The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16

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in which Gordon Morton, Sherman, witbers and
Edmunds took part.
House.-Clark (Ndo.) introduced bill to regulate
the salaries Of postmasters. 1t provides that the
maximum salary and compensation Of any
postmaster shall not exceed $4,000, except
in New York. where it shall be $4,000.
of any third-class mail matter to write on the out
side wrapper his or her and address, with the
name and number of the articles inclosed. res
olution was adopted nstructing the committee In
dian affairs to inquire into the expediency of open
ing up the Indian territory to settlement Lewis
offered resolution directing an investigation into
the charge that Representative Hayes (Ala.) had
been guilty of selling West Point cadetship....
Tucker introduced set Of resolutions defining the
duties and prerogatyes of the house in matters OF
impeachment, which were referred.
FRIDAY, March 1O.-Sen0te proceed
ngs in the Senate were devoid of interest, large
portion of the day being devoted to the considera-
ton of the bill enabling New Mexico to form a
/ constitution and come into the union a state.
| The bill was finally passed
/ House.-1he most of the time of the house
consumed by the members of the committee on ex-
| penditures of the department in making
/ plantations of the part each played in the Beknap
investigation, and wranglng the escape of the
witness Marsh and tue responsibility therefor.
SATURDAY March -Senate-Not in SEES
sion
HooSe.-Cook from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported bill to equaize the bounties of
soldiers. jerks introduced bill to transfer the
Pension Bureau from the Interior to the War
Department Banning presented the protest of
the Cincinnati distillers against any law changing
/ the tax whisky. Townsend (Pa) delivered
speech in opposition to the reduction Of Congress-
mems salaries abiding to Randals vote for in
creased salary at the last session, Randall replied
that the people had condemned the measure, and he
accepted the verdict. White-Do understand the
gentleman to say he realized the fact that the
try condemned his vote on the back salary ques-
/ ton? Randal1-It is none of your business what
realize. [Laughter.] have made my statementin
that connection. White-Does not the gentleman
believe that the country would be better pleased if
| that back salary refunded? Randall-That is
none of your business either. [Laughter.] When
/ do aught here that does not become representa-
tive, the people will take care TO conslgn me back
j to private llfe The law gave it to me. My people
have approved of me since, and it does not lie in
/ the power of any miserable man here [laughter]-
to talk about my conscience.
/ MONDAY, March 13.-Se'aate. Allison intro
duceo bill providing for agreement with the
Sioux nation with regard to portion of their
/ walton. The Senate devoted nearly the entire
day the consideration of DIortons bill to regulate
i the counting of the votes for President and Vice
President.
/ HoWSe.-Campbell presented petition of citizens
of Illinois asking for the repeal of the Specie Re-
sumption act Several bills were introduced in
Guiding the following: BY Hewitt Aa), prohibiting
contributions from the officers and employees of the
/ Government for political pnrposes by Dibreil
! (Tenn), for the benefit of the distillers of less
| quantity than 500 barrels per year. by Landers
! to allow seventy days vacation. with pay, to all
Government employees, to attend the Centennial cell
ebration; by Fort to reorganize and consolidate the
Territories and to provide for their speedy adms-
sion States also, to impose tax the sales of
/ stocks and bullion; by Brown, granting the right
] of way to railroad companies through the Indian
/ Territory; by Cannon, to exempt persons engaged
| in the postal service from militia duty and from
/ jury service; by Blaine, regarding the regulation
/ of commerce and navigation and of steam vessels
also, by request, declaring the 14th of April 1876
a legal holiday in Washington CITY; by Meade, by
request, to provide for more certain resumption
! of specie payments on JAM l, 1879. Baker Qnd.)
offered resolution reciting that the people of the
United States constitute nation and not
federacy of States or nations; that the Consti-
tuition formed by the people acting in their
primary and individual capacity, through their
delegates thereto duly constituted; that the Gov
eminent under the Constitution is one Of the peo-
pie, by the people, and for the people, and that in
its appropriate sphere the Government of this ma
ton is sovereign and supreme; that in its nature
it is permanent and indissOluble, except by the
ton and consent Of the whole people, that no State
has any right authority to judge OF the constitu
tionality of the laws enacted by Congress or
1 to nullify the execution of the same; and
that all overt acts by any State people thereof,
of secession therefron, of rebellion against the
same constitute treason, and that the late war of
/ the rebellion for the dismemberment of the Union
| was causeless and 1ndefenslble on any theory of
right or of constitutional law" He moved that the
rules be suspended and the resolution adopted and
he called for the yeas and nays which ordered
| Cox asked whether the question Invisible.
The Speaker responded that the motion to suspend
| the rules and adopt the resolution not divis-
i ible. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt
| the resolution rejected-yeas, 81; nays,
! 72-two-thirds not having voted in the
| affirmative. Cox then offered the follow
ing resolutions: ReSolUed That the people of the
United States constitute nation in the sense, to
| the extent, and for the purposes defined in the
/ Federal Constitution ReSOlUed, That the Govern
| ment of the United States is a Federal Union and
was formed by the people of the several States in
their sovereign capacity that the rights and powers
of the United States Government are defined and
limited by the Federal Constitution and these rights
and powers cannot be enlarged diminished ex-
cept by amendment to the Constitution. RESOLVED,
That the rights of States have the sanction
of security in the Constitution the rights and
powers of the Federal Government, and that local
domestic government by the several States within
the limits Of the Constitution is absolutely necessary
for preservation of the liberties Of the citizen and
continuance of republican system of Govern
ment Resolved That the doctrine that any State has
the right to secede from the Union is in conflict with
the idea of perpetual union as contemplated by the
Constitution, and should be regarded as being for
ever extingushed by the result of the recent civil
conflict Holman called for the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered Blaine expressed the hope that
every Union man in the House would vote against
the resolutions. The motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution adopted-yeas 100 ;
nays, 40.
WISCONSIN ITEMS.