The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-23
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.

THURSDAY, March 15 in the Senate a
bill was introduced providing a uniform
law covering the arrest and extradition of
criminals who escape to another State or
Territory A bill was reported for the for
nation and admission OF the States of
Washington and North Dakota. Mr. Teller
spoke on the Presidents message which, he
said, was an attack, not ON defective
tariff, not to remedy inconsistencies, Int to
destroy the protective system. Eulogies on
the life and character of the late Mr. Moffatt
Of Michigan, were delivered In the House
the time YVES occupied in considering the
Senate amendments to the Urgent De-
fciency bill.
FRIDAY March 16 Bills were introduced
in the Senate for the admission of Utah
as a State; authorizing the President to
appoint and retire John c. Fremontas
Major-General, and to provide a method
for the settlement by arbitration of the
controversies between Interstate railroads
and their employees. The bill to prevent
fraudulent differentiation by importers
was passed Adjourned to the 10Th. In
the House the bill to annex a portion of
Idaho to Washington and Montana, the In
dian Appropriation bill, and the bill reduc-
ing the rate Of postage ON seeds, bulbs,
plants and scions to one cent for each two
ounces were reported An adverse report
was made on the joint resolution to discon-
tinue the green two-cent postage stamp
and return to the terra-cotta colored
stamps At the evening session thirty five
pension-bills were passed
SATURDAY, March 1.-THE Senate was
not in session. In the House bills were
passed increasing to fifty dollars per month
the pensions to the widows OF Rear Ad-
miral Welles and Rear Admiral Wyman
Mr.. O'Neill called up the resolution assign
ing March 20 for the consideration of labor
bills, C aiming that such bills had been
thro tiled, and the resolution was adopted
MONDAY, March 19.-In the Senate fifty
five bills We're passed, the most i'm
pore-nt being: Authorizing the appoint
ment OF superintendent of Indian schools
and prescribing his duties; to authorize the
sale OF timber on the Menomonee Indian
reservation in Wisconsin; TO settle and
adjust the claims of any State for expenses
incurred by it in defense of the United
States during the War of the Rebellion;
approprlating 300, 600 for the erection in
Washington OF monument to the negro
soldiers and sailors who gave their lives
for the preservation of the Governments;
IOr tne rCLet OF soldiers and sailors who en-
listed or served under assumed names, and
to pension volunteer female nurses during
the war at $50 month. In the House
bills We're introduced 10 appoint special
committee to examine into the condition of
the civil service in all the departments and
branches of the Government; to place all
articles OF products that are protected by
trust or monopolistic company on the free
list; providing for a bounty ON wheat, corn,
flour and oatmeal exported from the United
States; to create boards of arbitration for
settling controversies between officers
and employees of railroad companies Bills
were passed to discontinue the coinage of
the one dollar and three-dollar gold piece
and to authorize the issue of fractional sill
yer certificates The measure directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue silver
certificates of the denominations of twenty
five, fifteen and ten cents in such form and
design as he may determine, such certif-
Gates to be received, redeemed, paid and re-
issued in the same manner as silver certifi-
Gates of the larger denomination