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

the assertion that the administration is sick |
board, if any feasible means can be devised. |
1t Is stated that pressure will be made to In
ducs him and Antoine to resign, in which
event new election will be necessary.
The Comptroller of the Currency has already
received applications for 81, OOO,0 600 of new
circulation, under the provisions of the new
Finance law. These applications come almost
entirely from the Western States.
The Committee on Ways and Means think
that the bill restoring thetax on tea and coffee
is certain of favorable report in COM
mittee, but are not positive that it can pass
the House.
The Acknowledgement has received a petit
ton signed by 300 negroes, making therequest
that the United States set apart territory for
dissatisfied negroes and protect them by the
military, under any form of government ac-
ceptable to Congress. The petition represents
that the blacks would make more rapid prog
ress in civilization if not compelled to remain
in contact with whites.
The commission which was appointed to re-
port upon the various plans suggested for the
improvement Of the mouth of the Mississippi
river recommended the adoption of Captain
James B. Eads' system.
Whitelaw Reid, Of the New York Tribune,
was summoned to Washington last week to
testify in the Pacific Mail Investigation. After
his examination Reid was arrested for libel on
the complaint of ex-Gov. Sheppard, and re-
quired to give bail.
Political.
The Louisiana Legislature has again
elected P B. S. Pinchback to the United States
Senate.
The Republican Convention Of New Hamp-
shire has nominated Person G. Cheney, of
Manchester, for Governor, and Charles F.
Powers for Railway Commissioner.
The Nevada Legislature has elected Mr..
Sharon to the Senate of the United States.
The ffty-two Republicans Of the Louisiana
House of Representatives who we're present
at the organization of that body have pub
lished their report of the affair. They state
that the House consists of ITO members that
there were 1902 present at the organization,
50 of whom were Republicans and so Demo-
Gratis that the Republicans were therefore in
the majority, and that it was impossible for
for the Democrats to get control of the body
except in violation of law.
A Washington telegram says "the Cabinet,
notwithstanding contrary rumors, is united
upon the Presidents Louisiana message"
It is added I" the present drift of the Lou
isiana question here is toward the continued
recognition and maintenance of the Kellogg
government" At caucus of Southern Re-
publicans in both branches of Congress it was
unanimously decided to support Kellogg and
that if the alternative is presented of new
election or provisional government they
will choose the latter.
| The New York Legislature has chosen
Francis Herman Oemocrat) United States
Senator in place of Mr.. Fenton.
The subcommittee of Congress appointed
| to go to New Orleans and investigate the
condition of affairs in that unfortunate State.
consisting of Messrs. Foster of Ohio, Phelps
submitted their report to the general COM
mittee, and the latter has indorsed it by
majority of one vote. 1t is, however, merely
a preliminary report, as the full committee
has decided to proceed to New Orleans and take
additional testimony. The report says "We
are constrained to declare that the action of
the Returning Board on the whole was arbi-
| trary unjust, and in our opinion, illegal
and that this arbitrary, unjust and illegal &C
ton alone prevented the return by the board
of a majority of Conservative members to the
lower house." The committee express the
opinion that &C in November, 1874, the people
of Louisiana did fairly have free, peaceable
and full registration and election, in which
a clear Conservative majority was elected to
the lower house of the Legislature, of which
majority the Conservatives were deprived
by the unjust, Illegal and arbitrary act of
the Returning Board"
A New Orleans telegram of the 18th inst.
says: 1.-THE following is from Republican
official source Republicans assert that the
report of the Louisiana subcommittee goes
outside the record and that no testimony was
brought before them to show the funding of
nio5"l ioSielaUlFo maIraHts, ulSplScement or
judges by Kellogg, or seizure of arms by thepo-
lice without process of law. They assert that
| specific evidence will be adduced to disprove
these and other allegations of the committee,
which they say are based solely on briefs of
Democratic counsel"
The Democrats of the Missouri Legislature
have chosen Gen. Francis M Cockrill as the
successor of Mr.. Schurz in the United States
Senate.
The committee sent to Little Rock to in
vestigate Arkansas affairs have unanimously
come to the conclusion that Brooks was legally
elected Governor of that State, and majority
of the committee further agree as to the
validity of the Garland government.