Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-18

/ HOUSE-The bill chartering q railroad
to New York was debated--Mr. McCar-
thy, of New York; Mr.. Cullan. of Illi-
nois. and Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, speak
ing in ats favor; Messrs. Sitgreaves and
Haigt, Of New Jersey; Phelps, Of Mary,
land; Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and
rwitchell, Of Massachusetts,, against il.
: A motion to lay it on the table failed,
and il was ordered to its third reading.
The Senate amendments to the DiplO-
matte and Consular Appropriation bill
were some Of them conrurred in, and
others rejected. Mr.. Judd, of Illinsis,
stated that the Committee on Banks and
Currency was ready I'd report on several
subjects, and Saturday next was set
apart for the purpose. Mr.. Paine, oi
| Wis, reported a bill for relieving several
ISoutherners from political disabilities.
Mr.. Garfield made an hour-long speech
IN favor of his proposition for reducing
the army. The evening session was
gwen up in Committee of the Whole 10
4 the discussion of the Revenue bill, the
special sections being those concerning
Justified whisky and tobacco. Several
anne ndments, chiefly formal, were
adopted. A sharp personal debate be-
tween Mr. Schemes, Of Ohio, and Mr..
Wood, of New York, occurred.
inp hour was .,,.nt in th. ;n,,odnctinr
of new hills AMI in dats ,;u. ts,i,a. ~
not 70 -, 49,, ~ LII "
linz of ocea n .ta.n,.rS m" ",..a
hill Vac then taIsn ms .nS Sann..,I,,
,n,osed INV Ar Wor,onp 1880 T -,
tbpngbt :; ,va.,,J ~ % ts,., y. i nuuiaua, ~. wno
rat,,r,, ,o s,,...;. L" 1 Wai
Ii.ms Of orI,,on iSud pIy .,,, MI VII
,,tscrin., Sha f,;n, ,o
Wortnn .drn.,;,. Ia uie, souee y, ~.
mort. and his own amandmenr I;m;,;ny
contraction To son on, (sl ner month Mr.
Sherman. of Ohio. opposed the sIrenJ.
.u.nt. The amendment WAS rejected In
lie EVENING the River and Harhor A.
.,ropriation bill was considered Th,.
APPROXIMATION for imnrovamsn,s in Eas.
river was cut down to s9e5. 900. Then
.,l!owed a lony dehate on In. ,,u..tin,,
of making Am sn,ronria,ion ro, J,,,,;.
y.,,e i-au,.I irnnr,yep,a,ts San,,or r.,
Wis. Buck.Iew Yaft. Nve Marion and |
Heudrieks favored it and Senators
stewart and Frelinyhuysen ,nnosed IN |
The matter was not decided
HoUsE.-An annranriation of $40 OO0I
to the officers and crew of the Ksar.srpel
(which DESTROYED the Al.;.am.l was
voted. Mr.. boutwell, ,n,r,.Iu,,.,l !, h,
.or th. ory.niz,tion nj ), prnv;.io,.
government i'm Mi,sissinni D,s,,,.s;n.
o. the resolution, offered nv Mr. RntIar
Vas cehtiuued Mr.. WoodI,ridpe and
Mr.. Logan onposed them The whole
subject was finally laid on the table-I3I |
to N the niII anfboriziny !. neu, rail
tad to New York was nassed-IOD to "a
The evening session was given un tol
of the Tax bill and Ali the
sections relative to tax on spirits were
C. E.,, 7. r.
HS.;nJ S 10 ,n. 60 nc
~ wa. IL or LS,na,e. eieos tN euHon, vi
-. r.n.,nS nnd 1. St SV =, tew ;sy 1Siy;
:. III, po ,,rn',;dc Sa. & D "n;tar,,, a,,st.
nat,,ra,;Ia,;on q a, III pJ NJ Snn,nar ,;yor.S
49, NJ WnCr..,-,, oh;aa,aJ ., .It. -,
>;.ia-at;or I,f ~. ...o,I.',;e, Co. ,,r,t;, 30. -
i. ,,anS;on to Ar I;naoIn nra,.oa;
80 ts. ,nt, " ~ ,L,, .a,,I.,.;o pUp;
g., p,,,i.. f,i,aa Tha $500 ras',naS
...,.;Ia..t;o ~, p;,I UanI1
snnronr;ation h;,I tho nnss,;o, ha;na
m the anoandment strit ;n'r ant thss
fnr on,,n,at;nn tho Io,;s
viita TanaI Sanotors EraI;nohm,,.an 81
Nh 1arsa,,. TassanSan Of 49,. .,,,d
Mor-;iI nf M.;na favnrsS ,ha a,nanI a
msnt wb;ch go v;1,ronsIv a,,,osad hv
XU;,,"n S W Wy oPp..u E
of Ohio and Marion of Ind Tho amsnf.
=, 80. 90 ..;.o..d 90 ~ ., MI III,
was recommitted I, the C.mmjttee on
Commerce A message was rrceive,l
from the President yetoiny a bil regu-
lating cojored schools i'm the District of
Columbia. Robertson. OFFS. e.. intro
duced a constitutional amendment pro-
vidjng for court to consider questions
pertaining to the yaladity of electoral
votes. Mr.. Frelinghuysen reported from
the Judiciarv COMMITTEES q new natural.
ization law
HcUsE-Mr. Broomball from tbe1
COMMITTEES of Public Expenditures \
made a white washing report i'm the case
Df WeIIs Fargo a Co a hill repulatjno
reports of National Ranks was nassed'
Afs... a bin forbiddinv hanks N certify
,hecks when the amo1nt certified il NOT +!
actually on deposit: also. bill forhiddinv
National Banks to ioaI, money on United
States or National Bank notes as security. :
also bill regulating sales of pold by the :,
Secretar:- of the Treasury. There was
discussion but no action ON
A bill regulating the method of Winning
nm National Ranks In the sven;ns
Wr. boutwell, discnssed the mowers oft
he Joint conventien over the certif,catasI
IF the electoral vote.
Mr.. Golladav smoke ON ga,araI NIL. G
tics po 7
MoSn.y Eah * s,S.r NJ. ,,r
~ rau, .oront.,a H.. ~ a.. hS 1oa-;,. noi-
:o om p.I;I ;Ia. the S"ii'!ee W: 10 III.
1aa e,ant .ue f t.s;H ei..9 anu N,se rresi"ehI
,hs Ieo' y, 'nen , eIc.ion $4,000 1au perI1rn'er
nnnI ma. uJ5 S ana su9.s.Ju 're .sp'eS ol q
zen. "a, aas;,t W,sn. anu 'psAi SoiiaA. .ns
:, un. na,'ou ns aoni;d.,, uI U ,;.., poiIeu
'nu AItlilery Bureaus. fnere was
on3 usoaee' wltnouV action, on Dill 10
oay omcers appointed oy the secretary
u the treasury 10 coiiect the revenue In :
ne southern States, who could no take 4