The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

issippi. The San Domingo resolutions,
as amended by the House, then came
up. tt. question being upon Mr..
Summers motion to amend by order
ing an inquiry into the civil war now
In progress and the relations with
Hayti. Messrs. Stewart, Morton and
Yates opposed all amendments, and
spoke in favor Of annexation. Mr.
Schurz opposed the whole scheme,
showing how climate and other con-
siderations would render it a failure.
The amendments were then rejected.
Mr.. Sumner then offered amendments
for the withdrawal Of the United
/ States naval force in Dominican wat
ers, that the commission shall not
make its investigation till that's done
to inquire whether there is any gov
eminent to treat with, and whether
the Constitution Of Dominica ,prohib-
its the alienation Of its territory. All
the amendments were rejected, and
the resolutions, as amended by the
House, passed. Adjourned.
In the House a bill was passed for
procuring information as to the extent
of cereal crops in other countries. Mr..
Wilson, Of Ohio, reported bill to
prevent cruelty to animals while IN
transit over railroads-forbidding
them TO be confined in railroad cars
longer than twenty-eight consecutive
hours, without unloading and giving
the cattle rest, water and feeding for
at least five consecutive hours, except
prevented by contingencies. After
some discussion the morning hour
expired and the bill went over. A pc
tition from 600 business men Of Gin
cinnati, against the completion Of the
Cincinnati & Newport bridge on its
present plan, was presented. A res
olution Of inquiry as TO the necessity
Of legislation to prevent the spread Of
cattle diseases was passed. The death
Of the Hon. John Covode was an
nounced, and a committee appointed
to attend the funeral. Adjourned.
Jan. 12.-In the Senate the resolu-
ton providing for the celebration of
the one hundreth anniversary of !
American Independence at Philadel- |
phia was adopted. a bill was report !
ed to authorize the establishment of
an ocean steamship mail service be-
tween the United States and Austral- |
ia. A remonstrance was read from /
Mrs. General Sherman and other Ia
dies against the Woman Suffrage |
movement. The House joint resolu-
ton making appropriations for COM
pleting the work on the Louisville and
Portland Canal and the Desmoines
Rapids was adopted. The bill to pun
ish Congressmen for soliciting Office
from the Executive department for
friends was discussed and further con-
sideration postponed until Wednes-
day next. Adjourned.
In the House, the bill to prevent
cruelty to animals during shipment
was discussed and laid ever. A reso-
luton was adopted to inquire into
the expulsion or forced resignation of
ton of certain West Point cadets.
After a session in Committee Of the
Whole, the House adjourned.
Jan. 13.-In the Senate, Mr.. Thur
mau wanted to offer a resolution ask
ing the Secretary of the Treasury if
an account of the yearly receipts and
expenditures of the government has
been published since 1886, and if not,
why not. Mr.. Sherman objected, and
il went over. The House resolution
for Joint Ocean Cable Committee
were discussed for time, and the
Senate, after an executivesession, ad-
journed till Monday.
In the House, the Senate bill au-
thorizing an increase in the issue of
five per cent. bonds to 500, 900, 900
passed, with amendments that the to-
tai amount of funding bonds should
not be increased, and leaving the
payment of the interest op-
tional with the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. The House went into Commit
tee on the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. A pro-
tracted discussion arose over the ap-
for the Bureau of Educa-
ton, but the committee arose with
out finishing the subject. A bill was |
and referred providing for {
a commission to audit all claims for
damages by the steamers Alabama,
Florida and Georgia,
with their tenders, and for issuing
bonds Of the United States for pay
ment thereof. Adjourned.
Jan. I4.-In the House, the Execu-
tive, Legislative and Judicial appro- ,
priation bill was considered in Com /
mittee of the Whole. The discussion
was mainly on increasing the salaries
Of the Chief Justice and the Associate
Justices. The Committee agreed to I
make the salary Of the Chief Justice 6
S, 500, and Of the Associates $1,000,
after which it rose, and the House
adjourned.
Jan. 14.-In the Senate the follow
ng bills on subjects Of general inter /
,st were introduced: By Mr.. Stimson
giving to justices of the peace and
mayors Of cities and villages concur
rent jurisdiction with courts Of COM !
non pleas in cases Of violation Of the !
iauor laws. By Mr.. Emmett, Great
ng q lien in favor Of venders of per-
ional property and sureties. Thepar-
.ial appropriation bill was read the
eeond and third times, and passed.
t appropriates about 100000. Mr..
3ogardus offered a resolution memoir I
.lizing Congress to grant pensions to
soldiers enlisted after 1851, and dis
charged on account of sickness before
the expiration of two years service.
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mileage for the adjourned session to
officers of the House was discussed,
md referred to the Judiciary commit !
zee. Mr.. Hitchcock offered a res 7
olution directing the commit
lee on Common Schools to report :
On the expediency Of legislation to c
compel boards of education to pro- v
vide for the education of colored chill q
dren. Referred TO the Committee on
School and School Lands. +
Jan. l6.-In the Senate a House bill F
was favorably reported TO increase the d
pensions to disabled soldiers or their L
widows and children. The bill re- 4 4
moving the disabilities was discussed q
for some time on an amendment by b
Mr.. Trumbullmaking it a general bill, c
put it finally went over, and the bill .
irving the State of Ohio Jurisdiction y
,ver the property purchased by the t
United States for the Dayton Soldiers o
Home was taken up. Messrs. Thur 9 :
nan, Bayard and Carpenter opposed Y
he bill, and in their speeches approx v