The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-16
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8-SeHdte. "A large num-
Der of bills were introduced and ordered printed,
including the following: By Morton, to provide
for and regulate the counting of the votes for
President and VicePresident and the disposition OF
the questions arising therefrom; by Robertson, TO
secure depositors in the Freedmens Savings
and Trust Company from ultimate loss; by
west amendatory and supplementary OF
acts to incorporate the Texas Pacific Ra1lroao,
by Robertson, to remove the legal and ponca1 ols
thereto; by Mcmillan, to extend the time for the
construction and completion OF the Northern racine
Railroad-lt allows that company ten years adol-
tional time to complete the road; by Bayard, regu-
latinp the salaries of the Judges of the Court OF
Claims: by Ingalls,, for the sale OF the BLACK BOD
IND an lands in Kansas, comforting exclusive lurls
diction over Indian reservations upon United
states Courts, and for the punishment OF crimes
committed by and against the Indians.
Memorials were presented by Wright (la.), from
citizens Of Iowa for the repeal OF the Ia" requic-
inc a two cent stamp on bank checks; by Christi
anew from citizens of Michigan, for payment OF
money instead of awarding land to certain soldiers
consin. for the Improvement of Fox River; by
Oglesby a memorial of the United States Centen-
NAL Commission and Centennial Board OF FINANCE
for an appropriation of 8, O0O,OOO.
House.-The House was not in session.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9.-Sendte. West presented
a letter from w. L Mcmillan, asking permission to
withdraw his credentials as senator-elect from
Louisiana by the McEnery Legislature. Laid over
Bills introduced: BY Sherman, to extend the
duration of the court for the adjudication OF
claims arising out of the g neva award Dy
Ingalls,, to amend the act of July 2, 1s6a'
70 aid in the construction of railroad and tele-
oraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific
ocean by Bogy, authorizing the payment OF dntles
on imports in legal tenders and national oS IN
notes The committees were announced, as 1ol-
lows: Privileges and Elections Morton, Char
man: Logan, Mitchell, Wadleigh, Cameron OF Wis
consin, Mcmillan, Salisbury, Merrimon, cooper.
Oaxr SNf Dawn
Chairman: Morton, Hamln Howe, Frelinghuysen,
Conklng, McCreery, Bogy, Eaton. Finance
Sherman, Chairman Morrill, OF VernonG
Ferry Frenghuysen, Logan, boutwell,, Jones Morr III
of Maine, Chairman; window, West Sargent, ALI
son. Dorsey Davis, Withers, Wallace. Commerce
of WISCONSIN, Burnside, Mcmillan, Ransom, Dennis,
McDonald Manufactures Robertson; Chairman !;
Booth Bruce, English, Wallace. Agriculture-tre-
linghuysen, Chairman Robertson, Harvey, D Jaws
eron of Pennsylvania, Spencer, Clayton, Wadleigh,
Burnside, Gordon, Randolph, Cockreu. Naval
Affairs-Cragin, Chairman anthony, morT n
Observation-Disclosures, Chairman Conkling, Frelipg-
huysen Wright, Howe, Thurman, Stevenson, Post
offices and Post Roads-Hamin, Chairman; Ferry,
Dorsey Jones of Nevada, Dawes, Paddock, Sauls-
bury Maxey Key. Public Lands-Oglesby, Chair
man Window Harvey Hamilton Paddock, Booth,
Kelly Mcdonald Jones of Florida Private Land
Claims thurman, Chairman I3ayard. Bogy, Ed
munos Christiancy. Indian Ahairs-Allison, Chair
man; oglesby, Morrill, of Maine ingalls,, Clayton,
Bopy McCretry. Penslons-Ingalls, chairman
Allison, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald, With
ers Revolutionary Claims-Stevenson, Chairman
Johnston Goldthwaite. Morrill, of Ver1n MT, Wright
CIaims-nrigh Chairman Mitchell, Wadleigh,
Cnristiancy, Mcmillan, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Caperton, Cockrell, Jones OF Florida. District of
uoiumbia- Spencer Chairman Hitchcock. Dorsey,
ingalls, Robertson, Merlin n, English Patents
Madleigh, Chairman; Window, Dawes Johnston,
Herman Public Buildings and Grounds Morrill,,
of Vermont Chairman; Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Paddock Cooper, Mhyte. Territories Hitchcock,
Oh imam; Cragin, Patterson, Christiancy sharon.
Cooper, Maxey. Railroads-west Chairman
Hitchcock, Cragin, Howe, Hamilton, Mitch
ell Dawes, Ransom, Kelly, Cap rton, Eaton.
Mines and Mining -Sargent, Chairman Hamlin,
Acorn Harvey. Sharon, Goldthwaite, Randolph.
Revision of the Laws Of the United States Bout
well, Chairman; A corn, Chr stiancy, Capert n,
Wa ace. Education and Labor-Patte son, Chair
man: Morton, Morril Of Vermont, Burnside. uce,
Sharon, Gordon, Maxey, Key. Civil Sc vice and Re-
trenchment Clayton, Chairman; wright, 0glesby,
Acorn Patterson, McCreery, Randolph. To Audit
and Control the Co tingent Expenses of the SEN
ate-Jones of Nevada, Chairman; Dawes Dennis.
Printing Anthony, Chairman; Sherman, Sauls-
bury. Library--Howe. Chair man; Edmunds, RAN
som. Ga Rules-terry, Chairman; Hannlin, Merr1-
mon. Engrossed Bills-Bayard, Chairman, With