The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Feb. Se7aate.-Several bills of a
private character passed. Ferry, President
pro ten.pore, was relieved from service on the FL
nance Committee The death Of Senator Ferry, OF
Connecticut, was ounced by Eaton, the usual
resolutions of respect passed, and number of eu-
| logies pronounced.
House-The bill repeating the Bankrupt law was
passed. =. The House went into Committee of the
! Whole on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropra-
ton BILL after which the death of the late Senator
| Ferry was announced, and eulogies in his honor
/ were pronounced by Phelps, Seelye and Garfield.
An interesting feature in the proceedings was the
! fact that Garfield, in lieu of any remarks of his
! own. read speech prepared on the subject by
! Starkweatber himself, since dead.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-Senate.-Bills were
passed donating condemned cannon to the Ladies'
Monument Association of Allegheny County, Pa,
and appropriatng $25 600 for improving the Capitol
grounds. A resolution was adopted lnstructing
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to inquire into the expediency
Of making an adequate provision for
monument. The Senate had under consideration
the House Centennial bill, appropriating 81, 900,
but failed to reach vote. Boutwell, introduced a
bill to repeal the Presumption laws, and provide for
the sale of timber upon the public lands OF the
United States. It provides that after the both of
June next none Of the public lands shall be subject
to presumption entry.
House.-The bill authorizing the sale of portion
ofhe public property at vncennes Ind gave rise to
considerable discussion, and was finally defeated.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was under consideration, and consumed nearly
the entire day.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10.-SenGte.- bill ex-
tending for ten years the time for the completion
of the Northern Pacific Railroad was passed. The
Centennial DILL was again the bone of contention in
the Senate.
House-The House was engaged the whole day in
discussing the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton BILL andin listening to the promised speech Of
ex-Speaker Blaine on the finances.
FRIDAY, Feb. 11.-Sendte.- Senate
passed al to 10y the Centennial bill appropriatng
ST 100000 the terms and conditions provided in
the House amendments, which require the repay
ment of the money out of the profits of the exhibit
ton. .Frehnghuysen introduced bill to regulate
the transportation of live stock.
Hoatse.-The Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
ton bill was passed. It makes reduction of $47OOOO
from last years appropriation. a memorial was
presented asking for the repeal of the duty books
printed in the dead languages. Among the petition
ers are Longfeilow, Emerson, HOlmes, LOWELL and
other distinguished men OF letters.
MONDAY, Feb. 4.-Sendte.-Ingalls intro
duced bill for the protection of agriculture against
injurious insects. Frelinghuysens bill regulat-
ing the transportation of live stock was passed
Inc R1nCQDacK case WAS aRdlu Ue1OE0 Lu6 senate.
and Morton replied to the speech of Thurman, and
argued in favor of the admission of Pnchback.
House.-Bills were introduced and referred as
follows: BY Banks, in relation to bounties to nine
months volunteers; by Meade: to provide for the
payment of United States notes, and to strengthen
public credit by jerks, to repeal the third section
of the act of 1874, establishing the National Bank
Redemption Agency; by Riddle (Tenn.), directing
the transmission of printed matter through
the mails when the postage thereon is in
sufficient; by Evans in relation to the currency:
by Parker Qnd.) to make banking free, and to re-
peal the Resumption act; by Harrison, for repeal
parts of the Resumption act and for the purpose
of preparing way for the resumption of specie pay
ment by Fort, for the preservation of forests in the
public domain adjacent to the of navigable
rivers and other streams. Plat offered resolu-
ton, which adopted, directing the Printing Com
mittee to inquire whether any members had changed
their speeches after delivery Hale introduced
with view of obtaining a test vote on the finance
question resolution declaring that prompt meas
ought to be taken looking to an early resump-
ton of specie payment. The motion to suspend
the rules and adopt Tie resolution was lost-yeas,
Sc; nays, I37.