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

amount appropriated, and the Apaches
also were tOsrcceive large sum, necessary
in order to keep those Indians from
making war; but he thought that in many
instances they could be more cheaply,
wisely and effectually dealt with by the
military arm Of the Government He
hoped the day would soon come when the
Indians would be regarded as citizens,
and would receive neither more nor less
bounty nor protection than other citlz"ns.
Hhe amendments reported from the
Committee on appropriations were acted
on.
HOUSE OF REF RESENTATIVES.
After spending the day on Tuesday in
voting on motions to adjourn alternately
with motions to take recess, but with
out coming any nearer to solution Of the
officially Mr.. Hpoper, from the Committee
on Banking and Currency, presented the
testimony taken before the Committee in
the matter Of tae failure Of National
Banks, with q resolution that it is the
opinion Of the Com mittce that the sue
cessiul working of the Currency Bureau
required change in the head Of that
bureau. The testimony and report were
ordered printed, to be called an for future
action.
Several remo8strances were presented
On Wednesday against tkc proposed re.
0Eetion Of the duty on eartheaw4re &C
stoneware.
Mr. Dawes, from the Comn1ittee ol
Ways and Means, reported back the Cas-
cag0 Relief BILL, and intiiMAted that he
! would allow an amendment t0 be offered
excepting lum.5er from its opera lions
/ Mr.. Farwell offered thaG amendment.
| Mr.. FinkelGburg suggested that that
meant that the lumber Interests of Micki l.
gan and Wisconsin, havi1g been saved
they were willing that all other int rests
ish1utd be sacrificed
Mr. Farwell's amendment was agreed
to without division, and tae Sengoe
am endment, as thus modiEed. was CO.'S
Cured In. The concurrence of the Senate
In that modification is al4 that is now
necessary before the bill is sent to the
! President for has approval and signture
The bill reported last week from the
Committee on Commerce to amend the act
\ OF sb. 81, 1871 for the better security 9!
IsaEm G. Harris of Tennessee.
The Speaker had hoped that all theSs
bills would be rsferred to the JudicIarg
; Committee, which was allowed a speciai
clerk for the pgrpose Of &lplGabetizing
them aud presenting them in due orm.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, eaiu there
were over five thousand names before the
Judiciary Committee for amnesty, and the
committee would report a bill as soon as
it got the list mPlrte.
The Speaker intmated that lie would
hereafter recognize no member except one
of the Judiciary COmnittee to move to
suspend the rules to pass an amnesty bill.
Subseguentlo it was discovered that the
name of Perry Walker, of Alabame, once
Confederate Secretary OF War, was among
the names sent up and the Speaker call
ing attention to it, it was withdrawn
The amnesty bill, with all the additions
to it then passed.
On motion of Mr. Butler, Of Massachu-
sets, the Judiciary Committee was all
thorized to report an amnesty bill at any
time.
Consideration of the Steamboat bill
was then resumed. Some considerable
progress was made, when on motion of
| Mr.. Ketcham Committee of Conference
was appointed on the ST. Crolx & Lake
Superior Railroad Land Grant bill
On MONDAY April l. Mr.. Sargent
presented petition of four thousand
Califoruians' praying for a passage of q
Sixteenth amendment, giving suffrage
without distinction of sex
| Mr.. Sheldon asked to have an amnesty
bill passed for several persons in Louisj-
ana
Several members sent up additional
names to be inserted. .a.
The Speaker required all the names e.
be read, remarking that in addition tt the
name IF ZebuIon B. Vance, TO which he
had called attention some weeks since as
having been put into the amnesty bill, he
had subsequently, been informed that two
other Objectionable names had been in
serted-those of A. p. Nicholson and
Life on board vessels propelled in whole
or ia part by steam, came up as the
special order for the day, and from day
to day until disposed of. The bill con
tains 4 sections and covers SO printed
pages
Pending consideration OF the Steam
boat bill Mr.. Dawes presented confer.
ence report on the bill providing for con
tlngencies in the transportation Of goods
In bond across the country. The Com
mittee recommends an additional pro.
vision in cases OF blockade by ice, etc, |
allowing the transfer of goods from one
vessel to another The report was agreed
to- 4-4 .a"
A Pewaukee correspondent tells of a
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