The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-23

War Department. long and somewhat heated dis
cussion took place between the members of the
Indian Committee and the Military Committee as to
which of these committees had the more legitimate
jurisdiction of the matter. Thurston, from the
Judiciary Committee reported resolution calling
on the Attorney General for copies Of all letters,
kilograms and papers asking for the removal OF
Judge Bedford, of Colorado. Adopted
WEDNESDAY,, March 15.-Senate Wright,
from the Committee on Claims, reported adversely
on certain claims for damages arising from Nor
CAMS raid, aud asked that the committee be dis
charged from further consideration the subject.
Agreed to. Allison, from the Committee In
dian Affairs, reported with amendments, bill pro-
viding for an agreement with the Sioux Nation In
regard to portion of their reservation, and for
other purposes.
Hotsse.--The House spent nearly tho whole day in
general debate upon the Legislative Appropriation
BILL The speeches took wide range, and had little
relation to the subject matter. Faulkner offered
q resolution instructing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the powers conferred on A.
b. Steinberger as Special Agent or Commissioner
to the Samoan or Navigator Islands. Adopted.
very significant feature of the House proceedings
was the action of the Appropriation Committee re-
speeding the Senate amendments to the Yves Point
bill The House non-concurred in all the twenty
seven Senate amendments, but declined to ask for
a conference committee. This seems to indicate
that the House will refuse to recede from its posi-
ton on the BILL and will seek to force the Senate to
reconsider its amendments.
THURSDAY, March 16.-Semate. Window in
troduced bill to establish the Territory of Penn
bina "A resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for statement of the
annual product of gold and silver in the United
States from 1845 to 1875 the amount in other parts
of the world for the PERIOD and an estimate OF
the amount in this country at the present time.
The bill to regulate the counting of votes for Presi-
dent and Vice-President discussed by Chris
tiancy, Thurman, Morton, FreInghuysen, Howe
and Johnston.
HoqsSe-The House adopted the resolution calling
upon the Attorney-general for all the letters and
papers relating to the removal of Judge Beford of
Colorado. The House devoted some time. in Com
mtee of the Whole to the consideration of the bin to
supply the deficiency in the Printing and Engraving
Bureau Of the Treasury Department. Young, from
the Subcommittee on Ventilation of the House,
made report to the effect that it impossible to
force into the House sufficient supply of fresh air
for the supply of 600 persons, and with it reso-
luton to exclude from the galleries all persons ex-
cept those who have the privilege of the reporters
and diplomatic galleries, and such as may be ad-
mitted on cards of members. After debate, the re-
port was recommitted. Landers Qnd.) offered
resolution to restore the elective government in the
District of Columbia.
MONDAY, March 20.-Se71ate. Wright rose to
a personal explanation. It was for the purpose Of
denying newspaper report that he had in his SER
vice private secretary paid for by the Government.
49, The bill to supply the deficiency ($150,OOO)
for feeding the Sioux Indians was passed j. The
Senate spent some time i'll discussing the bill pro-
viding for an agreement with the Sioux Nation in
regard to the Black Hills, and the bill regulating
the mode of counting the votes for President. No
action was taken either measure.
House.-Banning and Sayler presented the peti-
tons of various distillers of Ohio, Kentucky Ind
ana, and Illinois, protesting against any change in
the present plan of collecting taxes. The most inn
nortant feature of the House proceedings was the
Introduction by Atkins (Tenn) of bill repeating
the Resumption act, accompanied by mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The
two-thirds in the affirmative The following is the
vote in detail: