The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-15
COEGREsS.


DEC. 5.-The third session Of the
Forty-lrst Congress met last Monday.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner introduced
a bill regulating the currency, and Mr..
Sherman tried Intellectually to get up
q bill relative to the right of the State
Of Ohio and the franchise of the in
mates Of the Soldiers Home at Day
ton. After listening 70 the message
the Senate adjourned. In the House,
Mr.. Dawes introduced a bill supple
mentIng the Indian Appropriation
Dill. The House listened to the Pres
sdent's message, and then adjourned.
DEC. Gin the Senate, bills werein,
troduced to repeal so much Of the act
Of July IA, 1870, as continues the in
come tax after December 81, 1859. A
resolution offered BY Mr.. Sherman, Of
Ohio, n. J, was adopted, calling upon
the Secretary Of the Treasury for cop
les Of the regulations prescribed by
him for the transportation Of goods in
bond from foreign countries through
the United States to Canada. Ad-
journed. In the House, a bill was in.
troduced repeating the income tax
Mr.. Logan asked leave TO introduced
and put on its passage bill abolish
ing the Offices Of Admiral and Vice Ad'
miral, but objection was made. A bill
passed by the Senate at its last session
extending the time for the eonstTue
ton Of the railroad from st. Croix riv-
er or lake to the west end Of Lake
Superior and to Bayfield,, came up a:
the regular order Of business in the
morning hour, was discussed at length
and laid on the table. Adjourned.
DEC. lin the Senate, several bill.
were introduced among them one {,
promote telegraphic communication
between AmeIica, Asia and Europe
Snd one to amend the Bankrupt laN
50 as to remove the Limitation of th,
time in which a bankrupt may apply
for 8 discharge. After agreeing {,
make a calandar Of daily order Of bus
iness, until It is finished, the Senatl
adjourned. In the House, several bill
and resolutions were introduced
among the former, one TO abolish tn
Freedmen's Bureau, aud one to pro
vide for the gradual resumption O
special payments. Mr.. Farnswortl
offered en- amendment to bin to au
thorize the Postmaster General TO is
sue one cent correspondence and pos
taIcards, and to abolish the frankint
privilege after April 1st.
DEC. SIN the Senate Mr.. Wilsol
introduced 9 bill prohibiting the as
sessment ofgovernment clerks for DC
Hticaf purposes. All officers are prC
hibIted from allowing these asses.
meuts TO be made, snd any ore pay
ing any such assessment is to be pur
lshed BY dismissal from Office and
hne not exceeding one thousand do
lars. Mr.. Morton introduced b
providing that ali elections for Pres
dent and members Of Congress sha
be BY ballot. This was referred to Il
Committee on Commerce. After 8
executive session the changes in Il
committees were annouced. Only
few were made, and those ,unimpor
ant. Adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Stevenson intr
duced the memorial against the New
port bridge. The Tariff and RevenT
bills, now on the calendar, were +
committed to the Ways and Near
Committee. The Postal bill was the
resumed, the question being on Farm
worth's amendment in reference
the ranking privilege. Messrs. Va
Wyek and Dawes opposed the amend
ment as not abolishing the priyilee
1t all. Mr.. Farnsworth explaine
that the stamps allowed member
would be kept BY the Clerk Of Il
Houa0 and Secretary Of the Senat'