The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-28

pensioners to the rolls Mr. Ogiesby moved to strike
out the section of the bill which restored disloyai
pensioners, but his motion lost by a vote of Z
yeas against 90 nays. The yeas were: Anthony,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Edmunds, Mcmillan, Nor
rill, Oglesby and Teller. The bill then passed
by vote of Al yeas against nays.
HoUsE.-The feature of the House proceedings
was the delivery Of speech by Eugene Hale, Of
Maine, in which he made sharp attack on the
Presidents Southern policy, the occasion being
ana question through the contested election case of
Acklin vs.. Darrell. Gen. Garfield vigorously de-
Tended the President against the attacks of Hale.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20.-SENATE.- Cockrell
submitted resolution instructng the Commission
of Agriculture to furnish the Senate such infor-
nation and facts may be in his possession relative
to the disease of hogs, commonly called
may deem pertinent. Agreed To-.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported, with amendment the Senate bill
for the transfer of the life-saving service from
the Treasury to the Navy Department. :. The
Senate, by vote of 80 to 81, put an amendment
to the bill regulating the salaries of Post
masters, restoring the franking privilege to the
President, Vice President, Senator'S, Represent
atves the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of
the House. The amendment allows all matter bear
ing the frank of any of the above officers. to
the amount OF two ounces, to pass through the
mails free. AS amended, the bill was passed.
discussion of the contested-electon case of Ackin
Speaker having decided that it was not in order to
take up the Silver BILL After lengthy debate the
House decided by vote of 139 to 1l5 to seat Ack-
lin, the Democratic contestant. All those voting yea
were Democrats, with one exception-Mr. Cox, of
Ohio. All the nays were Republicans.
THURSDAY, Feb. 21.-SENATE.-Mr. Spencer
introduced a bill to provide for military pest for
no IF tbn of +ho
Mr.. Window presented memorial in favor of the
improvement of the Ohio river The Senate
spent four hours in executive session over con-
tested nominations. The three which caused most
of the debate Williamson, Collector of
New Orleans; Northrup, District Attorney
for South Carolina, and Smith, Collector of Mo
bile. The debate developed the fact that the Re
publican Senators are ii anything, more united
against the President than at any previous period.
Williamsons name was rejected by large majority
the Democrats voting in body against
ing the nomination. In the case of
Northrpp, the friend of Wade Hampton, the
Democrats voted solldly for HIM, while all the Re
publlcans opposed him except Messrs. Dawes,
Hoar, Burnside, and Matthews. Mr.. Christiaucy
who generally votes to sustain the President on
this occasion opposed Northrup, and he was barely
saved by the four mentioned. The result of the
day was to show thai the five Republicans last
named constitute all that be fairly counted as
Administration strength in the Senate. Smith
was confirmed as Collector of Mobile by a vote of
26 to %.
HoUsE.-The House, after six hours struggle,
passed the Senate Silver bill without amendment.
The most determined fight was made against the
bill by few greenback-silver men and the oppo-
nents of silver, but at every stage they were de-
feated by vote OF 204 against u. The first oppo-
sition came from the extreme silver men under the
lead of Mr.. Springer. The point made that
the amendment providing for international
commission in that it made no appropriation of
money, must be considered first in committee of
the whole. The purpose of this motion was to
force the bill where it would be open
to unlimited debate, A protracted debate
followed upon this parliamentary technI-
cality, with the result that Speaker Randall ruled
that the point was not well taken that inasnuch as
the majority could ultimately decide, it was unjust
to place the absolute power of objection with one
member. Mr.. Cox, OF New York, who finally voted
for the Senate bill, appealed from the Speakers
decision, but the latter sustained by 90 to &C.
The previous question then ordered without
ably there never many speeches in one
hour. At the end Of the debate desperate eff
fort was made by the opponents of the silver
measure to defeat it by sustaining Mr.. Hewitt's mo-
ton to table. The result was to show their complete
helpessness, the vote standing yeas Y, nays 204.
The u votes were almost exclusively cast by Eastern
men. Voting then proceeded on the Senate amend
ments. They were all concurred in, in rapid
sion, by aboRt the majority cast in the final
passage. The amendments having been disposed
of, the bill was put to vote and passed-yeas, 204
nays, u, as follows