The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-26

3 Douglas the salary as Commissioner
: Of Internal Revenue was voted on.
2 By tellers the vote stood y to 20. The
/ yeas and nays were then ordered, but,
= without taking the vote. the House,
! at 4:2O, adjourned.
JAN. 1s.-In the Senate, a bill was
passed to redeem all copperand nickel
coins when presented in sums of not
less than twenty dollars. Mr.. Nor
! ton moved to take from the table the
papers accompanying the Presidents
/, message in reference to the condition
Of the Southern States, and refer them
to a special committee Of five, such
committee to have power to employ a
secretary and stenogrspher, to send
for persons and papers, to administer
oaths and investigate the matters re-
serred to in the documents and papers
aforesaid, and the truth or falsity of
the crimes and outrages Of a political
character, alleged to have been COM
mitted in the Southern States. This
gave rise to a discussion of affairs in
the Southern States. Mr.. Warner, of
Alabama, supported the resolution,
and gave accounts of outrages in his
| State. Messrs. Wilson, Morrill,, of
Vermont, and Chandler favored the
adoption Of the motion, while Messrs.
Casserly, Thurman and Bayard OppOs-
ed it. Without reaching a vote, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, a bill appropriatlng
100000 to pay the expenses Of fixing
the Northwest boundary was made
the order for Tuesday. Mr.. Julian Of
feTe6 a resolution, which was adopted,
instructing the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire into the expediency
of legislation to guard the rights Of
States to lands granted them for edu-
cational purposes and prevent their
monopoly. The House then voted on
the Legislative Appropriation bill.
Amendments were agreed to for pay
ing J. w. Douglass, late acting Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, the
salary of Commissioner for November
and December; increasiI G the appro-
priation for the Bureau of Education
from S4, 500 to $4,000; increasing the
salaries of the Chief Justice and Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court to
! IS, 500 and $4,000 respectively. The
bill WIS then passed, as was the Post
office Appropriation bill. A bill was
introduced to provide for the admis-
sion of Utah as State. The House
adopted a resolution exonerating Mr..
Brooks from the charges made by Mr..
Hastings, and diseharging the select
committee from the further consider
alton Of the subject. Adjourned.
JAN. 19.-In the Senate, the bill
passed abolishing the offices of Admi-
raj and Vice Admiral when a vacancy
shall occur. Mr.. Morton's resolution
for a special committee to investigate
outrages in the Southern States was
passed. A billwas passed appropriate
ing 81, ,696 to pay a mortgage executed
by one Harmon, of East Tennessee,
which mortgage was executed 10 pay
counsel for defending him before a
rebel court martial for burning a
bridge during the war at the orders of
a Union commander. After an ex-
ecutive session of four hours the Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House, another steamship
subsidy bill was introduced. Also a
resolution for the improvement of the
Maumee river, above Toledo. A bill
providing a Territorial government
for Indian Territory was discussed for
short time, and then went over.
The bill extending the time to con-
struct railroad from st. Croix river
or lake to the west end of Lake Supe-
rior or to Bayfield, was taken from the
table and discussed at great length,
and then laid over. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
propriation bill, which appropriates
! 81, 43S, 900, discussed it for time, and
then arose. Adjourned.
JAN. 2O.-In the Senate, Mr.. Sum-
ner introduced bill supplementary
to the civil rights bill, the object of
which is to secure a remedy for the
indignities and prescription to which
the cOlored people are subjected on
raslrOad cars. A joint resolution was
introduced to prevent distractions to
the navigation Of the Ohio river
which declares at what height above
low water bridges shall be construct
ed. A bill was introduced to provide
for a tunnel under the Hudson river
at New York. A bill was introduced
to carry into effect the Constitution
and form of Government Of the In
dian Territory. A joint resolution
was adopted extending the time of
payment for settlers on public lands
one year longer. The income-tax re-
peal bill was made the special order
for Tuesday next, and after an Execu-
tive session, the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday.
In the House, Mr.. Sergeant had
paragraph read stating that General
Blunt had testified before the Com
mittee OF Investigation on Indian At
fairs. He stated that the Committee
had been unable to hear from General
Blunt, and requested newspapers to
make public the fact that the Com
mittee desired his presence as a wit
ness. The Senate bill to provide a
government for the District of Colum-
bia was passed. The bill provides for
the appointments of a Governor by the
President, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, who shall hold Of
! fee for four years; for a council of
eleven members, to be appointed in
! the same manner, to hold Office for
the term Of two years; for a Secretary,
to be appointed by the President, for
four years, and for delegates in Con-
gress. Adjourned.
JAN. d. Senate in session. In the
House, speeches were made by NJ.
Aspsr in favor Of revenue reform; by
Mr.. Julian on the public land policy
OF the Government; by Mr.. Degener
for the protection ofthe Southern FROM
tier Of Texas against the hostile In
dians; by Mr.. Mckenzie on Southern
reconstruction; by Mr.. Lawrence in
opposition to the bill passed on the