The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-05-05

tain some points OF interest,". wei
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! .rl., s-a WAsMSGToN, May 2.
5w.15 SENATE. ~ srei
The following we're taken up: (,
Bill to pay loyal citizens in the
late rebel States for taking census
in 1860. dr. HgJ,s
Mr.. Sumner insisted upon an
amendment requiring each claim
ant to take the iron clad oath.
3 After discussion the bill was laid
aside. y:
4 The bill to increase the number
OF Judges in the Supreme and Cir
cult Courts, and establish bounda-
ries of Judicial Circuits, was post
poned indefinitely.
Adjourned. i"-
HOUSE. 2
The following bills were intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Van Trump-Reciting
that the Government has had to
pay $4,SS7,590 interest on bonds Of
| the Pacific Railroad Companies,
which these Companies should have
paid; and that the Government has
also paid these Companies 81, ,194,-
074 for the transportation of troops
and freight, and directing the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to retain
hereafter all moneys that may be
due by the Government to such
Companies as indemnity for inter.
est on railroad bonds paid by the
Government.
I BY Mr.. Morgan--To repeal the
proviso of the sixth section Of the
act Of July 27, 1868, which limits
applications for pensions to five
years from the origin Of the cause
Of pension.
By Mr.. Rogers--To remove all
) political disabilities.
u BY Mr.. Strickland Providing
additional terms Of U. S. Courts in
, Michigan.
2 Mr.. Dickcy introduced a bill di
recting the Secretary OF the Int
rior to place the name Of the widow
of Abraham Lincoln on the pen
sion roll, and to pay her a pension
. Of $4,000 per annum.
Q Under the operation Of the pre-
8 vious question the bill passed
0 yeas 72; nays 81.
Mr.. Bird offered resolution re
questing tho President to intcrced
= with the British or Canadian au
s thorities for the pardon Of Johl
8 Gallagher, captured with Fenian
q and sentenced to twenty years i'm
prisonment. Adopted.
Mr.. Calkin offered n resolution
: declaring 1t to be the sentiment Q
the American people that iinmcd
ate reparation should be made b
the Government of Great Britai
! for the destruction Of vessels bC
\ longing to citizens of the Unite
n States, by the piratical steamer A
o ALBANIA, and other steamers Of lik
2 character, and requesting the Pre-
' idcnt to press the Alabama claim
o to an immediate settlement, so thi
h citizens shall be promptly rcmun,
It rated for their losses, and the nj
tion's honor maintained.
The House refused to second th
. previous question, and the resolr
c ton was referred to the committe
Q on Foreign Affairs.
a Mr.. Schenck introduced join
resolution declaring that the 30t
= of May being the day appointe
u for the decoration of the graves c
Q the soldiers who died in defense c
;. the Union, as n public holiday, an
: be forever observed as such by tn
y people of the United States
y Passed without division.
s. Mr.. Schenck offered a resolutio
D. giving the Committee of the Who
,e authority to stop debate on an
:, portion Of the tariff bill. Adopte
Y Lib to 10.
d Mr.. Niblack introduced a joiI
\. resolution for the payment Of
Of bounty TO all soldiers who we,
q mustered into the service und,
=, the Presidents proclamation oftl
!" Sd Of May, 1861. Referred.
er The House then went into col
M. mlttee on the Tariff bill.
of The committee rose, having pr
M gressed as far az page Is Of 4
' bill which contains fifty pages.