The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-15
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

DOINGs IN CONGRESS.
Congress reassembled after the holiday re-
cess on the 9th inst. and both houses held short
sessions. Secretary Schurz sent to the Senate the
report of the hot Springs Commission. Bills in
troduced: By Mr.. Davis ull.), to establish Court
ofAppeas by Mr. Cockrell to provide that no person
on the retired list OF the army navy or marine
corps shall draw pension; also, to admit,
free of duty. all articles inten ed for exhi-
biion at the Millers' International Exhibition
at Cincinnati in June; by Mr.. Pendleton,
to transfer certain claims from the Executive De-
partments to the Court of Claims for adjudication:
by Mr. Vest. fixing the compensation of United
States District Attorneys limiting the com -ensa-
ton Of Clerks of District and Circuit Courts where
one person holds both offices, and fixing the com
pensation of United States Marshals and Deputies;
by Mr.. Coke, to provide for completing the
work of improving the Missouri river at or near
Kansas City. number of private bills and peti-
tons were also introduced and referred On mo-
ton of Mr.. Morgan, as mark of re-
Senator Houston, the Senate adjourned. -.
resolution was adopted in the House
ordering investigation of the Ute massacre
at White River Agency. Two bills in re-
gard to the Panama canal were referred
to the select committee. The House went
into commit tee of the whole on the report of
the Committee on Rules. put no progress was
made, owing to the absence ofstwo members of the
committee. Mr.. Hawk introduced bill directing
the iAsueing of patents for land on which bounty
land-warrants have been located. Mr.. Forney an
nounced the death of Senator Houston, and the
House, as mark of respec, adjourned.
In an executive session Of the Senate, on the
7th inst, the following nominations were made:
Marcus W. Acheson, District Judge of the Western
district of Pennsylvania; James n Kerns United
States Marshal for the Eastern district of Pennsyl
vania; John K. Valentine, United States Attorney
Tor the Eastern district of Pennsylvania; Jacob
Wheeler. United States Marshal for the
Southern district of Illinois: George W. Hazelton.
United States Attorney for the Eastern district of
Wisconsin,; John M. Morton, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the First district of California;
Daniel B. Angler Postmaster at Washington; John
B. Shckney, United states attorney for the North
ern district of Florida; Charles 8. Varian United
States Attorney for the District of Nevada Henry E.
Prckett Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
Idaho; f. j. Conger, Justice of the Supreme Court
OF Montana; E. P. Pomeroy, United States Attorney
Tor Arizona; John J. Henry, Register of the Land
Office at Leadville; Edward c. David United States
Surveyor General of the District of Wyoming;
Henry NJ. Atkinson, Surveyor General of the
District of New Mexico; Alexander G.
Des Moines, Iowa; Isaac W. Wing,
Receiver of Public Moneys, Bayfield,. Wis; Hiram
W. Parker Register of the Land Office Beatrice,
Neb.; James B. Bloss, RI gister of the Land Office
Office at Wausau, Wis; George D. Bowman, Reg
lister of the Land Office at La MesilIa, N. NJ.
MIR. Pendleton submitted an amendment to the
Bayard legal-tende resolution, as follows: "And
said notes shall not be available for any of the
serves required to be kept by the national banks,
and all such reserves shall be kept in COIN" Re
ferred. The Senate discussed the bill which
provides for the investment of Indian trust
funds in United States bonds, but took no action
upon it. blu for the reclamation of the marshes
about Washington was referred. Mr. Lo
gan introduced bill to establish
United S ates Court in the Indian Territory
short discussion in regard to proposed new
Department of Agriculture and Commerce was
participated in. by several Senators, ard
a few private bills noticed. -.
In the House, a bill passed providing that an
affidavit for the application for United States
patent by his agent. Bills AID resolutions intro
duced: By Mr.. Chalmers. to regulate coin
certificates; by Mr.. Townshend Nl) in
structing the Committee on Foreign Affairs
to inquire into the expediency of abolishirg all
Envoys Extraordinary administers Resident from
the United States to foreign countries; by Mr..
Mills, to request the President to invite Mexico to
enter into treaty, also Brazil; by Mr. Page to
restrict the immigration of the Chinese: by Mr.
Elam, to furnish additional facilities for the
collection of custom dues; by Mr. Covert. for the
reduction OF duties on imported merchandise
by Mr.. Coffroth calling on the Postmaster General
for his reasons for not complying with the law re-
curing him to furnish double postal card: by
Mr.. Beethoven, to punish the sale of firearms to
uncivilized Indians; by Mr.. Acklen. for the regr-
latlon of Interstate freights and passengers;
by Mr.. Barber, to prevent the use of the
United States flag for advertising purposes; by Mr..
Mills, to prohibit all Indians reservations going
into Texas; by Mr.. Culbertson, authorizing the re-
coinage Of the trade dollar by Mr.. Ryan, to ascer
tain the losses sustained from Indian depredations
by Mr.. Belford, to pay to Mrs. N. G. Meeker and
others certain sums Of money out of the Ute In
diau annuity funds; by Mr.. Brents, extending the
or1H1n To Of 1,xyN Dax,
nett, to establish the Territory of Pembina.
The Sergeant-at-Arm brought to the bar of
the Senate L. T. Smith, Levi Wilson and E. B. Pur-
cell, the Sth, to answer to charge of contempt
in not obeyiLg the summons to testify in the In-
gals case After considerable discussion the
prisoners were DISCHARGED. A Joint resolu ton
giving the Hot Springs Commission sixty days more
time passed. Bills and resolutions introduced:
By Mr.. Herman allowing Northern men who had
their property seized by the Confederacy to sue the
United States for the same by Mr.. Plumb to create
an ditional land district in Kansas; by Mr. JONES'
to repeal the twenty section of the act to
incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Company,
and to aid in the construction of its road.
In executive session. Worthy S. Streator
was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Eighteenth Ohio district. In the House, Mr..
Garfield was congratulated, on his appearance, on
account of his election to the Senate. After several
committee reports. the bill the revision of the
laws was passed After the morning hour the
whole day passed in committee of the whole
on the revision of the rules.
The Senate was not in session Jan. g. The
special Senate committee appointed to investigate
the negro exodus consists of Messrs. Voorhees,.
Vance and Pendlaton, Democrats, and Window and
Blair, Republicans. In the House little was DONE
the body being in committee of the whole on the
private calendar most of the day. Among the bills
introduced and referred was one by Mr.. Ryan, ad-
hitting. free of duty clothing and other articles
destined for the relief of colored i'm
migrants; by Mr. Hayes NllJ, granting a
pension to each survivor of the Mexican
War who was not engaged in the late rebellion or
who did not abet the same. A number of private
bills were reported to the House and passed. Rep
resentatives Blackburn, Blount. Cannon, Clymer
and Hawley were appointed subcommittee to
investigate the Star Route service.
Bills were introduced in the Senate, on JAN
70. as follows: By Mr.. Paddock, to find out by
commission the losses to citizens by Indian depre
datons; by Mr. Sanders, to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to allot lands in severalty to the
Indians by Mr.. Butler, to inquire as to the expe
diency of establishing Territorial Govern
ment for Alaska by Mr.. Davis nl), au-