The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-02-10
tn.JuIv Let. and there was no spe-


cd to postpone the whole subject
in order totakC mp the business
relating TO the District Of Colum-
bia.
Mr.. Wiley suggested on amend.
ment to the bill to allow free trans.
mission in tho mails Of ofrewspapers
and periodicals whose circulation
does not otexceed2,0O0. T .T
No vote was taken on .he bill.
Inthe House, Mr.. Slocnm read
an advertisement in the N. Y
Times as follows:
US. Naval Academy vacant
cadetsbips to be filed before Juno.
Parties of means address Congress
man, box LAT Times ofiee. Also
a West Point vacancy"
He offered a resolution, reciting
the, publication of the advertise.
ment. and authorizing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs toin-
quire whether any member of the
House ever sold, or offered to sell,
his influence as O member in So
curing appointments to the Militia
ry or Naval Academy, or whether
any member had received or OK.
pressed q willingness to receive
any valuable consideration for US.
ing his influence in connection
with such appointments, with pow
or to send for persons and papers.
The resolution was amended and
adopted.
There was no session of tho Sen.
atc on Saturday, and the session of
the House was only for the purpose
of speech making. f'e
In tho Senate, on the 7th, Mr..
Morton presented a resolution Of
tho Georgia Legislature accepting
the condition recently imposed by
Congress by changing tho State
constitution, and also ratifying
the 18th Ond 10Th amendments.
The census bill was taken Dp.
Tho House bill was read at
length, and also tho amendment of
the Senate committee, simply d.
recting tho Secretary Of the Into.
rior to so change the schedule and
blanks TO bo used in enumerating
tho inhabitants of the United States
in 1870, as to make the samo con.
form TO tho Constitution of tho
United States.
Mr. Conkling advocated at great
length the proposed substitute re-
ported by the Senate committee,
to takc the census under the act
of 1850.
Mr.. Sumner followed in support
OF the House bill. ,un bH
At $3.50 o message was received
from the House, announcing tho
death OF Representative Hoag Of
Ohio. i,. .t
After short addresses by Sena.
tors Thurman and Sherman, and
the adoption of resolutions of re-.
spect for the memory of the deceas-
cd, the Senate adjourned. ,o
E In tho House, q bill was intro.
duced and referred by Mr.. Scho.
field, to except from tho operation
, of tho Law abolishing tho franking
privilege the circulation of weekly
, newspapers within tho counties
where published, and ono by Mr..
Gctz, to allow all newspapers and
q periodicals published within the
> United States 10 be transmitted
, through the mails free of postage
when sent from the Office of pub.
lication to actual and regular cub.
sciibers.
Mr.. Benjamin introduced a bill
amcndatory of the laws relating
to tho rates Of postage.
, Mr.. Morgan announced tho
death Of his colleague, Truman H
= Hoag, of Ohio, and offered the
usual resolutions eScondolence and
respect. After remarks in honor
Of tho deceased membcrby Messrs
, Morgan, Bingham and Woodward,
= tho resolutions wero adopted.
Mcssrs. Dickinson, Beatty and
Amber of Ohio, Winchester Of
4 Kentucky, and Williams Of Indi,
. una, were appointed o committee
A 10 accompany the remains TO Ohio,
; Death Of EX-GOv. Trinlble.
u Ex. Governor Allen Trimble died
o on Thursday morning, February
3D., at Hillsboro, Highland county.
Governor Trimble was about 81
years Of age. lie was born in
, Kentucky, but removed whom quito
u young TO Highland county, whore
: no made his permanent home up
to tho date of his death. MIR.
Trimble was President of the
State Senate in 1922, and became
o Governor by virtue Of holding this
o place when vacancy occurred, in
n the same year. lie was elected