The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-04-29
Do1NGs IN CONGRESS.

At the requesto of Mr.. Beck the House amend
ments to the bill for an exhibition in New York in
1883 were concurred in by the Senate, onthe morn
ing of April 20. Nj. Farley from the Committee on
Pensions reported adversely on the bill to increase
the pensions of wounded soldiers of the War of 1872
and bill in relation to the compensation and
penses of Pension Agents, and they indefinite
y postponed. bill for the extension of
the Government building at Cleveland was passed.
The Vice President appointed Mr.. Allison member
Of the specsl joint committee the evasion of the
stamp tax on tobacco in place of Mr.. Voorhees,, who
had requested to be relieved Mr.. Williams intro
duced joint resolution for the erection
of monument over the grave of Zach
ariah Taylor, situated near Louisville Ky.
The bill for the erection of public building at Den
yer was passed. On motion of Mr.. Harris, bill
providing for marine hospital at Memphis was
passed. The debate on the Geneva award occupied
the day, vote being had In the House the entire
day consumed in flibustering upon ques-
ton of allowing debate upon concurring in the
Senate amendments to the Immediate Deficiency BILL
The Republicans demanded two hours to debate the
BILL while the Democrats limited the time to half an
hour, whereat the entire day was wasted in datory
motions. In the evening number of pension bills
were passed.
The bill as amended, to grant the pension of
enlisted priyates, was passed by the Senate the
morning Of April o. After little miscellaneous
business the Geneva Award bill was taken up, and,
after debate, indefinitely postponed The President
nominated for Supervisor of the Census for Ohio
Meredith r. Wiet, of Bryan, for the First district
John H. Little, of Springfield, for the Second dis
trict; Cyrus Cado, ST., of PleasantvilIe, for
the Fifth district; and William A. Hunt,
of ST. Clairvie, for the Seventh district In
the House, the Senate amendment to the House
bill to repair and extend the public buildings at
yUnc
were made upon resolution directing the Commit
tees on Agriculture to report what can ought to
be done by the Government to better advance,
age and foster agricultural interests The wrangle
over the Deficiency bill was continued the Repub-
licans leaving the House without quorum when the
previous question was ordered, 80 that the matter
left at night it was in the morning. An even
ing session held for consideration of bill to
establish code for the District of Columbia.
resolution was introduced in the Senate by
Mr. Morrill, the morning of April %, in regard to
the poem of the Delegate from Wyoming, printed
in the Record but withdrawn notice Of the matter
being taken up in the House. Mr.. Baldwin intro
duced bill authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Detroit river. Mr.. Harris presented
petition of the German Society, of New York. praying
for protection to ernigrants The Senate then took
up the Army Appropriation bill, and passed it
in the shape it was received from the House, voting
down all amendments, and the Republicans doing
% to Is. Jefferson's desk presented by M.
Dawes. The Senate rejected the nomination of John
B. Stickney United States Attorney for the North
ern District of Florida. The President nominated
Edgar NJ. Marble. of Michigan, to be Commissioner
of Patents, and Joseph X. McCammon, of Pennsylya-
MIA, to be Assistant Attorney General vice Marbe....
In the Record is the speech in blank verse, entitled
1.-THE Immortals,n which is copyrighted by Downey
of Wyoming and which purports to be in support of
his bill providing for the painting of Biblical pictures
on the walls of the Capitol Mr.. Garfield called at
tention to this fact and moved that the speech be
referred to the Committee Rules to in
quire whether it is competent for a member to
copyright his speech. The motion was agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House message from
the President informing Congress that the Coolidge
heirs, OF Massachusetts, desired to present the desk
on which the Declaration of Independence was writ
zen by Thomas Jefferson, and transmitting letter
from R. G. Winthrop expressing the wish Of
the donors to offer it to the United States that
it might have place in the Department
of State in connection with the imnaor-
tai instrument which had been written on it.