The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

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gress to pass lawsto guard against
fraudulent naturalization. Refer
.rcd to The Committee on Judiciary.
The Senate resumed copsidera'
ton of the bill for the relief OF Sue
Murphy, of Decatur,'Ala, which
was discussed without action.
This bill, it is understood, is
founded on claim for property
destroyed by tho Union army at
tho South during the rebellion, aud
lte success would open tho way
for hundreds of millions of dollars
of like claims. None of them
should have a moments audience
ir Congress
MIR. Sherman also made an elab.
orato and exhaustive argument
in support of his bill chartOring
three railroad lines north and west,
exposing the exactions of the ex-
listing monopolcs, shelving that
Congress possesses all tho necessa'
Iry power to grant these charters
: and that they arc necessary to and
demanded by the people of the
coAn:ry for their protection. Ho
commanded the closest attention
IRON the Senate and galleries Tor
: moro than an hour, and at the
close moved the postponoment Of
the subject until Monday, which
was carried. aas a.... E
, In the House, Mr.. Washburn re.
ported tho naval appropriation
bill for the year ending Juno 80.
1870. 1t appropriates Sl5,27O,-
= 675, being s2,O9l,578 less than
appropriated for this year,
The House then went into com
mittce on tho pension appropria
n ton bill. Mr. Washburn spoke al
h considerable length on tho subject
r of economy in government expen'
ses. The substance Of his remarks
will be given next week The
: bill, appropriating S3,5OO,OOO, was
PASSED.
e In tho Senate, on the 7th, {
g bill was debated without action, tc
prevent the holding OF civil Offices
by military officers, and to pro
. vent the holding Of more than ono
u Office at a time by the Same per
~ son.
Tho Sue Murphy bill was ais
- debated without actiln.
Mr.. Nye introduced n bill t
facilitate tclcgraphic commnnica
=, ten between the Eastern AM
a Western Continents. 1t grants I
the American & Asiatic Telegraph
Company, besides the right of wa
and lands, a vessel from tho nav,
ID TO assis. in surveys, sourdings an
of laying a submerged cable, and
i. subsidy in currency bonds Of th
o. United States of 81 800 per mil
a Of cable, tho whole amount not I
exceed SS.OOO,OOO.
Senator Nye and Congress ca
10. rest assured that tho pooplc Of til
.ot country desire to engage in no nc
ed Atlantic Cable enterprise at sue
y, cost. II there is u spoculatio
o. in it, lei ~ private company col
he struct it,
In the House a resolution W;
passed directing tho Printing con
mittGe to Investigate the slatoner
~ pontracL otthe Interior Dcpartmct
and au0pcnding all further paymcl
- ill action by tho House.
In the Senate, on tho 6th, NJ
Spencer introduced u billto reg
-, Ialo tho price and encourage Il
I production OF cotton in tho Unite
States.
-, Tho Suo Murphy bill was deb
., tod at great length.
-. In tho House, Mr, Logan spol
- in opposition to tho civil scrvi
bill Of Mr., Jenckcs, and tho latt
replied. .....
W Both branchcs adjourned over
4 Monday tho llth.
e" INTERgsTlSG DECISION ny a J
"S RY,--A jury in Mansfield, o.,
-, : tho Sch inst, after whole nigh
i" delberatioa, succeeding thr
VI days tpial, acquitted ono John
~ Wcriz, of Toledo, ogairst who
suit had been brought for viol
he ting n city ordinance OF Manshe
to imposing lconso fec Of thirty
II, scvdn,y.Gve dollars . day for au
in, tioneOring goods and notions |
hr non residents. The merchan
ma thcro don't like she decision. v
h. should think the question Of Ia
he involved would be one for judg
.od and not jury, to dOcido.
ply
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