Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-07
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the Senate, on the 25th, Powell Clay
ton, senator-elect from Arkansas, appeared and
took the oath OF office. =. The cases OF Messrs
Blodgett aud Goldthwaite, claiming seats from
Georgia and Alabama were debated and laid over
-. The Deficiency Appropriation bill was consid-
iourned. 80
No session Of the House on the 25th.
In the Senate, on the 27th, Mr.. Summer
submitted and had read an additional resolution
on the San Domingo question, and then proceeded
to deliver lengthy speech against the annexation
scheme OF the administration, characterizing 1t as
disregard Of law and precedent, etc. Senators
Morton and Howe responded to the speech of Mr..
Sumner. The attendance in the galleries and cor
rtdors to listen to this debate IL said TO have been
the largest ever assembled in the Senate chamber.
Before concluding his remarks Mr.. Howe yielded
the floor for an adjournment.
In the House, on the 27th, bills were in
troduced-to secure suffrage to the people Of Utah,
withOS distinction of race, sex or previous con-
diuon Of servitude TO place the mission TO Russia
in all respects on the same footing with ths mis-
sions to Great Britain, France, and Germany. IA
series Of resolutions were offered and referred,
declaratory Of what the financial policy OF the
government should be: thft The taxes should be
for revenue only, and not for the benefits of class
interests at the general expense; that economy re-
quires there should be raised only $3.50 000, 600
revenue including interest; 25,060,0OO toward
paying the principal q the public debt; and that
be appointed at the present session, special COM
mittee Of seven be appointed to report reform
revenue tariff, without discrimination in favor of
particular interests. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 29th q memorial
was presented and tabled asking for the adoption
of such measures as will secure court OF nations,
where all questions may be decided, and urging
that In the points at issue between Great Britain
and the United States, every effort may be made to
avoid war between the two countries. "A reso
luton was offered and objected to insructing the
Committee on the District of Columbia to inquire
into the exclusion of Frederick Douglass and his
son from the privileges OF common travellers on
the mail steamer between Aqua Creek and Wash
ington, and 10 consider what remedy can be ap-
piled to prevent the repetition of such treatment
account OF color. After the expiration of the
morning hour, consideration of Mr.. Summers San
Domingo resolutions was resumed, and Mr.. Howe
concluded his reply to Mr.. Sumner, after which
Mr.. Schurz took the floor In behalf of the position
taken by Mr.. Sumner. Pending an animated de-
bate between Messrs. Schurz and Morton, the
Senate went into executive session and afterwards
adjourned.
In the House, on the 2Sth, memorial
was presented from Archie B. Fisk claiming that
he was elected member OF Congress from the
Fourth District OF Mississippi, and protesting
against the right of all the sitting members from
that State bill was reported from the special
committee on the Presidents message to enforce
the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution the United States, and for other
purposes, which bill was read the first and second
time, and motion was made to recommit the bill
to the committee, ana general debate ensned .
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the goth, the San Do.
mingo discussion was resumed, aud Messrs. Schurz,
Morton and Harlan debated the question, when
motion TO lay Mr.. Summers resolutions on the
table was carried-yeas 80, nays 1.-THE Repubi
cans voting in the negative being Messrs. Patter-
son, Robertson, Schurz and Sumner The reso-
luton instructing the Judiciary Committee to
report bill to repress disorder In the South was
taken up, after which the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, the bill
reported from the select committee for the sup
preston of disorders at the South was further con-
sidered and debated The Speaker announced
the following standing committees On Accounts
-Messs. Bufinton,. Sawyer, Harris, of Mississip-
pi, Archer and Lewis. On Printing-Messrs
Beatty, Elliott, Roberts and Price. =. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Both, resolution
was offered and laid over. calling upon the Secre-
taries Of the Treasury of War, and the Navy, to
report TO the Senate at the next session schedule
OF the property by classes, with its estimated yaue,
which has been seized or taken possession ofsince
January I, 1851, by order, authority, in the name
Of their departments, respectively; what dsposi-
ton has been made of said property; what por-
tions sold, and what became OF the money pro-
ceeding therefrom, etc The motion to recon
bill, and TO carry out the decision of the
Supreme Court, was adopted. The amendment
to the order Of business, TO allow the considera-
ton Of any bill on the South passed by the House
of Representatives was debated aud adopted. =.
The resolution instructing the Judiciary Commit
tee to report a bill for the suppression of out
RACES At the South was further considered. .Ad
iourned.
In the House, on the S0th,, the Senate
bill granting Phebe Scofeld pension OF s. per
month from June s. 1867, she being at that time
one hundred years old, and the widow of a Revo-
lutionary soldier, was passed The Ku klux
bill was debated at considerable length. Ad-
jouned e
In the Senate, on the 31st, debate on the
resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to
report in favor OF Ku-Klux legislation was CON
tinued, Mr.. Pool advocating the adoption of the
resolution in lengthy speech, after which Mr.
Blair was awarded the floor, when the Senate
went into executive session, and adjourned to the
I'd.
In the House, on the 31st, resolutions
were adopted directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish an estimate of the number Of
pounds of paper that win be required replace the
present bank circulation, and the cost per pound of
the distinctive paper now used for legal-tender
notes fractional notes and bonds prior TO 1870,
amount paid for paper now used, etc; requesting
any correspondence between the department and
our Minister Plenipotentiary at Florence in rela-
ton to the occupation OF Rome by the king of
Italy, and what correspondence has taken place
since December /, 1870. "A bill was passed au-
thorizng the Secretary of the Treasury to change
the name of the ship William +. Slower to that of
Hamilton Fish. Tue bill to enforce the Four
teenth Amendment was debated. Adjourned, the
session on the lst to be for debate only.