The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-05-19
FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS.

The bill for intermediate Appellate Courts
was taken up in the Senate on the 10th inst.
Mr.. Jones, Of Florida, opposed the section
limiting the appellate jurisdiction of Circuit
Courts. Mr.. Davis urged its retention as nee
essary. A joint resolution was passed appro-
priating 100000 to supply the deficiency for
fuel and lights in buildings under the control
OF the Treasury Depar, ment. bill was
passed to establish an assay Office at
Deadwood, Dakota. The House, by voc of
172 to 7, passed the bill creating an Executive
Department of Agriculture The conference
report on the Indian Appropriation bill was
of Columbia Appropriation bill was passed.
Some debate on the Geneva Award bill followed.
The United States Senate passed bill on the
18th inst for the relief of L. NJ. Day, of New
Orleans, who purchased mortgaged land under
the Confscation act, when the Government Off
GERS represented that it was free from incum-
brance. When the bill for intermediate Appel
late Courts came up, Mr.. Morgan said it had
been limited that the President would appoint
number of Democrats to the new Judgeships,
and he spurned the overture. Messrs. Dawes
and Ingalls, expressed the opinion that such
negotiators deserved to be impeached. Mr.. Davis
proposed an amendment. which was adopted,
that the iuridiction of Circuit Courts shall re-
main unchanged. The Indian Appropriation
bill, as reduced by the confer ence committee
to $455 200, was passed. In the House, Mr..
Sherwin reported bill for the annual appro-
priation of $10,000,000 for the next five years,
10 aid in the support of free schools, the
amount to be apportioned on the basis
of illiteracy Mr.. Rice made an adverse
report on the bill to shorten to two years the
period required in homesteading. Mr. Steele
reported fayorablv a bill for q retired list for
1icci0 af who
thirty years. The Speaker presented commu-
nication from the Secretary of War, stating the
expenditures of the Signal Service Bureau for
the past seven wears
The intermediate Appellate Court bill was
passed in the Senate. on the 18th inst. by q
vote OF SO to 49, 1t creates nine intermediate
courts, or one in each existing circuit, and
eighteen new Circuit Judges. who are to be APP
pointed by the President. The first term will
begin in November of this year. a bill was also
passed to authorize the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad Company to bridge the Arkansas
river at Van Buren,. Reports of conference
committees on the agricultural and for
tlfcation appropriations were adopted.
The House passed q bill to provide for the re-
moval OF the remains of Minister Fitzpatrick
from Chill to the United States. The Geneva
Award bill was passed by 1872 to sc. Conference
reports on the Agricultural and Fertilization
bills were agreed to. Mr.. Grape endeavored to
call up the act to extend the charters of nation
| al banks, but the Democrats refused to vote.
The House of Representatives. at its session on
The 18th inst, ordered the River and Harbor Ap-
Precipitation bill printed andrecommitted. Objec-
ton was made to calling up the bill to suspend
the issue of silver certificates and limit the coin
| age of silver dollars. Mr.. Grape called up the
act to extend the charters OF the national banks,
on which three speeches were made, when
| it went over. a joint resolution was
introduced to make Lieut.. DanenhoWer
Lieutenant Commander for his services IN the
Jeanette expedition. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois,
laid before the House petition signed by more
than 1000 citizens of Chicago and vicinity, ask
ing for legislation to prevent the aduteration Of
butter and cheese with foreign fats. The petit
ton was referred to the Committee Of Ways
| and Means. The Senate was not in session.
/ Favorable reports were made in the Senate,
on the 10Th inst, upon bills for public build
ings at Louisville, Hannibal, Detroit, Council
| Eufs and Jackson, Tenn, and an act was pre-