The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-01-21
Congressional,


A petition was presented from Nah
: lon Loomis, NJ. D., asking for an ap
preparation Of $4,000 to enable hin
to complete his demonstration Of hi
new mode Of telegraphiog. No wir
: is to bo used, but the earth is to form
one. half Of tho electrical circuit an,
/, a continuous electrical current, ia
above the earth, the other half. II
will not get the money. Such dem
onstration will have to be done BY
private means. A bill to provid,
for the removal Of tho remains Of
Mr.. Coggshall, late Minister to Ecua.
dor. was passod. The Committee OF
Military Affairs reported favorably tC
,bo House bill, granting a portion o.
the reservation at Salt 81. Marie, Mich.
igan, to the American Baptist Miss.
ion.
House., WEDNEsDAY.-Mr. Elliott
Of Arkansas, took the oath aud his
scat. A lengthy discussion was had
on the resolution extending protoc,
ton to the Island Of San Domingo.
The resolution was tabled by 127
yeas to 81 nays. A bill was report.
ed to restrain the use and abuse of
frnnking privilege
SENATE, TuURspAY.-Tho Naval
Committee reported adversely to put
ting Commodore Meade on the active
list again. A bill was introduced and
referred, giving pension Of $1,000
to Mrs. Mary Lincoln, wifo Of Pros-
ident Lincoln, from the date of his
death.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill 10 amend
the act OF March 3 1867, regulating the ten.
urc Of certain civil offices which was refer.
red to the joint Committee ON Retreuch.
mcnt.
IL proyldes that all persons holding, orwho
shall hereafter hold, civil offices to which
they have been appointed by and with the
consent OF the Senate, except The Secretaries
ol State, Treasury, War, Navy and Interior,
the Postmaster General and Attorney Gen.
cral, and others that may hereafter be made
Cabinet officers, shall be entitled to hold
such Offices uulil successor shall have been
In like manner appointed aud duly qualified
except as otherwise provided for Ia this bill.
Section provides that during recess of
the Senate the PreMdent shall have author
ity TO suspend any officer 50 appointed, OK
cept the JudPea Of the Supreme Court and
10 make m dd interim appointment until the
next meeting OF the Senate, aud until the
case shall bo acted upon aud determined by
that body. The suspension must be report
ed to the Senate within twenty DAYS after
the meeting. In ease OF its concurrence the
suspension may be- made u removal, but "
the Senate do not 50 concur the suspended
officer SHAH resume the functions Of bis office
but shall not receive pay for the time during
which he was suspended. The President
may however, NJ any time before reporting
such suspension TO the Senate, revoke IL, or
reinswle the suspended officer in the per-
iormance OF his duties
Section repeals the first two sections OF
the act Of March 2, 1867, above referred to.
HOUSE, THuRsDAY.-A bill was
introduced to extend tho boundaries
Of Nevada, Minnesota and Nebraska
and the territories of Colorado, Mon.
tana and Wyoming. It was deferred
because certain Representatives clam.
cd that it was to dismcmbcr Utah,
aud the delegate from that territory
was not present on account Of sick.
ness. Resolutions were reported from
the Election Committee that Gen. w,
Anderson, Of the 9th Missouri Dis
trict is not entitled TO a seat, aud
that VIM. Il. Switzcr is, Two speech.
es, one for and the other against ,wero
made on the bill for a ship canal
around the Niagara Falls. Defer
red.
SENATE, FRIDAY,-A petition from
Miami Indians, living in Indiana, re.
garding public lauds occupied by
them, was pres ontod aud referred. A
Constitutional amendment, or suffrage
similar to that recently reported by
by Mr.. Boutwell, in tho House wos
reported from the Judiciary Com
mittoe. A resolution was passodi
calling on the Secretary oftho Treas.
ury for cop les Of contracts made du-
ring the war with the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad Company, The cre-
doutials of Senator Buckingham, OF
Connecticut, were presented. The
Sue Murphy claim again came up,
aud, after long discussion, was sent
back to the committee, which virtu.
ally kills it. Adjourned till Mon.
day.
HOUSE, FRIpAV-The Committee
reported in tho Georgia case that
Christie was elected but not olligi'
! Bile, aud that Wimpy was not elected
A bill to incorporate an institution
, for the blind in the District of Col
umbia was slaughtered, so to CD
The Niagara Ship Canal bill was tn,
, subject ola long debate after whicl
it was voted back into Committee
D which is the end OF il this session
? Adjourned till Monday.
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