The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-04


| consideration Of District business The Republican
members of the House held caucus and almost
| unanimously adopted resolution by which they
agree to vote for no apportonment bill which fixes
| the number OF Representatives at less than 319.
The death of Senator Carpenter was an
nounced to the Senate on meeting Feb. "a and ap-
propraue resolutions were adopted, and the Senate
adjourned as mark of respect to his memory In
the House, the Notifications Appropriation bill was
reported back with the Senate amendments, recon-
| mending concurrence in some and non-con-
currence in others. The report was agreed to.
| The House Of Representatives devoted the entire
day and night to fibustering. Mr.. Cox demanded
| the previous question or the Apportionment bill,
closing the debate 1t the intention to resort to
Congers tactics to defeat the motion, but four Re-
pubicans voted with the Democrats, and
the Speaker also cast his vote, making Just a
| quorum. The Republicans then resorted to
dilatory motions, and finally on vote the House
| was found to be without quorum, and the Ser
geant-at-Arms was sent in quest of absentees In
| the course Of seven hours he secured one member,
but meanwhile several others had escaped and gone
| to the Presidents reception. They were brought
back, or returned Of their own accord, and
| their offense was condoned. There was a
great deal of confusion during the session, and
/ while Wisconsin member was referring TO the
death of Senator Carpenter the Interruptions were
| so frequent and noisy that he could scarcely make
himself heard, and he obliged to defer the reso-
buttons of respect which he had intended to offer.
The time was occupied in submitting and defeating
| yar1oW propositions.
In the United States Senate, on Friday, Feb.
Is, bills were passed constituting Atlanta, Chatta-
nooga and Indianapolis ports of delivery. The
bills for assay offices at Deadwood and in Arizona
were reported favorably. Mr.. Beck presented as a
substitute measure authorizing the issue of $50
notes of the United States in exchange for gold con
! the latter to be used for no purpose but the
redemption of the notes. Bills for the erection Of
! Government buildings at Clarksburg, w. Va, and
Minneapolis were passed. The Agricultural bill,
amended by the Senate committee, was taken up
| and passed There was some discussion of Voor-
! hees' bill to protect innocent purchasers OF
! fraudulent patent rights, but no action
! taken. The Committee Commerce added $685.
! 900 to the amount appropriated by the River and
Harbor bill it passed the House. Of the increase
Wisconsin gets 100000, Michigan $31 ,000 Mime
sofa S25 O00 Indiana $40 000 $25 900 goes to improve
| the harbor of Yfcksburg, and $4,000 to improve
J the Missouri river from Kansas City to its mouth.
! The bill amended was reported to the Senate.
/ The greater part of the executive session Of the
Senate was consumed in debate concerning the
J Alabama Attorneyship 1t was reported ad-
/ versely by the Judiciary Committee, but
! finally confirmed by small majority.
| The House of Representatives remained in session
all Thursday night without coming to understand
! ing the Apportionment bill. Several propositions
were made by side the other, but all were
! jected. Finally, about daylight, compromise
mittae was appointed, and recess taken until
1880 o'clock. After recess, resolutions of
| respect to the memory of Senator Carpenter were
| adopted, and the House adjourned. The session of
Friday began at IL O'Clock. Two three unimpor-
tant measures were passed, and the House went
into committee of the whole on the Sundry Civil
bill. Mr. Goode moved to in sert an item of 5000 600
to establish coaling stations on the Isthmus OF
Panama, and the debate on this subject occupied
the remainder of the session.
In the Senate, on Saturday, Feb. 26, Mr..
Burnside made strong speech in support of the
doctrine resolution recently reported from
the Committee on Foreign Relations No action was
taken. The River and Harbor bill con-
sidered in committee of the whole, all the
amendments proposed by the Committee on
Commerce being agreed to. Among thess was
raising the appropriation for South Chicago to
$50, 900, at the request of Mr. Logan The bin was
reported to the Senate, and, after long debate,
passed by vote OF 80 to IL. Messrs. Cameron OF
Wisconsin, Conkling, Logan, Pendleton and CoekreG
were constituted committee in relation to
the obsequies of the late Senator Carpenter.
Bills for the relief Of settlers upon absentee Shawnee
lands in Kansas ETC., and to authorize charge for
melting or refining bullion when at or above the
standard were passed. The House of Representa-
tives went into committee of the whole on the Sundry
Civil bill, debate on the pending amendment
to appropriate 100000 for coaling stations on
the isthmus being limited to twenty minutes The
amendment was agreed TO. On motion OF Mr..
Springer an amendment was adopted appropriatng
$4,000 for the purchase Of Ingalls, portrait of the
late Thomas Ewing. The remainder of
the session was occupied in considers
ton of the bill, which was finally reported to the
House, the previous question seconded, and the
main question ordered. No vote was taken The
services in honor of the late Fernando Wood were
postponed until o'clock Monday evening A recess
was then taken until O'Clock Monday morning.
The Monroe doctrine resolution was referred
to in the Senate on Wednesday, Feb. %, Mr.. Eaton
announcing that he would press the resolution to
vote. The bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to sell worthless vessels and place the proceeds
to the credit of naval construction fund was
committed. bill giving any medical, pay, or en-
gineor officer who has served, or may serve'
a term chief of bureau of the navy, and whose
name has been on the navy register thirty years.
the relative rank and pay of a Commodore the
retired list, passed. After further bust
ness Mr.. Window obtained the floor and, anticipat-
ing his intention by twenty-four hours, adj
dressed the Senate in support Of the Mon
roe doctrine resolution. bill passed
appropriating 739 as payment of the claim of
Capt. Samuel c. Reid, Of the privateer Gen. Arm
strong, which was sunk by the British feet in
neutral harbor during the war of 1872 President
Hayes sent message to Congress accompanied by a
report from Collector Merritt, of New York in re-
Ply to Senator Conkling's resolution as to
the enforcement of the civiI-serYice rules in
the New York Custom House and postofice. Col
ector Merrtts report sets forth that all permanent
appointments have been conferred in accordance
with the clv1l-serYiee rules, adopted by him when
he took charge of the Office; that promo
tons have been made on the ground
OF length of service and efficiency alone
and that the efficiency of the Office has been in
creased The Senate adopted the conference reports
on the Legislative, Postofce and Indian Appropria-
uon bills, and passed bill for the survey of
public lands in Lucas and Ottawa counties, Ohio
OF Saturdays session, and proceeded to vote the
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill. That
striking out the provision for the purchase of the
private papers of Gems. Bragg and Polk, and that
appropriating 100000 for coaling stations on
| the Isthmus of Panama, we're agreed to. The
House then went through the motions OF adjourning
and reassembling for Mondays session, and proceed
ed with the consideration of the bill. The amend
ment requiring representatives to the monetary
conference to insist upon the recognition of silver
was rejected. The bill finally passed. Mr.. Reagan
moved non-concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to the River and Harbor bill and the appoint
ment of conference committee. This was agreed
to. An attempt made to call up the Funding
bill, but it failed. Mr.. White proposed constitu-
tonal amendment prohibiting the payment of claims
for property injured destroyed in the late war.
Eulogies upon Fernando Wood were delivered at the
evening session. There 1854 bills and resolu-
tons pending in Congress.
| In the United States Senate, on Tuesday,
March 1, the Committee on Foreign Relations
discharged from the consideration of bills for rail-
ways or ship canals across the isthmus Bills were
passed: To establish iife-saving station at Louis
vile; to dispose of Usage Indian lands in Kansas,
and open portion of the Fort Ridgely reservation
in Minnesota to homestead and timber-cuture entry
The japanese Indemnity hill, directing the payment
Of 81 1853 224 to Japan, up and was discussed,
but no action was taken. There was bare quorum
present at the evening session. The conference re-
| port ON the Fortifcations bill agreed to- and
several House bills taken up and passed.
In the House. the General Deficiency BILL the last Of
the appropriations, was reported. The Senate
amendments to The agricultural appropriation were
concurred in, of which gives $4,000 for the in
vestgation of pleuro-pneumonia. The Senate
amendments to the River and Harbor bill were
agreed to, making the appropriation Sii,141 800
Mr. Acklen's title to the seat from the Third
Louisiana district was confirmed A struggle then
en- ued over the Funding and Apportionment
bills The House refused to consider the latter,
but the Funding bill finally taken up.
| Mr.. Conger raised the point of order that the
Senate amendments must be considered in
committee of the whole, but the chair oyerrued it.
1 Without acting upon the measure, the House took
recess. On reassembling the consideration Of the