The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-18

twenty bonds Of 1866, May and November. |
Principal and accrued interest will be paid at |
the treasury on and after the 10th of April next,
and the interest on bonds viii cease on that day.
Following are the descriptions of the bonds :
Coupon bonds, 800, Nos. 17,0O1 to 21,35O, in
elusive; $500, Nos. o. 1O1 to 26, 700, inclusive;
$1,000, Nos. 53,3O1 to 60, inclusive.
Total, 100000. Registered bonds-$5O,
Nos. 2O1 to 800, inclusive; 800,
Nos. 3,451 to 4,5fO, inclusive; $500
Nos. 2,751 to $3.50, inclusive; $1,000, Nos
1O,OO1 to $4,000 inclusive; $5,OOO Nos. 4, ISL
to 4,75O, inclusive; 100000, Nos. S, Isl 5000,
inclusive. Total, 5000, 900.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections last week commenced the investiga-
ton OF alleged ineligible members of Electoral
Colleges beginning with Gen. D. M. Frost, of
st. Louis.
Secretary of War Cameron, on the 10th inst,
issued second order to Gen. G. G. Augur,
commanding the troops at New Orleans, in
which he stated that the President was de-
ternined to protect the Packard Legislature
from molestation, and that as soon as he
learned all the facts in the case he would de-
eide which one of the State Governments
should be recognized. L
Enos Runyon has testified before the Senate
Committee on Privileges ana Elections, that
the person for whom he drew the IS, 900 check
Dec 6, payable to Ladd & Bush, of Salem,
Ore, was Conrad N. Jourdan cashier of the
Third National Bank, Of New York.
The special committee appointed by the
House of Representatives to inquire into the
powers, privileges and duties of that body in
counting the electoral votes for President and
Vice President have matured their report upon
the subject, the majority having reached the
following conclusions
l. The power to count the electoral votes is not
conferred the by constitution upon the President
of the Senate.
2. The power to count the electoral votes is con-
ferred the by constitution upon the Senate and
House of Representatives.
8. In the execution Of the power to count the
electoral votes the House of Representatives is at
least coordinate and equal with the Senate.
A. In the counting of the electoral votes no vote
can be counted against the judgment and assent of
the House of Representatives.
These propositions were agreed to by strict
party vote, the three Republicans on the COM
mittee voting in the negative.
A young man named Hart clerk in one of
the departments, committed suicide few days
ago. He was nephew of Senator Morton, of
Indiana. -.
Alexander R. Sharpe, for the past eight
years United States Marshal of the District of
Columbia, has been appointed Paymaster in
the army.
The young wife of Senator Christiancy, of
Michigan, has presented him with an heir.
A Washington telegram says sit is not likely
that any river or harbor bill will be reported in
the House this session. The reason is that the
President has taken such position that he
must almost necessarily veto it if passed.
There is, besides, an unexpended balance of
about 1000, 900 appropriated for this purpose
last year."
Petitions from fourteen States and bearing
nearly 1000 signatures, have been received by
the National Womans Suffrage Association,
and will be presented to Congress, asking for
sixteenth amendment to the constitution of
the United States prohibiting any State from
DISTINGUISHING United States citizens on account
of sex.
Ex-District Attorney Charles G. Fisher, re-
Gently convicted of abstracting court papers
from the Office of the Clerk of Court, has been
pardoned by the President.
Recent developments seem to confirm the
reports prevalent at the Capital that both
Democrats and Republicans have copies Of the
kilograms sent South and to Oregon by the
controlling politicians pending the canvass of
the votes of disputed States. These copies
were obtained from sources ether than the
regular channels but exactly in what man
ner is left to conjecture, although they can
not be used as evidence, not being authenti-
Gated.
1t is reported that Senator Ferry conten-
plates reeigning the Office of President of the
Senate in a few days.
Hon. William A. Wheeler spent several days
at the National Capital last week.