The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

uSou III ally way Ill C0uu0CI1On WIN the Or
ganization of the Louisiana Legislature.
Conkllng objected to the wording of
the resolution, and moved the
words "if not incompatible with the
public interests" as an amendment, and
long debate ensued participated in by Thur
man, Conkllng, Morton and others. A bill
was passed for the relief of settlers on alb
sentee Shawnee lands in Kansas.
House.-After an hour spent in considering
bills from the Committee On Public Lands,
the House went into committee Of the
whole on the Army Appropriation bill. It
appropriates $39, 701, 500, and forbids recruit
ing beyond the number of 25 600 enlisted
men.
| WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-Sega0te.-The Senate
resumed consideration of Thurman's resolu-
ton interpellating the President on the sub
| ject of interposing the military at New Or
leans, the pending queation being on the mo-
| ton of Mr., Conkling to insert the words, g. if
not incompatible with the public interests"
| The debateswas long and sharp, but no def
mite action was taken.
House. There was quite a commotion in
the House over resolution offered by Hale,
of Maine, directing the Judiciary Committee
to bring in bill ordering new election i'm
mediately in Louisiana. Objection to the
reception of the resolution was heard from
all parts of the House, and the Speaker was
forced to use his gavel vigorously to restore
order. Hale gave notice that he
should offer the resolution on Monday,
uuder suspension of the rules .
Cobb introduced a bill to provide temporary
government for the Territory of Oklahama.
Referred Lamar presented q remonstrance
of the people of Arkansas against the inva-
cir &R,nIN ,S<rlo% IS
| ferred. Irwin, the agent of the Pacific Mail
Company, was arraigned before the bar of
| the House for contempt in refusing to an
swer the questions of the Ways and Means
| Committee as to the disposition of the corrup-
ton fund. He was asked to show cause, and
read long explanation OF the reasons that
impelled him to refuse to answer. He was
then asked to give the names of the persons
| to whom he paid money to infu ence legisla-
ton. He refused to answer He was next
asked to state the largest amount paid to any
| one person. He answered, 1.-TWO hundred
and seventy-fve thousand dollars !" The
| prisoner was sent to jail for contempt of the
| House.
THURSDAY, Jan. 7.-Senate. Senate de-
voted nearly the entire day to the discussion
| of Thurman's resolution in regard to Louisi-
ana affairs. The debate was very animated,
| u
| Logan, COnkling and others. The galleries
became so demonstrative that the presiding
officer (Sargent) ordered them cleared if order
| was not preserved.
| House. White asked leave to offer reso-
luton thanking the President for his course
In the Louisiana matter, and offering him the
hearty cooperation of the House in sustain
ing his efforts in that behalf. OBJ
| RI hn o,,I
passed without debate, under the opera
ton of the previous question, the Finance bill
enacted by the Senate before the holiday
recess. The vote stood 1876 to So. :. The
House voted 1913 to SO, to drop the impeach-
ment proceedings against Judges Durell (of
Louisiana) and Busted (of Alabama), mas
much as they had rendered their designations.
| FRIDAY, Jan. 8.-Sessate. the trans
action of some unimportant business, the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of
Thurman's resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent for information concerning Southern
affairs. The debate waxed warm, and was
continued till o'clock, the principal partici-
pants being Bayard (who led Off, Sher-
man, Thurman, Sargent. Morton, ConklIng
and Gordon. The resolution was finally
passed, with Conkling's amendment, adding
the words, eff not incompatible with the
public interest" The vote was 80 yeas to q
nays. ..SchurZ was to have spoken on Louis
lana affairs, but was prevented by sick
ness. resolution was introduced by
him instructing the Judiciary Committee
to inql lire what legislation is necessary to
secure to the people of Louisiana their rights
of self-government under the Constitution.
House-The only important feature of the
House proceedings Was the introduction by
Butler Of a bill providing for illegal and
fair election in Louisiana" and to guarantee
to that State a republican form of govern
ment."
SATURDAY Jan. 9.-Neither branch of Con-
gress was in session to-day.
MONDAY, Jan. 11.-Senate. Davis intro
duced q bill for the improvement of the
Kanawha river, in West Virginia. Clayton
moved a resolution calling on the Secretary of
War for the report of Maj. Lewis Merrill, Gre
lating to certain disorders in Louisiana" par
| ticularly the Coushatta troubles; agreed to.
Schurz spoke at length upon the Louisiana
| question, the galleries being crowded. The
Senator argued strongly in favor of the right
of the people to local self-government, to
which Morton replied, claiming thai the out
RACES in the South were more glaring than
Sheridan showed them to be in his report
| HOuSe.-Bills introduced: To fix the sala-
Ilee VI Cue Ju9SeS VI tAe CourG OF ClalmS at
! $4,000; To abolish the Office Of Lieutenant
General of the Army; to increase import
duties ten per cent after March, 1876: for
pensions to soldiers of the Mexican war who
served in the Confederate army; to open the
| Black Hills Indian reservation to settlement
to prevent telegraph monopoly. Kasson in
troduced bill supplementary to the bill to
restore specie payments. Garfield reported
bill appropriating $4,000 for the entertain
ment of King Kalakaua. Cox introduced
resolution condemning the intervention of the
general government in Louisiana affairs. and
demanding the withdrawal of the military
forces from that State referred.