The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Senator Chandler offered resOlutloI
| on Wednesday instructing the Senate
Committee on Investigation to inquire
whether any United States Senator has
received money under cover of counsel
fees or otherwise, from the Treasurer OF
the United States, in violation of law,
This will bringup an interesting question
and one which will cause lively discus
sion when the facts are reported upon.
The fate of the Amnesty bill
was sealed on Friday,
thus Mr.. Sumner has succeeded
in his desire and the responsibility of its
defeat belongs to him. The vote was
reached about.4 O'Clock and stood 20 to
80. Vice. President Colfax gave the cast
ing vote IN favor of Mr.. Summers amend
ment which vas declared adopted. The
debate was then reopened but when the
fnal vote was taken, five were lacking Of
the necessary two-thirds and SO the bill
failed
There is still another bill from the
House granting general amnesty, which
can be acted upon, and which Will be ia
ken up during some part of the session,
but the question as to its disposal remains
to be seen. Mr.. Sumner may have designs
upon it also. On. the same day Senator
Edmunds called up his resolution asking
the President for information respecting
the alleged intention of Great Britain TO
revoke the Treaty Of Washington. This
gave rise to running debate which en-
ded in the regular order being called by
Senator Robinson and so the resolution
wet over.
On motion Ex-senator Wilson the Com
mittee on Foreign relations was directed
to consider the expedieDcy of passing
joint resolution authorizing the President
to communicate to the Government of
Spain the protest Of the United States
against the acts of fine authorities of Cuba
toward the Chinese laborers in that
island.
The Chicago Relief bill was called up
by Senator }Logauat~ the expiration
of --4. the -'- morning ' o-s7 hour
on Monday, 0fors the purpose of
reSbnsidering the vote by which the bill
was passed.
Senators Chandlerand Ferry Mich,
Conkllng and Carpenter advocated the
reconsideration, and Senators Logan and
Frumbull opposed it.
The motion to reconsider was ultimate
" carried by q, to o. @3.
Senator Wilson has introduced bill
to place coIored soldiers on an equal foot
ing with whites, as regards bounties and
PENSIONS ,N "a eeeRHrN i
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. al
Most Of the day on Wednesday, was
consumed in voting upon the amendments
to, and substitutes for, the Educational
bill. There were between thirty and
thirty-fve ofthese, and, Judging by the
progress made today, it will be late to-
morrow before the final vote is taken.
The. bill lost friends by every amend
ment chat was added to it, but finally
passed the Houston Thursday substan-.
TALLY in the same manner as it came from
~. on' opmDtf|G13 IN 2baerc ,4.qf.
Allsthe Attachments were rejected, save
that of Mr. Goodfich, of New York, pro
.viding that the funds derived from the
sale of lands should be distributed among
the States according to the ratio of IL
llteracy~at-n 60 e-ww~ ~
The seat drawing question has been
settled by the House, so that hereafter
there shall be but one drawing in each
term of Congress, the ,same not to take
effect however until there had been
new deal. The result was somewhat dis
committing to its promoters, and after the
drawing, those who had fought hardest
for the change were found to have shared
the worst. Mr.. Dawes, of course, as the
oldest member of the House, was accord
ed the choice ofseats, and he took his
old position. Gen Butler had excep-
tional good luck, and fell square into a
quarter line with Speaker Blaine's eye.
The matter is now supposed to be settled
until the end of this term FrE
The Ways and Mea ns Committee are
endeavoring to arrive at a result on the