Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-02-10
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SENATE, uesday, Feb. IA commu-
nication was received from the Attorney
| General, saying he had made no official
/ communication on the Geei gia affairs
since the passage. of the lass acS OF Con-
gress on tie subject. Ihe Dill to trans
| fer appropriations in the NaVs Depart
| meDt was discuss, q and laid over. A
| bill was reported TO restrict the printing
OF documents to the lowest limits, OBJ
serving that all citizens who wsnt copies
of documents shall procure them ~ cost.
A joint resolution admitting Mississippi
| was referred. A resolution was passed
| OF inquiry as tetne expediency OF medi-l
ating in the Red River row. rhe cur
reney bin was taken up and occupied
! the rest of the session. Mr.. Morton s
amendment increasing the amount OF
additional circulation TO S52, ,Sco, 800 was
passed. Mr. Cenkling offered two
amendments, which were rejected, as
was also amendments of sumner and
| Salisbury. An amendment was adopted
TO Withdraw Sl3, ,000, 900 of the circula-
tion from the States having an excess,
and its distribution among the States
and Territories having less than their
share, the demand to be made first upon
those banks having more Fhan 81, ,00e 600
capital It was agreed the appertlen-
ment should be made Oh the basis. OF the
census of 1870. The bill wss then re-
| ported from the committe, and the vote
deferred until to-day. Adjourned.
HoUSE.--Afters some discussion, q. w.
| Booker Ras sworn in as a member rom
! Virginia. Mr.. SchencE, from the Ways
and Means Committee, lntr0dueed the
tariff bill. The main changes OF the bill
have been given before MIR. Allison
| wanted smple time given for consider
alton, as the bill very seriously anect-
ed the interests of the country. Mr.
Brooks objected TO the bill, because it
was drawn up in the interest of protec-
ton. and not OF revenue. Several other
members spoke, and the bill was made
the speciai order for the 18th. The House
went into COMMITTEE Of the Whole on the
appropriation Dill. Mr.. Hear defended
the administration against the charges
of Mr.. Dawes. Mr. Wood con1plimented
Mr.. Dawes. MI. Stiles went Into James
Fisk's reported testimony on the gold
conspiracy. and said the president was
in a bsd fix. lie was called to order, and
after. s0nle words the House adjourned.
SENATE, Wednesday, Feb. "A nee
mortal Of the Board OF Trade, of Cleve-
land, in reference 10 the duty on timbor,
was presented. y resolution TO print .
chart OF SANTANA Bay was passed. Mr.
Chandler ex piai aed that be was not an
infiationist. Mr.. Irunlbuli reported a
bill which extends the workings or the
Civil Rights bill to all the residents OF
tue United States, except Indians pay
ing no taxes. The Chinese are included
in the bill. The Currency bill was then
%. Several other oils were introduced,
and some talk on various subjects in
dulged in, but without any further busi--
ness being done, the Senate adjourned.
HoUSE.-Several bills were passed,
and a resolution of inquiry in reference,
to American citizens cOnfinedIn British
prisons for political offenses, introduced
discussed and then laid over. : essrs.
J GLAND, Garfield and Cox were appoint
ed Regents of the Smithsonian Institute.
A resolution was adopl ed instructlng
the Committee on Foreign Affairs to in
uuire why the Cuban insurgents should
not be recognized as beliigerents. Bills
were introduced for the survey and sale
of the unsold public lands in Porter and
Lake counties, Indiana; 10 amend the
act regulating the trade and intercourse
with the Indian tribes, to dispose OF the
Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas to
actual settlers only; memorial OF the
Aans&s LtSisiatuit III laNol VI e-"o
.justment of representation; also a con-
current resolution of the Kansas Legis-
lature in favor of the removal OF the
National Capital to the Fort Leaven-
worth Military Reservation. A resolu-
ton was passed instructing the Secretary
of the Navy TO nave meteorological OBJ
servations taken at points in the interior,
and also 10 give notice OF approaching
storms on the lakes and seaboard. The
House went into committee. and dis
cusse,. for some sime the bill for the
relief OF the poor OF the District of
Columbia, but before coming to a con-
ciusionthe House adjourncd.