The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

On Wednesday the 14th inst. Senator
BroWnlow made personal explanation IN
reply to speech by Representative Beck,
of Kentucky, who charged Brownlow
with making Tennessee a pandemonium
and.of only fleeing the penitentiary to
find refuge in the United States Senate.
His explanation was a very bitter one,
especially on Beck, and sayored OF that
spice for which Brownlow has long
been famous Among other things he
said that Beck, would never have dared
to make the statements he did had he not
known that he was physically incompc-
tent to reply to them in the only way
which Kentucky congressman, could IN
derstana. He said Beck was mere
negro whipper, and never had the cour-
age TO fight for the rebel sentiments
which he noz Extensively puts forth.
The subject of the Pacific Coast Mails
came up before the Senate on Thursday
in refer ence to previously offered reso-
luton by Senator Casserly, adopted by
the Senate, calling for information re,
grading the detention Of the California
Mills on the Pacific Railroad, and in re
Spouse TO which the Postmaster General
sent a communication to the Senate
in which he states that no formal
contracts exist for the transportation OF
mails on the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroads, the service being paid
for by the Department under orders issued
quarterly. The Postmaster General fur
Their states that there is nothing IN III"
usual contract stipulations which can be
construed to obligate the railroad com
panies in circumstances like those exist
ing in the present case to provide for the
transportation of the mails by any other
means than their own trains or any other
route than their own road
Senator Cole has introduced bill to
restrict the killing Of Dufaloes on public
lands.
Senator Carpenter called up The bill to
extend the time for the construction Of a
railroad from the river St. Crox to LAKE
Superior. In response to an inquiry from
Senator Casserly> Senator Carpenter said
the bill was identical with the one passed
at the last session Morrill,, Of Vermont
saba grant of lands for this road passed
ia1856, and opposed the bill. Senator Cat-
serly also opposed tie bill. Senato,p
Carpenter, Conkllng and Upton adYoca
ted it, and it passed. ~. Fiji
Several days have been COZ snmed in
the Senate upon the celebrated War Ma
terial Resolution introduced by Senator
Sumner, during which Senator Harlan
claimed that there was not the slightest
particle of evidence to show that our al
thorities were cognlzant that any of the
arms sold were destined for the French
AZ to the intimation that all the money
received on account of arms sold was not
paid into the Treasury, he read from III
report of the Chief Of Ordnance of.kales
of arms, and claimed that the discrepan
cies alleged by Mr.. Sumner did not exist
IN reply to the intima ton that certain
sales of arms had not been included III
the report of the Chief of Ordnance, r.
support which Mr. Sumner had read an
Associated Press dispatch stating tina
such sales had been made, Mr.. Hsrla,
explained that NO such sales were made
She bids having been rejected: and in
proof of this he produced the records of
the War Department. = fa.1'E ssa
The French Government wanted evil
dence to prosecute come of it's own agent
suspected of dishonesty, and it had been
able to find some person here who wa
willing to aid it and ransack the record
OF the FreHch Legation in the hope Of
finding something that could be usec
against Department OF his own Gov
eminent E6aI sa saa sa go
A general discussion was entered int
by the Senators upon the resolution which
was terminated by adjournment of the