The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Feb. 9.-gendte-The Senate after
brief session, during which nothing of Importance
transpired, adjourned as token of respect to the
memory of the late Senator Buckingham.
Hoatse-The Indian Appropriation bill, emitting
the Choctaw claim, was passed. The Hennepin
Canal bill was the regular order, but its
friends consented to let it be passed over. An
effort made to call up for action the resolution
expelling Cannon the Utah Delegate for polygamy.
Smith said that if the House refused to take up the
matter and act upon it the committee would not
consider it their duty to again call it up. Only
twenty-five members voted to consider the resolu-
ton, so it is practically dead.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1O.-Senate- business of
Importance was transacted. s
House-The Postofice Appropriation bin was dis
cussed in committee of the whole the total amount
recommended is less than the estimates therefor by
S1,538,173. Various amendments were offered and
the committee rose and the House vook a recess till
o'clock, the evening session to be for debate.
THURSDAY Feb. 1.-Sendte-McCreery in
troduced bill directing the Secretary of War to
detail competent medical officers of the army to in
vestigate the report of cholera now raging on the
borders of Mexico and give due notice of the spread
of the disease. The bill also provides an appropria-
ton of S. 900 to defray the expenses of such nves
CATION. The bill to provide government for the
District of Columbia was taken up and discussed.
and Sargent had submitted an amendment to pro-
vide for the election of delegate from the District
when the Senate adjourned.
Ho,tSe-There was a long and exciting debate on
the amendment to the Postofice Appropriation bill
proposing 10 restore the franking privilege. Til
amendment was.stricken out and the bill passed .
bill restricting the hours of labor of the Washing
ton street-car conductors and drivers to ten was
passed. The House went into committee Of the
whole the Tariff bill, but without action adj
journed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 12.-SeRate-The report of the
engineer in regard to the cost of extending the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Pittsburgh was or
dered printed -. The credentials of Burnside, SEN
ator-elect from Rhode Island were read and placed
on file. Clayton moved to take up the Presidents
Arkansas message, but, Edmund5 Directing, he
withdrew his motion.
HouSe-The House devoted large portion of the
of the Revenue bill.
SATURDAY, Feb 13-Senate bill for the
future government of the District of Columbia oc-
cuped nearly the entire time of the Senate without
reaching vote Eaton, of Connecticut (successor
to w. A. Buckngham), sworn in and took his
seat Bills introduced for the establishment
Of mint at Chicago and ST. Louis. "A Joint reso-
luton introduced for the admission free of duty
OF the diamond necklace presented to Minnie Sher-
man Fitch by the Khedive of Egypt.
House-The bill making compensation for supplies
taken by Union soldiers during the Morgan raid was
defeated. >. The Pension and Military Academy APP
preparation bills and the bill for the equalization of
bounties passed. The provisions of the latter
are printed in another column :. Lawrence from
the Committee on Claims reported bill to pay the
claims allowed by the Commissioners of Claims.
MONDAY, Feb. 15.-Senota- Anthony was
chosen as presiding officer during temporary alb
sance of Vice-President Wilson. ;. Edmunds, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported back the Civil
Rights bill it came from the House, without
amendment, and gave notice that he would move
to take it up at the earliest possible moment 80
After some desultory arguments on the question of
Pinchbacks admission to seat in the Senate from
louisiana the Senate adjourned mark of re-
spect to the memory of Hon. Samuel Hooper, of
Massachusetts.
Hottse-The hour for meeting hereafter was fixed
at II a. m "A committee was appointed to attend
the funeral Of Hon. Samuel Hooper, and the House
ad ioY1rnad