The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE, March 17.---Several bill
and rcso lutions were introduced ant
passed. After the expiration Of Ih,
morning houi The bill suspcndinz tn,
Tenure. Of Office law was taken VI
and debated until tho Senate wen
in'o the executive session, Bfto
which it adjourned. Senators Ed
munds aud Carpenter spoke agains
the repeal Of the law. Senators Nor
ton and Sherman favored repeal
Senator Thoyer offered substitute
providing a conditional suspension o
the act. Mr.. Cole favored the sub
stitute.
| House., March 1.-THE Secretary
Of the Treasury was called upon tC
furnish a statement Of affairs in The
St. Louis Custom House. A joint
resolution for supplying omissions il
the enroilments OF some Of the gener
al appropriation bills Of last session
was reported. One Of them requires
bounded warehouse owners TO reim-
burse the Government for salaries ol
storekeerers, on which debate oc-
cured that lasted until adjourn
ment. The principal featurJ Of the
debate was very csusiio personal
dialogue between General Butler and
General Schenck. General Scheuck
opposed the passageof the res
olution, which, nevertheless, was
passed-yeas, 100; nays, 43
Mr.. Bingham, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a joint resolu.
ton TO restore to Blauton Duncan, oI
kentucky, the real estate taken from
him by tho Government Without
disposing Of the bill, the House ad-
journod.
SENATE, March 19.-The resolu.
ton to sell the Chattanooga rolling
mill passed Various bills were Of
fored and referred among them sew.
eral for subsidizing railroads. Tho
bill for the relief of Orlando Brown
passed. The Supplemental Currou-
cy bill was taken up, but before ac-
ton the morning hour expired, aud
the bill to suspend the Teaure-of. Of
fee law came up. Mr.. Morton con-
tinued his speech in favor Of uucou-
dtionOl repeal. Ho was followed by
Mr.. Davis, who supported his views
Mr.. Browolow had read for him some
remarks opposing repeal. The Seu.
ate adjourned without action.
HOUSE,, March l9.--Sevesal reso.
lutions regarding contested election
cases we're referred to the Co mmiltcC
on Elections. A bill amending the
Revenue law, concerning whisky aud
tobacco, was reported from the Com
mittoe Of Ways and Means. A sub
stitute for the Senate bill regarding
civil officers 10 Virginia was reported
and after debate recommtted. ...
SENATE, March l9.-But little wa
done except to discuss the Tenure-ol
Office law, which discussion is getting
to be a grand nuisance. A few bill
were introduced to grant lands to tn,
railroads in diflercnt parts Of the ives
and bill that agricultural lands sole
in the South for non ,paymsnt of tax
es be sold in subdivisions of fort
acres. Referred
House., March ia similar bill
20 that of the Senate was introduced
relative to the lands sold in tho Soutl
Tor taxes. One railroad grant bill
introduced. A long discussion, il
the Committee of the Whole was ha'
on the Indian appropriation bill. a
communication was received frou
the Governor Of Massachusetts, will
the ratification of the 18th article O.
amendment to the Constitution. Nd
ljourned till Monday.
SENATE, March 20.-Several bill,
were introduced aud referred, after
which the bill to suspend the Teu-
ure'ofOilice act came up, aud Sena
tors Vickers, Thayer, Drake, anC
Casserly, made speeches favoring
repeal Of the law. Senator Morril
was in favor of its modiGcatiou, bu
not Of its repeal or suspension. Tn,
Senate adjourned without action.
! SENATE, March 22,-Right Of wa,
was granted to the Midland Pacifi
Railroad, The following officers o
the SeDate we're then elected Ser
Geant-at-Arms, John X. French, 0
North Carolina; Executive Clerk
John w. Morris, of South Carolina
Congressional Printer, Almon w
Clapp, Of Buffalo. A resolution
passed tho Senate correcting an erro
in enrolling the Civil Appropriation
bill, relating to salaries Of storekeep
ers. The Tenure of-Olice bill wa
called up, but postponed, The bill
Incorporating the Natioual junction
Railroad Company was passed, Tn
bill amending the United States ju,
dietary system was taken up. Mr.
Drake submitted an amendment, bu
no action was taken.
HOUSE, March ga hundred o
more bills and resolutions on all sort
Of subjects were introduced and re
ferred, Right of way to the Mem
pbis, I'll Pnso & Pacific Railroa
Company was granted. A resolution
was adopted that in contested cleo,
tion cases any claimant inelligibl,
under the l4th AmendmentshSll no
have his claims considered. The OF
tee of Chief of Staff TO the Genera
ofthe Army was abolished. A SO
loct committee of nine was autorize
to investigate the maritime conditio
of the country, A resolution favor
iog degree Of reciprocity was pass
ed.
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