The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

ton was made the text of some speeches of polit-
ical nature Bayard and Morton taking the lead for
their respective sides in the debate Adjourned to
Wednesday.
House.--The Speaker called on the States for bills
and half dozen of a private nature were
introduced and referred. Several flibustering
motions were made to consume the
morning hour and prevent the introduc-
ton of Meals bill for the repeal of the Resumption
act. Oliver moved to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution appointing select committee to IN
Quire into the disposition made OF acres OF
land granted for the improvement of the Des
Moines Rapids. On motion of Holman the Commit
tee on Public Lands was substituted for the select
committee, and the motion, as modified, was
adopted. Holman stated that the conference COM
mittee on the Postofice Appropriation bill had
agreed, and the bill was being printed.
WEDNESDAY, July 5.-Senate. Sherman in
troduced joint resolution recitiug that "We, the
Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
assembled in the name of the people of the United
States in this the beginning of the second century
of our national existence, direct and assume the
completion of the Washington monument in the
city of Washington, and do direct the committees
of both houses to institute the necessary provls,
ions of law to carry this resolution into effect"
It was adopted by unanimous vote. The bill
to encourage and promote Geographic commu-
nication between Asia and America was passed
The conference report on the Postoffice Appro-
priation bill agreed to-. The Senate devoted
the entire afternoon to the consideration OF the res
olution giving pay and mileage to r =. 3. Plncn-
back, amounting to some $4,000. Attempts were
made to amend by adding other unsuccessful claim
ants of seats, but only the claim of Mr.. Sykes, OF
Alabama, was accepted, and then the resolution was
passed by a vote of q ayes to IL noes.
Hosse-seelye offered resolution, calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for information re-
garding what portion of the Indian trust funds has
been invested in securities other than in stocks OF
the United States since 1871. Adopted. The
House agreed to the conference report on the Post
Office Appropriation bill.
THURSDAY, July 6.-Senate.-A resolution
was adopted providing for the appointment of a
committee of three Senators to visit the Pacific
coast and investigate the character, extent and
effect of Chinese immigration to this country. -.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
articles of impeachment against w. W..
Belknap, late Secretary of War. Lynde made the
opening argument on the part of the managers.
Some half-dozen witnesses were examined, prlncl-
pally with reference to the moneys passing between
Marsh and Mcdowell.
House-The House passed the Geneva Award
bill. :. Randall reported that the conference COM
mittee on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
bills had been unable to agree After long partisan
debate, participated in chiefly by Garfield and Cox
the conference report agreed to, and a new
committee of conference appointed, consisting OF
Randall, Morrison, and kasson. :. Conf erence
committees were ordered on the Silver bill and on
the Sundry Civil Appropriation BILL - The Senate
joint resolution for the completion of the Washing
aud passed unanimously.
FRIDAY, Jaly 7.-Seadte. Window intro
duced bill extending and continuing for period
of ten days the act recently passed to provide tenn
porarily for the exp enditures of the Government.
IA bill was passed providing for the sale of the
Fort Kearney military reservation in Nebraska. -.
There was an acrimonious partisan debate in the
Senate on the general subject OF appropriation bills
Morrill, Logan and Morton bitterly assaulted the course
of the House in adhering to its reductions which
they claimed would cripple the Government, and
amounted virtually to notification and revolution
Thurman and Bogy replied with great warmth, and
defended the action of the House IN reducing
penses, arguing that the Senate had no right to
assaiI the motives of the lower house. That body,
they claimed, had acted in Obedience to the
voice of the people. New conference committees
were then appointed upon the General and Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill A bill was passed to re-
move the political disabilities of g. L. Beauregard,
of Louisiana i. Paddock introduced bill author
zing the President to accept the services of
volunteers from the fea IeTr n62gns to be
the number to five regiments and the term of en-
listment to three months. :. The impeachment
trial was resumed. Belknaps counsel changed
their tactics and sharply cross-examined the wit
resses, but no new facts were elected The man
ayers appeared especially anxious to prove the
receipt of the money by Belkuap, and they sue
ceeded.
House.-Bills were passed establishing the rank of
Paymaster General in the army, repeating the law
the navy and compelling the Pacific railroads to set
apart out of their earnings sum to apply in the
payment of their debtto the Government. :
SATURDAY, July 8.-SenGte.--A bill continu-
ing for ten days the act recently passed provide
temporarily for the expenditures the Govern
ment was passed also bill extending for the same
time an act authorizing the Congressional Printer
to continue the public printing Logan moved to
take up the House bill to equallze the bountes of
soldiers who served in the late war for the
Union Lost; yeas 20; nays @3ld 20 r,a Logan N
take up the bill every morning and he would call
for the yeas and nays on the motion ;.
Sherman introduced bill providing for the COM
pletion of Washington monument. "A message
was received from the House announcing the death
of Edward Y. Parsons. Of Kentucky, and on motion
of McCreery, the Senate, as mark OF respect, adj
journed until IL O'Clock on Monday.
Hoetse.-The House was engaged the greater part
of the day in debating the bill reported by
the Committee on Indian Affairs, declaring
the country north of the Ncrth Platte river and east
of the summit of the Big Horn mountain, in Wyo-
ming Territory, open to exploration and settlement.
Knott announced the sudden and unexpected
death of his colleague Edward Y. Parsons and Of
fered resolutions for the appointment of commit
tee to superintend the funeral and to attend the
mains to Louisville The resolutions were adopted
and Blackburn, Hopkins, Hartsel, Walker, Fort,
Lawrence and Clark were appointed such commit
tee.
- MONDAY. July 10.--Sen0te. from
the Committee on Judiciary, reported biu to ex-
tend the duration of the court commissioners of
Alabama claims until Nov l next. After the
transaction of some unimportant business the i'm
peachment trial was resumed. The witnesses ex-
amined were Mr.. Reid, the editor of the New York
Tribune, Mr.. Marsh, the original post-trader of
Fort Sill. on whose testimony before House COM
mittee the impeachment of Belknap based, and
Gen Hazen, who was instrumental in the exposure
of the Fort Sill rascality. Their testimony was very
damaging to Belknap.
Hoase-The House passed bill continuing for
ten days the act defraying temporarily the ordinary
and necessary expenditures of the Government .
Banning offered resolution calling the Secretary
of War for information in regard to the object of
the military expedition under Gems. Terry Crook
and Gibbon against the Northwestern Indians.