The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-16

the Mexican awards of 1868. and certain alleged
fraudulent claims connected herewith. The doors
were thrown open, the bill read third time
and passed. The Bankrupt Repeal bill was
then taken up, and long discussion ensued
touching the date at which the repeal shall go into
operation. -. The Indian Appropriation bill was
! assed.
HoUsE.-The House passed joint resolution for
the enforcement of the Eght-Hour law for employees
in all departments of the Government. :. "A
bill was passed to restore certain lands
in Iowa to settlement under the Homestead law
Teter Cooper, who was in the city on his way to
S outh Carolina, voted the privileges of the
floor. :. The Tariff bill was taken up and Mr.. Kel-
ley, of Pennsylvania, addressed the House in oppo
sition to the bill. Mr.. Harris, of Georgia, followed
in speech advocating the measure.
FRIDAY, May 1O.-SENATE.- Senate
adopted the House joint resolution assigning $780,,
600 of the appropriation for the completion of the
Washington National Monument to strengthen the
foundation of that structure, and then resumed
consideration of the bill to modify or repeal the
Bankrupt law. Mr.. Dawes advocated fixing Janu-
airy l. 1879 the time for the repeal going into eff
feet Mr. McCreery made short but spirited speech
in favor of immediate repeal and Mr. Hoar spoke
in favor of the Bankrupt law and against it's repeal
Sept was finally agreed upon as the date for the
repeal, and the bill in that shape passed.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed providing that the
notice of contest, under the Presumption Home
stead and Timber-C Culture laws must be printed in
newspapers in the county where such contest
lies. Several committee reports of private ma
ture were presented. =. "A bill for the relief of
Richard Heater of Virginia, for stores and sup
plies taken by the United States army during the
late war, led to a heated partisan discus
sion. The claim finally allowed. =. Mr..
Durham, from the Committee on the Depart
ment of Justice, reported bill regulating the sala
ries of United States District Attorneys, It fixes
of of aft fr0D tO
except the salary of the District Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, which is fixed at
$4,000, and provides that the fees and perquistes
heretofore received by those officers shall be
cred into the treasury.
SATURDAY, May 11.-SENATE.-Not in ses-
sion.
HoUsE.-The following bills were passed To
restore to the market certain lands in Utah for the
relief of settlers on public lands providing that any
person who shall plant and maintain for eight
years ten of timber land shall be entitled to
patent for such quarter section; permitting
Nebraska to cede certain territory to Missouri pro-
viding for the sale of timber lands in California,
| Oregon, Washington Territory, Nevada and Col
orado, in quantities not exceeding 100 to any
one citizen, at minimum price of $3.50 per acre,
and making it unlawful to cut any timber public
lands. Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on Public
| Lands, reported bill providing for the loan of
$500 to every person who shall settle the public
lands under the Homestead law, the act to be in
| OperdClOu I'LL UUSU,UUU mas De6n expended. line
bill was reported without recommendation. and re-
ferred to the committee of the whole. The House
had long debate on Mr.. Reagans bill to regulate
| Interstate transportation by railroads.
| MONDAY, May 13.-SENATE.-Mr Johnston
introduced bll.to levy, by the Moffatt be-punch,
tax liquors in all places in the District Of Co.
lumbia where Intoxicating liquors are sold by the
drink. The Postofice Appropriation bill was dis
cussed, few bills of no general interest passed,
| and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The proposed investigation into the al
legged Presidential election frauds was sprung upon
the House by Mr.. Potter, of New York. He OBJ
tanned the floor and announced that he desired to
submit certain resolutions, question of privi-
lege The resolutions were then read for the infor-
nation of the House all points of order being re-
served. The resolutions recite the action of
| the Maryland Legislature in calling for an
investigation; refer to McLns confession, and
| allege that the so-caled frauds were perpe-
| trated with the knowledge of ex-Gov. Noyes,
of Ohio and Hon. John Sherman. The resolutions
then say that these allegations ought to be in
| quired into, and to this end select committee
of eleven members shall be appointed to take tes-
timony regarding the ALLEGED fraudulent votes
in Florida and Louisiana to send for persons
and papers, and to sit in those States during such
| investigation. Messrs. Conger, Hale and Garfield
all made points of order against the resolutions be-
ing question of privilege. The Speaker decided
that the resolutions presented question of the
highest privilege, and must be received. Mr..
Conger appealed from the decision. Mr.. Potter
moved to lay the appeal on the table, and the mo-
ton was agreed to-yeas 1913: nays, 1U8-a party
vote, with the exception of Messrs Fort, Mitchell
and Butler, who voted with the Democrats, and
Buckner and Mills, who voted with the Republi-
i cans. general debate ensued on the resolutions.
among other objections raised, Gen. Garfield in
sisted that the majority Of the House could
not authorize committee to sit during it's recess,
because when the House adjourned it carried its
| committees with it, and the committee could only
be allowed to sit during recess by the suspension
of the rules of the House. Speaker Randall ruled
on the point of allowing the Chairmen of the sub
committees to administer oaths that it belongs
with the committee itself, and not with the
House. Mr.. Potter called for the previous
question. The Republican side of the House here
! upon resorted to the parliamentary expedient OF
Withholding their votes, that when the question
came to be tested by teers there only l16 ayes
to no-no quorum voting So the question went
over as unfinished business. the Speaker ruling thai
it would remain before the House until disposed of