The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-16
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

On the meeti ng Of the Senate on Wednesday.
Dec, 7, Senators Sherman, Pendleton, Dawes,
Lapham, Bayard and Morgan were appointed
| by the chair on the joint committee for tho
preparation OF memorial upon tha dgath of
lie late President Garfield. A large number
Oh tIlls OF private nature, mainly fer indi-
| yldual relief, were introduced and referred.
| Bills were introduced and referred as follows :;
For the erection of public building at Quincy
| l.; to enable the people of New Mexico to
| form a constitution and State Government; to
| establish a Department of Agriculture and
Commerce; making trade dollars legal tender
at their nominal value for all debts, public and
private, except where otherwise expressly
stipulated II contract; to provide for the
allotment of lands in severalty to the united
| Feorias and Miamis of the Indian Territory;
10 procure and publish certain information rel
alive to the demand and price Of American az
rlculture and other products In foreign eot,i,S
Tlcs granting pensions to soldiers of the Mex
t;"n war, and to soldiers engaged in the Greek,
seminole and Blackhawk Indian wars for q
public building at Peoria, ILL.,
The Senate passed the bill, on Thursday, the
9th inst, comforting on Mrs. Garfield the frank
ing privilege, Mr.. Garland introduced bill pfo-
yiding that, in case Of the removal, death,
resignation or inability of both the President
and Vice President of the United States, the
Secretary Of State, or if there be no Secretary
of State, the Secretary OF the Treasury,
or If there be neither Secretary Of
State nor Secretary of the Treas-
ury, then the Secretary of War, shall
ACT rs PRESIDENT until the disability be removed
OF PRESIDENT be elected by the people. Mr.
Plumb introduced a bill providing that certain
Lands heretofore granted to railroad companies
be declared forfeited to the United States in
cases whore the lands were granted to aid in
the construction of roads which have not been
| constructed Within the specified time
Mr.. Plumb also introduced a bill providing
for the exemption from taxation of saving de-
| posts in proyident associations, savings auks
and savings institutions, and on SO much of
their deposits as have been invested in United
| States securities MIR. Cocktel introduced A.
! bill providing that linton soldiers or officers
WHO served ninety days or over during the
Rebellion, and who received honorable dis
| charge, or, in case of their death, their widows
or orphans, shall be entitled to 100 acres Of
| public land. Mr.. Pendleton relntroduced his
old bill providing that Cabinet officers may
have seats on the floor of the Senate and
House OF Representatives Mr.. Merrill
made lengthy address on the Tariff Com
mission BILL Mr.. Vest introduced bills for
bridge across the Missouri river at point five
miles above st. Louis, for recording marriages
| IN the Territories, and for making wife a com
| potent witness in trial for bigamy in the Ter
ritories Mr.. Groome presented measure for
| the erection of monument to Gen.
De Kalb. The House was not i'll session.
Only the House of Representatives was in
session on Friday the 9th inst, and there was
very little business done, the appointment of
committee on the death of President Garfield
| and on mileage by Speaker Keifer being the
| ms Vvb iob cd
| H. Smith, of Pennsylvania, was appointed
| Chairman of the Committee on Mileage. An
adjournment to Tuesday, the 18th, WAS taken.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill in the Senate,
on the 18th inst, for the payment of reasona-
bic expenses incurred in behalf of the late Pres
ident, not to exceed 100000. Among other
bills introduced was one by Mr.. Edmunds, pro-
| v1dng that jurors in trials for polygamy and
| blgamy in the Territory of Utah may be chal-
| lenSed, and another Tor the scientific explora-
| ton OF Alaska under the direction of the Secre-
| tary of War, and apbropriating $685. for the
| purpose; and bill by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
granting the right of way through the State
of Alabama to the Gulf and Chicago Airline
railway Mr. Call, of Florida, introduced a
! resolution authorizing the Committee on Ter
ritorios to inquire into the expedency of es-
tablislling Territorial government for Alaska.
| Mr. Garland addressed the Senate on the
Tariff Commission bill He alleged that
tho tendencies of protective policy
were that they we're but a step to and
led up to monopohes Mr.. Beck, on the
same side, asserted that Mr.. Morrills bill was
Ill favor of " Congressional pets" and that I'M
der protective tariff the American mercantile
marine had been driven from the sea, and that
we are now paying foreigners $130, 0U0 900
| year, instead of receiving from them So, 009,-
OO0a year as in 1860, under the protective
tariff OF 18 per cent. F. T. Frelinghuysen, of
| New Jersey, was nominated for Secretary OF
State, and confirmed without an objection.
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, introduced reso-
buttons in the Senate, on the 18th inst. instruct
ing the Senate Committee on Pensions to in
quire into the working of the Arresrages
Pensions act. Mr.. Edmunds introduced res
olution calling for full copies of the cor
| reSpondence between the State Depart
mtnt and Ministers of Chilli and Peru. Mr..
| Vest introduced Eads' bill for a ship railway
across the Isthmus of Tahuantepec the pro-
! joctor to expend $4,000 in preliminary work
| before any guarantees are given by Congress.
Mr., Logan reported favorably from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs his bill for
| placing Gen. Grant on tho retired list.
| MIR. Pendleton spoke at great length on the bill
TO improve the civil service. The President
nominated Jas. g. Watmouth to be Paymaster
| General OF the Navy and John III. Stevenson to
| be Inspector. The names of over 100 Post
| masters were sent in. In the House,
781 bills were introduced. OF these bills
121 were introduced by the Kansas Congress-
men, and the industrious Illinois legislators in
troduced III while Louisiana's representatives
introduced eighty-nine, Kentucky's eighty-two,
lndianas sixty-seven and Iowa's fortv-seven.
The bills deal with great variety of subjects, but
principally with the tariff the currency, national
| he, frafn OF
ton. Mr.. Page offered bill to restrict Chi
nese immigration; Mr.. Springer, an act for the
appraisement of telegraph lines, and Mr. Morri-
| son. measure to reduce all tariff duties 10 per
cent select committee of eleven was ordered. to
| audit claims incident to the illness and burial
of President Garfield and to consider what al
lowance should be granted the widow. The
| Hnnsa Abdominal To Friday the 18Th