The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-03-31
provides only for legislation Of deficiency bill,
and on Southern grievances. Adjourned


In the House, on Ae 2Sd. Farnsworth offer
ed aresolutiou, in consequence Of the Sena-
tors action, in restricting legislation to ad-
iourn until the first Monday in December,
Amended fixing the time Of adjournment on
Monday. Adopted. Bill providing for tho
ra.issue Of National Bank notes, amended SO
a. tS make national banking associations bear
the expense Of printing, and then laid on the
table. Senate bill for bridging the Arkansas
at Little Rock, passed. Message recelEeo
from the President asking legislation to secure
the liberty and property Of citizens in the
South. During its discussion sharp passage
occurred between Butler and Morgan, N
which the Charleston Convention came In for
q share. The, message was referred to spec
ial committee, when the House adjourned vi
Monday. 1 E
In Senate, Pomeroy introduced bill in re-
gard to disorders in the South, and authoriz-
ing the President in certain cases to proclaim
martial law. Referred Sumner offered reso-
luton on San Domingo, upon which discus
sion ensued, it being claimed that resolutions
were excluded by the restriction resolution OF
the day before. During the discussion Sum-
ner proceeded to read his resolution, when
Conking interposed point Of order, which
was decided by the chair permitting the Mas
sachusetts Senator to finish reading his reso-
lutions' Sherman's resolution instructing Ju-
dietary Committee to report q bill for the sup
preston of Ku-Klux disorders came up, when
Mr.. Scott obtained the floor and delivered a
lengthy debate in favor of the resolution. De
bate followed, participated in by Blair and
others, without reaching vote the Senate ad'
journed.
On the path, the Senate failed to concur in
the House resolution for adjournment. The
chair decided that under the rule prescribing
legislation, resolutions could not be referred,
but must be placed on file in the Senate.
Sumner sent forward an additional resolution
to the set he had presented yesterday, and
asked to have it read. After a discussion Of
Conklings point of order, raised yesterday
the Vice President directed the reading of the
resolutions Conkling's point of order was laid
on the table. Summers resolutions were then
ordered to be printed. It was then announc.
ed, that Sumner would address the Senate up-
on San Domingo, on Monday. Sherman'l
resolution of instructions to Judiciary Com.
mittee was postponed and the Deficiency bill
taken up. Without disposlng OF it the Senate
adjourned. -
The Senate on Saturday disposed of reso.
tion offered by Sumner to require the Secre.
tary Of the Navy to inform the Senate of the
cost Of maintaining vessels on the coast of Sar
Domingo, to which COnkling moved an amend
ment asking the additional cost, if any, ovel
what would have been incurred by maintain.
ing the vessels elsewhere, by laying the reso
luton aside, and proceeding with the defcien.
cy bill. After sundry amendments the bill
was passed and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on Monday, bill to secure
suffrage to the people of Utah, without dis.
tinction of race, sex or previous condition wa
referred. Also, bill to place the mission tC
Russia upon the same footing as Great Brit
ain, &c. A resolution by Hubbard, declaring
that taxes should be for revenue only, that
$3.50, ,00O, 900 is the most that ought to be rails.
ed for all purposes, and asking appointment
of Special COMMITTEE to report a reform
revenue tariff. Referred. House adjourned
In the Senate, the business of the day wal
the speech Of Senator Sumner in which hC
continued his arraignment of the President
and spoke for nearly four hours in opposition
to the San Domingo Scheme. he was ex
tremely bitter and manifested his intention
Of doing all he vas capable of to give the coun
try over into the hands Of the Democracy be-
cause the President had dared to proceed il
the matter without his imperial sanction
Of course, the earth moves on as ever in i'll
course, and no planet has yet wandered from
its orbit. Morton and Howe, both added some
words of protestation, at the conclusion Of tbs
Senator's oration, and we are assured Of q re,
ply from Senator Morton.