The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-04-29

Mr.. Grape then offered resolution thanking the
donors for their patriotic presentation, and it
adopted. The Naval Appropriation bill was passed
The House refused to concur in the Senate amend
ment to the Fertilization BILL and committee of con-
ference was ordered. The Deficiency bill was then
taken up, and an hour given the Republicans for de
bate. An evening session was given up to discussion
Of the bill to regulate immigration.
In the Senate, on the morning OF Friday
April IS, the Post Route bill was taken up and
passed. Mr. Ransom reported the Texas Pacific
Railway Extension bill without recommendation.
The bill authorizing retired list Of non-comms-
stoned officers after thirty years. service was de-
bated. On motion of Mr. Cockrel, the House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to
lend tents to the Governor of Missouri for
the of sufferers by the recent tornado in
that State was passed. The Kellogg Spofford
contested-eecton case debated all the session.
Adjourned till Monday. In the House, Mr.. Cox,
Chairman of the Committee Foreign Affairs.
ported back joint resolution for the abrogation Of
the Clayton-B ulwer treaty, the unanimous report
of the committee Mr.. Waddell alluded to
the terrible tornado which had swept over
the town of Marshfeld, in his district, and
which had left quite a large number of
persons homeless and destitute, and introduced q
joint resolution directing the Secretary OF War to
furnish the Governor OF Missouri with 500 tents for
the benefit Of the sufferers. The joint resolution
was passed. The Speaker announced the appoint-
ment of the following members as select committee
contested-election case of Donnely vs. Washburn
Messrs Carlisle BickneD, Reagan, Lounsberry,
O'NeiI, Updegraf Qowa), and Butter
worth. The Special Deficiency bill was
passed, the Senate amendment being non-concurred
IN The bill was sent to a conference comm ttee
The House then took q until 1890 the evening
session being for consideration of the bill establish
ing municipal code for the District of Columbia.
Discussion occupied the morning hour in the
Senate on Monday, April 26 upon a proposition di-
rectng the President to appoint colored cadets to
West Point After the expiration of the hour, debate
upon the Kellogg-spofford election case took up
the whole day In the House, bills and resolutions
introduced: BY Mr.. Brewer, amending the
statutes relating to the erection of public buildings;
by Mr.. Dunnell, placing chains, trace-chans, and
hater-chains made of wire or rods, wrought bound
nails, spikes rvets, cut nails, and spikes, castiron
butts and hinges and horseshoe nails the free list
by Mr.. Cox, resolution calling the Secretary of
| the Treasury for information to the number of
persons. connected with the fe-saving service dis
abed, who have lost their lives by Mr. Vance, to
relieve the distiation of fruit from the taxes now
imposed by law; by Mr. Bayne for the erection in
| Washington of a statue of Gen. Custer; by Mr..
Thomas, to tax the manufacture of oleomaTgarine
by Mr.. Loring, a resolution calling for correspond
relative to the interference with American fish
ermen in Fortune bay, Jan. g. 1879 by Mr.. Single
/ ton, for the relief of Maj. Reno; by Mr.. Morse a
resolution directing the Committee Naval Affairs
to inquire whether any officer of the navy is on the
active or retired list without having been legally
| appointed. Mr.. Blackburn was appointed Speaker
pro tem Mr.. Randall leaving the city for three days
The bill passed for the relief of certain homestead
and presumption settlers in Kansas. Mr.. Coffroth,
Chairman of the Committee Invalid Pensions, re-
ported back the resolution calling the Secretary Of
the Treasury for information as to the cause of the
/ delay in paying bounties and back pay. Adopted.
The District of Columbia Appropriation bill con-
sdered in committee of the whole. The amount
appropriated in the bill is $3,423,697
! of which one-half is to be paid oui
of the treasury of the United States and the other
half out OF the revenues of the district The bill was
over Messrs Mcmahon, Cobb and Monroe were
| appointed committee of conference on the Specia
Deficiency BILL and Mr.. Clafn appointed on the
| Sprnger-M Manning committee in place of O'Neill
/ Mr.. Deuster introduced q resolution for special
committee the revision of the Naturalization
! laws