The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-15

IN the defense of the Mexican and Indian frontier
of Texas. Adopted--114 to 112-after being amends
ed on motion OF Mr. Cymer thus: s'That the re-
cruting OF enlisted men shall be limited to 100000
of which four full regiments of cavalry shall be
kept upon the Mexican frontiern An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Hooker prohibiting the use
or troops to suppress instructions or preserve
order in any State except on the demand of the
Legislature or the Executive gave rise Co an
animated discussion Mr.. Garfield leading the oppo-
sinon and pointing out the danger of having such
law on the statute book as would have, in 1861 tied
the hands of the President and wrought the destruc
lon OF the Government Mr.. Hooker's amendment
was reJected-157 to SO. Mr. Atkins then offered an
amendment, as an additional section, providing that
the ot1cers assigned to staff duty shall not be en-
titled to additional rank pay Agreed to.
MONDAY, Nov 12.-SENATE.-Mr. Conkling
made personal explanation touching an alleged in
tervlew with him printed in the New York He,ad
of the 9Th. He stated that the report contained
many statements which he never uttered even in
private conversation, and expressions of thought
and language that never came from him. Bills
were introduced by Mr.. Window to estab-
Ish Department of Commerce. and by
Mr.. Matthews for the enforcement of judgments
and DEGREES in States other than those where rem
dered or made. Mr.. Maxey submitted resolu-
ton lustructing the Committee on Military Affairs
to inquire into the expediency of constructing de-
fenslve works on the Rio Grande frontier Mr.
Booth was appointed Chairman of the Committee
on Patents, in place of Mr.. Wadeigh, who was re-
Gently appointed Chairman of the Committee on
TLANAeBSs duu IIIecUlOnS. Mr.. voorhees, was
in as member of the Senate from Indiana. The
Senate, In executive session, confirmed the appoint
ment of John NJ Stevens, of Maine, as Minis
ter TO Norway and Sweden; John Defrees of In
diana, as Public Printer at Washington !; Kenneth
Rayner as Solicitor of She Treasury: and Robert
Fl. Chittenden, United States Attorney for Iowa.
HoUsE.-The Clymer amendment to the Army
bill, limiting the number to 10000 men, but pro-
viding for statoning four full cavalry regiments on
the Mexican border was concurred in by the House
on call OF the yeas and nays, by vote OF 1873 to
127. The amendment providing that officers. when
assigned to staff duty, shall receive no higher
rank or pay than their lineal rank or
pay, was defeated. The bill was
then passed without division "A large number of
bills were then introduced and referred includi,
bill to amend the laws in relation to mailabe mat
ter OF the third class the existing banking laws
designating the time for the meeting of Congress
on the first Monday in January; to reduce the num-
Der OF military cadets for payment for all cotton
seized after the Goth Of May, 1875; Also to refund
the tax on raw cotton collected from 1868 to 1868
| to prohibit by constitutional amendment the pay
meat of claims arising out of the late rebellion for
the payment Of import duties in legal-tender notes
as soon as they quoted at par with leg&l-tender
coin Of the United States