Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

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Dec. 5th.-The third session of the Forty
Second Congress opened at Washington In
the House one hundred and seventy-three mem
bers answered their names. Presidents message
was greeted with applause. all present
| in the Senate.....Cole and Cassery introduced a
bill for the immediate repeal of the Income Tax
Law, temporarily tabled. d......Sumner introduced
bill to stop manufacture of U. S. notes and
fractional currency, and promote return to
specie payment also temporarily tabled. Cole
introduced joint resolution providing that U. S.
notes be receivable at their face for import du-
ties after June 30-lS7l.
Dec. 6th.-Sargent introduced a bill making
appropriations for Government buildings in San
Francisco. Resolutions were adopted in the
House asking the President for information rela-
tive to statonng troops at points in the South,
also asking for the correspondence relative to
the search of American vessels by Spanish au-
thorities
Dec. 7th.-In the House. Johnson introduced
bill to establish a port of delivery at Eureka,
California, also to restore to certain settlers in
California rights taken from them under act Of
Congress-. Resolution adopted asking Secre-
tary of State for information relative to alleged
seizure of an American schooner by British
cutter on pretext that she had on board too
much provisions for two months fishing voy
Farnsw orth offered resolution abolishing
the franking priyilege.....ln Senate Conkling
introduced a resolution to encourage telegraphic
communication between America, Asia and Eu-
rope......Another by Wilson to secure nelgbil-
ity to American ships for foreign trade and to
encourage ship-buidng in the United States......
Another by Cole to create Southern Judicial
District in this State.
DEC 8th.-Orth gave notice in House, that
Committee on Foreign Affairs would next Tues
day call attention of the House to the report on
Paraguayan affairs for final consideration.....
House agreed by vote of ninety y-four to ninety
two to adjourn over from to-day until Monday
......Tarf Bill and Internal Revenue Bill of last
session was recommitted to the Committee OF
Ways and Means......In Senate, Wilson intro
duced bill to prevent assessments on Govern
ment employees for political or other purposes
tabled......Nye another, to create a fund to be
known as Mineral Land Fund and for other pur-
poses.
DEC. 9th.-In Senate, Sumner introduced res
oluton calling upon the President for copies of
all correspondence and papers relative to the
proposed annexation of San Domingo. ...... Reso-
luton adopted instructing Judiciary Committee
to inquire and report whether railroad compa-
nies which have received aid, in bonds, of the
United States are lawfully bound to reimburse
to the United States all interest on such bonds
before maturity of the principal thereof, and, if
so, what legislation, if any is required to compel
such reimbursement......An introduced by
Cole, proposing inquiry with view to erect
ion Of Government buildings in San Francisco,
was adopted. d.....Another, by Cassery, request
ing the President to transmit to the Senate in
formation when and where, since March 4th,
1869, the army or navy has been employed to
laws, or assisting in any manner al State or Fed
eral elections at the instance of whom the
army or navy was thus employed; what dispo-
siton was made of the force in each case and
all the information respecting such service; es-
Inmates of the cost to Government in the employ
ment of such force in each case what civil Off
GERS have special authority to call the military
force of the United States, etc. The resolution
was adopted......A bill was introduced by Nye
in relation to certain Territorial penitentiaries
and transferring the Superintendency to the u.
S. Marshals of Territories-referred to Commit
tee on TerrtOr $500. By Stewart TO define and
protect the rights of miners, and to encourage
the development of the mines.....Senate ad-
journed until Monday