The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-20
FoRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, June 11.-SENATE.-A number of
bills were passed, among them the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill; the Senate bill to reir-
burse Kansas for expenses incurred in repeling III
vasions and suppressing IHdan hostilites the Sen
ate bill to provide for the sale of portions of Fort
Leavenworth military reservation in Kansas !:
the Senate bill to provide additional regulation for
homestead and presumption entries public lands
it provides for the publication of notices of inten-
ton to enter agricultural lands under the law
named.
HoUsE.-The House devoted nearly the entire
day. in committee of the whole, to the considera-
ton of the sundry Civil Appropriation bill. ~.
WEDNESDAY, June 12.-SENATE.-Mr Saun-
ders introduced bill proposing to grant the right of
way and forty sections of land per mile to aid the
construction Of railway and telegraph line from
Omaha, through Dakota and Wyoming, to the Ma
tonal Yellowstone parks, to connect with the North
ern Pacific railroad in Montana, east of the 18th
into the alleged frauds in Louisi-
ana under the resolution of Mr..
Matthews, authorized to sit during the session
of the Senate. The Senate bill authorizing Ohio
Indiana and Illinois to prosecute suits against the
United States, in the Supreme Court of the United
States, on account of sales of public lands in each
State; the Senate bill in relation to
| the ! Venezuela Mixed Commission, and
the Deficiency Appropriation bill were
passed. Mr.. VOORHEES, presented the petition of
Peter Cooper praying for the repeal of the Specie
posed adjournment of Congress until some legis-
lative measures for financial relief have been passed
Referred. The House joint resolution to provide
for the enforcement of tile Eight-Hour law was
postponed till next December.
HoUsE.-The House devoted the day to the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation BILL Mr.. Kelley offered an
amendment providing that no money herein ap-
propriated shall be used for engraving, issuing
selling, or otherwise disposing of bonds other
securities of the United States for the purpose
OF bringing about or providing for the resumption
| OF specie payment. Rejected-ayes, SO nays
1o5. Amendments for the reissue of $10,-
OOO,OOO OF treasury notes held for the redemp-
ton OF fractional currency, and for advertisement
OF the sale OF bonds, were ruled out of order.
THURSDAY, June 13.-SENATE.- The bills fix
ing the salaries of the Surveyors of Customs at
Baltimore aad Portland, Me-, at $4,000 per annum,
each, and the Surveyor at New York $500, were
passed. The House bill to restore certain lands in
Iowa to settlement under the Homestead law and
for other purposes, passed. 1t applies to all vacant
Incorporated lands heretofore withdrawn for the
Mississippi and Missouri railway in that State. -.
Mr.. voorhees, moved to lay the calendar aside, and
take up the bill to repeal the Resumption act.
After sharp discussion the motion prevaied-3O
to 29-and Mr.. Ferry presented substitute for the
House bill agreed upon by the Senate Finance
Committee. Mr.. Voorhees, moved to amend by
what was virtually the House bill. After brief
following substitute for the House bill, which
Internationally repealed the Resumption act
6 Be it enacted: That from and after the passage
of this act United States notes shall be receivable
the same coin in payment for per cent. bonds
now authorized by law to be issued, and on and