The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Jan. 26.--,Sendte- Chair laid
before the Senate a message from the President.
transmitting the report of the Commission of En-
gneers who were appointed to investigate and re-
part a permanent plan for the reclamation of the
auvlal basin OF the Mississippi river Referred -.
Edmunds introduced bill to provide for
and regulate the counting of votes for President and
Vice-President. The Senate resumed considera-
ton of the Schurz resolution in regard to the right
OF the people OF Louisiana to self-government
House-Eldredge, from the Judiciary Committee
reported adversely on the bill to create new state
out OF certain portions of Texas and Louisiana
Potter, from the Judiciary Committee report
ed joint resolution proposing the following
amendment to the Constitution: Article 16 From
and after the next election for President of the
United States, the President shall hold his office
during the term of six years. and together with the
VlcePresident, chosen for the term be elected
in the manner now provided, or that may here
after be provided; but neither the President nor
VicePresident (when the office of President has de-
volved upon him) shall be eligible for reelection
as President" After debate, participated in
by Hoar, Butler, Garfield, Ward and others
the resolution was rejected-yeas 1874, nays
104, less than two-thirds in the affirmative .
Butler of Massachusetts, reported a resolution in
reference to the McGarrahan and New Idria Mining
Company's claims in California, directing the Com
missioner of the General Land Office to institute
legal proceedings in the e., name of the government
against the New Idria Mining Company in the Cir
cult Court of the United States for California to
restrain further waste of property; for the appoint
ment of receiver and for the recovery of posses
sion and also for the recovery of 100000 ille-
ultimately and wrongfully taken therefrom by the
New 1aria Mining Company, which was adopted
1876 to II.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27.-Ser1ate- Dorsey intro
duced bill to establish certain telegraphic lines in
the several Stabes and Territories as post-roads to
regulate the transmission of commercial and other
Intelligence by telegraph Referred . Morton sub
mltted resolution to repeal the 22d Joint rule of
the two houses of Congress in regard to the counting
OF the electoral vote Debate Schurz's LOUISE
ana resolution resumed.
House-There was no legislative business trans
acted. Filibustering the Civil Rights bill con-
sumed the time of the day and far into the night
the tactics of the Republicans being to force the
House to direct vote, and the Democrats deter
mined to prevent it. Up to II o'clock p. M, the roll
had been called sixteen times occupying about half
an hour each time.
THURSDAY, Jan. 28.-Sendte- Bogy submitted
resolution instructing the judiciary Committee to
inquire as to the expediency Of repeating the act of
June |, 1872, granting subsidy to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. Referred :. Bills passed
House bill granting the right Of way and depot
grounds to the Oregon Central Pacific Railway Com
pany, through the public lands of the United
States, from Winnemucca, Nevada, to the
Columbia river, via Portland, Oregon
providing for the appointment of commissioner to
ascertain the right of subjects of Great Britain to