The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-02-05
DoINGs IN CONGRESS-.

The bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter
reported back to the Senate on the 9th of Jan
uary by the Military Committee, with favorable
report; minority report was also presented. Mr..
Edmunds offered a resolution, which was agreed
to, instrucang the Committee on Judiciary to in
quire whether, in the settlement of adjustment be-
tween the United States and certain railroads. any
discrimination has been made in favor of one or
more such companies as against others, and if so,
what further legislation the SUBJECTS expedient.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced bill to authorize the
appointment of medical inspectors in the navy to
the office of the Chief of Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery and to remove the disability of present
incumbent. number of petitions were present
ed in favor of the Weaver Bounty bill. Bills were
introduced and referred follows: By Mr..
Butler, to incorporate the Cosmo- American
Colonization and General Improvement Bureau;
by Mr.. Coke, providing for the pay
ment of the awards made to the
Greek Indians who enlisted in the Federal army
loyal refugees and freedmen; by Mr.. Wallace, to
increase the pensions of all wounded soldiers of
the War Of 1912 who now receive less than $15 per
month; by Mr.. Logan, to amend the statutes in
relation to the immediate transportation of dnta-
BILE goods; joint resolution to increase the officers
of the army allowed to be detailed professors of
military science at colleges and universities; by
Mr.. Teller, to regulate Indian affairs.
Mr.. Bayard then made carefully prepared speech
upon financial matters, taking his antilega tender
resolution as the subject. 1t was pronounced
hard money document. In the House. a bill Was
passed appropriating 000 for monument at
Yorktown, and $20GC0 toward the centenary cee-
bration. bill passed setting apart for park pur-
poses certain lands in California on which are
growing the cred wood" or big treesn ALSO a
bill for the relief of certain actual settlers tic
Kansas trust and diminished reserved lands III Kan
sas. The House then went into committee of the
whole upon the rules, with the fve-mlnute rule in
force.
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on the 29th of January, Mr.. Ferry presented the
following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: ResozUed, That the Senate has received
with profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of Zachariah Chandler late Sen tor of the
United States from the State of Michigan, and for
nearly nineteen years member of this body. Re-
so7Ued, That to express some estimate Leld
Of his eminent services in a long public ca
reer, rendered conspicuous by a fearless,
patriotic devotion, the business of the Senate
be now suspended. that the associates of the de-
parted Senator may pay fitting tribute to his pub
lie and private virtues. Res010ed, That the loss
the country sustained in the death of Mr. Chandler
was manifest by expressions of public sorrow
throughout the land. Resoloed, That, as mark
of respect for the memory of the dead SEN
ator. the members of the Senate will wear
crane upon the left arm for thirty days.
Resoloed, That the Secretary of the Senate COM
mupicate these resolutions to the House of Repre-
of respect for the memory of the deceased the SEN
ate do now adjourn. Mr.. Ferry then delivered
eulogy upon the public and private life of the de-
ceased at considerable length. The following Sem
ators followed in shorter addresses laudatory of
the late Senator from Michigan. after which
the body adjourned: Messrs. Anthony, Bayard,
Hamlin, Blaine, Logan, Wallace, Conkling. Hoar,
Morrill, Ransom, Blair Cameron and Baldwin. :.
In the House, the Committee on Postofices and
Post Roads reported a bill declaring all public
roads and highways post-routes. After some dis
cussion the vote on seconding the demand for the
previous question resulted So to a. No quorum.
The House passed the following bills: Grant
ing a pension to the widow of Lieut.. Hiram FL.
Benner, and appropriatng $4,100 for the erection
of monument to Gen. Herkiner The Senate bill
appropratng STE, g0G for the purchase of site
for the United States Naval Observatory was taken
from the Speakers table and passed. with an amend
ment providing that, practicable, the site shall
be on an even degree Of longitude west Of Green
wich Mr.. Brewer offered resolution calling on
the Supervising Architect of the Treasury for in
formation as to the number of public buildings
now in process of erection. or which may have
been completed within the last three years. and
reasons why such buildings have eost or will cost.
more than the amount limited by law. Mr.. Davis
introduced bill imposing tax smoking
opium, etc. The morning hour having
pired, the House went into commute of
the whole the revision Of the rules.
a message was received from the Senate. transmit
ting the resolutions adopted by that body relative
to sthe late Senator Chandler. Speeches were then
made in eulogy of the late Senator by Messrs. New
berry, Williams HubDell. Brewer, Conger, Burrows,
Hawley Dunne1l, Stone Keller, Briggs, Grape Bar
Der. Willets, and Garfield. NE
A number Of petitions upon various subjects
were presented to the Senate on the morning of
JAN 80, and communication was received
from the Secretary of War recommending that
S1.6O0,o00 be appropriated in annual installments
for the Improvements Of Harlem river, New York.
Bills were introduced: By Mr.. Herman. for an ex-
position in New York in 1888; by Mr.. Johnston, a
resolution asking in regard to Venezuela claims,
which was adopted: by Mr. Vance for the res fora
ton of tne Executive letter-books of the State of
North Carolina: by Mr. Cameron Wis.,. for
the relief of the Stockbridge and other Indians in
Wisconsin,; by Mr. ingalls,, to grad
uat4 the price and disposal of the
residue of the Cherokee SCRIPT lands of Kansas;
by Mr.. Voorhees,, granting railroads the right of
way through the public lands of the United States
Mr.. Gordon submitted resolution that COM
mittee OF nine Senators be appointed to take into
consideration the subject of the construction of a
canal to connect the atlantic and Pacific oceans,
which was adopted. The President nominated Jo-
seph A. Connolly to be United States District Attor
ney for the Southern District of Illinois. Adj
jollrned to Monday. In the House. consideration
was resumed of the bill declar ng all
public roads and highways post routes.