Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the House, on the 10th, a bill was in
troduced and passed-1A to 46-under q suspen-
sion of the rules, removing all legal and political
disabilities, excluding only members of Congress
who withdrew from Congress and aided the rebel
lion, officers Of the army and navy who aided the
rebellion, and members of State conventions who
voted and signed ordinances of secession. The
resolution declaring that the tariff should be so re-
formed as to be tax for revenue only, and not for
the protection of class interest at the general ex-
pense, came up in order and was referred to the
duced and referred for the appointment of commits
aioners the subject of the division of profits be-
The aSe Of s
tinue the contract for the improvement of the har
Dor of Buffalo N. T., made on the 10th of Janua-
ry, 1853. "A resolution was adopted-130 to al
reaffirming resolution adopted December 10,
1870, declaring that the true principle of revenue
reform points to the abolition of the internal reve-
nue. system, which was created as a war measure
to provide for extraordinary expenses and requires
the repeal at the earliest day consistent with the
maintenance of the faith and credit of the govern
ment, of all stamp and other internal taxes, and
that properly adjusted rates should be retained
distilled spirits, tobacco, and malt liquors, so long
as the legitimate expenses of the government re-
quire the collection of any from internal taxa
ton. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 11th, the House
Amnesty bill was read twice and laid on the table
THE House Ku-Klux bill came up and lengthy
debate ensued The resolution to admit Blod-
gett and Goldthwaite, coming up in order, it was
In the House, on the 11th, Senate bills
were passed-to pay schenck his salary Minis
ter to England; donating condemned cannon for
the erection of monument TO the late Brig. Cen.
Nathaniel Lyon, of Missouri. :. "A resolution was
adopted declaring that the election for members of
Congress held in Tennessee on the sth of Novem-
Der, 1870, was held on the day fixed by law, and
therefore not void. The Senate amendments to
the House Deficiency bill were considered. .Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, memorial
was presented from the Republican Executive
Committee of New Orleans, asking the passage of
the pending Ku-Klux bill, or some more stringent
measure. m "A resolution was adoPted insLuctihhg m
recess, the best system of reducing taxes, to
leave only enough revenue 20 pay the working ex-
fered and referred for printing $4,000 copies of the
Presidents Message and Commissioners Report on
San Domingo. The Ku-Klux bill was further de-
bated. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 18th, petition
was presented from the New York Chamber of
Commerce for the repeal of the income tax. 80.
Bills were introduced authorizing the construe-
ton of bridge across the Missouri River at or
near St. Joseph; supplementary to the acts to pro-
hibit the Coolie trades to provide for the adjust
ment of the French spoliation claims prior to the
31st of July. Messrs. Strong and Starkweather,
members-elect from Connecticut, appeared and
took the oath as members 8 ~ The following com ON
tee on Rules-The Speaker, Messrs Banks, Gar
field Cox and Randall. On Public Buildings and
Plat Morphis. Orr. Getz. Wells and Perry. The
Senate amendments to the Deficiency bill were
further considered, and several of them were con-
CURED in. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, announce
ment made of the appointment cf Senators
Wilson and Carpenter visitors to West Point.
=. Mr.. Wilson, upon his own request, was ex-
cused from service on the Southern outrage in
vestlgation. On motion the Secretary of the In
terror was directed to furnish a statement of the
population of the United States, giving the rep
resentation and total population. of each State
separately, ascertained by the ninth census
The Ku-Klux bill was further considered, and
a verbal amendment, changing the phraseolo-
gy of the bill, was agreed to-41 to land an
evening session was agreed to for debate on the bill
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Barnum,
member-elect from Connecticut, appeared and
took the oath. The bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri River at or
near st. Joseph, was taken up, discussed, amend
ed, and passed The Deficiency bill pro-
ceeded with, and several Senate amendments were
concurred in, including one repeating the law
which requires the meeting of each new Congress
on the 4th of March-yeas, SO; nays, 9S.. ..Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the debate
on the Ku-Klux bill was proceeded with, and
amendments were agreed to-extending the time
within which the President may suspend the writ
of hdbeds corpus to the end of the next regular
session of Congress to- II; assessing damages
to persons and property upon localities in which
outrages are committed; striking out the clause
repeating the test oath for United States Jurors
"a to 25 Sundry other alterations in the bill were
adopted, and the bill was passed-45 to 15-Hill
cans, voting with the Democrats in the negative
Messrs. Pool and Pratt were appointed on the
Southern outrage investigation, Cice Messrs. vii
son and Nye, resigned Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, resolutions
were adopted-calling for report as to the expe
diency of Custom-House and Post-Offce build
ing at Oshkosh, Wis; calling on the Secretary o
State for information received at the State Depart
ment concerning iron and other ship-building il
Sweden and Norway. The Deficiency bill wal
taken up, and several amendments were agreed to
including one requiring banks to pay the expense:
of printing their own notes Adjourned.