The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-11
FEBRUARY 3.

lAlS W a Ab84NAi'fNAA
jOurned.
FEBRUARY 3.
In the Senate Mr.. Sherman report
ed a bill authorizing the funding and
consolidation of the national debt, TO
extend banking facilities, and estab-
lish speeie payments. 1t provides for
the issue Of three classes of bonds,
500, ,OOO, 900 each first, l0and 30 years,
) per cent; second, Is and 20 years, Al
per cent, third, 2G and go years, q
per cent. 1t also provides for setting
aside yearly $50, ,0O0,OO of custom re-
ceipts to pay the interest on the pub
lie debt and for a sinking fund to re-
duce the debt. The bonds are nom
taxable, principal andinterestpayable
in coin. They can be redeemed at the
Government agencies in London,
Paris, Frankfort and Amsterdam, as
well as in the United States. If the
Secretary Of the Treasury deem it ad-
visable he may issue more than S4OO, :
O00, COO of the per cents, provided
the debt be not increased. National
Banks must deposit these bonds in the
Treasury as security for their notes in
place of those now deposited. A
memorial of the indianapolis bar for
an increase for the pay of the District
Judges of that State was referred.
Resolutions of inquiry were'passed re-
lative to the violation of the public
peace in some parts of the South, and
also as to abolishing one port of deliV-
ery. The bill to transfer appropria-
tions from one bureau to another in
the Navy Department, was taken up
and discussed. 1t was amended by
adding "the wages paid the employees
shall be at no higher rate than that
paid by private citizens in the respec-
tive localities" The bill was laid
aside to permit Mr. Carpenter to ad-
dress the Senate on the neutrality of
the United States and after some lit
tie talk on this point the Senate went
into executive session, and then adj
journed.
In the House, bills were introduce
ed amending the Homestead act, and
to bring into general use the metre
system of weights and measures. The
Utah bill was reported and recOmmit-
ted. 1t provides that no Mormon
shall hold office of any kind, or serve
as a juror, and pOlygamy is to be pun
ished by a fine and imprisonment,
while consanguineOus marriages are
void, and punishable with twenty
years Imprisonment. A resolution
for per capita tax on dogs of two dol
lars was referred. \ bill was passed
gfanting pensions to widows and
children of soldiers enlisting for less
than one year, and were killed or died
in the service The Tax bill was made
the special order for March 1st. Bills
were introduced granting aid to rail-
road from Mobile to Louisiana and to
the Minnesota & Missouri River Rail-
road. The resolution of inquiry as to
American citizens in British prisons
was discussed and laid over. 4 bill
to admit Mississippi on the same
terms "a Virginia was passed, a sub
stitute for unconditional admission
having been rejected. The bill to sup
ply deficiencies in the Navy Depart
ment was passed, after being so amend
ed that the 3, 900, 900 was cut down to
81 10000. This bill gave rise to con-
siderable discussion, in which the
Navy Department was rather rough
ly handled. Adjourned.
FEBRUARY 1.
The Sente passed the bill authOriZ-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
moneys due To any States
that may be in default for interest on
bonds held in trust by the United
States. The bill abOlishing the frank
was called up and debated
until the expiration of the morning
hour, when il was laid aside. After
the introduction of number of bills,
and the transaction of miscellaneous
business of no general Importance,
the Senate adjourned till Monday. \
was adopted in the House
inquiry into the charges
that members were i'll the habit of
selling their influence to procure APP
for cadetships. A number
of private bills were passed.
The House took up and passed the
bill for the temporary relief Of the
poor of Washington. A number of
bills were introduced and reported, and
the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY 5, 1870.
Senate not in Session. The House,
Or thirty members of it, met for the
purpose of allowing gentlemen pTeg-
nant with speech to give vent to their
opinions upon subjects inn
pOrtant to the national welfare and
their health.
FEBRUARY 9TH.
In the Senate, resolution of the
Georgia Legislature ratifying the 14th
and 18th Amendment was read. The
Committee on Pensions reported
against giving pensions to unwound-
ed soldiers of the war of 1872. Bills
were introduced to regulate the sale of
liquors in the District of
Columbia; granting lands to aid the
of railroads to authorize
the construction of a submerged tube
or covered way, from New York CITY
to the New Jersey shore opposite, to
be used for railway purposes. All
railway companies are to have the
use of said tunnel on equal terms:
Also, giving the American and Asia
tic Telegraph Company the exclusive
right for IL years to construct and
maintain a submarine cable to Asia,
commencing at a point south of Cape
'Sil Juitn III WdSlllllSJOH territory.
Also, bin extending the provisions
of the Civil Rights bill The Senate
took UP and discussed the bill prohib-
iting members Of Congress from max
ing Recommendations for Office. POme-
roy opposed the scheme. Schurz be-
lieved in the idea, but thought the
bill inadequate. 4 message from the
House announcing the death OfIeepre-
sentative HOag, of Ohio, was receiyed.
After short addresses by MessRs, SlleT-
man and Thurman, the Senate adj
jOurned.
In the House, large number Of