The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

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DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
A large number Of petitions asking for q
commission to inquire into the liquor traffic,
were presented in the Senate on the 18th inst,
nearly every Senator submitting one or more.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution directing the
Committee on Woman Suffrage to report a bill
to apnul any law comforting upon women in
Utah the right TO vote. The Sherman funding
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Vest declared that
the Democratic measure of last year would
have saved the people $4,000, 900 annually in
interest that the payment of the public debt
would wipe out national banks, and the latter
do not intend TO surrender their charters. Mr..
Sherman replied that the banks were subject
to the will of Congress, and that it is fortunate
that the bill of last year failed Mr. Brown
offered resolution to supply each Senator
with clerk. In the House, Mr..
Ortiz offered resolution instructing
form to report different mode Of appointing
committees. After spirited contest the reso-
luton was referred to the Committee on Rules
Mr.. Haskell, as question of privilege, pre-
scented resolution declaring that no PClyga-
mist is entitled to admission to the
House as a delegate, but the House voted
that the resolution did not present privileged
question. Mr.. Burrows presented a bin to de-
fine the qualifications of Territorial delegates,
making polygamists ineligible, but Gen Sin
gleton objected. Mr.. Robson introduced a
bill which calls for a return to the Government
of lands granted to railroads in those cases
where the conditions of the grant have not
been fulfilled
A bill to authorize bridge aeross the Mis-
souri, river, within five miles of st. Charles,
was passed by the Senate on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Ingalls, defended the Arrears of Pension
act, and offered resolution against its repeal.
which was laid over at the request of Mr..
Beck. 1Ir. Kellogg introduced a bill to ex-
tend the limits of the port of New Orleans,
and appropriating 100000 to improve the
harbor. A communication was presented
from the Chicago Historical Society, asking CO.
operation in the celebration of the two hun
dredth anniversary of the discovery of the
mouth of the Mississippi By La Sale. A pro-
longed debate took place on the 3 per cent.
funding bill. Mr.. Plumb renewed his amend
ment requiring the redemption of all
United States bonds from the treasury
funds in excess of 800, 900. In the House,
Mr., Bayue introduced bill to sweep away all
the bank taxes, and MIR. Browne measure for
the issue and exchange of fractional treasury
notes. An appropriation Of $40, 900 for work
ON the census was passed. Mr.. Browne offered
a resolution calling on the Secretary OF the In
terror for statement of the amount annually
required for pensions during the next quarter
century. Both houses adjourned till Monday
the 10th.
Mr.. Logan introduced in the Senate, on thu
10th inst, bill to pay Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
$4,000 as arrears of pension for five years, and
it was referred to the Pension Committee. The
House bill appropriating $780, 900 for the census
deficiency was passed. The feature of the day
was debate on the resolution for the repeal
of the Pension Arrearages act. Mr.. Voorhees,
declared the measure an honest one Mr..
Beck argued against the scheme at great
length, and Mr.. ingalls, expressed his willing
ness to vote 81, 900, 000, 900 to the soldiers In
the House. bill was introduced by MIR. Cullen
Of Illinois, to appropriate 100000 for the con-
struction of locks and dams so as to insure six
feet Of water in the channel of the
Illinois river at low water, and
also for the enlargement of the
Illinois and Michigan canal to breadth of not
less than 100 feet and depth of not less than
eight feet from Joliet to Chicago. Representa-
tive Townsend introduced new national bank
rupt law, which he claims is in ev-
cry way superior TO the old one. Mr.
Wheeler presented bill to prevent
the introduction Of infectious diseases
and Mr.. Farwell an act to sweep away bank
taxes. MIR. Hazeltlne handed in g. measure for
the issue of fractional currency, and Mr.. Will
Jams proposition for the erection of mon1l-
ment over the grave Of Zachary Taylor. Mr..
Garrison moved to pass the bill for the erection
OF the Garfield Memorial Hospital in the District
OF Columbia, but debate of half an hour de-
veloped strong objections and the House re-
fused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Garland introduced bill in the Senate.
on the 18th, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase the Freedmen's Bank
property, and Mr.. Davis offered a measure for
tho retirement of Justice Ward Hunt. Mr.. Blair
presented bill granting pension of $4,000
per year to Mrs. Garfield. Mr.. Plumb present
ed a petition from citizens of Kansas favor
ing woman suffrage Mr.. Beck continued
his criticism of the Ingalls, resolution touching
the Pension-Arrears law. He showed that in
1879 the Pension Commissioner had reported
that frauds on the Pension Bureau had resulted
from the ArreaTs-of-Pension law. The Sher-
man Funding bill was discussed Mr.. Plumb
argued that the redemption fund for
United States notes ought to be dimn-
ished, and all bonds redeemed mp to
the limits of 800, $1,000. He advocated cur
rency versus bank circulation. Mr.. Teller was
opposed to the bill because he d1sliked this
q everlasting tinkering with the finances" and
was in favor of silver coinage. The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
Observation-Disclosures G. Moore, Metropolis
City, ILL.,; Robert Huston Braidwood, H.; John
B. Hay, Belleville, Ill; Warner L. YestaI, Storm
Lake, Iowa; Lorenzo d. Myers, Columbus, Ohio;
William s. Linge, Lafayette, Ind; Milo Blair,
5edalia, Mo To be Indian Agents-Cyrus P.
Luse, of Illinois, White Earth Agency, Mimi
Jacob B. Mitchell, of Kansas, Western Sho-
shone Agency, Nevada. In the House, Mr..
Armfeld offered resolution for committee
to Investigate internal-revenue abuses in
the Sixth district of North Carolina. Mr..
Belmont presented 8 resolution calling
for the correspondence relative to efforts
to secure peace between Chill, Peru and Bolivia
Mr.. Harris called for similar information in re-
gard to the Chiriqui coaling stations. MIR,
Robson called up the report Of the Committee
on Rules, and stated that the thirteen commit
tees whose membership it was proposed to in
crease had before them nearly so per cent. Of
all the business of the House. A prolonged
debate took place, after which motion to table
the report was lost.