The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-06

authorizing the President to prescribe suitable po
lice regulations for the government of various In |
dian reservations. The Warren Mitchell cotton |
claim was debated, put to vote, and defeated-l7
yeas to 30 nays.
HoUsE.-The Legislative Appropriation bill was
reported and referred to the committee of the
whole The bill to restrict the immigration of
the Chinese was taken up and passed by vote of
100 yeas to ~ nays. It provides that no master
OF Vessei owned by any citizen of the United
States snail take on board at any foreign port any
number OF Chinese exceeding fifteen with intent to
bring them to the United States. under penalty of
SlO0 for each passenger in of fifteen, such
penalty to become a lien on the vessel.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 20-SENATE.-M Ham
lin called up the Senate bill for promoting the eff
cheney of Chaplains of the United States navy and
it was passed without discussion. The bill pro-
vides that no person under 25 years over IS be
appointed Chaplain and fixes the relative rank and
the whole number not to exceed twenty. The
pension cases on the calendar being disposed
of, the Senate went into executive session.
| on motion of Mr.. Conkling, and the
nomination of Senator Christiancy to be Minister
! to Peru was unanimously confirmed, and without
| the usual reference.
| HoUsE.-After short struggle, the Republicans
who desired the morning hour. were voted down.
and, by vote of yeas 11S, nays 115. the House
| went into committee of the whole on the Post
| Office Appropriation bill.
| THURSDAY, Jan. 30.-SENATE. resolu-
tons of Mr.. Edmunds declaring the validity of the
Thirteenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments
| to the constitution, taken up, and Mr. Morgan
advocated his substitute of Jan. 20.
| HousE.-The Postoffice Appropriation bill was
passed after many of the amounts were increased
The struggle for the morning hour then began
and Mr. Hewitt, by tlibustering, prevented a re-
newal of the war-claims debate.
FRIDAY, Jan. 31.-SENATE.-Mr Saunders
from the Joint committee TO inquire into the expe-
diency of transferring the Indian Bureau from the
! Interior Department to the War Department. re-
ported that rhe committee had been unable to
agree, and submitted report. signed by four mem
| bers of the committee, in favor of the proposed
transfer. In executive session. after reading the
Presidents message and Secretary Sherman's letter
regarding the New York Custom House nomina-
tons, Senator Conkling made speech closing with
an expression of opinion that the Senate should
proceed to consider and act upon the pending nomi
nations without further postponement. motion
by Mr.. Matthews to postpone further consideration
| of the nominations till Monday, Feb 3, was adopt
ed by yeas 25 nays 26, the Democrats all voting in
| the affirmative.
| HoUsE.-The House spent the day in wrangng
another Southern claim-a bill to pay for rent
! for college building in Virginia used by troops
| during the war. 1t was defeated by vote of SO
yeas to III nays.
SATURDAY, Feb. 1.--SENATE. Mr. McCreery,
from the joint committee appointed to inquire into
the expediency of transferring the Indian Bureau
from the Interior Department to the War Depart
ment, submitted report signed by four members
of the committee, in favor of the transfer. MIR.
Hoar from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, presented minority report in
favor of sixteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition prohibiting State DISTINGUISHING persons
on account Of Tho report was signed by
Messrs. Hoar, Cameron (Wis), and Mitchell. .
Consideration was resumed of the resolutions OF
Mr. Edmunds declaring the validity of the Thir-
teenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to
| the constitution, and Mr. Morgan continued his
| argument il favor of the substitute presented by
him.
HoUsE.-The war claims discussion was resumed
in the House, Mr. Chalmers, of Mississippi lead
ing off. He said he did not envy the cheap politi
cal capital that Union soldier, meaning Gen.
Bragg could make by telling the few in the South
who had professed loyalty during the that he
had no more confidence in their loyalty than a
mouse had in stuffed cat-skin. He charged Bragg
with shaking the bloody shirt and said he stretch
ing his legs in frantic effort to climb up to the
Republican platform and rob it OF its last banner
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, followed Chalmers. and spoke
in the same strain. He reasserted that no true
Southerner asked to have the war claims allowed.
and favored constitutional amendment
which would forever exclude all claims
growing out of the war. Mr. Hooker, of Missis
sppi made very eloquent speech. in which he
charged Bragg with taking up role which had
been abandoned by liberal hearted men on the Re-
publican side of the House. 1t was not his purpose
to create sectional strife, but to avoid it. He de-
MED the right Of any to speak for the
| southern Democracy and charge them with pre-
senting fraudulent claims ag INST the Government.
| Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi, closed the dis
cussion. He said that Gen Bragg had been so long
abusing the Democracy when running On the
Republican ticket for Congress and other offices
that, like the OLD harper whose harp refused to sing
of aught but love, his mouth refused to give out
b,,{n f1ff T11n
Ocrats of theSouth were Democrats of principle.
If they had only been influenced by ''loaves and
fshes.n they could have sold out long ago to the
Republicans.
MONDAY, Feb. 3.-SENATE.-Mr. McCreery
introduced a bill to transfer the office of Indian
Affairs from the Interior to the War Department.
go. Mr. Matthews introduced joint resolution
| providing for commercial treaty with Mexico =.
! Mr. Teller presented petition from the colored
people of Louisiana, claiming that they are not
protected either in life or property. They
| therefore invoke the protection of the
Federal Government. Referred to the Tel
| Ter Committee Mr.. Harris. from the select
committee epidemic diseases. reported a bill to
prevent the introduction of contagious infectious
diseases into the United States, and to establish
Bureau of Public Health. :. The Senate had
| lively and interesting executive session. the New
| ing the bone of contention. Mr..
| Conkling attacked the administration, in
two-hours speech. winch proved to be an effort
by the side OF which all previous speeches or his
| life in the direction of bitterness de-
clared by good judges to sink into insig
| .iacance. and were made to appear as the
! very essence of mildness and suavity Mr..
Ed1nunds, in a mild speech. opposed the
removal of Gen. Arthur. Messrs. Howe.
Voorhees, and Herman also opposed the removal
of Arthur. Mr.. Bayard advocated the confirmation
of the Presidents appontees. At the close of the
debate the roll called, and Gen. Merritt was
confirmed as Collector of Customs at New York by
30 yeas to "A nays, and Silas w. Burt confirmed
az Naval Officer by 81 yeas to Is nays.
| HoUsE.--Mr Cutler introduced bill appropri-
ating 500 coo 900 Tor the payment Of arrearages of
pensions. The same subject brought before
the House a motion to suspend the rules, and
pass bill introduced by Mr. Brchard, of illinois,
authorizing the issne of 4 percent bonds to the
amt unit OF $40 600, 600 to pay the claimants under
the Arrears Of Pension act. Deteated-two thirds
failing to vote in the affirmative.
A Gentlemanly Tramp.