The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-04
FORTT-sEFEFTH CONGRESS.

4 Mr.. Conger made favorable report to the
Senate, July rs, on the Deuster bill to regulate
I the carrying of passengers by sea. Mr. Hale
! secured the postponement of the Revenue bill,
/ and the Senate went into committee of the whole
on the naval appropriation Mr.. Hale showed
| that with thlrty-nine steam vessels in active
service the American navy has over 1,400
commissioned officers while the British navy
which has over 300 u1en-of-war, has but q 700
officers Mr.. Cameron moved to recommit he
bill to the Appropriation Committee, with in
structions to eliminate provisions in regard to
! the organization Of the navy. Mr.. Hale stated
that out Of a force of twenty-five Comnnodores
| only one was doing actual duty at sea-
The bill then went over without further action
The President sent to the Senate the name Of
Harrison Allen, of Pennsylvania, to be United
States Marshal for the Territory Of Dakota. In
the House, Dir. Pound secured the passage of q
bill providing that in all suits for trespass on
| public lands the actual expense of survey or
estimate shall be included in the bill of costs. A
joint resolution was passed to authorize the loan
of tents to Russian refugees in Foote county
I Kan. An act to incorporate the Oregon Short
Line railway in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming was
passed. A joint resolution was adopted to pay
the widows of Ministers Hurlbut, Fitzpatrick
and Garnet an amount equal to one years sal
| ny. The House conferees refused to consent
to the clause in the general deficiency appro-
priation for the payment of mileage to- Senators
for the extra session. On reconsideration of
the conference report on the River and Harboy
bill the House yielded. by Ill to 50.
The Senate had long debate on the Naval
Appropriation bill, at its session on July ~. A
motion by Mr.. Cameron to recommit the
measure with instructionsto eliminate all general
legislation was defeated by twenty-nine to
| thrty-four. This proved an exhausting days
work, and the measure was flung aside without
action. new conference on the Japanese
Indemnity bill was ordered. Williams offered
an amendment to the Sunday Civil bill to allow
Charles ID. Reed not exceeding $4,000
for his services in defending Guiteau tue
Attorney General to fix the amount.
| The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up.
The House passed bill to place Chicago among
the classified ports, making the salary of the
Customs Collector $1,000 per annum, and al
lowing naval officer and surveyor Mr. Kas-
son reported back the bill to make the duty
on imported hay 20 per cent. ad yalorem. A
joint resolution was passed appropristing
$1,000 for memorial cards to accompany the
address on the life of President GARFIELD.
Senate bill WAS passed granting to the st.
Louis and San Francisco road the right of way
through Choctaw and Chickasaw lands, an
amendment to secure the consent of the In
dams being lost. Mr.. Williams reported q dis
agreement in the Conference Committee on
the Japanese Indemnity bill, and further at
| tempt to arrange the issue was ordered. In
accordance with the request of the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs the resolution calling for
the instructions to Admiral Nicholson at Alex
andria was tabled
The Senate devoted the entire days session,
on the 18th ult., in wrangling over the Naval
Appropriation bill. An amendment by Mr.
Beck was adopted, reducing to 100000 the
item for completing the Miantonomah and
launching the other four monitors. Tue clause
abolishing the grade of Commodore was struck
out, as was also the provision for the condem-
nation and sale of unserviceable stores
belonging to the several bureaus of the navy.
The House passed the Senate bill making Kan
sas City and st. Joseph ports of delivery, and
joint resolution providing for the expenditures
of the Government to August 2. Mr.. Town
send reported back the bill regulating the car
rage of explosive materials on steam passenger
vessels. The Senate accomplished nothing in
the way of Legislation on the 10th ult. The
House was not in session.
After passing the bill to prevent the coun-
terfeitipg of foreign securities, the Senate. on
the 31st ult., took up the Naval Appropriation
bill. Several amendments were adopted looking
to the abolition of useless navy-vards. the dis
posa OF worthless ships, and the making of tests
and experiments. All laws were repealed proyitt-
ing for promotion and increase of pay on the
retired list. An attempt to strike out the
! Robson contract job failed, and the bill then
passed. Tho remainder of the day was de-
voted TO DIS msSien of the sunday civil meas
IRE. In the H use the Senate bill for the
retirement of U. S. Grant. late General and
OK President of the United States, came up A
motion to lay the bull on the table failed aud it
was referred to the Military Committee
| In the Senate an adverse report was received
ON the LIST inst. from the Finance Committee on
the bill authorizing the issue of 2 per cent.
bonds Seventy-slx pages Of the sundry evil
measure were considered. The House passed
a bill appropriatng $685. for the printing
and binding of the tenth cens1s report.
reso'ution fixing a day for adjournment was
prom tly voted down. The veto of the River
aud Hartor bill was received with interest, and
some portions of the message ELECTED laughter.