The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29
consideration of the sundry Civil Appropriation

consideration of the sundry Civil Appropriation
BILL
THURSDAY, June 22.-Sendte.- The Naval
Appropriation bill was passed. The increase made
by the Senate over the House bill is 49, 685 000 de-
crease from the bill of last year of 1896 600. An
amendment was adopted intended to prohibit the
employment of large forces of laborers in the navy
yards for political purposes, by forbiddlng
any increase OF the working force just before Presl
Dental Congressional elections except when the
Secretary shall publicly make certificate that the
needs of the service demand such increase.
House.--The House devoted the entire day, and
long night session, to the sundry Civil Appropra-
ton BILL An amendment was adopted, repeating
the law providing for the registration of voters in
large cities in national elections.
FRIDAY, June 23.-Sep0te. Senate dis
cussed throughout the day, and passed. the bill to
amend the Enforcement act The object of the
present bill is to cure the defects in the original
act pointed out by the decisions of the United
States Supreme Court in the Grant parish (La) and
Kentucky cases.
HouSe-The House devoted the entire day, as
well as evening session, to the Sunday Civil APP
preparation BILL
SATURDAY. June 24.-SenGte. Allison, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported, with
amendments, the House bill making appropriation
for the support of the army for the fiscal year end
d
all the new legislation relating to salaries 1ncor-
porated in the House bill, and makes the appropra
tiol. for the present force OF the army, 25,O0O
men, instead of the reductions OF the House
bill After the transaction of some business OF an
unimportant nature the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
H0use.-The House was in session nearly the
whole of Friday night, discussing the amendments
to the Postoffice Appropriation bill. The members
assembled at to-day and, in the absence OF the
Speaker pro tenn (CoX), elected Sayler temporary
Speaker and Immediately after adjourned
MONDAY, June 26. Senate. Logan, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported the House
bill to equaize bounties of soldiers in the late war
for the Union. The bill is amended by striking out
from the list of benefciaries all sailors and marnes
slaves and Indians, and also by emitting the re-
quirement that bounties received under State law
shall be deducted from the total of $872 for each
month of service provided by the BILL.
The Army Appropriation bill passed, us amend
ed by the Senate committee. 1t strikes out the
first eight sections of the House BILL reducing and
reorganiZing the army and most OF the other
amendments are supplementary to this. The Dill
increases the appropriation about $3,OOOOO0 over
the House bill, and follows quite closely the revised
estimates of Secretary Taft. 1t is $1,0000OO less
than the bill Of last year.
HotgSe.-The House passed the bill authorizing
the construction of a pontoon-bridge across the
Mississippi from Lacrosse to Houston county,
Mimi. =. .Kasson introduced joint resolution pro
viding that, when the two Houses adjourn on sat
urday, the list of july it shall be to meet on Iues-
day, July 4, at Independence Hall, Philadelphia,
there to consider joint resolution commemorative
Of the Centennial anniversary of American indie
pendence. :. Neal introduced bill to repeal
the Resumption act and called for the previous
question. The House refused to second the call by
vote of " to 100 An effort was made to pass the
Presidents resolution continuing the current ap-
preparations into the next fiscal year, and until the
regular appropriation bills are passed. but the
ton was defeated-55 to 112. The bill for the re-
lief of Edward ON. Condor was passed.