The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-23

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ventilation, was tabled 90 to 45. After
passing the Senate bill amending the Ag-
ricnltural College act, by extending the
time for granting lands, the House ac-
journed. f"a f"'b
FRIDAY JAN. II faa.e8
SENATE--The Vienna Exposition Bill
was passed. Mr.. M rton called up his res
ToIution instructing the Committee on
Elections, to inquire into. the defects of
he electoral system, and spoke at length
I'm favor OF the election of President by
direct vote of the people, the Mint and
Coinage Bill was passed
HoUsE-A humber Of private bills were
passed. The s nate bill confirming the
title of the MIS- lssippi and Missouri and
Rock Island and Pacific to certain lands
IN Iowa, was taken mp. A molten to lay
on the table was lost. No furthey action
was taken on the bill a 4a..'@0<.. D..
SATURDAY, JAN. IL.
There was no session in the Senate. In
the House bill was passed to revise the
pension laws In some particulars. Under
the operation ofthe previous question the
bjh to quit land titles in Iowa was also
passed. A large number of private mea.
sures were disDnsed Of.
MONDAY, JAN. 90.
SENATE.-The majority Of the Judiciary
Committee reported bill repeating The
Bankrupt Act, to take eff, ct July the 1,
the repeal not to effect any proceedings
in bankruptcy commenced before that
date. Bills introduced Fixing be mini
mum price of the alternate sections re-
served ny the Government, where land
grants are made TO railroads, at $3.50 per
acre, pre- emption and indemnity rights
being excepted. The House amendment
To the bill fixing the date of opening the
annual session Of the Supreme Court was
honoured IN. Corbett offrred reSolu-
ION requesting the Secretary Of the Trea>-
ury to turLis informa ion as to the mum
Der az employees in the department and
che amount of business and report what
Elncteas+ of the force is necessary to put
THE accounts and business in proper CON
iition
HnUsE.-Bills introduced: To repeal
he tax on deposits in saving banks; re-
peallng the duty on IiquOrice used in the
manufactures OF tobacco; TO punish pre-
tended counterfeiters of Uoited States
curr ncy, A bill was passed to pay to
census-Iakers in the Southern States tees
due tor taking the census nt 1850 A hill
was reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee smendatOry of the Bankrupt Act,
when IA substitute was "tf,.rrd and passed
Wholly repeating he Bankrupt Act
"' ~ TUESDAY, JAN 81.
SENATE-Pills were introduced: Au-
thOrz ng a reference TO the Court ol
Claims nf the claim of the book agents
1T the Methodist Church South; author
ing the Texas and Pacific Rliirnad C'm
pany to make payable In lawful none y
bonds which it has been auth UriZed to
issue; Cragin amendment tS the bill
for the construction Of SIX sleeps Of war.
limiting the aggregate tonnage to 10000
tons, was agreed to.
| The credentials Of p. 3. s. Pinchback,
s natOr-elect FROM L ,uisiana, were pre-
sented.
HOUSE, The Committee on Appropri-
atoms were instructed. tOinquire into the
value OF existing telegraph lines, the cost
of their construction, and of the construc-
ton of new lines. The session was mai n
~ occupied in debate upon The bill for
the reVIva. of American commerce. No
action was taken on the bill. ... ...s
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