The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-01-20
TIE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-,

FIFTIETH CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, Jan la bill was intro
duced in the Senate to provide for mini
mum invalid pension of eight dollars a
month. Mr.. Hale spoke on the civil
service and Mr.. Coke spoke in opposition
to the Blair Educational bill The nomina-
lions of several Consuls and of Henry
Lehman to be coiner of the mint at PhiIa-
delphia were received from the President
In the House the Little Deficiency bill was
passed, and the Committee on Military
Affairs reported favorably the Boutelle
resolution calling upon the Secretary OF
War for a report upon the proposed return
of rebel flags
THURSDAY, JAM IL - Bills were intro
duced in the Senate authorizing the sale
of timber ON the lands of the Menomo-
nee Indians in Wisconsin, and providing
that the legislative power of the Territory
of Utah shall be-. vested in the Governor
and legislative assembly to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the SEN
ate. The nomination of Cen
eral Edward S. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
to be Minister to Mexico, was received
from the President. A resolution direct
ing the Judiciary Committee to investigate
the alleged suppression of Ghe negro vote in
the recent municipal election in jackson,
Miss, was adopted In the House bill
was passed to punish robbery, burglary and
larceny in Indian Territory, and bill was
reported relating to permissible marks,
printing or writing upon second, third and
fourth-class matter
FRIDAY, Jan. 10. i In the Senate the
time was chiefly occupied in discussing
the Blair Educational bill and the resolu-
ton to abolish internal revenue taxation.
motion to go into executive session was
defeated. Adjourned to the 16 h. In the
House the bill relating to permissible
marks, writing or printing ON second,
third and fourth-class Matchmaker was
passed. bill was reported making appro-
priations to carry into effect the provisions
OF the act to establish experimental agri-
cultural stations Adjourned to the 1GUh.
MONDAY, Jan. Is. In the Senate bills
We're introduced to create q commission
to inquire into and report on the prog
ress of the colored race since 1865. and
granting pension, in addit;o to their re-
tired pay, to all military officers retired for
disease or wounds incurred in the line Of
duty In executive session the following
nominations were contirmed: L. O. c.
Lamar, to be Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court; William T.
Villas, to be Secretary of the Interior; Don
M. Dickinson, to be Postmaster General, and
Edward s. Bragg, to be Minister to Mexico.
In the House bills were introduced
to prevent the contraction OF the currency
by the withdrawal of National bank notes
from circulation; for the issue of fractional
currency; to prohibit speculation by off,
GERS of National banking associations; to
establish postaI-telegraph system; to es-
tablish graduated income tax; to place
lumber, coal and salt on the free list;
authorizing the purchase of United States
bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury;
abolishing the tax on tobacco and the duty
on lumber, coal, salt, wool and blankets;
for the repeal of the pension-arrears limiba-
ton, and placing all kinds of lumber on the