The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-01
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Oct. 23.-SENATE.-Bills were in
troduced and referred: By Mr.. Coke (Tex.)-
Amending the Revised Statutes of the United States
in regard to the militia 1t makes annual appro-
priation of 81 600 for the purpose of providing
arms and equipments for the whole body of militia,
either by purchase or manufacture. By Mr.. In
CALLS to enable Indians to become citizens OF the
United States. By Mr.. Wallace, to provide lawful
note and coin currency for the United States, and
bill to authorize long bond for the investment of
SAVINGS this bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue in lieu of an equal amount of per cent.
bonds authorized by the act of July A. 1870,
not exceeding $780, 600 of United States coupon
bonds in denominations of $685. $50, and $780, in
equal sums, each denomination redeemable in coin
of the present standard value after sixty years from
the date of their issue, and bearing interest payable
semi-annually in such coin at the rate OF 3.65
per cent. per annum, these bonds to be exempt
from all taxation. By Mr.. ingalls,, to equalize the
bountes of soldiers who served in the late war for
the Union.
HoUsE.-Not in session.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. -SENATE.-Not in ses-
sion.
Observation-Disclosures of the Colorado was
resumed and Mr.. Harrison made an address advo-
eating Patterson's right to seat. Mr. Garfield sup
ported Beford as having the prima facie right .
Mr.. Brentano introduced petition of the central
body of trades unions of Chicago, which also
signed by 900 persons in different Western States,
asking Tor an anenQmenC 10 the homestead law, III
order that the poorest people may better enjoy its
advantages One of the requests of the petition is
that the United States shall give the actual settlers
small sums of money at low rates of interest for ten
years, until the land is improved.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25.-SENATE.- Conkling
presented the petition of citizens of New York
against the repeal of the Bankrupt law and praying
that it be amended Mr.. Mitchell submitted a
resolution authorizing the Committee on Priv
iIaoou nd in fhQ M
Kellogg and Spoford, claiming a seat from
Louisiana, to send for persons and papers, and
administer oaths and that the committee may
decide upon the merits of the title of each con-
testant Bills were introduced and referred: BY
Mr.. Garlann, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to adjust and settle the debt due the
United States by the State of Arkansas. By Mr.
Beck, for the relief of distillers of spirits by
refunding and repayment of moneys expended or
paid and deposited by them for Tice meters. By
Mr.. Herman, establishing the Court of Commission
ers of Alabama Claims, and for redistribution
of the unappropriated moneys. Adjourned until
Monday, Oct o.
HoUsE.-The Colorado case was disposed of by
referring the papers to the Committee on Elec-
tons. This was carried by strict party vote
1877 to $780, Mr.. Garfield presented petition
Of 2l0 colored men, asking assistance from
Congress to enable them to go to Liberia 1t
sets forth the difficulty under which the colored
people labor in sustaining families in the face of
competition from white labor, and asks that al
lowance of 500 each be made to emigrants to Lii
beriR under the auspices of the Colonization So
ciety. Mr.. Cox thereupon presented petition Of
white mechanics and laborers protesting against the
unjust discrimination made in fixing by law the
compensation of Government clerks, and leaving
that of mechanics and iaborers to be established at
the whim of individuals. Referred Mr. Wright
presented a petition of 81 900 workingmen of the
Twelfth Congressional district of Pennsylvania for
Government loan to aid settlers on the public do
main. Referred. Mr.. Kelley-I desire to present
the petition of citizen of the United
States asking Congress so to change the
financial system of the country Inter
ruptions by laughterl that aboring people shall
not appeal to the Government for means of ex-
patriatng themselves and their posterity and that
they may continue to live in homes of their choice
and pursue the callings to which they have been
trained. [Laughter] The Speaker-Referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor. Laugh
teri
MONDAY, Oct. 29.-SENATE.- following
bills were introduced and referred: BY Mr. Mat |
thews, to amend the Bankrupt act BY Mr.. Ingalls,,
to fix the date ct the meeting of the first regular
session of the Forty nth Congress Nov l. By |
Mr. Hereford, providing for the coinage of silver |
collars and for making the same legal tender. |
By Mr. Saunders, to establish the Territory of |
Lincoln, and to provide temporary Government /
therein. By Mr.. Booth, to authorize the Score
tary of the Interior to declare the forfeit
rlre of railroad grants in certain cases.
By Mr. Chaffee, to create customs collection dis
trict in the State of Colorado and Territories of
wyoming Utah and New Mexico BY Mr. Garland |
to amend SO much of the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill for the present fiscal year as provides for
paying mail contractors in the Southern States be-
fore the rebellion. The President sent to the Sem
ate large number of nominations, mostly of the
persons nominated during the recess of Con-
gress. Among the nominations were e. w.
5toughton, to be Minister to Russia; Theo-
veyor, and Bradford Prince, Naval Officer, at