The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

reported bill to incorporate the New
Mexico Central Railway Company, and
New Mexico and Maine RAILWAY Com
pany, anc grant right of way,
Mr.. Cragln presented remonstrance
of citizens OF New Hampshire against the
renewal of the patent for sewing machines
Mr.. Buckingham, Irom the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported bill TO pro
vide for the claims OF the Pottawattomie
Indians, residing in Michigan and Indi
ana.
Mr., Window offered resolution direct
ing the Secretary of War to communicate
to the Senate such information rs he may
possess respecl ing the canal and dyke at
Duluth, Minnesota, and their effect on the
harbor Of Superior City.
| ON WEDNESDAY on motion of Mr. Sher.
man. the House message returning the
Senate tariff bill was referred to the Com.
mittee IN Privileges and Elections. He
also moved to refer to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections the House mes
sage returning the Senate tariff bill. H
said that the power Of the Senate to amend
the revenue bill in any way it thought
best had been disputed now fo1 the first
time IN the history of our Government
| The Committee on Finance had consider
ed the subject, and the Senate had agreed
unanimously that the senate had the same
right to amend any other bill, but as the
rights and privileges of the Senate were
involved they thought it best to sead the
matter TO the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. It was so referred
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from he Committee
n n InIn fn1
ment, the bill supplementary to the EN-
forcement act of May 31st, 1871, providing
that the Circuit Court of the United States,
Tor any judicial district In which at any
time the Circuit Judge or District Judge
designated by Circuit Judge, shall holo
Circuit CURT Ter the purpose of said act,
shall hereafter be deemed the Circuit
| Court mentioned in It's second and thlr
teenth sections.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced bill to ostab
lish United States District Court in the
Indian country.
Mr. FreIinghuysen, by request, intro
ouced bill giving the American and
Vast India Telegraph Company the right
TO have and maintain lines of telegraph
cables between the American and Asiatic
coasts.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, presented
resolution of the West Virginia Consti
tutional Convention in favor of the i'm
mediate removal Of all political disabili.
ties in that state.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported adversely to the bill
granting $4,000 year to the widow OF
Admiral Farragut.
Mr. Hill introduced a bill to remove
the political disabilities of Mr.. Forbes, Of
Georgia
Mr.. Trumbull proposed to offer gen
eral amnesty bill, as an amendment.
Objection being made, the bill was laid
on the table
MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported q bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to allow a re.
bate of taxes PAID on distilled spirits
destroyed in bonded warehouses by the
Chicago fire and other fires since January,
1868, and moved its passage, but it giving
rise to debate, it went over. The bill
however passed on the following day.
Mr.. Cole introduced a bill to amend
the Pacific Railroad act of July /, 1862, |
by requiring the Central Pacific Railroad |
Company to establish the western termi |
nus Of it's road on some point on the Pc. |
ninsula of San Francisco.
Mr.. Patterson presented petition of
the Governor and prominent citizens oil
New Hampshire, asking the United States |
to set apart the proceeds Of the sales oil
public lands to each State in the proper
ton of 30, 1000 acres for each Senator and
Representative, to be applied to the es
tabl1shment OF State Universities for the |
higher education of women.
At the expiration of the morning hour
unfinished business, the North Carolina
election case, came up, and Mr.. Carpenter
addressed the Senate in favor of giving
the act to Abbott, Het
Mr. Morrill, (VD argued against the
motion of Mr.. Abbott, and denounced the
doctrine that minority of an electinp
body can elect a Senator or anv other
officer, as unhealthy and un. American.
Mr.. Cole submitted resolutions of the
IN Francisco Chamber of Commerce ask
ing the establishment of mail steamship
service between San Francisco and the
Ii stands In the Pacific also asking an in
crease of the mail service between San
FRANCISCO CHINA and Japan. Referred.
Also protest of "a, 900 leading citizens
OF San Francisco against the cession OF
Goat Island to the Central Pacific Rail
road.
Mr. Cole supported the prayers of the
nemorialists in a few brief remarks.
MIR. Casserly called attention to the
tact that probably there never had GENE
up from any community a petition signed
BY 50 large proportion of citizens.
The memorial was then laid on the
able.
Mr.. Trumbull presented memorial
against the actions on freight and travel