The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

from the House announcing the death of Repre-
sentative Hartridge. Senator's Gordon. Booth and
Beck We're appointed committee to accompany
the body to Georgia.
HoUsE.-Ofical notice of the death of Repre-
sentative Hartridge was taken, and Messrs Cook.
Frye. Cox, Cabell. Stone. Davidson and Hanna were
appointed committee to accompany the remains
to Georgia.
THURSDAY, Jan. g. -SENATE. Mr. Beck
called up his resolution of the 18th ins referring
to the Committee on Finance the answer of the
Secretary of the Treasury to the resolution of Dec
relative to the amount of silver coin received in
payment of customs dues, and its disposition. He
criticised the answer of Dec. s. and said that specie
resumption had been reached by the ruin of hun
dreds thousands the best men of the country He
quoted from the of the Secretary. and
spoke of some of it as nonsense. He showed scant
respect for the Senate and none for the law The
Secretary was the trustee and agent of the people,
and not of the creditors of the Government. He
had no right to allow the bondholders to say in
what coin they would take their interest. MIR.
Beck then argued that the Secretary had
increased The interestbe bearing debt of the United
States $105. 900. This was not very fatter-
ing exhibit, when business of all kinds was
depressed. Unless the Secretary could show some
law authorizing him to divert silver coin from the
purpose for which it was intended, he was guilty
of official misconduct. The resolution deferrng
the answer of the Finance Committee was then
passed. and the bill to amend the Patent laws
At the conclusion of his remarks the Senate went
into executive session. and when the doors
reopened took a recess until 3 O'Clock.
Upon reassembling the Senate, headed by Vice
President Wheeler and Secretary Gorham. proceed
ed to the House to attend the funeral of the late
Representative Hartrdge, of Georgia.
HoUsE.-Out of respect to the memory of the
late Mr.. Hartridge, no business was transacted by
the House. In the afternoon the funeral services
of the deceased member were conducted in the Hall
of the House. ,. 3. b
FRIDAY, Jan. 10.-SENATE. Committee
on Naval Affairs was directed to inquire into the
expediency of providing that the Chiefs of the
Bureaus of Steam Engineering, Provisions and
Clothing, and Medicine and Surgery at the Navy
Department be selected from officers whose rela-
tive rank is not below that of Captain The
Indian Appropriation bill was passed. i.
Mr.. Allison, at the request of Mr.. Kirkwood intro
duced bill to provide for an additional bounty to
soldiers of the War of the Rebellion. Referred.
The petition of DIR. Mary 4. Walker for, pension
was also referred. ''s'
HoUsE.-Mr Gunter. Chairman OF the Committee
on Private Land Claims, reported bill for the
lief of Myra Clark Gaines Referred. :. The Will
lam and Mary College bill was taken up, and after
a long and lively debate was defeated-S7 yeas to
127 nays. Mr.. Hatcher introduceda bill to declare
forfeited the lands granted Missouri to aid in the
construction of the Iron Mountain railroad.
SATURDAY, Jan. 11.--SENATE.-NOt in ses-
sion. .. ....st.-..- ..., ..t
HoUsE.-After the reading of the journal, the
death of Representative Schleicher announced
and Messrs. Giddings, Shelley, Mckenzie, Mueller
Loring. Brentano and Townsend were appointed
committee to accompany the remains 10 San An
tonic. The House then adjourned a further
mark of respect.
MONDAY, Jan. Ii. -SENATE.- "A bill was passed
without discussion appropriatng $25O, 600 for fire
proof building for national museum. =. 1T was
then voted to attend the funeral of Mr.. Schleicher
and recess taken. Messrs. Coke. Bayard and
Hamlin were appointed committee to arrange fol-
the funeral of Representative Scheicher, and to &C
company his remains to Texas.
HoUsE.-The report of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs was unanimously adopted, recommending
the payment of the remainder of the salary of the
late Representative Schlecher, a member of the
Forty fifth Congress- to his bereaved family and re
guessing the next Congress to make similar ap
preparation of his salary member of the Forty
sixth Congress. ... 81.