Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.


the Senate a joint resolution authorizing
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company )
to issue its bonds for the construction o
the road, and secure the same by mort
gage, was discussed without action unit
the expiration OF the morning hour
The census bill was referred to the com
mittee on revision OF the laws. Tue
bill regulating the salaries OF United
States Judges in the territories was re-
ported. Bills were introduced granting
lands for railroads in Wyoming and
Minnesota. The Judiciary Committee
reported that although the Georyia
Legislature had been improperly organ
lied, they would recommend no further
legislation on the part of Congress. The
funding bill was taken up and discussed.
Mr.. Buckingham did not Ike the ap-
pointment of fereigu agents and paying
interest abroad. sumner saif his Dill
was much the best. lie wanted tO
amend the first section, making the
S400, 600, 600 $500, ,000, 900, and 1920 in
place of 1910 and wanted the bonds oi
1862 paid first. Morton was afraid four
per cent. interest was not enough. After
some further talk, the Senate went into
Executive session and then adjourned.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed relieving
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors from the payment of fees under the
Homestead acts. Cox said he had made
no cadet appointments at all. A bill
was passed authorizing a bridge across
the Niagara river at Buffalo. & bill
was reported giving $40, 600 acres ofland
for he construction of a railroad from
st. James, Missouri, to Helena, Arkan-
sas. Holman objected to giving away
~
said the land could not be sold. An
amendment was adopted giving the
Government the right to fix the rates
for passengers and freight. The bill
then went over The House discussed
the Indian Appropriation bill, and fin
ished all but two pages. Resolutions
were adopted to inquire as to the prema-
ture publication by the New York
Times of the gold testimony; how to
protect members from being black
mailed, and of inquiry relative to the
loss of the Oneida. Adjourned.
SENATE, Thursday, March S.-The
amendments to the bill changing the
Judicial Districts were agreed to. The
amendment relating to the residence Of
the Justices of the Supreme Court was
discussed, but no conclusion was reach
ed. An adverse report was made to the
bill providing for an American line OF
emigrant passenger steamers between
New York and scandinavia and Ger
man ports. The Funding bill was dis
cussed by Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, ex-
pressed his belief that loan a any less
rate than per cent could not. be nego-
tiated. The bill was Objectionable, he
thought. in that the National Banks
were badly treated. Mr.. Morton favor
ed the offering of long bond to the
amount of 81 ,000, 900 900, not redeemable
within less than thirty years. AIR.
Cameron favored policy of mastery
Inactivity" believing that in few years,
as our ability to pay our debts became
known, our bonds would be eagerly
sought for. Mr.. Chandler thought
$500, 600, 600 of 5 per cent. bonds would
be taken up at once. Amendments to
postpone, and to pay the proceeds ofthe
sale of the new bonds TO the payment
of the $40 bonds of 1862 were lost, and
also an amendment, introduced by Mr..
Sumner, providing for the increase OF
the new bonds from $780, 900, GOO to $780,
! 600, 600.
HoUsE.-A resolution of inquiry rela-
| tive to the massacre of the Piegan In
dams was introduced and objected to by
Mr.. Stevenson. A bill regulating inter
oceanic telegraphic communication was
introduced aud ordered to be printed.
1.-THE bill providing for the construction
| of q Military and Postal Railroad be-
tween New York and Washington went
over until Tuesday. An Amendment
providing that it should not be coz
structed without the consent of the
States through which it passed was lost.
| After some discussion of the Indian
Appropriation bill, the House went into
| Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill. Mr.. Brooks, of New York, spoke
| in opposition TO it. On the conclusion
of Mr.. Brooks remarks, the committee
rose. Aftera personal passage between
Messrs. Farnsworth and Butler, a reso-
luton was adopted, on motion ef Mr.
Stevenson, calling on the Secretary oi
War for Information relative to the eX-
pedition against the Piegan Indians.
SENATE, Friday. March 1.-THE
bill repeating the test oath of 1862 was
reported favorably and placed on the
calendar. The motion to reconsider the
vote passing the last disability bill was
withdrawn. A memorial of the Missis-
sippi Legislature, asking the removal OF
the disability of all citizens of that
State was referred. 4 bill was intro
duced granting lands in Wisconsin to
aid the construction of break water
and harbor, and to connect the waters OF
Green Bay with Lake Michigan. a
memorial from the National Educa-
| tional Association was presented, asking
Congress to establish a system of public
instruction by National Schools. A res
olution was adopted, calling for cores
pondence on the Memphis, EI Paso &
Pacific Railroad. The bill changing the
circuits of the United States Supreme
Court was taken up, and discussed till
the close of the morning hour. The
Funding bill was made the order for
Monday. The Senate took up and dis
cussed till adjournment, the bill for the
settlement of claims for Quartermasters'
and commissary stores furnished to or
taken by the United States within
States in rebellion during the late war.
The bill refers all claims to the Commits
sary and Quartermaster Generals, to be
decided upon by them as to the sum, no
claims to be paid until Congress appro-
PIRATES the money.
Messrs. Howe, Pomeroy, Rice, Wilson
and Wiley advocated the bill. The lat
ter had much to say as to how Northern
shoddyites were enriched and Southern
loyalists impoverished by the war.
Messrs. Conkling, Cole, Trumbull and
Stewart opposed the bill. Adjourned
till Monday.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced to or
ganize the militia in Wyoming; TO re-
vive the act making Peoria, Ill.,, and
Hannibal, Mo-, ports of delivery; to
create the Southern Judicial District of
Missouri; billiwas passed d.appropriating
S47, 900 for folding documents, &c; a bill
granting pension to a colored teamster
was passed. The Senate joint resolu-
ton prohibiting the publication in the
Globe ofspeeches not made was referred,
The Georgia bill was taken up, and dis
cussed till adjournment. 1t was agreed
TO discnss Ii alst, oil day Saturday. and