The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-02-03

MANY OF them were the result OF
laws enacted here, and hero was
the place 10 undo them. Many Of
them were addressed 10 our dis.
cretion, and here was the place to
consider and act on that discretion.
Many Of them result from abuses
OF long standing. There arc TO.
day FIVE hundred officers Of the ar,
my off duty, more than arc neces>
sary, supernumeraries. Can any
one tell me what is the annual
draft on the Treasury for their
salaries2 Take the pay Of a major,
as midway in rank, and as an av-
erage, and multiply that by five
hundred, and you will find that
there is paid annually to these
supernumerary officers 81 ,250, 900 as
salary. Nobody at the other end
is responsible for that. We are
responsible for it, and l submit
whether We ought not to hold up
these expenditures before our
eyes, so that we may soc where we
can cut them down. These are
but instances coming to US through
the administration of the past; but
We are responsible unless we apply
the pruning knife and cut off these
expenditures.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee
Oh Military Affairs, reported bill
to reduce the number Of officers in
the army, which was made the
special order for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Banks introduced a bill to
amend the law constituting eight
hours q days work for Govern
ment mechanics, &c. Refsrfed.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced a bill
to abolish mileage. Referred.
In tho Senate, on tho 28th, John
W. Johnston, oil Va, was sworn in
as q Senator. Othor proceedings
unimportant. The Senate adjourn.
ed till Monday, 3lst.
In the House, James X. Gibson
was sworn in as O member from
Virginia.
A bill was passed, providing for
tho abolition Of the Office OF Con-
gressional Printer, and the cleo.
tion by concurrent resolution or
joint ballot of u Superintendent Of
public printing, to perform the
same duties at q salary Of four
thousand dollars.
Mr.. Cullom introduced u bill to
organize the Territory of Lincoln, D.,
and consolidate Indian tribes into
q territorial government; also,
to provide territorial government
for the District Of Columbia
In committee Of tho whole, Mr..
Voorhees,, Of Ind, made q speech
attacking the general policy Of the
Administration.
MIR. Butler made q brief reioind.
er to yesterdays speech of Mr..
Dawes, who replied in a few re.
marks.
The Post Route bill was passed.
A bill was introduced to abolish
the produce brokers tax, as impos.
ed on farmers and market garden.
ers.
In the Senate, Jan. 81, Mr.. Sher>
man presented the resolutions of
the Legislature of Ohio ratifying
the fifteenth amendment.
Mr.. Ramsey. from the commit.
toe on Postotiices and Postroads,
reported back with ame n dmen ts,
the bill to establish q postal tele.
graph system and to incorporate
the Possuf telegraph company.-
The company is required to pros
vide lines OF telegraph to every
city and village where telegraph
stations are now sustained, for the
transmission of messages for the
public and to oil places which have
u population Of 5000 inhabitants.
The person performing tho duties
Of Commissioner of Telegraphs
shall be styled Fourth Assistant t
Postmaster General, ard any Post-
master may act as operator with
tho approval Of tho Postmaster
General. The company may pur.
chase any existing lines of tele-
graph which may be offered to it
prior to January /, 1871.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill to
provide tor the admission of Mis-.
sissippi. II imposes the samo con.
ditions as in the case OF Virginia,
except that members of the Logs.
ature are not required to take any
oath.
Tho currency bill was taken up,
and IL was agreed that the vote on
it should bo taken at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
In tho House, bills were intro.
ducod TO admit Mississippi to rep.
resentation in Congress. To re.
move all political disabilities. 10
divide Ohio into three judicial dis.
tricts. To abolish the Department
OF Agriculture. 10 provide for
the redemption OF not exceeding
100000, 600 in U. S. bonds and
issuing therefor an equivalent
amount OF notes not bearing in.
terest. Fixing the pay of Senators
and Representatives at $4,000 per
year and reducing mileage to ten
cents per milo from tho 4th of
March, 1870. Extending till the
LIST of December, 1872 tho time
for filing claims for additional
bounties.
The House laid on tho table, by
q strict party vote, l22 to Al, a
resolution declaring tn at the ma,
tional debt should bo paid in strict
compliance with tho contract, and
that tho 52Os are payable in
greenbacks, aud condomning tho
policy of tho eAdminiatrationi in ro.