Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-15
General News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The second session of the Forty-second
Congress convened at noon on the 9TH. There was
nearly full attendance in the Senate. Several
resolutions were introduced, among others one di
recting an inquiry as TO the expediency Of immcd
atey rebuilding the public buildings Of Chicago. .
Bills were introduccd-authorizing compound inter
est notes as substitute for legatender notes; to
MAKE Duluth port o. delivery; and TO establish
collection district at st. Paul 0aid the table,; to
provide for the relief Of the sufferers by the fire in
Chicago dablod) Petitions were presented for the
passage OF q Civil Rights bill. The Presidents
Message was read and ordered printed :. The an
nual reports Of the headsof departments were pre-
scented and ordered printed. Adjourned.
The roll-call in the House was responded
o. to BY 2Of members. The Standing Committees
were announced Resolutions were offered and
refertedfo print 10000 copies Of the Treaty Of
Wmhinetoni requesting the President 10 inform
the House under what law he had caused the Con
stltuu0n OF the United states and OF the state OF
tia law and suspcnding the writ Of hdbeds corpus In
certain counties in South Carolina, etc; asking the
President for information ss 20 the security Of life
nndiproperty In Kentucky; for an amendment to the
Constitution, that all direct taxes be assessed
on basis Of wcalth; for an inyestga-
tion into the negotiations by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury OF the new funded loan .
A number Of new members were sworn, and the
credentials of HeTndOn and Clark, of Texas. were
referred Bills were introduccd-for revival Of
navigation and commercial interests, providing for
the admission OF oil .shipbuildng materials, ship
stores, and coal free Of duty and for the resump-
ton OF specie payment to provide for judicial pro-
cccdings In all cases of Assessment and collection
OF Federal taxes to prevent the seizure Of books,
etc. and to abolish mOieties to infOrmers extend
ing the time for the completion Of the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal. The Presi-
dents Message was read and the House adj djourned
u In the Senate, on the 9Th, various bills
were introduced and referred "A bill authorizing
steamship service between New Orleans and sew
cra Mexican ports and Havana, was introduced
and tabled. Resolutions were adopted-calling
for the report Of the expedition of Captain Sell
fridge to tho lsthmus OF Tehuantepec calling for
the correspondence the retirement Of Minister
Catacazy. "a motion to take mp the resolution
concerning the suspension Of the hdbe0s coyye,s in
South Carolina was lost. A bill from the House
declaring the meaning Of the Eight-Hour law came
up. and an amendment was offered abolishing the
measure, but before action was taken the Senate
adjourned
In the House. on the 5th, several bills
were introduced and referred, among them one ap-
proprating money for the purchase Of site and
the erection Of building for a Custom House and
Post. Office and other Federal offices at st. Louis
A bill was reported from the PostOffice Committee
10 revise. consolidate and amend the statute relat-
ing TO the Post-Ohce Department. The Prcsi-
dents Message was considered in Com
mlItee nntos OF OF, the Whole and the usual refer
TO the union of the postal and telegraph service
being referred, after considerable debate to the
Committee on Appropriations, by vote Of $50 to
!S. The resignation Of Mr.. Washburn, Of Massa-
chusctts presented A resolution was adopt
cd for an inquiry into the expedicncy Of the estab
Department Of Agriculture with view to the
compilation of statistics and more complete rccog
milton OF the rights OF the laboring classes .Ad
journed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, resolution
that two witnesses who refused to answer sub
pona at Columbia s C., to appear before the Ku-
Klux Investigating COMMITTEES. be arrested and that
another, who refused to testify also be arrested by
the Sergeant-at Arms, were laid over . Bills were
introduced to amend the act to enforce the right Of
citizens Of the United States to vote in the several
States of this Union to prevent and punish bribery
and corrupt practices in the election of Presidential
electors and members of Congress "A message !
was received from the President. Transmitting the
correspondence concerning the Russian Minister |
Catacazy .. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9th, resolutions |
were adopted-that the Railway Committee inquire |
into the expediency Of connecting Lake Michigan |
and the Mississippi River by ship canal; calling on
the President for instructions to naval commanders
IN Cuban waters for the protection Of American life
and property. and the maintenance of the dignity |
OF our flag; for information concerning the recent
executions in Havana; in relation to the failure of |
Spain to carry out her promises OF reform in the !
West Indies. Several bills introduced and |
reierred-one for the construction of life stations
at Cape Cod. Messrs. Kelley. Harper, COnger
Lynch. Perry, Willard, Wood, Marshall and Hol- |
man were announced n select committee on Re-
organization OF the Civil Service . The Appor-
onmcnt bill reported at the last session was con.
sidered in Committee of the Whole Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th, petition of |
cOlored citizens for supplementary Civil Rights
bill was presented and tabled Among other pc
ttiOns presented from wounded soldiers at |
the Dayton (O) Asylum, for modification of the
Pension laws. Notice was given of a bill to abol-
ish the office of Commissioner of Internal Rev
cnuc, and to reduce taxation Bills were intro
the pay OF oincers OF the navy
and executive departments; for the incorporation
of postal telegraph. The Standing Committees
were announced, and. after an executive session,
the Senate adjourned to the 11th.
were introduced and referred. the bill codifying
the Postal laws taken up, but before the read
ing of the bill concluded the morning hour ex-
pired, when an adjournment was had to the 11tb