The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-11

The Senate conferees on the Naval Appro-
inst The report was accepted and the bill
passed. The sum of $50, 900 was appropriated
for the mileage of Senators who attended the
session convened Oct. 10, 1881. The President
sent in the following nominations Joseph w.
Johnston, Of Virginia, Collector of Customs for
the District of Newport News, Virginia Joseph
B. Mitchell, Surveyor of Customs for York;
town, in the District of Newport News
In the House the Senate amendment to Joint
resolution for the establishment of diplomatic
relations with Persia was concurred in. The
use Of the rotunda and adjacent rooms in the
Capitol was granted the Garfield Monument
Committee of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland from Nov. % to Dec. 8. The SEN
vessels were agreed to. A report from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs de-
tailed the reasons why no demand
could be made on Shipherd for his
papers relative TO the Peruvian claims. A mes-
sage was received from the President regarding
alleged American citizens imprisoned in Ire
land. They are three in number, and have
been offered freedom on condition of leaving
the country. The Secretary of the Navy was
instructed to institute an inquiry relative to the
loss of the Jeanette. The conference report
on the SUndry Civil bill was agreed to.
Bills were passed by the Senate, at its session
on the 7th inst, to pension the widow Of Gen.
Ramsey, to repeal the export tax on tobacco
to allow employees Of the Senate an extra
months pay to appropriate $50, 900 to supply
the deficiency in fees of District Attorneys, to
convene court of inquiry as to the loss of the
Jeanuette to create a select committee upon
American ship-building, and to bridge the Mis-
Bissippi at the mouth of the Upper Iowa river
Mr.. Brown offered resolution of thanks to
John F. Slater, of Connecticut, for donating
ST. 600 to the cause of education in the
South. resolution was adopted for an inves-
tigation into labor strikes. An attempt was
made to secure a sine die adjournment, but it
failed. The House did nothing except to linger
out the day, in the hope that the Senate would
adjourn
On Tuesday, the 9Th inst, at o'clock p. M,
Congress finally adjourned. That day in the
Senate, Mr.. Window submitted report in re-
gard to the use of money to defeat the Bonded
Spirits bill. A bill was passed to transfer to
the Garfield Memorial Hospital certain prop
erty of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home. Mr. Pendleton secured the adoption of
vote of thanks to the presiding officers
Hon. David Davis, Messrs. Anthony and
Bayard were appointed committee to notify
the President that the Senate was ready 10 al
journ. request by Mr.. Morrill, that the Tax
bill be passed by unanimous consent was re-
ceived on the Democratic side with deris-
ion, and the Senate adjourned sine
die The House of Representatives, after
listening to the reading of the journal, took
recess to noon, and subsequently extended it
to o'clock. Messra Hiscock, Carpenter and
Atkins We're appointed committee to wait on
President Arthur, who informed them that he
further
Intellectual attempts were made to pass Senate
bills. Speaker Keller returned thanks for gem
erous treatment, and the members left hastily
for their trains.