The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Feb. 23.-Senate- Consideration of
the Postofice Appropriation bill was resumed, and
the clause repeating the law authorizing the Pacific
Mail subsidy was stricken out The bill was then
passed The Army Appropriation bill was also
amended and passed. The Committee on Finance
reported resolution that branch mint in the West
was necessary and leaving the location Of the
to the President.
HottSe-The Tariff bill was finally passed by a
vote of 1913 to 113. No other business was trans
acted.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24.-iSenGte- Window pre-
sented petitions signed by 1888 farmers of the
Northwest, asking for appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers Re-
ferred. :. Bills for the admission of Colorado and
New Mexico were amended and passed =. Ad-
journed.
House-The Civil Service Appropriation bill was
discussed in committee of the whole. It appropri-
ates $25 285978, against estimates of $33 875 1885,
motion to take up the caucus bill for the control
OF the Southern States developed some tilibusterng
which is forbidden by the new rules
adopted, motions being made to adjourn,
to call the ayes and noes, to reconsider, etc,
which would occupy considerable time in each
case. On the last vote by the yeas and nays the
Democrats refrained from voting, and the result
was that no quorum appeared to be present; but
call Of the roll showed the presence of largely more
than quorum. Motions were then made to excuse
IucllDeIE Inc yeas ana nays DelnQ taken
Il each case, the Speaker ruling that such motions
were in order
THURSDAY, Feb. 25.-tSendte-The credentials
Of S. j. r. Mcmillan new Senator from Minnesota,
were fled. The bill to regulate the counting of
votes for President and Vice President of the United
States was read third time and passed.
H0u8e-After an all-night session the "force . bill
was reached, but all parties were worn out and
fahgued, and an adjournment was agreed to.
FRIDAY Feb. 26.-SenGte-Th Committee on
Finance reported adversely on the bill to secure de-
posters in the Freedman's Bank from loss The
committee reported favorably on the bill to
amend section 3,342 of the Revised Statutes intro
duced on the Sd inst, and it passed The bill
requires brewers to affix upon the spigot hole on
every barrel containing fermented liquors,
the proper stamp, when such barrel is sold
removed from the brewery or warehouse
and also requires the stamp to be Cancelled at
the time of offering the same by writing imprint
ing thereon the name of the manufacturers of the
liquor The remainder Of the session was occupied
in consideration Of the Civil Rights bill.
H0uSe-After disposing of some unimportant rou-
tine business the House proceeded to the discussion
of the bill "to provide against invasion of States
and to prevent the subverson of their authority and
to maintain the security Of elections"
SATURDAY, Fob. a. .Sessate-The Vice-Presi-
dent appointed as the committee under the resolu-
ton to examine the several branches of the civil
service during the recess Messrs. Allison, Boutwell,,
Conkling, Merrimon, and Eaton. :. The Civil Rights
bill WAS taken up, and, after long debate finally
passed, exactly as it came from the House. The
debate opened by Carpenter, who yebe-
menty opposed the measure consttu-
tional grounds, expressing the firm conviction
that it was unconstitutional, and would be
so declared by the Supreme Court when brought be-
fore that tribunal. He was followed by Morton in
earnest speech in favor Of the bill. After the
rejection of an amendment by Thurman to the sec
ton in regard to jurors that it should not apply
to State Courts, the bin put upon its passage
and adopted by the following vote: