The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-23

to consolidate the bonded debt of the United States
and reduce the interest thereon; by Rainey, to
abolish the House Committee on Freedmen's /
Affairs unanimously adopted; by Cook, to refund {
the cotton tax collected between 1863 and 1863 |
ana 70 ne payens ,or an cot.on seized
tling to establish branch mint at Cincinnati: by
Lawrence, resolution declaring it .the sense of
the House that policy of finance shall be steadily
pursued which, without unnecessary shock to bust
ness. will ultimately equalize the purchasing power
of the gold and paper dollarN9referred TO the
Banking and Currency Committee; by Holman,
strong anti-substdy resolution, which was
adopted by vote of 223 to SO; by Springer II),
resolution declaring against third Presidential
terrn-adopted-25 to Is; by Caulfeld, a bill pro-
viding that the heads of the Executive Departments
shall occupy seats on the door Of the House, also,
resolution to amend the Constitution SO that no per-
son shall be eligible for the Presidency of the
United States for more than single term ; by An
derson, resolution instructing the Committee
Banking and Currency to report bill repeating the
National Banking law and substituting for National
Bank currency national paper money. issued direct
! ly from the Treasury, made legal serder for all
debts public or private, including duties imports
and to be interchangeable for registered bonds,
bearing 365 per cent interest-referred to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency; by Buckner, re-
ducing the salary of the President of the United
States after March Adjourned till Friday, 18th.
/ THURSDAY, Dec. 16.--Sendte. resolution,
instructing aiie Committee Privileges and Elec-
tions to investigate whether the election of
! Senator Spencer fraudulent effected
| by corruption, adopted :. Bills introduced
! - 49, &PPoNANAS
| committee the subject of the alcoholic
liquor traffic; by Withers, to aid the Washington
and Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad to construct
narrow-gauge railroad from tide water to st. Louis
and Cincinnati =. The Senate debated for two hours
Mortons resolution to investigate the Mississippi
election, without coming to vote.
Hoatse.-Not in session.
FRIDAY, Dec. 17.-Senate -Edmunds sub
mitted a resolution that the Senate on the 7th of
! January, proceed to elect President pro tenn.
1 of the Senate. He said that he offered this in
order that Senators might have an oppor-
tpnlty o. looking up at although
presiding officer the President of
the Senate, and could not be interfered with. The
resolution referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Adjourned till Monday.
/ House-The House was in session but short
time, and adjourned till Monday, December 20,
without transacting any important business.
MONDAY, Dec. 20.-Se,adte -Bayard present
ed the credentials of R. H. Mari, signed by John
1 McEnery as Governor of Louisiana, appointing him
! Senator in place of w. L. Mcmillan, who withdrew
his credentials the contestant of Pinchback. Laid
on the table Edmunds offered the following reso-
luton g That Thomas w. Ferry Senator from
the State Of Michigan, be the President Of the
Senate until Jan. 7, 1915, and until ~ a
Bayard offered a substitute, which declared a.
| G. Thurman President of the Senate until Jan. 7,
1876, or until fresh appointment shall be made
and upon this demanded the yeas and nays. The
| substitute rejected-yeas, 81; nays, 24--a
strict party vote Edmunds' resolution was then
adopted. Bills introduced: BY Hitchcock to
transfer the Indian Bureau from the Interior
| Department to the War Department; by Boutwell,,
to increase the efficiency OF the Navy and promote
| the maritime interests of the United States by
| Dennis, to provide for settlement Of claims of
| officers of the Revolutionary War. Mcdonald
gave notice that he would, after the holiday recess
offer resolutions, and move their adoption subst-
tutes for those recently submitted by his colleague
(Morton), in regard to National and state rights
After executive session the Senate adjourned until
| Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1876. $40 3~#ltCt IS
/ House.-The journal of Friday having been read,
and some Executive communications being laid be-
fore the House, the Speaker announced standing
committees, as follows: ~
Electons-Harrs (Va.), Thompson Blackburn,
Beebe, House, DeBolt Poppleton, Hoar, Wells
! MISSY, Baker Tnd.) and Brown (Kan.).
/ Ways and Reconsideration. Wood, Hancock
Thomas, Hill, Chaplin, Tucker, Blaine, Kelly, Gar
| field and Burchard.
Appropriations Randall, Holman Wells (1Io)
Atkins Hamilton IN. ~, Blount, Singleton, Wheel
er, Hale, Foster and Waldron.
Banking and Currency-Cox, Payne, Goode, Glib
son, Raymond, Burchard, Wike, Townsend (Pa.),
| Kasson, Eames and Hubbeu.
Pacific observation-disclosures, Atkins, LuttreI, Wal
ker [Va), Lynde, Throckmorton, Thomas (Md.),
Phillips (Mo.), Garfield Kasson, Platt O'Neili and
/ Blair.
Judiciary-Knott, Hunton, Ashe, Lynde, Lord,
Hurd, Caulfeld, McCrary, Lawrence, Frye and
Public Lands-Sayler, Goodin, Fuller, Mcfarland,
Waling, Cause, Lane, Hathorn, McDin, Morey and
! CrOunSe.
Foreign Affairs-swann, Faulkner, Banks, Bar
mum, Ely, Hamilton (Ind), Springer, Forney, Mon
roe, Williams wis and Packer.
Military Misunderstanding, Glover, Williams
! (Mich.), Terry, Cook, Reilly (Pa.), Hardenburgh,
! MacDougall, Thornburg, Hurlbut.and Strait.
Commerce-Hereford Ward, Durand, Reagan,
Piper Kehr, Pierce, FELTON,, hunter, Ross (Pa) and
Donnell.
Postofices and Postroads- CLARK (Mo.) wadden.
Luttrell, Ainsworth Towa), Walker IN. "; Nc
Mahon, Slemons, Cannon, Miller, Stowen and Wal
| Claims-Bright, Neal, Brown, Roberts IN. CO.,
Tarbox, Cochrane, Phillips Mo.), Pratt Bass, Brad
War Claims-Eden Milliken, Warren, CabeI
Ellis, New, Caldwell, Conger, Smith (Pa.), Wilson
! (Iowa), and Haskins.
Naval Affairs whitthorne, Lewis, Mills, Jones
IN. H), Willis, Williams (Del), Robbins Pa.), Bur-
| leigh, Harris (Mass.), Hayes and Danford.
| Revision of the Laws-Durham, Southland,
Bell, Metcalfe Teese, Douglas, Sparks, Grape,
Denison, Oliver and Robinson.
Education and Labor-Walker Va.),, Lamar
Faulkner, Cutler, Singer, Clark (Mo), Springer,
Hoar, Magoon wis }, and Whltehouse.
District of Observation-Disclosures Neal, Phelps, Cate,
Hartridge, Hinkle, Stevenson, McCrary, Willard,
Public Buildings and Grounds-Holman, Wells
md. }, Harrison, Cook, Hewitt IN. W, Walsh,
Young, Williams (Mich.), Woodwork, Plaisted,
/ Kimbal
| Patents-Vance, Bagley, Jr. IN. W, Douglas
Sanders, aartzell, Clarke N. Y Smith (Ga), Con-
ger, Dobbins Sampson and Hoge.
Invalid Pensions-Jenks, Bagby (In.), Wilson {w.
Va }, Bliss Hewitt (Aa.), Rice Yeates, Rusk Sin
n1ckSon, Purman and halney.
Revolutionary Pensions-Hunter, Bland {Mo.),
Phelps, Clarke (Ky.I, Hurd, Davis, Schumacher,
Townsend IN. W, Dobbins, Henderson and vii
nams IN. w.
Indian Affairs-scales, wiltshire, Boone, Sparks,
Hooker, Morgan, Lane, Seelye, Page, Van Worries
and tufts
weights and Neutrality-suspicious. (Ga.), O'Brien,
Potter, sayler, Parsons, Magoon (Wis.), Chit
tenden and Seelye.
Territories Southland, Caldwell, Mutchler, Frank
lin, Mead, Culberson Wiggenton, Fort, Mackey,
Freeman. BaQloV IN Wy. and Patterson.
Agriculture Caldwell, Harris (Ga.), Marsh. Davis,
Rea, Goodn, Anderson, Smith (Pa.), Rus2, Van
Worries and Small.
Mines and Mining-Bland, Turney, Durham,
Potter, Odell, Gibson Campbell, Evans, WOODBURY.,
Caswell and Lynch
Private Land Claims Gunter, Buckner, Parsons,
Powell, Chandler, Levy, Ainsworth, Ketcham, Joyce,
Cannon and Lapham.
Public Expenditures iliken, Hatcher, Perry,
L. Ilo;IIrr Gam al,o1l