The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-26
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

Proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gisr of the
Business.
IN the Senate on the nth, the credentials
IF William A. PETER. Senator elect from the
State of Kansas for the term beginning
March next (replaciug Mr. Ingalls). were
presented by MIR. Ingalls, and placed on file.
Also by Mr.. TUrpie the credentials of Mr..
Voorhees,. Mr.. Morrill, from the finance
committee, reported back adversely Mr..
Stanford's bill to "provide the government
With means sufficient to supply the national
want of a sound circulating medium,n and
1t was placed on the calendar. The confer
ence report on the bill granting right of way
10 the junction City& Fort Riley S street Rail-
WayCompany through the Fort Riley military
reservation in Kansas was presented and
agreed to. In the House Mr., Thompson re-
ported resolution for the impeachment Of
Alex. Boerman, Judge of the United States
District Court for the western district Of
Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemean-
ors. Ordered printed and recommitted.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was then taken up, the pending QueS-
ton being on Mr.. Dolph's amendment to in
crease the salary of the Minister to POrtu-
gal from SIS, 600 to $1,000
THE Senate, on the 18th, passed the copy
right bill, by 36 20 IA, after accepting the
sherman amendment to admit copyrighted
foreign books after payment Of duty. AS
The bill now stands, only newspapers and
periodicals are exempted from import du-
ties. The Custer pension bill is a bone of
contention, many Congressman con-
tending that the $3.50 per month
now paid the family is sufficient. The
appropriation of $4,000 for seven Congress-
men to visit Alaska to assist ir settling
boundary lines, and Yellowstone Park to
InaTE
cites general merriment, as it is known to
be only junketing trip. In the House
Mr. PaySOn. of Illinois, was elected Speaker
pro tenn. The Indian appropriation bill was
passed and the House went into committee
Of the whole on the postOffice appropriation
bill.
SPEAKER REED was again in the chair in
The House the 10th, having recovered from
his illness. The House passed the Senate
DILL for the relief Of settlers on certain
lands in Southern Iowa In the Senate the
credentials of Mr.. Vance Of North Caro-
la, for his new senatorial term were filed.
several bills were passed, after which the
senate resumed consideration of the Indian
Expectations bill. There seems to be a very
general belief that eX-GOv. Foster of Ohio
will be called to succeed the late Secretary
Window. The President is said to have a
very high opinion of Mr. Fosters financial
ability, and close friends of the latter
claim that the appointment has been offered
him. The executive branch of the govern
ment has about abandoned Washington.
The President and his cabinet. with most of
the department. heads, are in New York at
tending the Obsequies of Conceal Sherman.
The Senate after transaction of routine
morning business on the Goth proceeded to
the consideration of pension bills unob-
iected to- There were 100 pension bills
passed in forty-tive minutes Among them
was one increasing the pension of Brigadier
General Landrem, of Kentucky, to $50. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
Of the Nicaragua Canal bill giving the
guarantee of the United States Government
TO the cOmpanys 4 per cent. bonds to the
amount of 500, 000, 000). The house commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures de-
cided by a vote of to 4 to report adversely
the senate free coinage bill. Messrs. Wick
ham, Walker, COmstOck, Knapp, Taylor,
Tracy, Wilcox and VauX voted against the
bill and Carter, Bartine Bland and Will
liams for it.
BOTH branches of Congress got down to
work on the 21st The sundry civil appro-
priation was completed by the Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations and reported to
The Senate, to be considered the 23d. A
House bill correcting an error in the act for
The construction of a bridge at South ST.
Paul, Mimi, was passed. The Nicaragua
Canal bill received considerable attention,
and correction was made giving the esti-
mated cost at 81, 100000 instead of $780,
100000. The bill went over without action.
Senate bill authorizing the building of q
railroad and wagon bridge across the Ar
kansas River at Little Rock was passed.
rhe conference report on the navy appro-
0riatiOn bill was presented and agreed to.
In the House, the Senate bill, fixing the
salaries of the United States District
Judges, was passed. 1t provides that the
salaries of the several Judges Of the Dis
;rict Courts of the United States shall be
at the rate of $4,000 per annum. The
House then began consideration of the
Dostofffce appropriation bill.