The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-04

orado, and Assistant paymaster Frank
Plunkett to Past Assistant Paymaster United
States Navy. The nomination of J. Newton
Pettis to be Associate Justice OF New Mexico was re-
jected In the House, conference report on the
JOINT resolution to print 1000 900 extra copies of the
report Of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries
agreed to. The morning hour was dispensed
with, and the House went into committee of the
whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
The following gentlemen were appointed
members Of the Board of Managers of National
Soldiers Homes: Gen. John M. Palmer, of Illinois:
Gen. William B. Franklin, of Connecticut; Gen.
Charles w Roberts, Of Maine; Gen. Martin Nc
Mahon, Of New York; Gen. Love, of Indiana; and
Maj. Fulton, Of Wisconsin. Mr.. Cobb from The
Committee on Appropriations, reported the General
Deficiency Appropriation bill. Ordered printed and
recommitted. It appropriates about 81, 100000.
/ On the meeting of IT,. Senate on Friday, May
%, Mr.. Kirkwood presented the memorial of $50
Iowa ex-soders, disappearing the Weaver bill to pay
soldiers the difference between gold and greenbacks
Mr. Eaton offered joint resolution that the Presi-
dent be requested to open negotiations with France
Spain Austria, and Italy with view to removing
restrictions s on importations of tobacco and
securing to citizens open market
The joint resolution taken up, amended and
adopted, providing for tie payment Of claims Of
Florida for expenses of the State volunteers in the
Seminole Of 1855, 1856 nd 1857. The report of
the conference committee on the bill for a supple
ment to the Revised Statutes was adopted. Mr..
Butter submitted resolution that the Secretary t
the Treasury be directed to report all records in his
department relating to the claim of the United
| States against the New York Cen
trail Railroad Company for the 5-per-
cent tax on the scrip dividend of 8 per cent de-
clared in 1869 its stock capital The House joint
resolution to pay Government employees for Decora-
ton day passed. bill passed authorizing bonds of
the manufacturers of tobacco, snuff and CIGARS ex-
porting the same to be cancelled at the port of clear
ance. The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
was then taken up, and debated the remainder
of the day, without action. Adjourned over
on motion of Mr.. Ewing, the Senate bill
| authorizing the settlement of the accounts OF
/ Col. Thomas Worthington, of Ohio, passed.
The House, after stormy session of seven hours
concluded the consideration of the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill in committee of the whole, and
moved the previous question upon it, so that the
vote will be taken the first thing Monday morning
and then adjourned over Decoration day.
Mr.. Davis (W va.) stated to the Senate, on
the morning of Monday, May 81 that the Appropri-
alton Committee would not yet report back the
House resolution providing for adjournment, bul
hoped might be practicable for Congress to
about the 10th 18th of June. Mr. Mcmillan intro
duced a bill for the relief of certain settlers on
swamp lands in Minnesota. Mr.. Baldwin intro
duced bill for the appraisement and sale
| of the Detroit arsenal building and grounds.
| to the Port Huron and Northwestern Railway
Company of portion of the Fort Gratiot Military
| Reserve, and authorizing Port Huron to grant the
/ right of way through Pine Grove Park. The House
joint resolution requesting the President to open
gotiations with France, Spain, Austria and Italy,
with view to removal of the restrictions upon the
importation of tobacco in said countries was passed.
| The House bill passed providing times and places
VI holding Circuit Court of the United States in
the District of Iowa, and for other purposes.
MI. Williams made speech in favor of pensioning
the soldiers OF the Mexican The Yorktown
| monument joint resolution passed. The resolution
submitted recently by MIR. Pendleton requesting the
President to inform the Senate whether any Census
| Supervisors appointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate have been removed by him
| or with his consent, was adopted. The report of
| the Committee of Conference on the District
| Appropriation bill WIS adopted. The bill to COM
promise the claim of the United States under the
Lewis will case passed, was the bill to permit
Elias c. Boudinot of the Cherokee nation to suein
the Court Of Claims for damages by the seizure of
bis tobacco manufactory for the alleged violation of
the Revenue laws. In the House, the Senate
Deficiency Appropriation bill WAS referred TO the
committee of the whole. Consideration wac resumed
Of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, and it was
passed, liz to So. Amendments to the Executive bill
were concurred In. The Senate amendments to the
amendments to the House bill for the relief of GER
i tain homestead and presumption settlers in
4 Kansas and Nebraska were concurred in
The joint resolution passed granting the use of ar
hlery, ETC., to the Boidiers' Reunion in Northeast
Missouri. The conference report on the District OF
Columbia Appropriation bill was agreed to- The
conference report the joint resolution for print
ing 10000 copies of the report of the Commissioner
| Of Agriculture agreed to. The General
Agricultural Appropriation bill we're non-concurred
| in. The House then went into committee of the
whole on the General Deficiency bill The first vot3
showed no quorum, and the House adjourned.
On the meeting of the Senate on the morn
ing of Tuesday, the 1st inst. Mr.. Vance, from the
Committee on Fxodus of Negroes from Southern to
Northern States submitted report of the majority,
and Mr.. Window announced that he would hereafter
submit the views of the minority. The sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was received from the House and
referred to the Committee on Appropriations The
Senate insisted its amendment to the Legislative
I Executive, Judcia and Agricultural Appropriation
/ bills, and committees of conference with the
House we're appointed. The River and H2r-
| Dor Appropriation bill was considered all day, the
| House amendments being Investigated A number
of changes made. The President nominated
Robert 8. Gardner, of West Virginia, to be Indian
Inspector In the House, there were at the out
| set two set speeches on the Interstate
Commerce bill, one by Reagan and one
| by Henderson, which came In under the
license given to the rule for general debate upon
appropriation bill. The Deficiency bin was up in
committee at the time. Mr. King introduced reso-
luton for the appointment of committee to investi-
gate the expenditure of appropriations on the Red
and Wachita rivers for the last ten years Also au-
thorzing the Secretary of War to enter into contracts
4 for keeping open the mouth of the Red river.