Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-04
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, - MAY 4.
Congressional Summary for the
Week Ending Monday, May 2,

1854.
On Tuesday, April 26, in the Senate, the
House bill to establish Postal Money Or
der system, was amended and passed. The
bill relating to tranked matter was also
passed.
In the House, a bill granting lands in
Oregon and Washington Territories was
passed, and another granting lands for the
construction of wagon road for military
and postal purposes. A similar bill grant
ing lands to Wisconsin for the construction
of a military road to Lake Superior was
passed. A bill was passed granting alter
nate sections of land in Iowa, and also for
railroad i'm Minnesota, from st. Paul to St.
Anthony.
On Wednesday, April 27, in the Senate,
bills were passed, relating to the names and
tonnage of vessels, collisions on the water,
&C., and debated the Currency Bill without
reaching vote upon it.
The House, in committee of the Whole,
made various amendments to the tax BILL
dcvoting most of its session to this business.
A joint resolution appropriating twenty
| five millions of dollars to pay the western
volunteers for one hundred days, was intro
duced, and hurriedly passed, without refer
ence to committee, or even calling the
ayes and noes.
On Thursday, April %, in the Senate, MIR.
' thot pnr dafeat in fiat
liNel COS created
by cotton speculation. The Senate, by the
| decisive vote of % to IL, rejected the propo-
sition to exempt from State taxation bank
ing capital invested in U. S. securities.
In the House, the quarrel between the
Treasury Department and Mr.. Blair was
again ventilated, after which stormy scene
Unoaiis oII;,'o. Cor: IN ;nvoStiUation intc
| ~ oI,,;n;st, Ton of tho national finances
SIc @ II '.ttnd to sunnort HE rnso-
iut;on DiJH1 hv naLimG " distinct Charges but the
Dei,t,;y, Tn..oI ~ s;dn oof tLo House resorted r.
hePuoi,oan ;...u,,t;o H,ui H,.b;nL added to the
mon1Sy ny nS tho SnoaIor nhI;GeG him to take
i.linS Vi III ..'oi..o,;,'o ca. ,,;tb b;e
MS seat WIC"VuC pnoS oeano5 ."t s,,hSt;tnte
speech. IN mr' 1871; 31tnona - o thn oo,,or"n,ent NJ
n[ Ine p.i Ieta.tI tI W i, nronos;no
tle sSceucu oCates' t Soo omd;t;on Of terr;tas
W leu'co 'n'iii W '"o '0N'''''"
ireS' r..,,. ,.;, 90 4, +bo Conoto tbe
On Ti;imiay, ;ii npim 10, Jnt;as m om inn Morris wac
rouse Dlit lllcteasniS nuo,1e VII ""p0i'' 20 "''
passed Wlthout aneiluinem;. ;,.;:od doboto rot-
Inc Ilousc' aiUel P,' c,~.I' om,
eu W i.iipose ,t, '"N y, ~, honi, issues bmt
per cent: ,ionC' ,. om ai +,o Jam n,,oued ob;oc,
snose vi iiaIo.ai Ia ;,,nS ~ e ctoto honiS or,
Oeg W uive ''T Tho ,osIHo Movse octcJ on oil The
vi cllSulaUion. .i, ~. D;u odontod IN
amendments W Vhe W. ii In ,,d "S,rooJ e.
colhiiliIleG vi Vhe "no.., anu i:S..;,O. ~
nearly az. n hSM SoISo; ~. e.t of Hn,9 ,n9 rn,
tax on splriGs ON manu- tle nlsI VI NAY wax
adopted, ana the Dlll Ineii ne Passeu; A.,
oh oaeur9ay, april oe' y. I.e oen"voi UnJ
House Dii1 I0T tne Ieilei ~ seItnrs S oIo 81, tI
claims in SallloI.a was I"Sseu, "nu "iiO vn'
oeIaCe plii S!anoin i"ne' u nomdaI dUr h, P, th,
poses Ill MlhhesoVa' do aineiioeu Wy 'h'
house. o,,,.;o, Gov = co,,n,;+
III elic Ilousc, iSaoiu.,on ~
zee oi lnqulry ,ll.o @ .ne ons 80 adontoT T%,
Ihe treasury DeparSuitnU Mus auop.ou' th' nv
speaker ahnouhce1 1ne tYluUm W;T.S PnooI.S J.i'
connlttee' Mcss,s iiso'' I,or,o
DNis, SCua[ rehton, D'T TSo su"t i,,'sn U"n0hs n,
apu oteesec 81 VI Nem to oeiay o9yi - ti,a Sann+,,
NoUe vi o. W fo' "SivIu ~ rmi ot;on In
a.iieliu'InVe W v,,o sai,iorIp froI, aud afta
SNinS onI IoSi ~ snr,o un;torn, nv,
oaliuaiy ~ '.;S ioS Sn S0 ond homntv not ~
clotn,ilS, ia'iv h,,,,l,oj doIiorS os white sol
Sccui''S ono . n..ua ou ',.,'o h",o hoon ~. mo
tlcls-leo "nu 70 roco;ro f,o1
1e ilusCeleu ; iito 'aio ,i;Stont tho Sarno mi;
sne uase vi Inth;nn tnti, '1 Tat;omS &c and th,
lolll' pay, uioS',, oS ,,Lito Sol6;nr,s o' "'
salIlo pvunCy 90 a,, ~ . T., the Soroto tb,
I'LL m h;ii o,,3',t;:y 80 ,,ro-nmntion to certai,
iad ~ ~ Tof;forn;aS was noSsed and also fin,
l;ius ,,;, 80 ~ re%nIate tbe foreign and coastn,
eai eG ~ eu,"Vr rtbor, vv omd 1orthnastern ans
Iiaae ni Cno fnt;orS @ nF tho ITni,eJ Sta ta
TSn Mo,Sa thnn tool mn the resolution q
M, Nc HorJ;n% IT o ofrared last December, declal
WI, MI. tia,uS, .. ~ ITn;on ;S not disso,veJ an,
,mS sn"o tIo tho rohoii;nn in onv one of th,
enoS MnenolS S.otos o~ ShaI ha mt dawn or snh
Seuei'cH 1 H. os.o &c., o uo,rntarv Suhm;ssion +,
uueu tho ~ vI Of e the ConSttution and laws
moh ,o Stnta sSoIi no restorad to ail itS rigbt
mJ SUN nrivi,emes nvi e nndar the ConstitntoS q
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