pro-
viding that the number or hours consti-
tuting days work at the navy yards
shall be the same as usual and customary
III private employments in the vicinity OF
such navy yards, was rejected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
A report from the Committee on Print
ing recommending the publication Of 10,
900 copies of the American case presented
to the Geneva Arbitration produced con-
siderable stir in the House, Mr. Brooks,
Mr. Cox, and others, asking questions and
making suggestions Mr.. Cox wanted the
printing to include the counter-case and
all correspondence. Some of the members
suggested that that would cost 100000 i
and Mr.. Cox asked what was the use,
when the Government was going to back
down. Mir. Butler, Of Massachusetts, {
What is the use of printing gone case
Mr. BaRks-My colleague has no right to
assume that it is gone case. Mr.. Cox
that the resolution be com
m1tted for the present. The country want /
ed to see the British case. Mr.. Banks 81, i
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