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

TUESDAY, March 7.-Sendte. Gordon intro
duced resolution instructing the Finance Com
mit5ee to ascertain if possible, what amendments
to the Revenue laws necessary to prevent frauds
in the collection OF the revenue. Laid over.
Frelnghuysens bill for the protection OF agrlcult-
ure against injurious insects passed. The
Pinchback case was again debated without reaching
vote.
House.-Laurence introduced bill to prevent
monopoly and exorbitant charges in trading estab-
lishments at military posts. and to secure good
der at the also, bill TO protect witnesses in
the trial of impeachment cases. Cason Qnd,) in
troduced bill to repeal much of
the Resumption bill as provides for the
redemption of legal tender notes. Clymer
Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures
of the War Department. rising to question, stated
that a subpoena and been served on him to appear
before the Grand Jury of the District Court and
bring with him all papers, checks, documents. etc.
and to testify in regard to the charges pending in
that court against the late Secretary of War. Two
burn had been similarly subpenaed
He (Clymer) had appeared before that
court, and had stated that in obedience to law he
appeared at the bar to obey its order but that
member of the Committee of the House he felt it
would preudical to the highest interests of the
country that his colleagues and himself should be
compelled to state what had transpired in their COM
mittee-room. long and exciting debate followed,
participated in by Blaine, Lamar Kasson, Hoar Knott
Danforth and others. The Republicans intimated
that the witness Marsh had been allowed to escape
the country through some motive which the Demo-
Gratis had. and it was charged on the Democratic
side that the President and Cabinet were instru-
mental in driving him out of the country through
It was finally decided by the House
yeas 1870: nays 75-that it would not be proper for
the members of the committee to go before the
grand jury.
WEDNESDAY, March S.-Sendte. Cameron
(Wis.) presented petition, signed by over 10000
persons, praying that law be passed prohibiting
members of secret societies from holding offices
under the Government or serving as jurors.
Wright presented a concurrent resolution for
an adjournment of Congress on the LIST of May.
Referred to the Appropriation Committee.
The PInchback case was finally disposed of, by the
adoption of resolution declaring that he is not
titled to a seat Senator from Louisiana.
House.-The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of the following committee on matters
connected with the so-called whisky frauds
and the Attorney-C4enerals Office: Knott,
chairman; Harris va.), Glover, coch-
rane. Mcmahon, Mc(.rary, and Plaisted...
Randall. the Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
Appropriation bill, and made statement as to the
reduction proposed in The estimate from the
departments for the subjects embraced in the bill
amounted to $780, 3O6. The appropriations in the
same bill at the last session. were $19 1914 O00 and
the appropriations reported In this bill were
So. 799. 843, so that it was a reduction of
about $SOoooCO on the Ooo estimates est and re-
last wear Besides that, the committee had laid
in this bill the foundation of further re-
auctions to the amount of $5,000OO .
The Judiciary Committee, through Knott the
Chairman. made a report to the House stating
that Caleb p Marsh, the witness upon whose
articles of impeachment againt Belknap
had been framed had absented himself from the
country and that probably his attendance as a
witness before the Senate cannot be procured to
conyicS said Belknap of high crimes and mirde-
meanors in Office they therefore recommend that
the resolution instrucing the Committee on the Ju
dietary to prepare articles of impeachment against
william w Belknap late Secretary of War, for high
crirnes ana risdeneanors in Office, be recOmmitted
To said committed with powt to take further
proofs TO send for persons and papers, to sit
during the sessions of the House, and to report
any time Tie committee also reported to the
House two bils-one to protect witnesses who shall
be REQUIRED to testify before Congressional commit
tees and another for the punishment of witnesses
who shall willingly absent themselves when subpce-
naed-with a recommendation that they be imne- |
1ate,y rassed long and bitterly partisan debate
ansued which was participated in by Knott, Law
renee. Kasson, Blaine, Clymer, Blackburn, Dam
forth and others. Each party charged upon the |
other the responsibility for the escape of the wit
ness Marsh The impeachment resolutions we're
then recommitted to the Judiciary Committee, the
bill for the protection of witnesses passed. and the
bill for the punishment of recusant witnesses re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
THURSDAY, March 9.-Seadte Gordon called
up his resolution of Tuesday in regard to the col
lection Of the revenue, and proceeded to speak in
support Of it. BE made a severe attack on the |
hot partisan contest followed, |