The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-17
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Dec. 8.-Sendte.-Wright intro
duced bill fixing the salary of the President.
West introduced a bill for the construction
OF United States government telegraph line
between the cities of Washington and Boston.
-. Chandler introduced bill amendatory of
section 10 of the National Currency act of
1854, and section of the act of July IS,
1866.
RouSe.-Poland, from the special commit
tee on the Arkansas troubles, presented re-
port of the testimony taken during the va
cation, which was ordered printed Bills
introduced Relating to the Omaha bridge
to extinguished the Indian title to the Black
Hills reservation in Dakota fixing the rates
of duties on imported merchandise: to sub
stitute United Stated notes for issues of ma
tlonal banks; to prohibit Congress-
men from acting as counsel in suits against
the United states (passed unanimously to
restore the duty of ten per cont. on certain
manufactures Of cotton, wood, iron, etc.: pro-
viding for an additional Congressman from
Nebraska; proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, providing that Congress shall
not make anything but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment of individual debts, and
shall pass no law impairing the obligation of
contracts; providing for free banking; di-
recting inquiry into the subject of the impor-
tation of coolies under contract for
servile labor, and Of Chinese women
for the purpose of prostitution for the
Improvement of the Kanawha river; to abol-
ish the tax on bank checks authorizing the
President to correspond with foreign nations
concerning the establishment of system of
international arbitration to regulate cleo
tions in certain Southern States; repeating
the increase of the Presidents salary The
House, in committee of the whole, took up
and discussed at length Kelley's scheme for
the exchange of greenbacks into g. IS converti-
BILE bonds. The bill was ordered printed.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9.-Senate.-Scott pre-
sented a remonstrance of the type-founders
of Chicago and other cities against the rati
fcatlon of the Canadian reciprocity treaty, as
far as it relates to type and type materials.
Ingalls, presented memorial from citizens
of Kansas for an extension of time to home
stead and presumption settlers on public lands.
who have been compelled to abandon their
claims by reason of the ravages of locusts !.
Chandler presented memorial of the Ma
tional Association of Lumbermen against the
proposed reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Canada. Lewis introduced
a bill amending the Pension law. . Scott
introduced bill to aid in constructing the
Southern Pacific railroad.
House.-The Omaha bridge bill was post
poned until the second Tuesday in February.
=. The House referred various portions of
the Presidents message to appropriate COM
mlttees. The portion relating to Alabama
was given to the select committee on that
subject, and the part referring to Louisiana
and other Southern States to q select commit |
tee of seven. The remainder of the days |
session was consumed in considering the bill
continuing in existence the board created to
audit the debt of the District of Columbia.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10.--Sendte.-The Senate |
transacted no business, beyond receiving
few bills and resolutions. brief executive
session was held, and an effort made to act on |
the nomination of Postmaster General Jew
ell, but objection was made, and it was laid |
over.
uSe.-EThe proceedings in the House |
were unimportant. Stowell (Va) made a
personal explanation regarding the charge that
he had sold naval cadetship for 81, 900. and
demanded an investigation. The bill appro-
priating $50, 900 to purchase postoffice scales
to weigh newspapers was passed. .Kelley's |
65 convertible bond scheme was debated by |
the House IN Committee of the Whole.
FRIDAY, Dec. 11.-Senate. The Senate held
no session to- day.
HouSe.-A bill was passed allowing home
stard and presumption settlers in Iowa, Min
nesota Nebraska and Kansas, whose crops
were destroyed by grasshoppers in 1874, to
leave and be absent from their lands till May,
1876, without prejudice to their rights.
MONDAY, Dec. 14.-Sennte. pre-
sented a petition of colored men of Indiana,
against the recent decision of the
State Supreme Court, excluding colored chill
1ren from the public schools. Anthony pre-
sented a mamnrial from n .. T pi--~~ - ~