Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-15
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Dec.

preparation bill. The House listene,
to the Presidents message, and thel
adjourned.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner intro
duced a bill regulating the currency
and Mr.. Sherman tried ineffectuall,
to get up bill relative to the righ
of the State of Ohio and the fran
chise of the inmates of the Soldiers
Home at Dayton. After listening t.
the message the Senate adjourned.
December 6.
In the Senate, bills were intro
duced to authorize the election of 6
delegate from the Indian Territory
to repeal so much of the act o.
July IA, 1870, as continues. the in
come tax. after December 81, 1869
A resolution offered by Mr.. Sher
man, of o. Or. J, was adopted, call
ing upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury for copies of the regulations
prescribed by him for the transpor.
tation of goods in bond from for.
eign countries through the United
States to Canada. Adjourned.
In the House, Messrs. Frank
Moore, of Louisiana, Charles H.
Holmes, of New York, and VIM. P.
Wolf, of Iowa, members elected to
ELL vacancies, presented themselves
and took the oath. Bills were in.
troduced repeating the income tax,
and for the erection of United States
government buildings at Covington.
Mr.. Logan asked leave to introduce
and put on its passage bill abolish
ing the offices of Admiral and Vice
Admiral, but objection was made.
A bill passed by the Senate at its
last session, extending the time for
the construction of the railroad from
st. Croix river or take the west end
OF Lake Superior and to Bayfield,,
came pas the regular order of bus
mess in the morning hour, was dis
cussed at length and laid on the ta-
BILE. Adjourned.
December 7.
In the Senate bills were introduc-
ed giving the American East India
Telegraph Company the e-exclusipe
right for twenty-one years to oper-
ate telegraph cable between Asia
and the United States: to encourage
our shipping; to amend the Bank
rupt act by removing the limitation
of the time in which bankrupt may
apply for a discharge. Several pe-
titions were presented for compen-
sation for property taken by the
government in Kentucky and Tennes-
see during the war. 1t was agreed
the calender be the order of bust
ness daily for bills unobjected to af-
ter next Monday. and that each SEN
ator may speak once and for five
minutes. Adjourned.
In the House John Manning was
sworn in as a member of the Fourth
District of North Carolina. Bills
we're introduced to provide for re-
of specie payment, and
by Mr.. Stevenson giving the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad Company
the right to build bridges over navi-
gable streams, that over the Ohio to |
be 80 feet above low water mark,
and built upon a plan approved by
The Secretary of War. A resolution
was adopted calling for information
Is to the seizure of the American |
schooner Grenada at Port Hood, No
va Scotia, on the ground she had too
much provisions on board for two
months fishing voyage. A resolu-
ion was introduced by Mr.. Mungen
declaring the establishment of a |
rec port at Samana Bay an act hos
lie to the United States and the
Monroe doctrine; also one by Mr..
Crebs, declaring the recent election
showed the people demand reduc-
ion of the tariff, and instructing
he Ways and Means Committee to
Immediately report bill reducing
he tax on oil, tea, coffee, sugar and
'alt,l l5 per cent. ad valorem; on pig
ron, 50 so per ton, and Bessemer
'teel, 20 per cent. Mr.. Farnsworth
eported bill amending and revis-
ng the postal statues. An amend
nent was adopted declaring it un
awful and subject to penalty of
rom one hundred to five hundred
lollars to send by mail lottery cir
'ulars. Amendments were offered
o issue one cent postal cards, and
o abolish the franking privilege.
The latter permits newspaper ex-
hanges to go for one cent; weekly
'apers free in the county of publi-
alton. Each member of Congress
S allowed 500 a session for postap~
The Senate and House Clerk .nd
he heads of each departr ont .re 70
ave stamps to send official docu
nents free. Unds, this head comes
pee'ne' VI ".embers. Adjourned.
December S.
III We Senate Mr.. Wilson intro
'ue'ed bill prohibiting the assess
nents OF government clerks for polit-
cal purposes. All officers are pro-
llbited from allowing these assess
nents to be made, and any one pay
ng any such assessment is to be
punished by dismissal from office
md fine not exceeding one thou
and dollars. Mr.. Morton introdu-
ed bill providing that all elections
or President and members of Con-
-rase shall ha bx, h,llof A. Sbo,.