The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-02-18
FEBRUARY II.


TO grant lands to construct canal IN
Oregon, and to relinquish the interest
of the United States in the military
reservation in San Francisco. Mr..
Sherman introduced a resolution de-
claring that whereas the people of the
United States observe with deep in
terest the civil war in Cuba, and sym
pathiZe with the peOple, it is resolved
that the United States recognize
state of war and will preserve strict
neutrality between Spain and the peo-
pie of Cuba. After some little talk,
the resolution was referred to the Com
miUtee on Foreign Relations. The bill
to abolish the franking privilege was
taken up. The amendment to con-
tinue the free exchange and clrcula-
ton of newspapers was renewed:
After some discussion, the bill went
over. The Mississippi bill was taken
up and discussed for some time.
Messrs. Wiley and Howard supported
the imposing of conditions, and Wick
ers, and Upton, and Thurman opposed
them. During the discussion Messrs.
Nye and Fowler had personal alter
cation, and the latter had something
TO saw of slaves and slave drivers. The
death of Representative Hopkins, of
Wisconsin, was announced and suit
ably received, and theSenate adjourn
ed till Monday.
In the House bills were referred au
thorizing q bridge across the Mississ-
ippi at Clarksville, Mo-, and for fur
! ther reduction OF the army. ResOlu-
tions of inquiry were adopted calling
for Il report of the expenditures of the
Freedmen's Bureau and for the
amount expended in the District OF
| Columbia since the seat of Govern
neut was established there. The
House went into Q Committee and
took up the Legislative Appropriation
Bill. The appropriation for folding
documents was reduced in the House
from $50. 600 to SIS, 900 and in the Sen
ate from $4,000 to $4,000. Motions
were made, discussed and rejected to
reduce the amount allowed members
for stationery and also to strike it out
entirely. After further debate the
committee rose, The death of b. +.
Hopkins, of Wis, was 4nGoqnced, ad-
dresses made and the usual resolutions
passed, and the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY u.
The Senate was not in session on
Saturday.
In the House bills were introduced
to regulate the rank Of staff officers III
the navy; declaring pork-packers eX-
empt from the manufacturers tax;
granting land for a railroad from Col
umbia to Puget Sound to have the
! remains of General VIM. Steedman
late consul at Santiago de Cuba, sent
| to his home in Portage county, Ohio.
| Resolutions were adopted to print
800 extra copies Of the army bills )
| induiring the unexpended balances III
the Treasury at the end of the fiscal
year, and inquiring as to the use of
! the school funds in Tennessee, arising
out of the sale of land scrip. The
House went into Committee of the
Whole, and the Legislature apprOpri-
alton bill was taken up. Mr.. Davis
motion to strike out the appropriation
| for reports for the Congressional Globe
was rejected, receiving only three votes
| in its favor. a motion TO cut down
the appropriation for printing from
$500, 900 to $50, 900 was rejected. The
appropriation for the Library and
Botanical garden gave rise TO dicsus-
sion, but passed. The committee hav-
ing, disposed of about one-tifth of the
bill rose, and the House adjourned.
FEBRUARY IA.
But little of interest transpired in
the Senate. In the House, Mr.. LOugh-
ridge offered a resolution declaring it
to be the opinion of the House that an
increase Of at least 50,OOO,OOO in the
volume of the currency was demand
ed. A motion to lay it on the table
was defeated. on a call TO the yeas and
nays, by 70 to 90. The morning hour
expiring, the resolution went over
The Senate's amendments to the
West Point Deficiency Bill were nom
cOncurred in. Mr.. Morgan introduce
ed bill as substitute for the Senate
Currency Bill. Mr.. Logan addressed