The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-12-30
Gunncessiunnl.
FortY-frst congress-ThiTd session

In the House, on the 2lst, Brooks introduced pc
titions nom workingmen, asking to be allowed to
purchase lands from the Creek Indians Wood
f,om Committe on Foreign A fairs, reported bill
ia regard to international telegraphic eommunica-
ton. Reoomnittsd. Bill to forfeit to the L. g.
certain land q snted to the PlaeerviIle and sacrs
nento Valley Railroad passed. Julian present, d
petition from Victorial Woodruff, claiming tie
right Of suffrage under the l4th and 18th amend
ments, and asking the passage of certain laws to
enforce the same Ordered printed in the Globe,
Butler wanted to postpone consideration of the
amnesty bill, but Farnsworth objected, when he
moved reconsideration of the vote on calling thu
previous question. which carried by los to 70.
He then moved the postponement of the matter
until January 1lth. Considerable discussion en-
sued, when the matter was posponed by vote Of
lO2 to IS. Ferry offered resolution to instruct
Committee on Public Lands to enquire into the
expedisncy of giving every soldier who had served
ninety days, in the late war. and was honorably
discharged l6O acres ofland, Adopted Niblcak
offered resolution asking COMMITTEES on ways and
means to report bill repeating all laws compelling
the use of metres in diBtelleries, and rsfundinR
sums paid for the same. Hall from Committee on
Elections called up the EggleStOn.strAdSr election
case, and reported resolution declaring Eggles;on
not entitled to seat. Adopted. Jones made per-
sonal explanation and defended himself against
an article in the N. Y. Times. Death Of william
smythe, Representative from Second District,
Iowa, wss reported. and appropriate eulogies
pronounced. House adjourned.
In the Senate, Summer asked and obtained per-
mission to make explanations relative to publi-
cation which appeared in the Daily Patriot, Of
Washington, in reference to an attempt to har-
moniza the President and himself, prououncing 2
most Of the statements made false, and denying
positively that he had ever attributed dishonest
U olives to him, and challenging proof from any
source Bill by Edmunds to increase pensions Of
disabled soldiers and sailors, and widows 20 per
cent By Sherman to incorporate American Loan
and Trust Company. By Corbett to AZ the salaries
of Heads of Departments at $4,000 each. Chief
Justice So $780, Associate Justices slOOc0 Circuit
Judges 81 500 and District Judges q, ,0C0. Thayer
offered resolution requesting President for state
ment of cost of government freights via Cape Horn
and the Isthmus to the Pacific. Long debate oe-
CURED on the proposition to take up the bill relat-
ing to duties on sugars. Casserly advocated the
repeal Of the Income Tax. Morton's resolutions
toJappoint commission on the Dominican annex.
alton project was again debated. Sumner made
fierce assault upon the President for persistence
in the St. Domingo annexation scheme. Morton
obtained the floor to reply, but gave way 10 a mo-
ton to take up the House Bill correcting an am
biguity in the law relating to classification of su
gars, which prevailed. Trumbull and Cassedy
advocated the amsndmsnt repeating the In ONT
Tax, but ameEdment was defeated by vote Of i
yeas to 2S nays. Adjournment till evening, when
Morton replied to Summers speech, in an over.
whelrning argument. TrumbuI, Chandler Conk
ling and others defended the President from tht
aspersion of Sumner, who was denounced as at
tacking the President as he would an assassin. AT
ter session lasting ill after a. NJ, of the 22d
the joint resolution to appoint commission to in
vostigate the Dominican anne xatIon, was passct
by = vote Of 81 too.
In the House, on the 22d, general debate on tn
Presidents Massage was indulgedin. The bill re
gulating tho duty on sugar was signed by tbt
Speaker and was sent to the President for signatur
Jones sulogizsd the Southern people, and Porter
Booker and Barry spoke in favor of universal am
nesty. Adjourned till January 4th, 1871.
In the Senate, the credentials Of Jewstt. Of Mis-
souri,, appointed to succeed Drake we're presented
and upon being qualified he took his seat. Bill
relieving certain citizens Of Virginia of politica
disabilities was taken up, but laid aside withou
action. Message from the Senate announced tn
death of suythe, of Iowa, and after an enlogy pro
nouneed by Harlan, an adjournment was had til
January 4th, 1871.