Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-29
General News Summary,
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was presented from the Presidents OF the Ononda
"a, Ohio, and Saginaw Salt Companies, charging
that some Eastern salt importers have issued cir
cular throughout the country soliciting names 20 II
petition for the repeal Of the salt duties and alleg
| Ing that the statements In said circular are false
they ask Congress TO delay action on such petitions
until said Presidents forward documents giving q
faithful exhibit Of the facts A bill was intro
! duced and ordered printed, providing that National
Banks, on the 1st OF January 1874 shall have three
per cent In gold coin ON hand Of the aggregate cir
culatiOn increasing annually thereafter until they
have fifteen per cent. thereafter to keep reserve
/ In gold. instead of lcgatenders.. A resolution was
offered lnstrucing the Committee OF Investigation
/ and RetrenchmCnt to Inquire into the matter OF
/ the existence at New York and It's maintenance by
/ the Government officers under the name OF the
! General Order Business, Of an alleged monstrous
abnsc, fraudulent in character, and particularly
/ whether any collusion or improper connec-
1 tiOn with such business exists on the part
| Of any officer OF the United States, and to fur
/ ther inquire whether any officer has been Is
known by his superior officer to be guilty Of brib-
cry. taking bribes or other crimes misdemcan-
/ ors. and that the committee he authorized TO send
! Tor persons or papers. Consideration OF the res
| olutlon was postponed until after the appoint
/ ment Of tho committee A resolution was then
offered for the appointment Of the following Com
! mttee on Investigation and Rctrcnchment: Buck,
! ingham, Pratt' Howe, Harlan, stewart, Pool and
Bayard. A lengthy discussion followed, ID being
| claimed by Mcssrs. Trumbull, Sumner Schurz,
! Thurman etc, that the proposed members of the
| committee, or a majority Of them, were not orig
inal supporters of the resolution authorizing its ap
! pointment, while Messrs. Anthony, Howe, Conk-
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named as the committee were in favor Of full and
searching investigation into any charges Of corrup-
! ton which might come before the Senate
| In the House. on the 18th, large num-
| Der of bills were introduced, including the follow
| ing To punish bank, insurance State and govern
ment officials for bribery and corruption to pre-
vent cruelty to animals In transit bv railroads TO
prevent the appointment Of dishonest and incOm-
petcnt government officials and making the officers
appointing them, and the members OF Congress
frf
| ior preliminary survey Tor ship canal from the
southern point OF Lake Michigan to the Mississippi
the United States District Courts at St Joseph and
Sprngheld Mo-. to refund the cotton tax collected
! IN 1863 20 and '6I; to legnze polygamist mar
cecdincS IN Utah against polygamsts: TO authorize
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway to change the
direction OF their road in Michigan; also, for a
change in the direction Of the Ontouagon & Lake
Superior Railroad: for the improvement of the
navigation OF the DcsMOnes Rapids; for public
buildlngs at Oshkosh, Wis; for the admission Of
ltah as state; decaratory Of the rights Of
suffrage, declaring women entitled to suffrage un-
| der the Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment .
bill was passed modifying the steamboat act so IA
to allow boats on the Mississippi and tributaries to
carry $50 instead Of 40 pounds Of steam to the
square inch on standard boilers Of q inches diam
eter. and on plates quarter Of an inch in thick
ness. Resolutions were adopted-inquring into
the cause Of removal and condition OF accounts Of
General Bullock Of the Frcedmen's Burcau de-
claring that. while the House deems the conduct Of
foreign governments to he beyond its Jurisdiction
1t deeply sympathizes with all efforts TO establish
selfgoyenIment and republican institutions and
with the families and friends OF all persons who
have lost their lives either in the field or on the
scaifod, or elsewhere, in the of civil liberty
| Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the House
hill appropriatng $iOOO,OOO for public buildings in
Chicago passed. A resolution was introduced
providing for a Sixteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution, prohibiting giving aid to sectarian schools
ana notice was given OF an amendment to the Con
siitution providing that the President shall be in
eligible for reelection The President was re-
questcd TO give information as to the relations OF
the United States with Spain, concerning her treat
ment Of Americans In Cuba . A substitute was
reported for the bill declaratory Of the act Of July a.
1870 TO reduce internal taxes and for other purposes
"a biz was introduced and referred to
punish stock gnmbling by public officers, and for
other purposes. The resolution directing the
Committee on RetrenChmcnt to inqnrc into the
charges made in reference to the general order bus
iness in the New York Custom House taken up
and several amendments were offered and accepted
instructing the committee TO inquire whether any
charges for storage or cartng not authorized by
law have been made by custom officers: also
whether presents have been accepted by officers of
the Custom House from other officers subordinate
to them or acting under their control: also whether
the officers or employees Of said Custom House
have used their influence TO con
troll either of the last State Conventions Of the
/ Republican party of the State Of New York, and
whether assessments Of money have been made
to ne used to control primaries to secure delegates
TO state Conventions or for other political puT-
poses also. whether any officers in said Custom
House have been or arc being used as instruments
OF politica or party patronage. The resolution as
/ amended was adOpted-yeas 81 nays none An
! Other resolution was then adopted, directing the
/ same committee to inquire whether any Minister
oItne oI tne hltcd States m any foreign country Is
| engaged IN any mining company, and
/ using his official position for the pro
motion of it, Interests; and il so whether his do
ing so is compatible with his duties a. such Minis
/ ter. Mr.. Pool at his own request was eX-
/ cused from serving on the Committee of In
/ yestgation and Retrenchment. A resolution,
] ngl Df fffn Had tn a
seat in the Senate, was agreed TO, and he
in. resolution was adopted, directing the Ser
! geant Arms to arrest Saunders, the refractory
witness in North Carolina. Executive session and
! adjournment.
! In the House, on the 10Th, a number of
| bills were referred A resolution was adopted
| for an investigation by the Banking Committee Of
| the recent failure Of National Banks "A message
relative to civil service reform was received from
! the President, read and referred A lengthy dis
| cussion occurred on the Labor bill. @. A bill was
passed appropriating $27 $50 supply deficiencies
! in the expenses Of the Ku-Klux Committee Ad-
/ jouPned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bills were
| introduced and reforred-to grant Missouri all the
remaining public lands in said State for the benefit
of the school fund; TO authorize the Court OF
Claims to try the suit Of Carondelet re- The United
/ States. Resolutions were adOpted-asking infOr-
nation about the United States naval vessels sent
] to San Domingo; authorizing the Committee on Re
trenchment to lit in the city of New York, and al-
I thOrizingits subcommittee to administer oaths and
! take testimony; directing the payment, out of the
| contingent fund OF the Senate, OF 5000, or so
expenses OF the Retrenchment Committed
"A bill was reported from the Committee on
Finance to reorganize the custom service. =. An
appropriation Of $250,OOO for the expenses OF the
/ Geneva Commission. and one Of $4,000 for the
| Mixed Commission expenses at Washington, were
! passed ... A petition was presented from Usage
settlers asking for settlement as to the title for
their lands Fifteen thousand copies Of the re-
| c0mpanying message were ordered printed. :;
! The House General Amnesty bill
was taken up, and an amendment
was offered providing that the act shall not be con
strued to date back so as to validate the election or
! appointment OF any person to the position Of
Senator or member Of the House Of Represent
atiyes or to any Office civil military, under the
United States, which person then was at the time Of
such election or appointment Ineligible 10 the po-
stiOn; after considerable debate il agreed that
vote should be taken on the bill and amendment
on the 2lst Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the goth, the select
Committee on Civil service were instructed to in
quire into the expediency OF providing for the
election of Postmasters by the people. The Post
| Route bill was passed o.. Mr.. Gaegas, Delegate
for New Mexico, was sworn in. The Labor bill
providing for the appointment OF commission Of
three persons, to hold Office for one year who shall
investigate the subject Of wages and hours OF labor
and OF the division Of the joint profits Of labor aud
capital between aborer and capitalist and the social
educational and sanitary condition of the laboring
classes Of the United States and how the same are
affected by the existing laws regulating commerce.
finance, and currency, said Commissioners to be ap-
pointed irrespective of political or partisan consid
erations, and from civil life, debated at length
and passed-13i to 36. Adjourned the session
on the 2lst to be for general debate only.
In the Senate, on the 21st, a preamble
and joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution was introduced, providing that no
person who has once held the Office Of President Of
the United States shall be thereafter eligible TO
that office, the proposed amendment to take effect
after the 18th Of March, 1873; read and laid over.
The House General Amnesty bill was taken up,
and the amendment providing that the act shall not
be construed so as to validate the election OF any
body to an Office under the United States
Government who at the time of his
election ineligible by law, was rejeccd-ycas 2s
nays 29-and substantially the same amendment
ualD MI % .-.l..