Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-12
CONGRE SSIOEAL.


CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.-Tuesday May Elm the
Senate, the joint resolution to make May
Both a public holiday, was offered by
Sherman, and referred to the Military
Committee. The bill giving Mrs. Lin
coin pension, was discussed and laid
aside, Mr.. Sumner saying the Commit
tee on pensions would this week report
bill with evidence on the subject. The
bill to settle the accounts of army and
navy officers was favorably reported.
The joint resolution giving S25, 900 to
Wilberforce University was discussed
and laid aside. The report of the Con-
ference Committee on the census bill
was adopted. The Omaha & North
western land grant bill passed, and also
the bill limiting the number of special
agents of the Treasury to 50, passed,
with amendments. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the Housea concurrent
resolution to adjourn finally on July 4
passed by vote of S. toI55. Mr.. Jencks
reported a Civil Service bill, provid-
ing that all appointments TO offices, ex-
cept POstoffices and similar ones, shall
be made from persons having passed an
examination before Civil Service Board
the appointment of which is provided
for. The bill was distressed until the
close of the morning hour. The House
then went into committee on the Tariff
Till. All the remaining paragraphs ION
iron were struck out. The duty on steel
in ingots, blooms or billets, on rolled or
hammered into bars, &c, was reduced
from 81 cents to . cents per pound. The
duty on all kinds of steel not Otherwise
IL. f.-
pound. Pending the discussion on rail-
way steel, the committee arose, and the
House adjourned.
SENATE-Wednesda May 1.-The
House concurrent resolution for adjourn
ment sine die was discussed till the end
of the morning hour. JJinL resolutions
were passed to amend the act of 4 Aprii
20, 1870, relative to deficiencies for car
rying out the Reconstruction acts; dona-
ting cannon 10 the Mcpherson M0nu-
mental Association. The following bills
passed: The House joint resolution to
pay the widow Of the late Gen. Rawiins
one years salary as Secretary OF War;
to allow Il sediment of accounts of dis
bursting officers of the army and navy;
TO define the intent of the act TO allow
Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue
acting as Collectors of Internal Revenue
to pay as such; the House bill TO amend
the Bankrupt act, relating to its opera
ton i'll the Territories. Adjosrned.
HOUSE.-A resolution was adopted
calling for all the..additional correspon-
dence of Gen. Terry relative to Georgia
not already sent to Congress. The re-
port OF the Conference bill was agreed
10. The Civil Service bill was discuss
ed until the end of the morning hour.
Messrs. Finkerlnburg and Cobb, of
North Carolina, favored. and Messrs.
Maynard, Peters, Bingham and Payne
opposed it. The Tariff bill was taken
up in conference. The duty on steel
rails was fixed at cents per pound, and
on rails partly steel at u cent per pound.
On metal made by the Bessemer or
pneumatic process S36 4 ton. On steel
or partly steel wire not less than No.
I3, . cents per pound, and less than No.
l3, cents per pound, ami % cents per
pound dd UaLOreH1 in each case. The
al UdLOFeRG OIL piano strings was fixed at
. per cent. The duty on steel railway
frogs was fixed at q cents per pound,
ANA on steel car wheels at cents per
pound. Adjourned.
SENATE-Thursday May, 5.-In the
Senate Mr.. Edmunds reported the bill
granting a pension to Mrs. Lincoln, with
a recommendation that it be Indefinite
~ postponed. The bill and report were
ordered TO be printed. A joint resolu-
ton was reported providing for the eS-
tablishment of weather gauges and dai>
ly observations along the Mississippi
valley. The House resolution providing
for adjournment on the 4th OF July was
discussed, but no definite action was
taken. The Usage Land bill was taken
up, the question being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Ross, of Kansas, to take
the land from the Indians at twenty
cents an acre to give them to certain
railroads i'll Kansas at the specific sums,
giving the settlers on reservations the
right to purchase i60 acres at 81 per
acre. Mr.. Morrill,, of Main, made a
strong speech against the bill, saying its
passage would be a legislative scandal.
The bill was laid aside without action.
The Legislative Appropriation bill was
considered, and the Senate adjourned.
HoUSE.-The House spent the morn
ing on the Civil Service bill, speeches
being made by various members. Va
riOus amendments were offered, and the
bill, with these, was recommitted and
ordered to be printed. The Senate bill
to authorize the Northern pacific Rail-
road to issue aonds for the construction
of the road was taken up, and after some
discussion, the previous question was
ordered by vote of rs to 20. F'iibus-
tering then ensued to prevent the pass
age OF the bill. AT 4:50 the Hous adj
journed till Monday without coming to
Il final vote.
Who knows but that Kentuckey may
yet be regenerated from her present
inglorious attitude? The Frankfort
Commonwealth of Saturday says:
"Prominent conservatives of this vicini
ty have recently abandoned. the Demo-