The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-23

ton, and prescribes their powers and
duties, and authorizes them 70 call to
their aid bystanders as a posse conf
ftGtus. The authority to call on the
military authorities is struck out. II
also provides for the appointment in
each Judicial District OF Chief Su-
pervisor of Elections, and prescribes
his powers and duties. It extends the
Jurisdiction Of the United States Cir
cult Court TO all cases in law OF equity
that may arise under the act. 1t also
provides that hereafter all elections
for representatives in Congress (tO
which elections the whole bill is COIL
fined shall be by ballot, written OF
printed, anything in the laws Of any
State to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing. An evening session was held,
but little was done.
FEB. 16.-In the Senate afiidavits
were admitted verifying the sigma.
lures to a memorial from North Caro-
lima against removing the disabilities
of 2. B. Vance, elected as Senator
from the State. A bill was introduc-
ed to repeal the test oath. The bill
to relieve certain naval contractors
was reported with the Presidents We
20 thereon. The Senate refused to
pass the bill over the veto, only two
voting in the affirmative. Aftersome
business the Legislative and Judicial
Appropriation bill was preceded
with. The section increasing the Ju-
dicial salaries was then adopted as
tollowes: Chief Justice of Supreme
Court, s., 500; United States Circuit
Judges, $1,000; Chief Justices Of the
Coure Of Claims and Superior Court
of the District of Columbia, Sc, 900; As
soeiate Justices of said Courts, 5000
United States District Judges, 5000.
/ Without final action on the bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Stokes, ofTennes-
see, presented a petition in favor Of
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
The House then took up the report
on the West Point troubles. This
gave rise TO some discussion. Finally
the resolutions were amended and
adopted. They provide for the re-
storation of the three cadets who were
driven away; for the expulsion Of the
ringleaders in the First Class, and the
trial by court martial Of the rest OF
Of the class. The amendment adopt
ed court of inquiry iuto the conduct
of the officers of the academy. The
House passed, as a substitute for tie
Senate bill, another bill establishing
regulations to be observed by steam
ers TO guard against loss or danger By
fire, leakage, explosion or other aeci-
dents. Adjournd.
FEB, lin the Senate, on the 18th
the Committee on Claims was defend
ed against an attack made in q New
York paper, rejecting upon its re-
commentator for the distribution
of the proceeds Of the sale Of certain
cotton captured by Admiral Porter's
feet on the RedRiver Expedition. The
Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was taken up, and an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Trum-
bull was adopted. The amendment
repeals the proviso in the law propos-
ed to be repealed by Congress, which
makes a pardon conclusive evidence
of guilt in a Court of Claims, and
that the person who receives it is
guilty of whatever offense is recited
in the pardon, unless on its reception
he entered written protest to the
contrary. Without disposlng of the
bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the army apDrOpria-
tion bill was discussed. The report of
the Committee of Conference on the
bill creating a territorial govern ment
for the District of Columbia was
agreed to and the bill goes TO the
President for his signature. Other
bills relating to the District were call
ed up and went to the Speakers table.
A night session was held, during
which the National Education bill
was considered. Without action the
House adjourned.
In the Senate a bilf was passed per
mitting the Louisiana & Missouri
Railroad to to build bridges across the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The
judiciary Committee were discharged
from the further consideration of the
women's suffrage question. TheLeg-
islative and Judicial Appropriation
bill was considered in COMMITTEES Of
the Whole and reported to the Senate,
but without disposing of the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was agreed TO. The House went into
Committee, and took up the Army
Appropriation bill, the question being
on Mr.. Jones' amendment in refer
ence to national cemeteries, which
was rejected. The bill wss considered
authorizing the President to cooper
ate with Great Britain in appointing
a joint commission to fix the boundary
between the United States and British
America, from Lake Of the Woods to
the Rocky Mountains, and an approp-
ration now Of 100000 for the work.
Mr.. Dawes warned the House that
unless it was careful the total Of the
appropriations at the end of this ses-
sion would be SO, ,OOO, 600 greater than
at the end Of the last. Messrs. May
nard and Judd also opposed the meas
ure. Finally the Committee rose, and
the two bills were reported to the
House. The Army bill was passed,
but the other Wss laid on the table,
The report ofthe Judiciary Committee
on the McGarrahan claim was then
taken up. Mr.. Bingham made the
minority report, with resolution, di-
recting the issue of patents to MoGar-
rahan. Mr.. Peters, who made the
majority report, made an argument in
support Of it, and said the case was
the romance Of raseality." Messrs.
Kellogg, Kerr, HOtchkiss favored the
report, and Messrs. ElbKidge and Beck
favored McGarrahan. Dir. Cook
moved the government take the land