The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-28
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.

On the meeting Of the Senate on Wednesday,
May 10, Mr.. Mcmillan presented various communities
tons favoring the bill for establishment of school
of forestry Mr.. Cameron presented the petition of
the widow Of Gen. Heintzelman praying pension
of $50 per month. short debate upon the Political
Assessments bill took place. Senator Butler of South
Carolina, opposed reopenng the Louisiana contest
ed-eection case in speech. The President nomi-
mated Horace Maynard of Tennessee, for Post
master General; James Longstreet, of Georgia,
Minister to Turkey, and David M. Key to be United
States District Judge tor the Eastern and
Middle districts of Tennessee. +. In the House,
the Agricultural Appropriation bill passed with
eral amendments and then, by vote of log against
81, the House went into committee of the whole on
motion of Mr.. Tucker, who stated his intention
to call up the Tariff bill. The opponents of the
tariff succeeded in postponing consideration of this
bill, and the House adjourned till evening" when
session held for consideration of the District
Code.
In the Senate, on the Goth inst. after reports
from the majority and minority of the select COM
mittee OF counting the electoral votes, the bill to
tablish retired list for non-commssioned army Off
GERS was taken up, and amended so that when en-
listed man has served as such fifteen consecutive
years in the army honorably and faithful
", and the last five years thereof as
for appointment Second Lieutenant in the army
corps of the line in which he has served and passed
Mr.. Cockren introduced bill donating twelve con-
dernned cannon to aid in the erection of monu-
ment to Gen. James Shields. Mr.. Garland spoke in
favor OF unseatng Mr. Kellogg. In the
House, the bill regulating the Municipal
Code Of the District was passed, as was
the bill to carry into effect the second and sixteenth
articles of the treaty between the United States and
the Great and Little Usage Indians. The House went
into committee Of the whole and considered several
reports from the Committee on Public Lands and
continued the order of business at the evening
session.
The Marshals bill was taken up in the Senate
on the Dist inst at the request of Mr.. Bayard, and
after amendments, was passed The Committee on
Commerce given leave to sit during the session
of the Senate. The bill loaning tents, etc., to
soldiers reunion at Muscatine, Iowa. was
passed. The Legislative Appropriation bill
was passed, after a short discussion
In the House, a bill making appropriations for the
payment of certain claims reported allowed by the
accounting officers of the treasury taken up and
passed; aso bill for the relief of John D. Defrees
Public Printer. Mr.. Cox, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs reported back resolution CALI
ing the President for information regard to the
expulsion of Israeite citizens Of the United
States from st. Petersburg by the Russian Govern
ment Adopted. The House then considered bills
reported yesterday from the committee of the whole
relative to public lands, and the various bills agreed
to in committee Of the who were passed Mr.
Colerick, from the Committee Elections, re-
ported resolution relative to the contested
election case of Duffy VS.. Mason, Twenty-ninth
district of New York, declaring Mason the sitting
member, entitled to the seat The resolution which
was the unanimous report OF the committee,
adopted The Pension bill was passed. The Sun dry
Civil Appropriation bill reported to the House.
appropriatng $40, 1887. The aggregates submit
ted to the committee aggregated S24, 374 Ops The
present bill exceeds the amount appropriated for
1880 by 81, 255,953.