The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-12-20

The Vice President announced as the committee to
inquire into the practicapility of promoting COM
merclal intercourse with Mexico and maintaining
peace on the Rio Grande frontier, Lessrs. Conk-
ling, Hamlin Howe, Jones of Nevada, Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Eaton and Maxey .. The Post-Route
bill was passed. The bill providing for the burial
OF the naval officers and men lost on the Huron
then passed and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The report of the conference committee
on the Deficiency Appropriation bill was agreed to,
and the bill was passed. The Senate amendments
to the Paris Exposition bill were agreed to. Mr.
wood presented resolution instrTctng the several
committees having in charge matters re-
lating to Indian affairs naval affairs military
affairs, postofices public lands etc. to INQUIRE into
any errors abuses or frauds in the administration
OF the laws affecting such branches of the public
servlce with power to send for persons and papers,
SIT during the recess, etc. The Republicans libus-
tered against the passage of this resolution until the
adjournment OF the House.
SATURDAY, Dec. 15.-SENATE.-A number of
bills were signed by the Vice President :. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Thurman, the Senate went into secret
session to consider the difficulty between Messrs
Gordon and Conklng. After the doors were opened
the following paper was presented and unanimously
agreed 10: WHEREAS, a misunderstanding having
arisen between the Hon. Roscoe Conkling and
the Hon. John B. Gordon in the course
OF the executive proceedings of the SEN
ave Yesterday, and mutual understandings
thereon having been arrived at, as set out
IN the following paper, it is ordered that said paper
be entered at large the legislative journal of the
Senate: During executive session of the Senate
held yesterday words were uttered both by Senator
Gordon, of Georgia, and by Senator ConkIing of
| New York, which were mutually felt TO be unkind
and offensive. Reports of the incident appear in
the papers OF this morning which are Inaccurate
and unjust to both speakers. Upon careful in
| curry as to What said by each speaker and
what was understood to be said by the other it is
certain that the first offensive words were insured
| by an honest misunderstanding of what had been
1nnocenty said by the other speaker One harsh re-
| marx provoked another, as too often happens, but
all tnat was offensive the outgrowth of misap-
| prehenslon. Since such was the fact we who are
mutual friends of both Senator's are of the opinion
that it is due alike to the Senate and the speakers
that whatever was felt to be uDkind or offensive in
the remarks of either should be treated as If never
uttered, and, we are now authorized to state are
mutually and simultaneously withdrawn. (Signed)
Il. Hamlin, III. w. Ransom, Timothy o. Howe and
j. E. Mcdonald. The Senate then adjourned until
January 10, 1878.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Wood and the majority endeavored
during nearly the whole days session to have his
investigation resolution adopted, but it was finally
postponed until after recess. Mr.. Schleicher,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, offered a
resolution authorizing the committee to sit during
the recess in the investigation of the Mexican boF-
der trouble. Adopted 49,. The Senate amendments
to the Post-route bill were taken up and concurred
in. Resolutions to pay extra employees in the
Doorkeepers Department were offered discussed,
and agreed to, and the House adjourned until