The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-28
Congressional.

IL is such that several important meas.
ures must fail TO receive snal action,
as the following statement will show
Of appropriation bills, that for the
PostolIice Department is the only one
that has become law.
The Invalid Pension bill was sent
to the President four days ago.
The Diplomatic, West Point, and
Civil Service bills are in conference
The Commissioners Indian bill
has passed both branches, but the
Senate amendments will throw IL ihto
= conference committee.
The army bill and river aud harboi
bill, have passed the House, and have
been, reported from the finance com.
mittee in the Senate, aud one or the
other will probably bo called up to-
morrow.
The Naval and Fertilization bill
has net yet been acted upon.
The Omnibus bill passed the House
Saturday.
The Bankrupt bill is 10 a confer.
once committee, with the chances oi
passage somewhat doubtful.
The Reconstruction bill, and the
bill fixing tho tenure Of Office and
regulating the Presidents power Of
appointment and removal, are in the
Presidents hands.
Each branch has passed a bill for
the relief of contractors Of iron .clads,
but tho bills are essentially different
and agreement is by no means GER
tain.
The bill giving temporary increase
of pay to the army has passed the
Senate only.
The military committee of each
body has reported a new bounty bill,
but neither has been taken ub for
final notion.
The bill extending the bounty act
of the last session to sailors aud ma
rlnes has passed the House only.
The principle of bill increasing
tho pay of Government clerks, has
beon agreed to at each eud Of the cap.
itol but the details Of the bill must be
settled in conference.
The Post Office committee Of each
House has under consideration bill
for government telegraph between
here and New York or Boston, but
it is doubtful il either one makes Q
report.
Mr. Binghams Indemnity bill, le-
rallsing courts martial aud commiss
ions, and protecting ex-army officer,
from suits for acts done 10 obedience
to orders, passed 'hc House saturday
aud goes to the Seuato tomorrow
where the prospect Of reaching it is
doubtful.
Mr.. Boutwell, bill to keep rebeI
lawyers out eff Federal Courts, pSsseC
tho House nearly month ago, hU
not yet been reached By the Senat,
Judiciary committee, aad has little
chance to become a law. W
The Colorado veto has not beer
touched by either branch.
Tie malta bill has been postpone,
to the next Cocqrcss,
Mr.. kassou's bilb reOreanizing al
Executive DepartmeGt Is, aud Garfield.
bill for an annual examinatioI OF al
departments will not be reached cy Al
in the House.
The bill for nm education bureau
passed by by the House at its last
session, has been fayorably reported
in the Senate.
Mr.. Blaino's bill for paying the
war debt of the loyal States, was sent
to the committee on Ways and Means
and will not be heard of again in this
Congress,
1hl Senate bill for funding com
po, nj interest notes with three per
ceut. bonds, has been rejected in tho
House.
The bill for funding with green.
backs, is in the Senate Finance Com
mitteo.
The Louisiana Reconstruction bill
as passed by the House ten days ago,
is on the Senate table.
Tho House bill transferring the In.
dian bureau to the War Department,
has been lost in the Senate, and the
Senate bill for the appointment of 10
commissioners to act in settling the
Indian difficulties By moral suasiuu,
lies on the Speakers table in the
House
Mr, Jenck's bill for competitive
examination of all civil employees,
was lost in the House by small ma.
jority, and motion to reconsider is
pending.
Mr., HoOper's Bank bill and Ran
alls sinking fund bin are both be.
fore the House, but neither will be
reached
MIR, Wade's constitutional amend.
ment limiting the Presidential term
70 ono election, has not yet passed the
Senate.
The Niagara Ship canal bill, has
been frequently pressed upon the
Senate, which has thus far. declined
to take it up,
The bill restoring TO original loyal
owners all lands eon6scatcd by the
rebel Government. passed tho House
at the last session, aud was fvorably
reported in the Senate more than a
week ago.
Tho Tax bill will hardly go from
the House to the Senate before to-
morrow.
Tho Tariff bill is not likely to be.
come law, if It must be acted on in
the usual way by the House in Com
mittee Of the Whole, but will get
through if its friends are strong
enough to pass the Senate amend,
men,s just as they are, without going
in to committee.
Wages Of Farm Laborers.
The report Of the Commissioner Of
A AUriculture cnr Iannarv cnntafns