The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY. FEE. o6rH

SENATE-A conference committee on
the Geneva award bill was appointed. A |
bill to extend the time for the compile
ton of the St. Paul and Paclfc Railroad
was passed; also an appropriation Of $1O,-
600 to defray the expenses of the Pomeroy
investigation; also the House bill to carrv
into fleet the fishery clause of the Treaty
Of Washington. The select committee on
the charges against Senator CLAYTON
made report accompanied by a resolu-
ton declaring the charges not sustained
A long debate TOOK place on the bill to
enforce the laws in Utah, and at five
recess was taken. At the evening session
the consideration Of the Utah bill was re.
sumed, which was passed.
HousE-The whole day was again given
up to speech-making on the resolutions
tor the expulsion of Brooks and Ames.
THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
SENATE-The credentials of Hon. r. J.
Oglesby, Senator ELECT from Illinoiy, were
presented. The bill providing for a new
election in Louisiana was taken up and
discussed until adjournment without a
vote being taken.
HoUsE.-A motion to lay the Credit
MobIlIer report and resolutions on the
table was lost. Sargent's substitute was
| then fo Kpn n nd h. a.
Ames and Brooks were passed. On the
former the vote stood ISL yeas, SO nays; on
the latter 174 yeas, 80 nays. A resolution
OF censure of Kelley, of PENNSYLVANIA.
was offered. A resolution for the an
pointmcnt of committee of q committee
of conference ON the bill for the distribu-
ton OF the Geneva award was adopted.
FRIDAY, Feb. 80
SENATE The debate on the Louisiana
Bill continued till 7 o'clock a. M, when,
on final vote, the bill was rejected-yeas,
10; nays, 20. The Soldiers Homestead
Act was passed. An amendment to She
Sundry Civil Appropriate on Bill was
agreed to providing for the publication
Of the debates of Congress at the Govern
msnt Printing House
HOUSE The conference repotA, ex
tending for four years the Southern Claims
Commission, and limiting it to the con-
sideration of the claims already presented
was agreed to. The Judiciary Committee
presented resolution for the impe ach-
ment OF Judge Delahay, of the United
States District Court of Kansas, which
was adopted. The bill reported by the
! Wilson Credit Mobilier Committee, di-
recting the Attorney General 10 take ac-
ton to recover the sums due the Govern
ment from the Union Pacific Road, was
adopted as an amendment To the Legisla-
Of the Whole an amendment, reported by
the Committee on Appropriation as a
substitute for, the Senate amend ment, was
adopted, providing that the amounts due
the Pacific roads for transportation of
mails, etc. shall oe withheld and applied
to the payment of interest on bonds issued
to them, and authorizing the companies
to bring suit in the Court of Claims for
the same.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1.
SENATE.-The bill to make La Crosse
a port of entry was passed. A motion to
bring up the Louisiana question again was
laid on the table. The House provision
in the legislative appropriation bill for
suits against the Pacific Railroad was
agreed to; also the conference report on
the naval appropriation bill. The Com
mittee on Revision of the Laws reported
against constitutional recognition Of wo-
mems right to vote. Before the recess,
which took place at 4 :15 Sunday morning
the following bills were passed: The
river and harbor appro priations; the
Texas Pacific Railcoad bill; the Racoon
Fork land bill. The Senate met again at
p. M, and concurred IN the resolution
conGratulating the people of Spain, and
passed large number of pension bills.
HoUsE-A conference committee was
appointed on the disagreeing votes on
the legislative appropriation bill. A joint
resolution rendering the people Of Spain
the congratulations of Americans on the
formation of a republican Government
was passed. The deficiency appropria-