Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17


to authorize the refunding and consol-
idation of the National debt, TO extend
banking facilities and to establish specie
payments was debated at length, sew
eral amendments adopted and the bill
passed.
HJUSE.-The Tariff bill was debated
and then laid aside, and the Deficiency
Appropriation bill taken up. Mr..
Dawes, Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, was charged 10y several
Democratic members with having made
speeches in the House and in New
Hamp-hire entirely at variance with
each other. Mr.. Dawes denied that his
speeches confiicted in the least. In no
words that he uttered in the House did
he say that General Grants Administfa-
ton WAS more eXtravagant than that of
Andrew Johnson's. He did state,I he
said, that the estimates for the next
year were greater than they were in the
UOok of estimates for this year by the
prOfiigate Administration df Andrew
Johnson. He said in New Hampshire
that the estimates were too in,icir, and
he took the responsibility of saying so.
He also said there that he took it to the
people of New Hampshire from the
President OF the United States, and he
gave them that message. The dehate
was continued until Adjournment. -'i
SENATE.-Saturday, March 12--The
Senate was not in session..
HOUsE-No business of importancc
was transacted in the House, the session
being given up to debate Oh various
questions.
SENATE. Monday, March 14-In the
Senate, Mr.. Sumner ro 10 "a personal
explanation as to a statement that be
had received from Spain prop ,sitions iDr
the sale OF Cuba. He corrOboaated Gen
eral Prim's denial, aud stated the facts
which probably gave rise to the story,
Mr. Summer introduced bill looking To
the resumption OF specie payment on
the first OF January next. Mr.. Abbott
introduced bill TO amend the Bluz-
rupt Act. At O'Clock The Georgia Bill.
was taken up, whereupon :. debate en-
sued until o. ,lock, when it went into
executive session lasting several heurs
House In the House, number, of
private bills We're presented. 4 res0lss.
tieu, offered BY Mr.. Loughridge, was
passed prohibiting the carriage of nitro
glycerine and iTtiammable oils on Nest
ern Rivers. A bill passed giving Mrs.
Stanton a suIn equal to one years salary
Court. The House having gone ,nto,
Committee of the Whole on the Defici
ency Bill, and after discussing it till AS,
the rose and adjourned.
SENATE-Tuesday, March 15.-The
House resolution giving y years salary
as Justice ofthe Supreme Court to the
widow of Edwin NJ. Stanton, was pass
ed. AT the, expiration of the morning
hNis na NJ
Stewart and Ednunds addressed the
Senate upon the status of aff;,irs in
Georgia, the former against and the lat
ter in favor of Mr. Bingham's amend
ment limiting the terms of the present
Legislature and Governor At four
o'clock the Senate went into executive
session., aud afterwards adjourned -
House. Mr.. Scheuck moved to
refer tue. funling bill to the Committee
of Ways land MEANS Mr.. Gar
field moved to refer il 20 the Bank.
ing Committee, as being the proper place
for it, and proceeded 10 advocate his mo-
tion. After discussion by Messrs. Ran
dali, Wood, Schenck, Garfield, Nihlaek,
and others. the vote was taken, and the
House by 65 10 70 refused to refer the
bill to the Banking committee and then
sent il to the Ways d Means COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Butler, OF Mass, from the Recon-
struction Committee, reported bill to
admit Texas 10 representation in Con
gress. stating it was identical with the
Virginia and Mississippi bills, with t,sy
exception OF. an additional provision
that its passage shall not effect the con
ditions under which Texas WAS orig,
naIly admitted into the ,Union The
House than went into Committee ofthe
Whole (Mr. Scofield in the chair on the
deficiency bill. After considerable dis
cussion the committee took a-recess till
evening. .. .. ..; -.ag