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


are not consulted in the matter.
It is stated that 8 the course of Gov. Ames
OF Mississippi, in endeavoring to suppress the
disorders existing there without calling for
the assistance of the Federal government, is
source Of much qualification to the admins
tration." nav ~
The affairs of the Pacific Mail Company are
being investigated by the Ways and Means
Committee of the House, and resolution has
been offered by Mr.. Dawes for the arrest Of
Richard B. Irwin the San Francisco agent.
who engineered the SIS, 600 900 subsidy through
| Congress-, and he will be compelled to testify
as to who aided him in procuring the five.
million donation. 3
The new Democratic organ, the Eueninq
Mail, which made it's appearance at Washing
ton on Thanksgiving day, has suspended for
want of patronage.
At the meeting of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, the other day, a subcommittee was
appointed to draw up another Civil-Rights
bill. 1t is understood that the committee are
instructed to incorporate all the essential
features Of the Senate bill, now on the House
calendar, emitting therefrom the cemetery
and school sections. e a 3|
King Kalakaua arrived in Washington on
the 18th inst, and was handsomely re-
ceived
The rumor that Chief Justice Swayne pro-
poses to retire from the Supreme bench is
pronounced without foundation. S
The Southern Claims Commission has
passed upon 1000 claims, and awarded
$3.50, 900.
Mr. Arthur, Of Philadelphia, has declined
the position of Government Supervising
Architect rendered him by the Secretary of
the Treasury. aana
The representatives Of the two opposing
schools of finance are agreed in the opinion
that there is no probability of the passage of
any important Finance bill at this session.
The President has appointed Don A. Parde,
United States District Judge for Louisiana,
vice Durell, and J. R. Beckwth is re-appointed
United States District Attorney.
George Alfred Townsend sGath') has
withdrawn from the Chicago Tribune staff
and will hereafter act as Washington CORE
spondent of the New York Herald.
Gen. James F. Pagan, an ex-Confederate
Major-General, has been appointed United
States Marshal for the Western District of
Arkansas.
Several important bills have already been
introduced in Congress. Mr.. Parker, of Mis-
souri,, has offered measure to provide for
the government and to promote the ciyilza-
ton of the Indians. It provides that except
as to crimes committed on Indian country.
punishment of which is expressly provided for
/ by law the general laws of the United States
as to the punishment of crimes shall be en-
| forced in all indian reservations upon
Indians and white men alike, and Jurisdiction
over such cases is vested in the United States
Circuit and District Courts. Mr.. Finch's bill
in reference to the prepayment of newspaper
postage provides for arepeal of the postal law
of June %, 1874, which after the 1st of January
next, requires the prepayment of this class
OF matter at the Office receiving it. Mr.. Far
well, has offered a bill to provide for free
banking and the resumption of specie pay
ments. 1t directs the Secretary of the Treas
Try to retire and cancel the first of each month
beginning the LIST of next July, $1,000, 900
United States notes, and thus continue until
the notes outstanding shall be at par with
gold. Bills have also been introduced (by
Stanart, of Missouri) for the creation of a
Depart ment of Agriculture (by Negley, of
PENN appropriating 5000, 1000 for the i'm
provement of the Ohio river; and (by Nor
rison, of Illinois) appropriating $4,000 for
continuing the improvement of the Missis-
sppl river between Missouri and Illinois
| rivers.
General.
The Legislative, Navy, Army, Indian and
Fertilization bills, as reported to Congress by
the respective committees on the first day of
the session, provide for the following appro-
priations: Legislative 49, 653,434; Navy,
$40, 976, 006; Army, 1927, 7O1, 500; Indians s4,-
| 861, 507; Fortifcations, $3.50, 900.
Commander VIM. B. Gushing of the navy.
has been confined in the Government Insane
Asylum at Washington.
| The portion of the recent postoffice regula-
tons for the prepayment of postage on news
papers and periodicals relative to county pa
pers has been modified as follows: News
papers, without regard to the frequency of
issue, one copy to each subscriber actually
for the time being residing in the county
where the same are printed, are entitled to
pass free of postage through the mails. But
the rate of postage on the same excepting
weeklies, when deposited in letter-carrier's
office for delivery by the Office or it's carriers
shall be uniform at one cent each. Weeklies
| when sent through the mails to or deposited
in letter-carrier's Office in the county where
printed shall be weighed in bulk, and be snb
ject to postage of two cents per pound, to
| be prepaid at the mailing Office by special ad-
hesive stamps.
| One of the Pittsburgh rolling mills that
| ceased work recently has resumed. the man
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