Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-14
General News Summary /.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Ihe second session OF the FOrty- Seconu
Congress convened at noon on the 4th. There was
nearly full attendance in the Senate several
resolutions were introduced, among others one oil
recting an INQUIRY as to the expcdiency of immedi-
atey rebuilding the public buildings OF chicago
Bills were Notwithstanding compound inter-
est notes as a substitute for legalender notes; to
make Duluth port of delivery, and to establish
collection district at ST. Paul Qaid on the table,; to
provide for the relief Of the sufferers by the f re IN
passage of Civil Rights bill. The Presidents
Message was read and ordered printed. The an
nual reports of the heads of departments were pre-
sented and ordered printed Adjourned.
The roll-call in the House was responded
to by 2O1 members. The Standing Committees
were announced. Resolutions were offered and
referreda-to print 10000 copies of the Treaty of
Washington; requesting the President TO inform
the House under what law he had caused the Con.
stitntion of the United States and of the State of
South Carolina to be violated by proclalming mar
tal law and suspending the writ of hd6eds corpus in
certain counties in South Carolina, ETC.. asking the
President for information as to the security OF NE
and property in Kentucky: for an amendment TO the
Constitution SO that all direct taxes De assessuu
a basis of wealth.; for an investsa-
ton into the negotiations by the sec
retary of the Treasury of the new funded loan ~,
credentials of Herndon and Clark, of Texas were
referred. Bills were introduced-for revival OF
navigation and commerclai interests prosds bGp
stores and coal free of duty, and for the resump
ton Of specie payment to provide for judicial pro-
of Federal taxes to prevent the seizure of books
ETC., and to abolish moieties to informers extend
ing the time for the completion OF the sturgeon econ
dents Message was read, and the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the 9th, various bills
were introduced and referred. "A bill authorizing
steamship service between New Orleans and sew
eralsMexican ports and Havana, was introduced
and tabled. Resolutions We're adopted--ealling
for the report of the expedition of Captain Sell
fridge to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; calling for
the correspondence on the retirement OF Minister
Catacazy.. A motion to take up the resolution
concerning the suspension of the hd6edS corpus in
South Carolina was lost A bill from the House
declaring the meaning of the Eight Hour law came
measure, but before action was taken the Senate
adjourned. e.
In the House, on the 5th, several bills
were introduced and referred, among them one ap-
propriating money for the purchase of site and
the erection of building for a Custom House and
Post ONCE and other Federal offices at st Louis
bill was reported from the Post Office Committee
to revise consolidate and amend the statute relat-
ing to the Post-otfiee Department. The Presl-
mittee of the Whole, and the usual refer
ences were made, that portion relating
! to the union of the postal and telegraph service
being referred, after considerable debate. to the
Committee on Appropriations. by ayote OF 15O to
9S.. The resignation Of Mr.. Washburn, of Massa-
chusetts was presented "A resolution was adopt
ed for inquiry into the expediency Of the estab-
lishment of a Labor Bureau in connection with me
Department of Agriculture. with view to the
compilation of statistics and more complete recog
milton of the rights of the laboring classes .Ad-
journed.
=. In the Senate on the 9th, a resolution
that two witnesses who refused to answer sub-
pona at Columbia S. c. to appear before the ku-
Klux Investigating Committee, be arrested, and that
another who refused to testify also be arrested by
the Sergeant Arms were laid over. Bills were
introduced to amend the act to enforce the right OF
citizens of the United States to vote in the several
and corrupt practices in the election of Presidential
{ electors and members of Congress. "A message
was received from the President. transmitting the
correspondence concerning the Russian Minister,
Catacazy :. Executive session and adjournment
In: the House, on the 9th, resolutions
were adopted-that the Railway Committee inquire
INTO the expediency of connecting Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi River by ship canal; calling on
the President for instructions to naval commanders
in Cuban waters for the protection OF American life
and property, and the maintenance of the dignity
of flag; for information concerning the recent
executions in Havana in relation to the failure OF
Spain to carry out her promises OF reform IN the
referred-one for the construction of life stations
at Cape Cod Messrs. Kelley, Harper, Conger.
Lynch Perry, Willard, Wood, Marshall and Hol-
man were announced as select committee Re-
organization of the Civil Service The Appor-
honment bill reported at the last session was con
sdered in nsComnhttee of the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a petition of
.colored citizens for supplementary Civil Rights
bill was presented and tabled. Among other pc
titions presented one from wounded soldiers at
the Dayton (O.) Asylum, for modification of the
Pension laws. Notice given Of bill to abol-
ish the office of Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, and to reduce taxation. Bills were intro
duced-regulating the pay of officers of the navy
and executive departments; for the incorporation
of postal telegraph. The Standing Committees
were announced, and, after an executive session,
the Senate adjourned to the 11th.
In the House, on the 18th, various bills
were introduced and referred. the bill codifying
the Postal laws taken up, but before the read
ing of the bill was concluded the morning hour
PRED, when an adjournment was had to the nth.
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