The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


TUESDAY, Feb. 15.-Sendte. Hitchcock, from
the Committee on Territories, reported favorably
on the Senate bill to enable the people of New
Mexico to form a Constitution and State Govern
ment and for the admission of that State into
the Union The Senate was engaged most
of the day in considering the Pension BILL which
was passed with some slight amendments ~. The
bill to the restrictions in the disposition Of
public lands in the States of Alabama Mississippi,
Louisiana Arkansas and Florida was passed, after
a sharp debate. ATS et rnf.a43 ~f9ljl}3 =
House.-The Fertilization bill was reported from
the Appropriation Committee, and passed without
debate. It appropriates $315,OOO against 81 o34o0Q
for the same purpose last year. Jones
(Ky} offered resolution, which !. was
| referred to the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee proposing repeal of the Public Credit act of
March 49, 1859 and declaring that the United States
| bonds shall be paid in lawful money. -. Sayler
offered resolution calling the Secretary of the
Treasury to report within ten days the actual
amount of gold owned by the Government and
! available for the resumption of specie payment
| Adopted. llactf Ia
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.-Sendte.- Alcorn made
personal explanation regarding special dispatch
printed in the Chicago Times. He dlscIaimed re-
sporsibity for the present condition of affairsin
his State Anthony submitted a concurrent res
olution that the reports in the Congressional Record
| shall be an accurate transcript of the proceed
| ings and debates of the two houses of Congress.
House-The bill extending the time for fling
claims for additional bounties to July, 1880, was
passed. Stone introduced a bill fixing the rates
of compensation of railroad companies for the
transportation OF mails. .Hubbeu offered
resolution calling on the Secretary
kof the Interior to invest in United States
bonds bearing 5, pei cent interest the money
appropriated to the different bands of Chippewa
Indians. The House engaged in a long debate on
McCrarys bill to reorganize the Judiciary Of the
United States, in the course Of which considerable
| opposition to the measure was developed.
/ hTHURsDAY Feb. 17.h-Seaate IN orrill, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, reported,
with two amendments, the Senate bill to apply a
portion of the proceeds of the public lands to public
| education, remarking that the committee was unan-
imous in its favor. Placed on the calendar. Howe
presented an extraordinary petition, from citizens
curing the United States Treasurer to pay every
| man, woman and child in the country the sum of
$40 a. week. the payments to be made
| every Saturday night. by the Postmasters
/ throughout the country It was referred
to the Finance Committee Wright introduced a
bill to reduce heinterest on the public debt to
i provide for safe and elastic currency; for the
speedy appreciation of the value of Treasury notes
and National Bank notes to- that Of coin, and to
7 guard against panic and imitation of bank credit
4 lHouse. Sin the absenceof Speaker Kerr, Cox IN.
/ " was elected Speaker pro tenn. IAN exhaustive
| debate followed over the question whether the
Speaker pro tenn shall be required to take the oath
| of office It was finally decided in the negative.
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FRIDAY, Feb. Senate The Senate was
not in session. Jii@J ~ &i@6 f9Gsb9f
i House THE proceedings in the House were fiat,
stale and tunproftable nearly the whole day being
| devoted to the consideration of McCrary's bill to
reorganize the Judiciafy!1a 1904 4
SATURDAY.; Feb. 1877 Senate The Senate
held no session. r,.sE t}st', tA
House THE House met for general debate, as in
tCommittee of sLo Whole, with Eden (Il) in the
chair. Speeches were delivered by Chittenden and
Townsend in favor of specie resumption, Kelley
/ [Pa) IN advocacy of "a greenback currency, and
Pierce (Mass on the Presidential term of office, IN
favor of six years. 80 ~ +',t .4
II MONDAY, Feb. I'll. = Seraate.7A resolution was
passed directing the Attorney General to take steps
] to prevent the sale of the Wabash and Erie Canal
/ by the Receiver . Sherman presepted a petition
for the repeal of the Bankrupt law. Allison, from
| the Committee On Appropriations reported, with
amendments, the West Point Appropriation bill.
| The increase recommended over the amount fixed
by the House is about SAG, 600 The bill for the
sale of timber lands in California Oregon and the
Territories was passed -. A bill was passed making
an appropriation to pay fourteen crippled Union
/ soldiers employed in the House of Represen1at1v
from the 9th day Of December 1875, to the SOth OF
1 June, 1876 Adjourned to Wednesday, 23d
! HOuSe.--A resolution was adopted calling upon
Attorney General Pierrepont for the reasons which
caused him to write letter to District Attorney
Dyer regarding. the punishment of those IN the
whisky ring who turned States evidence. -.
McCrary'st bill reorganizing the Judiciary of the
United States was passed Bills were introduced
By Cooke, limiting the power of Congress in making
/ appropriations by Whitthorne, to authorize a
mixed commission to inquire and report as to the
future naval policy Of the United States; by Bur-
| chard Oily relating to distilled spirits; by Nc
Crazy, chartering the Atlantic, Chicago, Black Hills
| and Pacific Railroad Company; by jerks, for the
transfer Of the Pension Bureau from the interior
Department to the War Department. resolution
was adopted for the appointment of a sub-commit-
tee to visit and inspect the evees of the Mississippi
River. Adjourned till Wednesday,.