The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Jan. 12.-Se1,ate Morrill,, of YER
mont, reported joint resolution authorizing
Thos. W. Fitch, an engineer in the navy, to
accept q wedding present sent to his wife,
Minnie Sherman Fitch, by the Khedive of
Egypt. The bill abolishipg the Western
District OF Arkansas WAS passed Howe re-
piled to the speech Of Schurz of the previous
day on the Louisiana question, after which
the Senate went into executive session.
House-The Postoffice Committee was
directed to report what changes can be made
in the postal laws for the purpose Of reducing
expenses . The Senate bill to remove the
limitation restricting the circulation of gold
banks to 81, 600, 900 was passed-136 to So .
The Senate amendments of the Naval Appro-
priation bill were concurred in they only in
creased the House appropriations $40, 600
an unprecedented circumstance. Towns
end, Chairman of the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill granting to railroa
companies right of way through the public
lands, which was passed The bill gives the
right of way to the extent of 100 feet on each
side of the central line Of the road, and the
right to take from adjacentpublic lands earth,
stone, timber, etc., Necessary for construction
of the road also ground for stations, not to
extent of one station for every ten. miles of
road.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13.-Senate-The consid-
Grafton of Schurz's resolution in regard to
Louisiana, being unfinished business, was re-
sumed, and Logan made aspeech in defense of
the Republican party, Grant ard Sheridan :.
Morton introduced q bill for the relief of the
Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany.. Pratt called up the bill ceding to the
several States within whose limits thew re-
spectlvely lie, the beds of unsurveyed lakes
and other bodies of water, and addressed the
Senate on the report Of the committee in the
case. The M ssage of the President on
Louisiana affairs was then read, and the SEN
ate soon afterward adjourned.
House-Cannon introduced bill to pro-
mote commerce among the States and to
cheaper transportation of person and prop
erty between the Atlantic seaboard and the
Western States. The House then went into
committee of the whole with Poland in the
appropriates 1856, 507. After long discus
sion, and without making much progress on
the bill the committee rose, and the House
adjourned at o'clock.
THURSDAY, Jan. 14.-Senate-The time
was mostly occupied in debate on Louisiana
affairs. Logan finished biz speech, which was
begun the day previous, and occupied five
bours. :. AT the conclusion of Logan's speech
Upton obtained the floor, but at the request
Of Conkling he gave way to allow the reading
of message from the President on finance,
intending to resume tomorrow The mos
sage was then read, and the Senate, after ex-
ecutive session, adjourned
House-Discussion of the Indian Appro-
priation bill occupied nearly the entire day. -.
The Secretary of War recommends the con-
struction Of breakwater at Clevalar1, Ohio
at an estimated cost of 81 300, O0n The
Appropriation Committee agreed tn appro-
pirate $i7, 900, to be expended in fish nropaga-
ton under the direction Of Spe1cer E.
Baird. "A bill was passed reno ging the
political disabilities of John Withers. James
Winter, and William Kearney, of Texas
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 15.-Senate-The House bill
to amend the act granting pensions to certain
soldiers and sailors of 1912, and to restore to
the pension rolls those persons whose names
were stricken therefrom, in consequence of
disloyalty, was recommitted to the Pension
Committee. Unfinished business being in
order, Upton concluded his argument on
Louisiana affairs, begun yesterday, and Lo-
gan, FreInShuysen, Salisbury and others took
part IN the debate that followed, after which
the Senate adjourned.
House-G. f. Hoar, from the select COM
mittee on Southern outrages, presented the
report of the subcommittee, which had been
to New Orleans; the report was ordered print
ed, but was not read, as the committee had
voted to proceed to Louisiana and continue
the investigation. The bill for the relief of
the United States ships Wyoming and Talsiang
was rejected-99 to 81 :. The House then in
structed the Sergeant-at-A to retain the
witness, Irwin, in CUSTODY until he
shall purge himself of contempt, after which |
it adjourned till Monday.
SATURDAY, Jan. 16.-Senate CLAYTON pre-
scented memorial signed by over 200 citizens
of Arkansas, formerly soldiers in the Union |
army, indorspg the course of Gen. Sheridan |
In New Orleans, ami declaring that the state |
ments made by him were true Laid upon the |
table. Ferry, of Michigan, introduced bill |
to authorize the issuance of patents for QUAR- |
Ter sections of land in that State. Referred. |
Hoase-The House was not in session to-
lay.
MONDAY Jan. 18-Senate- Morton intro
luced bill to establish mint for the coinage
If gold and silver in Indianapolis. Unfin-
shed business (the Louisiana discussion) was
AIKEN up, but postponed to permit action on
he appropriation bills, to which various
m and Inn ia wa ;~,A. |