The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-09
From Washington.


THE pubhc-debt statement for February
shows the following: Total debt Cncluding
interest), 1882, 543, S63 Cash in Treasury,
$500, 266 74S. Debt, less amount in Ire sury,
81, $50 216 la Decrease during the month,
S9,63O,67S Decrease since June 30, 1882,
$l02 63S346.
For the new Congress all the United States
Senators have been elected and the political
complexion of the Senate determined. There
wifi be thirty eight Republicans, thirty-six
Democrats and two Readjusters.
DURING the seven days ended on the LIST
there were 272 business failures in the United
States and Canadian increase of forty-two
over those OF the preceding seven days
THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations made by the President: James L.
Benedict for Surveyor Of Customs at New
York, Charles X Graham to be Naval officer,
Andrew J. Perry to be General Appraiser of
Merchandise, Elihu Root to be District At
torney, and Sias w. Burt to be Chief Exam
liner OF the Civil Service Commission.
The yea and nay vote by which the report
of the Conference Committee on the Internal
Revenue and Tariff bill was adopted in the
United States Senate onthe 2dwas as follows:
Yeas. -Aldrich, Allison, Anthony Blair,
Cameron NWis.), Conger, Davis (lll), Dawes,
Edmunds, Frye, Harrison, Hawley Hill, Hoar,
ingalls,, Jones (Nev.), Kellogg, Lapham,
Logan, McDill, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Malone,
Miller an. w Morrill,, Platt Plumb, Rollins,
Sawyer, Sewell sherman, Windom-32.
NdyS'-Barrow, Bayard Brown, Butler, Call,
Cameron Pal, Coolxren, Coke, Fair, Garland,
George, German, Groome, Harris, Jackson
Jonas, Jones (Fla), Lamar, Maxey, MORGAN
Pendleton, Pugh, Ransom, Salisbury, Slater
Vance, Van Wyck, Vest Voorhees,, Walker,
Nl.
PanS-Camden, Ferry, Hale, Saunders and
Mitchell with Tabor, Grover Beck, Hampton
and Johnston.
CONGRESS. was declared adjourned sine die
at noon on the 4th by the officers of both
houses
THE Senatorial term of David Davis of H.
linois, expired on the h. On the 3D.
he resigned his position as President pro
tenn. of the Senate and Acting Vice Presi
dent Of the United States, and Senator
George +. Edmunds, of Vermont was elect
ed to succeed him as presiding officer of the
enate. This action places Mr. Edmunds in
the line of succession to the Presidency of
the United States in the event of President
Arthur's death.
The following is the yea and nay vote in
the National House of Representatives on the
81 by which the report of the Conference Com
nittee on the Tax and Tariff bill was agreed
to;
ieGS-Aldrieh, Anderson Barr, Bedford,
beltzhooVer, Bingham, Bisbee, Bliss, Bow
lan; Brewer, Briggs, Browne, Buck, Burrows
Mlch.h burrows Mol Butterworth, Calkins,
amp, Gambler, Cannon, Carpenter Caswell,
Chase, Grape, Crowley, Cullen DARRELL Davis
HlA Deerlng, De Motto, Dezendorf, Dingley,
well Qll.l. Farwell ual, Fisher, Fulkerson,
George, Godschalk, Grout, Guenther, Hail.
hammond IN. ", Hardenburg, Hardy, Har-
ner Harris lMass.l, Harris IN. Jl, Haskell
Hazelton (Wis) Holman, Henderson, Hep
burn, HILL Hiscock, Hit, Horr, Houk, Hubs,
Humphrey, Jacobs, ,Jadwin, Jones IN. ID,
am, Klofz, Lacey, Laid, Lewis, Lind
sey, Lord, Lynch, Mackey, Marsh, Mason, Nc
Cold, MoCCook, Mclean ltol, Miles, Moore,
ONeill, Pacheco, Page, Parker, Payson, Peele,
Peirce, Petubone, Pound, Randall, Raney
Ray, Reed, Rich, Richardson IN. ", Richie,
Robinson CMass.l, Roheson, Ross, Ryan, SEQ
Vile, Scranton, Sessiughaus, Shallenberger,
Shelley, Sherwin, Schultz, Skinner, Smalls
Smith Pa.), Smith I'll }, Smith IN. VI, Spauld-
Ing, speeT spooner Steele, Stone, Strait
Valentine, Van Aernam, Van Horn, Van
Voorhis, Wait, Walker, Ward, Washburn. Wat
son, Weber, West White, Williams wis J,
Wtllitts, Wilson, Wise Va.). Wise Pa.), Wood,
NGIs-AiIen, Armfeld, Atherton, Atkins.
Barbour, Bayne, Beach, BelmontIBerry,B Black
burn, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Bragg, Brumm.
Buchanan, Buckner, Cabell, Caldwell, Camp,
bell, Carlisle Cassidy, Chapman, Clark.
Clements, Cobb, Coerick. Converse, Cook
Gal, Cook Qal, Cox IN. W, Cox IN CT
Covington, Culberson, Davidson, Davis MOI.
Dawes, Deuster, Dowd, Dibrell, Dugro, Dunn
ELLIS, Errett, Eyins, Flower Ford, Forney,
Rarriscn, Goddess Gibson, Gunter, Hammond
k9a.). Hazeltine tMo), Hatch Herbert Hew-
itt IN. VI Hewitt (Alal Hoblitzen, Hoge.
Holman, House, Hubbell, Hutchins, Jones,
ITexD, Jones (Ark), Kenna King, Knott,
TotLor, Tan1Opn lie Eavra MQnuiuor NORTH,
Watson. Mex enzie, Mckinley, McLane lMd0
MCMILLAN, Miller, Mills, Money, Morrison,
1ioult0n Muldrow, Murch, Reese, Rice (O),
Ree fMo.), Richardson Is. o., Robertson, Rob