The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-09
NEWS OF The WEEK.
xLVIIth Congress.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

THURSDAY, March LIN the Senate Messrs.
Bayard and Beck withdrew from the Con.
ference Committee on the Tariff bill, and
Messrs. Malone and McDnl were appointed
in their places. Consideration Of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was resumed, and
the bill was passed. In the House the entire
day was spent on the River and Harbor bill,
which was finally passed by vote of 112 to 80.
FRIDAY, March an the Senate con-
ference reports on the District Of Columbia,
Army Appropriation, Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation, and Naval Appro-
priation bills were agreed to. Messrs. Allison,
Hale and Beck were appointed conferess on
the Sundry Civil bill Sometime after mid
night the conference report on the Tax and
Tariff bill was agreed to-32 to 81. In the
House the Senate amendments to the Sundry
Civil APPROPRIATION bill we're non-concurred
in. The Senate amendments to the Post-office
Appropriation bill, retaining the item Of
$l85,0OO for fast mails, were agreed to. A
bill was passed to adjust the salaries of post
masters, giving $4,000 each to those at st.
Louis Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia and
$4,000 each to those at Cincinnati, Balti-
more, San Francisco and Washington. The
contested election case of Frost VS. Sessing-
haus, of Missouri, was decided in favor Of the
latter, and he was sworn in
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, March 8 and A.
In the Senate the House bill to con-
firm certain entries on the public lands
the House bill to modify the postal
money-order system; joint resolution for
new Mixed Commission between the
OF l.
adjust the salaries OF postmasters and to
create three additional land districts in Da-
kota, were passed. Mr.. Bayard offered vote
Of thanks to David Davis, President pro tenn,
which was unanimously passed, and grace
fully acknowledged by Mr.. Davis, who ten
dered his resignation of the Presidency of the
Senate and Mr.. Edmunds was elected to the
vacant chair, and accepted with thanks and
was sworn in as President pro tenn. The De-
fciency Appropriation bill was passed, with
an amendment directing the Attorney Gen.
eral to pay Charles II. Reed $1,000 for his
services in defending Guiteau. The Shipping
Dill and the House bill to amend the Revised
st tutes so as not to exclude retired army
officers from holding civil offices In the Ter
ritories were also passed. The Conference
Appropriation bill was agreed to. After
the transaction of some business of minor i'm
portance President pro TEN. Edmunds at noon
on the 4th declared the Senate adjourned sine
die In the House in the Cook Cults CON
tested election case Sixth Iowa District) a
resolution was adopted-155 to Sl-declaring
the contestant Cook entitled to the seat,
and he was sworn in. In the case of Lee VS.
Richardson, from the First District of South
Carolina, the minority report in favor of Lee
Ccolored contestan) was adopted-124
to ia. After considerable debate the
report of the Conference Committee on
the Tax and Tariff bill was agreed to-152 to
1l6-the yea vote being made up of 1872 Re
publicans, Is Democrats and Independents,
and the nay vote OF IS Democrats, IL Repub-
licans and Independents. The session of
the House continued throughout the night
and up to noon on the 4th, when the Speaker
declared the House adjourned Sinedie. Before
the adjournment resolution was adopted
expressing sorrow at the death of Governor
stephens, of Georgia.