The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-10
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
KENOSHA, WIS, DEC. 10, 1874.

eence, and one Of the most fashionable that
was ever drawn together at the Capitol.
As early as II o'clock
THE SCENE WAS VERY BRILLIANT, and
the floor of the House, especially, pre-
sentcd very animated appearances
The members, for the time, forgot their
political differences and exchanged con
CALCULATIONS in the best of spirits.
PRECISELY AT TWELVE O'clock both
Houses were called to order, by Vice
President Wilson in the Senate and by
Speaker Blaine in the House.
DEC2EBER 7.-sENATE.-The Senate
was called to order promptly at noon by
Vice President Wilson. The Rev DR..
Sunderland, the Chaplain. in his opening
prayer, returned thanks to Divine Prov
idence for the many blessings bestowed
upon our nation, and said "Weacknow
ledge our chastisements, and pray thatwe
may be corrected through them. We be-
seech Thee to show Thy favor upon this
people and help the Government in its
great possibility. Help the Congress
of the United States. May the candle Of
the Lord light them through every diff
Guilty"
Vice President Wilson then took the
chair.
Mr. Anthony, from Rhode Island, offer
ed resolution instructing the Secretary
OF the Senate to inform the House of
Representatives that quorum of the Sen
ate had assembled, and the Senate was
ready to proceed to business. Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony also submitted an order
providing that the hour of meeting of the
Senate should be daily at 10 o'clock until
otherwise ordered. Agreed to.
Mr., Conkling offered resolution pro-
vlding for the appointment of two mem
bers of the Senate to join the committee
on the part of the House of Representa-.
tiVes to wait upon the President of the
United States and inform him that que
rum of each house of Congress had as.
sembled, and were ready to receive any
communication he may desire to make.
Agreed to, and the Chair appointed
Messrs, Conkling and Thurman COM
,mittee on tho part of the Senate.
The Senate then took recess till one
o'clock.
THE DISTRICT REPORT.
Morrill,, of Maine, FROM the joint select
committee appointed at the last session to
frame a government for the District of
Columbia, submitted written report,
accompanied by sundry statutes. 1t pro-
Vldes for placing the district under a
board of three regents, to be appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Sen
ate, and who shall themselves appoint
subordinate boards of health, police, etc.,
the powers of all being mlnutely defined.
The people ale to elect three members of
the Board of Education. All expendi-
lures are to be controlled by Congress-
Laid on the table and ordered printed.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
certificate Of election of George F. Ed
munds, Senator from Vermont, and of
VIM. ". Eaton, from Connecticut, for the
term commencing March 4, 1875.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were in Introduced,
ordered printed and to lie on the table
until the appointment OF the standing
committees of the Senate.
By Mr.. Sherman, bill for the revision
of the laws for the collection of customs
duties. It provides for q commission Of
seven persons, TO be constituted as fol-
lows One member of the Senate, TO be
designated by the President of the Sen
ate; two members elect of the next House
CT Representatives to be designated by
the Speaker of the present House; two
members in the custom service and two
citizens familiar with the customs law, to
be appointed by the President the COM
mission is to terminate on the first Mon
day in 1875, and in the meantime shall
report to Congress their secretary, treas
ury and revision of all customs laws
together with such facts as they can elicit
10y examination and inquiry pertaining
to the trade, industry, commerce ana
taxation of the country, with view to
making changes of rates and the classii-
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