The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WEDSEsDAY, Jan. l6.-Yarious petitions
were presented, including one from the citi-
zens Of Detroitagainst reduction of the cur
rency; one from the loyal citizens Of North
Carolina asking the passage of Stevens' bill
for the reconstruction Of that State.
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported the bill to
protect the rights of married women in the
District with an amendment substituting a
new bill, changing TO some extent the pro-
visions of the original measure of last week.
The bill to regulate the tenure Of Office
was taken up. The question was on Sum-
ner's amendment which was discussed at
some length by Howe, Sumner. Fessenden,
and others.
Mr.. Oowan said that the whole number Of
removals by the President was 446 of which
357 had been sent TO the Senate and acted
upon. No man had been removed who re-
Trained from improper and disrespectful Ian
gusge toward The President in The last cam
paigu,
Mr.. Sumner could not think of single
prominent officer in his State who had not
been removed for political purposes.
THURSDAY, Jan 17.-Various petitions
were referred, including one from Texas
Unionists for the reorganization Of the gov
srnment of that State, and one from . ,ciety
for the relief of the poor in Cincinnati, COM
planning Of the great distress existing among
the widows and orphans of soldiers conse-
quent upon the delay experienced in collect
ing bounties and back pay.
The Senate got into snarl oyer questions
of order. Mr.. Summer was speaking, and
urged somc action on the psrt of Congress
TO protect Republican Office -holders, when
he said: ''This is the duty of the hour, il
was not the duty of the fathers, not of our
predecessors here, because there was no
Presidest who had become the enemy of the
eountry," for the use of these words he was
called to order by Mr.. McDougal. The chair
decided the words werenot out of order. Mr..
McDougaI took an appeal, in which he was
sustained by Mr. Doolittle, A scene Of gen.
eral confusion ensued. Messrs McDougal,
Lane, Sumner, Grimes, Howard, Doolittle,
Cowan, Wade, Edwards, and Sherman toak
part in the noisy debate, and points Of order
being filed one upon another, till neither the
chair, nor any one else appeard to know
what was uppermost. Fiuslly Mr.. Sumner
was declared in order, and matters were set
at rest by an immediate adjournment.
2u HOUSE.
Tie House went into a Committee of the
Whole On the Legislative Appropriation BILL
An amendment that no further appropria-
ton shall be made for supplying complete
sets ofthe Congressional Globe and appen-
dix to the members of any succt eding Con.
gress, provided that the United States will
terminate at thu close of the present Congress,
the purchase of one complete set of the above
for each Senator, representatives. and dee
gate, wss adopted by 81 sgsinst 56.
e l,ynN SENATE.
Various petitions were presented and re-
ferred, including one asking for the passage
of laws against the present system of the ex-
termination of the Indian tribes.
Mr. Wilson, from the military COMMITTEES,
reported a House bill of last session TO estab.
lish and protect National Cemeteries, requir.
ing each grave TO be marked with the name
ofthe occupant, and each cemetery to be en-
closed with stone or iron fence, and appro.
priating $50, 600 for carrying out the pur-
pose.
The bill to regulate the tenure of Office was
next taken up. The question was upon Mr..
Summers amendment as an additional sec
ton, providing that all officers of the Gov
ernment, except clerks of departments whose
salaries exceed $4,000 per annum, shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate Mr.. Sum.
ner addressed the Senate in a lengthy
speech, in which be reviewed .he cause Of
the President and scored his administration
without stint.
HOUSE.
The session was occupied il protrscted
discussion on reconstruction ard finance BY
Messrs. Hill, DonBelly, ElJridge. Clarke
and Kuykendall,
JANUARY I9.-But little business of general
intrest was transacted in either House. In
the House Mr.. Stevens reconstruction bill
was discussed.
JAN. 20.-A bill to punish illegal voting in
the District of Columbia was passed. The
committee on Indian affairs was instructed to
investigate the facts of the late massacre at
Fort Phil. Kearney. Some amendments ere
made 10 the tariff bill.
HOUSE.
Resolutions relative 10 reconstruction we're
offered by several members and referred.
Leave was given to Mr.. Williams TO intro-
duce bill to define and regulate the pDwe,s
and practice of the supreme court. Af. Nor
rills bill to provide for the sale Of gold in the
treasury, was passed. 1t provides that notice
shall be published of such sales, slled pro-
posals received. and the sales made to the
highest bidder -r r
Mr.. Buckland introduced bill 10 amend
the act of March 3 SO as to prevent any far
ther Withdrawing or ciminution Of legal
tender notes. Referred to committee on Ban
king and Currency. aa