Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL.

ECENAlfSy wv
the Senate resolutions Of the New Mexi-
co Legislature asking leave to enlist
soldiers to fight the Indians was refer
red, as was a memorial from w. 3.
Rosecrans, for the Incorporation of a
company to do business in Mexico in
connection with railroads and tele-
graphs, and also bill making Vallejo,
California, port of entry. The bill to
promote the civilization of the Indians
passed, and a motion to reconsider ell
tered. The case of General Ames, Sena-
tor elect, came up, and Williams, Nor
ton, Scott, Cragin and Corbett support
ed his clai m and Carpenter and Davis
opposed it. Adjourned.
HoUSE.-In the House. bills were
introduced pensioning the widow OF
General Mower and authorizing the
President to accept the resignation of
any United States Judge. The Secretary
of the Treasury was asked for detailed
statement of the expenditures of $780,
600, appropriated in 1862, for the coloniza-
ton of freedmen. The Sutor Tunnel bill
was discussed and table. The Consular
and Diplomatic bill, appropriating
81, ,110, 734, for the same purposes as last
year, was made the order for Tuesday.
A message was presented from the
President on the subject of American
commerce, declaring it national
humiliation that this country is now
compelled to pay from 20 millions to 80
millions a year, exclusive of passage
money, for freight which should be
shared by American citizens with the
people of other nations, and urging an
early consideration of the subject. He
believed direct money subsidy was
less liable to abuse than an indirect SUBJ
sidy, and recommended the passage of
the two bills reported by a Select COM
mittee. The bill to extirpate polygamy
was passed by a vote of 81 to 81, the
| 11th' l4th, 30th, 3lst and 32d sections
having been striken out. An evening
session was held, when Mr.. Holman
spoke for two hours in opposition to
protection, and then the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE, Thursday. March M.-The
Senate went into executive session i'm
mediately after reading the journal, land
remained till adjournment. Mr.. Summer
spoke four and one half hours against
the ratification of the San Domingo
treaty.
HOUsE.-In the House this Military
Committee reported on the sale of cadet
ships. The report says there have been
Irregularities in appointing cadets
living out of the district, and in some
cases money was used, but except in
the cases already acted on none seems
to have been paid to members. They
recommend the Secretary of the In
terror be requested to remove Gen.
Schoepf, that the Secretary of the Navy
be requested to court-martial Commo-
dore UpShur, and the Speaker exclude
from the floor, committee rooms and
galleries any one who may be proved
guilty of corrupting or trying to corrup.
members. The three resolutions passed.
a bill requiring one years residence in
the district for cadets, passed. Bills
passed authorizing the Legislatures of
Territories to pass general acts of incor-
poration, and for educational purposes.
The Tariff bill was taken up in COM
mittee. Mr.. Cook favored q reduction
of the tariff on lumber, salt, steel, coal
and pig iron, and said the agricultural
interest were neglected, but would soon
be felt. Mccormick opposed protec-
tion. Allison favored a reduction of
taxation. He said the manufacturers
of iron were protected but the workman
were not. The agricultural. interests
are not protected, because the freights
| from the west to the east are more than
the tariff. He said the duty on iron
had increased the cost OF iron to con-
sumers, and referred to the decline OF
American shipping. He only wanted
the tax reduced. An evening session
was held, but the debate was unimpor-
tant. Adjourned.
SENATE, Friday, March 25.-In the
memorial was received from mer-
chants Of New York setting forth that
the Alabama claims ought not to await
the settlement of all political questions
between Great Britain and the United
! States, and asking the appointment of a