The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-09

tional amendment giving suffrage TO women.
A resolution was adopted that the President
be II quested TO transmit all fresh corresponds
ence tetween the State Department and Envoy
Prescott and Walker Blaine. Mr.. Pendleton
asked that the Committee on Civil Service be
instructed to report whether assessments for
partisan purposes are being levied on Govern
ment employees but Mr.. Plumb objected. Mr..
Mcmillan introduced bill for treaty with
the Sioux Indians for the cession of part
of their reservation. Mr.. Sewell pre-
seDted an act allowing $4,000 to
the widow of Minister Fitzpatrick. Mr.. Plumb
offered a resolution of inquiry as to the sway of
the Typographical Union in the Government
Printing Office, which was adopted. Mr.. Beck
presented resolution that the General Appro-
priation bills be reported as soon as possible,
which was laid over. The Army bill was taken
up. The amendment that after forty years
of service any officer may apply for retirement
was adopted, and also clause fixing 81
years as the age for compulsory retirement.
In the House, Mr.. White offered resolution
to release the Committee on Ways and Means
from further investigation as to the extension
of the bonded period for spirits. This led to
war OF words between Messrs. White and Kel-
ley. Mr. Robertson introduced a bill to apply
to the permanent improvement of the Missis-
sippi river an amount equal to the cotton tax
collected in that region. Mr.. White offered res
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with
the Bonded Spirits bill. ALr. Turner moved to
abolish the duty on trace chains, which was
lost. A motion by Mr.. Henderson to make the
Illinois and Michigan Canal bill the special or
der for June Is was urged by Messrs. Springer
and Marsh, and opposed by Messrs Bland and
Singleton, and was voted down For public
buildings at Concord N. H., and Marquette,
Mich, 100000 each was appropriated Mr..
Lynch introduced bill to guarantee the inter
est on $50, 000 900 bonds of a projected railway
on the levecs from New Orleans to Carlo.
MIR. Slater introduced bill in the Senate, on
the 9th INST, to prohibit the collection of party
assessments by Government employees, the
penalty being fine of $500 and deposition
from Office. Mr.. Rollins presented joint reso-
luton for a commission on the revival of inter-
national commerce by the use of steamships
built and owned by American citizens. Mr..
Davis offered resolution, which was
adopted, for an inquiry into the pro-
priety of reducing letter postage to 2 cents
ard on newspapers to half the present rate
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up. A
motion to exempt Gems Sherman and Sheridan
from compulsory retirement was defeated. Mr..
Logan secured the insertion Of clause appro-
priating $l00, 900 to erect an army and navy
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. The bill was
lhen passed by vote OF AZ to H. The Pfesl-
dent nominated George p Pomeroy to be Con-
sul-General at Cairo, E. T. Brulatour for Secre-
tary of Legation at Paris and e. G. Van Rifer
Consul at Moscow. In the House, bill
was reported to suspend the issue of silver GER
tifcates and limit the coinage of silver dollars.
A report on the Northern Pacific land grants
stated that no legislation is required to hasten
the completion of the road. A bill was reported
to compel the Kansas Pacific to defray the cost
of surveying and conveying certain lands. In
the contested-election case from the First
district Of Florida, recommendation was
made that Mr.. Davidson have leave to with
draw. Mr.. White INDUCED in some personal
remarks in regard to the report of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means on the Bonded
Spirit-bill. The General Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill was read by sections. Mr.. McCook
called attentionto the clause appropriating $32,-
1923 for liabilities incurred by the Yorktown Cen
tennia. Commission, and asked an expIana-
ton. Mr.. Cobb caused the bill for liquors
to be read, which covered $6.529, on which a
lively debate arose. Mr.. Hewitt presented
resolution OF the New York Chamber of Com
MERGE in opposition to the sale of the Brook
Ign navy-yard. Mr.. Kasson secured the unani-
nous passage Of resolutions in eulogy of Carl
bal3i. The petition of NJ. d. Ball to be admit
ted as delegate from Alaska was reported back
without recommendation.