Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-18
Warrington and Congressional News.

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JAN. Ex-senator TrumbaI's project OF
reform in the civil service Of the govern
ment, which contemplates making it a
penal offencs for members OF Congress
to recommend applicants for Office, was
/ again taken up in the Senate to-day and
| discussed at considerable lengths No
action was taken, however, and the mat
! ter went ver till next Wednesday. The
| Senate referred 10 the Committee on
1 Foreign Relations the House bill for IN
international exposition in Philadelphia
in 1916, and referred to the judiciary
| Committee a remonstrance, signed by
Mrs. General Sherman and a thousand
other ladies, including many Of the eltei
Of Washington society, against woman
suffrage. There was no other point Of
interest in the Senate proceedings.
The proceedings Of the House were of
a routine character. being chiefly con-
fined to making progress in the LegislE-
tive Appropriation bill. One good thing
was done in the ENGRAVING on that bill
Of a provision repeating the law which
authorized the publication in newspapers
Of the statutes OF Congress. It's repeal
was ~vehemently opposed by Southern
republicans, notably by Mr.. Maynard,
Of Tennessee. But the absurdity OF the
thing, was too barefaced 10 permit its
longer continuance, and the repeating
provision was adopted by a majority Of
seven. The bill to regulate the trans
pOrtation Of cattle by railroad was de-
bated during the morning, and its con-
stitutionality assailed and defended; but
before reaching a vote on its passage the
morning hour expired, and the bill went
over till the next morning hour, which
will not be before Tuesday the 18th.
The Cherokee delegates arrived here
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secure the ratification OF the treaty sent
to the Senate by the President during
the latter part Of the former session Of
Congress, providing for the payment Of
$4,000, the price agreed upon under
the treaty of 1865, for some o 1000, 600
acres Of land lying in the southern part
of Kansas.
JAN. l2-The Senate spent the greater
part of the day yesterday in executive
session, the result Of the secret delibera-
ton being the combinations, by a ma
jOrity Of three to one, Of Vice Admiral
Porter as Admiral. The appointment OF
Rear Admiral to the rank Of vice admir-
al was acted upon, but its confirmation
will naturally follow the other, and that
action efectuslly disposed OF the House
bill abOlishing the ranks Of admiral and
vice admiral. Resolutions were pre-
scented in open session from the Penn
sylvania Legislature and from the Phila-
delphia Common Council asking the
Executive 70 request tho general CO.
operation and attendance of citizens Of
the whole country in the proposed In
ternatiOnal Exposition at Philadelphia
in 1876.
The morning hour in the House was
given 70 the consideration Of private
bills, Of which about a dozen were pass
ed. This business was followed by a
financial measure of very great impor-
lance, which wa disposed Of satisfactOr-
lily and without unnecessary discussion
or consumption of time being, the Senate
bill authorizing the increase OF the five
per cent bonds, provided for by the
Funding law Of last session, from two
hundred to five hundred millions OF
dollars. One amendmentwas to leave
il within the discretion Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to decide whether
the interest should be payable quaterly,
/ as provided for in the Senate bill.
and the other was to add q proviso
that the aggregate issue Of bonds author
lied by the Funding law should not be
increased. The amendments were
agreed TO, and the bill passed. It will
be necessary for the Senate 10 concur in
these amendments before the bill can be
sent TO the President for his approval.
Subsequently the HOuse went into
Committee OF the Whole on the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill. The items for
the Department Of Agriculture and for
the Bureau Of Education were, however.
voted on, and the amounts increased
oven over what were reported by the
Committee on Appropriations.
The advocates of woman suffrage. who
have been on the rampage in Washing
ton during the week under the mar
shalship of Susan B. Anthony and Vic
toEia c. Noodhull, were checked in their
via career yesterday. Mr.. LOughridge,
OF lows, a man who would hardly he