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

the Emperor of Germany under the treaties of 1916
and 1871 between the United States and Great
Britain; amendatory of, and supplementary TO- the
act of March /, 1872, entitled An act to set apart
certain tract of land lying the head waters of
the Yellowstone river as public park. Fenton
spoke at length on the Louisiana resolution.
House-At noon the House had been in continuous
session for "a hours, and still the monotonous
call of the roll proceeded. The voices of half dozen
reading clerks had been used up, and several sub
stitutes were introduced. There had been no at
tempt on either side to come to an understanding.
The last roll call at midnight showed the presence
of $50 members
FRIDAY, Jan. 29.--Sendte-A large number of
reports were made from the Committee on Pensions.
-. The credentials of Herman and Cockrell,
senators-elect from New York and Missouri, were
read and placed on file. After the expiration of
the morning hour Conking took the floor and con-
Guided his speech on the Louisiana question.
House-The lock in the House was brought to a
close at 1925 o'clock by the adoption Of motion,
offered by Ward Rep), of Illinois, to adjourn till
IL o'clock tomorrow. Both sides were completely
out by the protracted session of fory-sx con-
secutive hours. In offering the motion, Ward said
it was evident that the extent of human endurance
had been reached, and he was unwilling to submit
to torture longer The vote IS against co. nine
teen Republicans voting in the affirmative. The
roll called seventy-five times during the pro-
tracted sitting.
SATURDAY, Jan. Senate-The Senate was
not in session, having adjourned to Monday
Honse-Nothing was done in the House save the
reading of the journal of the previous days proceed
ings, which the Clerk about to do, emitting the
yeas and nays in detail, when Randall raised the
point of order that they must be read The Speaker
decided that the point well taken, and as this
reading would have consumed almost inoa
the previous session, the House adjourned at $780,
eighteen of the rocalls having been read out of the
seventy-seven taken.
MONDAY Feb. 1.-Sendte- presented
the resolutions of the Board of Trade of Chicago,
in reference to the bill recently introduced for an
appropriation to establish a mint at Chicago Pratt
presented the joint resolutions the Indiana Legsla-
ture IN favor OF the passage of bill granting pen
sions to surviving soldiers and sailors of the with
Mexico. He sent to the Clerks desk and
had read letter from the Commissioner of
Pensions. stating the number of survivors
OF that war was estimated at 35, 604; number of
widows of soldiers and sailors, about IL 900 Dor
sey submitted resolution nstructing the Committee
on Postoces and Postroads to inquire into the ma
ture and extent of the operation of the registered
letter system, and it's defects if any exist and to
recommend such Legislation may be needed to at
tain greater security in the transmission of registered
NATTER to extend the usefulness of the SYSTEM and
to procure accurate knowledge of its operation .
Consideration of Schurz's Louisiana resolution was
resumed.
HoatSe-Hale, of Maine, introduced resolution to
change the rules by the adoption of rule, the
object of which is to prevent the Speaker entertain
ing motions of dilatory character. Referred "
Caulfeld, who was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Rice, from Illinois, sworn
in and took his seat. The Senate bill appropriate
ing 1882 800 to pay the interest 1865 bonds Of the
District of Columbia was passed .Platt from the
Postofice Committee, offered resolution authoriz-
ing an amendment to the Postotfice Appropriation
bill follows: Fixing the salaries of postmasters
and the mode of committing same; authorizing
the PostmasterG General to pay the expense of TAX
ing the weights of mails railroads, and to
pay experts and other employees in the preparation
and publication of post-route maps; also to
abolish the publication of certain postofce adver
tisements in three Washington papers. +. Butler of
Massachusetts,, moved to suspend the rules to per-
init the reading of a report from the Committee on
Rules, with view of coming to vote on the Civil
Rights bill. The motion was rejected-yeas no.
nays &c. The only exception to the vote being
strict party was that Of Sener, Republican
who voted no. His vote the other way would have
carried the motion. The bill directing the Presi-
dent to supply food and disused army clothing to all
destituteSnd helpless persons living the Western
frontier who have been rendered destitute and
helpless by the ravages of grasshoppers last summer
was agreed to-yeas ITO, nays 49,. "A recess was
then taken to 10 o'clock on Tuesday.