The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-09
FoRTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.

EORT Y -EOURTH CONfRESS.
TUESDAY, April 30.-SENATE.- Senate
devoted the entire day to the consideration of the
bill to repeal the Bankrupt law.
HoUsE.-The House consumed the day in dis
cussng the Legislative Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill.
WEDNESDAY, May 1.-SENArE.- Senate
devoted another day to the discussion of the bill to
repeal the Bankrupt law, and finally referred it to
the Judiciary Committee, with the understanding
that it be reported back without delay. There
was an interesting debate upon the subject Of the
tariff, growing out of an attempt by Mr.. Blaine
to call up his resolution declaring any radical change
in our tariff at this time to be nopportune. Obec-
ton was made to the calling up Of the resolution.
Mr. Garland introduced bill providing for COM
mission to examine into the subject of the tariff,
with view to facilitating legislation relative there
to. Referred.
HoUsE,-Mr. Chittenden introduced bill provid-
ing for the exchange of fractional silver coin for
United States notes. Referred. :. Mr.. Robertson,
Chairman of the Committee on the Mississippi
Levees, reported bill appropriating 1851 STA for
closing creyasses and Strengthening the levees on
the Mississippi river. Printed and recommitted.
....M Mr.. Vance, Chairman of the Committee on
Patents, reported bill amending the Patent laws.
Printed and recommitted. Mr. Throckmorton in
troduced bill limiting the rates for transportation,
bridge at Omaha. Referred. :. The Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill was dis
cussed.
THURSDAY, May 2.-SENATE.-Mr. Thurman
from the Judiciary Committee reported back the
bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, with amendment
providing that the repeal of the law shall take effect
JAM L 1879 Laid over for one day. Mr.. Ferry called
up the House bill to repeal the Specie Repumption
act, and addressed the Senate in advocacy of the
measure He declared that the result of the Sill
yer bill was beneficial and that the repeal of the
Resumption act would infuse new vigor into the
national industries, securing resumption long be-
fore the time fixed by the law He was followed by
Mr. Voorhees,, who argued in favor of repeating the
Resumption law. He portrayed the evils inflicted
upon the laboring classes by contraction. The
House, he said, had obeyed the popular will,
and had repealed the odious Resumption act, but
the Senate had hesitated, thereby entailing great
financial distress upon the country.
HoUsE.-Mr. Reagan from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill to regulate Interstate
commerce. :. The remainder of the session was de-
voted to consideration of the Legislative Appro-
priation bill.
FRIDAY, May 3.-SENATE.-Nor in session.
HoUsE.--The House devoted the day to the con-
sideration of the Legislative Appropriation bill,
which was completed in committee of the whole
There was a long debate over the amend
ment increasing the salary of the Com
missioner of Agriculture from $4,000 to $4,5O0
The amendment was finally adopted :. Mr.. Cutler
introduced bill relative to the transportation Of
animals, and Mr. Whitthorne presented one to
courage shipping.
SATURDAY, May 4. -SENATE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-Mr. Stephens, from the Committee on
Coinage, reported bill to retire the and Scent
silver pieces, and to stop their further coinage;
also, providing that fractional subsidiary silver
coin shall be legal tender to the amount of $40,
and shall be exchangeabe at the treasury for other
legal-tender money when presented in sums of
$40 or over. Ordered printed and recommitted. :.
The House completed and passed the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. AS it
came from the committee of the whole the appro-
priations recommended by the Appropriation COM
m1ttee were increased by over $97, 900. AS the bill
finally passed the House these were in
creased by 1921 ,O28, making the aggregate
appropriation contained in the bill amount
to $14 956698. In the amount of increase
is included an additional appropriation Of $17313
for reopening the New Orleans mint. :. A number
Of personal pension bills were passed Among
them pensions to the widows of Gen. Robert
Anderson, Gen. Charles L. Lowell, and Admiral
Charles Wilkes. eafy. rfr5 - ~
MONDAY, May 6.--SENATE.-The House bill
to forbid the further retirement of United States
llegal-tender notes was brought before the Senate
and temporarily laid aside. The Pension and In
dian Appropriation bills were reported from the
calendar. The bill to repeal the Bankrupt
law was before the Senate, but was laid aside and
the bill to repeal the Specie Resumption act was
taken up. Mr. Gordon, of Georgia, spoke at length
In favor Of repeating the law. Mr. Mcdonald pre-
scented petition signed by large number of per-
sons praying that Gen. John O. Fremont be included
in the bill now pending to place Gen. James Shields
on the retired list of the army. Referred
HoUsE.-An effort was made in the House to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill reducing the tax
tobacco from "a to 16 cents but it failed. The
yeas were 100 to 115 nays-not two-thirds. Mr..
introduced a
all propositions to change modify the Tariff
law are injurious and detrimental to the
general welfare of the people, and that it is
unwise to waste time at present in the discussion Of
the Wood Tariff bill. Referred to the committee Of
the whole the state of the Union Mr. Jones
introduced bill providing for the appointment of
commission to have charge of the Investigation of
the contagious diseases of farm stock their causes
means of prevention, cure, etc. The following
bills were also introduced and referred: By Mr..
Fort to indemnify Illinois and other States in re-
gard to swamp lands; by Mr.. Phillips to enable
soldiers of the late to preempt land to the ex-
tent of 100 acres; by Mr.. Morrison, to amend the
law relative to a tax on native wine. The House
spent much time upon the bill establishing per-