The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-27
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ISCn lllSC ana organizes 0Y lle elacbioh
Of Hon. A. G. Thurman as President
pro. tenn Of Tie Senate, aild Hon. 8. ].
Randall as Speaker Of HE House Of
Representatives appointed 1 commit
tee to wait upon the President and in
form him Of The organization Of the
Forty-sixth Congress. Yesterday the
President transmitted his message 10
Congress, which is very short bur en-
phatic, and covers every subject to DO
legisl4ted upon at this unnecessary ex
ira session Of Congress.
The Senate Committees were am
nouncad yesterday, and the State of
Wisconsin is represented Dy Senator
Cameron on the following Committees,
viz:
Privileges and Elections, Claims,
Transportation routes to the sea-board, .
TO make provision for taking the
tenth census and to inquire into the
alleged frauds in the haze elections; |
and Ivy Senator Carpenter, Foreign Re
lations and the Judiciary
The residents Of the Sth Congress
sional Diotrict of Wisconsin have rea-
son to be proud of their energetic Rep
resentatiye, Hon. Tnad. g Pound. The
River and Harhor bill shows that heI
secured for his district tile following
appropriations, viz;
Chippewa River, Is 5000
St. Croix River below St.
Croix Falls 5000
Superior Harb0r, 5000
| Menominee Harb0r, 10000
Completing surveys for resor-
voirs at source Of Mississippi,
ST. Croix, Chippewa anQ
Wisconsin Rivers, $4,000
and secured provisions for servey of
Superior Bay to determine the best and
most economical plan for harbor i'm
provements at the head of Lake Supe-
rior; surveys of the harborso Of Bayfield,,
Ashland also surveys Of the Wolf and
Oc0nt0 rivers. IIe also gave efficient
aid in securing large appropriation for
the Fox and Wisconsin river improve
m0nt, and for improving the st. Mary s
River and St. Mary's Fails Canal, $780,
900 to the first, and 100000 for the
last named, The improvement Of the
st. Marys river and canal are all inn
p0rtant to the future development of
the northern portion Of Gov. Pounds
District which lies upon the Western
: end of Lake Superior. The amount
for survey OF reservoir was secured by
the most persistent effort. The annu-
I al estimates only calling for $4,000
which WIS sought to be corrected by
, Major Aliens progress report. The OBJ
/ ject Of the survey of Superior bay, is
Q to determine plan for future i'm,
5 provements for the head of Lake Su-
perior which shall subserye all interests
: and accommodate it's increasing com.
5 merce. This, it is expected, may be
done so as in o measure to repair the
/. great injury done Wisconsin 10y the
4 celebrated Duluth Canal, which did sc
much damage to Superior harbor, and
outraged the rights of the State Of
: Wisconsin.
J Gov. Pound has filed letters witt
the Secretary of War, touching these
varlous works, and commencing then
10 his special attention.
/ The Chicago Tribune before com
: mentlng upon Gov Pounds "rooenost
! legislation for brooks, runs andslough
al in his district should, study til,
d geography Of the 8th Wisconsin dis
+.,Etrict, and note It's vast. and RAPIDLY dc
E Velopipg agricultural, manufacturin.
i and commercial. interests, and tn
: wonderful capacity and Importance 0
its rivers, lakes and harbors
It The Tribune pays Gov. Pound vel
y deserved compliment for the energy
. determination and perseverance il
thus securing government aid in tn
development Of the resources of thi
:, district.
! AS showing the tire feelings of TIL
0 South I make the following extrac
z from the "Sottthefn States OF Okla
loua, Miss.
"Aftea struggle Of eighteen year
i in war and politics, the Confederac,
i has at last captured the capitol
T Washington Republican.
: Yes, thank God, we have capture,