The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-16
IN order not to lose my vote, to secure d
pair-of with Senator Nye.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House took up the Supplementary
Arportionment bill on Wednesday in.
creaslng the aggregate number, 293 Rep.
rescntatives, as fixed by the Apportion
ment law of this session, to 292, the ad-
dltlonal nine being given to New Hsmp.
shlre, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Flori
ia, TO be elected by separate districts, ex
cept for the Forty third Congress, when
they may be elected on q general ticket
Mr. Mcrcur, who reported the bill from
the Judiciary Committee, addressed the
House III explanation and advocacy of it.
The bill passed without division.
The Senate bill authorizing the con-
structlon of railroad bridge across st.
Croix Lake, at Hudson, Wis, was t. ken
up and passed
The bill that was before the House at
adjournment on "Wednesday evening to
| enable, aonorably discharged soldiers their
widows and orphans, to acquire home
steads on public lands, came UP first in
order, and was recommitted.
The following bills were reported from
the Committee on Military Affairs and
passed:
House bill TO amend the act of the 22d
OF February, 1865, to establish and pro.
tect National Cemeteries.
Mr.. Slocum reported the House bill
providing that all retired officers of the
army shall be retired at their actual, not
their brevet rank, and with the pay pre-
scribed for retired officers of the same
rank In the regular army. The bill gave
to 1t being on the ground that it was in
tended to apply to existing cases instead
of being confined to the future.
At the close of the discussion Mr.. Hale
moved an amendment that the bill shall
not apply to the cases of officers hereto
fore retired under the provisions of the
law. Ncgatived.
Mr.. Lynch moved to lay the bill On the
table. Negativei.
The bill then passed vii hout division.
The Senate amendments to the House
oil to provide that minors shall not be
enlisted without the consent of their pa
rents or guardians was concurrpd in.
The Senate bill to prohibit the reten
tlon or soldiers discharges or land war
rev claim agents and attorneys was
passed, with an amendment
The nate bill to enable the Presi
dent to appoint Paymaster General of
the army was reported, and gave rise to
considerable discussion on the point
whether this bill should be amended bv
making the Paymaster Generals rank
that Of = Colonel. The amendment was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
ON THURSDAY Mr.. Ely asked leave toI
offer the following:
WHEREAS, the New York Tribune yes
terday asserted that e. v Smalley, for
seven years Clerk Of the Military Com
mlttee of this House, has been removed |
from his position by General Coburn, oil
Indiana, Chairman of said Committee, for
the assigned reason that the editor of the |
Tribune was nominated by the Cincinnati
Convention; therefore.
ReSOl0sd, That the Committee on Mill. |
tary Affairs be directed to report to this
House the reason for the removal of Small
ley from the Clerkship of the said Com.
mittee
Mr.. Pierce and others objected.
The Senate bill authorizing the Secre.
tary of War to admit six japanese youths |
to the West Point Academy was laid on
the table.
The South Carolina contested election
case was taken up, and Mr.. Wallace, the
sitting member declared entitled to the !
seat, and the contestant was allowed 3d.,
154 for his expenses.
House adjourned
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported bill re
moving political disabilities from all per- /
sons who aided the great rebellion, except
Senators and Representative in the Thir- |
ty sixth and Thirty seventh Congresses,
officers in the Judicial, military and naval
service of the United States, and heads of
departments and foreign ministers of the
United States.
Mr.. Cox suggested that the bill was
one of the results of Greeley's nomination
at Cincinnati
Mr., Butler said that it was not, nor was
1t the result Of Mr.. Voorhees, speech.
Laughter.
Mr.. Edridge remarked that it was the
best and most liberal of the kind that
ever passed the House.
The bill was passed by the requisite
two'thirds vote, and without further dis
cussion.
Mr. Butler also reported bill remov
ing political disabilities from some 25 900
persons by name, which was also passed.
Mr.. Farnsworth also asked to have
passed bill removing political disabili.
ties. Mr. Pierce objected.
The House took recess until half past
seven the evening session to be for the
consideration of the bill codiTying the
pension laws.
We had very pleasant call last week
from MIR. H. A. Burts of Menasha. Mr..
3. has been engaged the greater part of