Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-01-26
CONGRESS.

was passed to hasten the survey of pri-
vate land claims. The bill giving Obi
o jurisdiction overthe Soldiers Asylum
at Dayton was debated. A bill was in
troduced for the establishment of an
Ocean Steamship line.
HoUsE.-The Air Line Railroad bill
was debated. A resolution was intro
duced looking to the restoration of the
general order system in the New York
Custom house. Several members from
Georgia were admitted. A bill was
passed presenting regulations for the
establishment of Ocean Cable lines.
JANUARY 17.-In the Senate, the
House amendments to the bill increas-
ing the amount of five per cent bonds
authorized by the Funding bill were
concurred in. A memorial was presen-
ted from the American Institute con-
cerning proposed industrial eXposi-
ton in New York City ON the eenten-
NAL anniversary of the nations birth.
A bill was introduced to prohibit states
from taxing foreign insurance compan-
les. The bill ceding jurisdiction to the
State of Ohio over the Dayton Asylum
was passed. A communication from
the President was received in relation
to the Ku-KluX outrageS in North Car
Olina. The bill to refund to the states
the interest on the money expended
during the rebellion, for war purposes
was debated. .1 -
HOUsE.-The Naval appropriation
bill was reported. The bill to regulate
the treatment of cattle on railroad cars
was passed. The omnibus appoopria-
ton bill was finished in committee of
the whole. The Military Academy
appropriation bill was passed.
SENATE, January 1S.-The Finance
Committee were relieved from the
further consideration of the Central
Railroad Scrip Dividend case. The bill
redeeming copper and other coins was
passed. A motion to appoint a Special
Committee to investigate the outrages
in the Southern States was debated at
great length, without result.
HOUsE.-The Omnibus and Post
Office Appropriation bills were passed.
The charges against Mr.. James Brooks
I were dismissed.
JAN. 19.-In the Senate, yesterday,
bills were introduced to incorporate the
North American Steamship Company
and authorizing the tunneling of the
4 North and East Rivers. Mr.. Nye
spoke at lenth on the Sutro tunnel bill
The bill repeating the income Tax was
made the special order for Tuesday
next. The Senate adjourned to Mon.
day.
HoUsE.-IntheH House, the Diplomat
ic Appropriation bill was debated. The
! bill creating aTerritorial Government
for the Districtof Columbia was passed
:, a Woman's suffrage cause being defeat.
eds to III. The House will meet to-
day for debate only.
SENATE, January 20.-A communi
, cation was presented asking equal right:
, for colored persons in Railroad cars. A
bill directing contract for Ocean mails
between New York and Bremen, fol
200 trip, to be made-to prevent
} obstruction in Ohio River approving
/ Presidents message with reference tt
Alabama claims-to refuse to REIN
: burse the States the amount of interes
!. and discount incurred in preparing
troops for service during the late war
HoUsE.-A bill to appoint Commits
7 sioners to audit Alabama claims
PLANTATION of Blunt's testimony on In
2 uldn dppiOpIldtlOilo W lllllt lliC kOCS1S
!, Service Fund. The most. interesting
work of the day was voting upon th
2 Woman suffrage bill in District of Co
: lumbia. The bill was defeated, yea
q 55, nays 115.
: JAN. 24.-In the Senate Mr.. 0. z
StearnS was sworn in as successor to u
S. Norton, of Minnesota, deceased
The resolutions ofthe Indiana Legisla
ture againts the annexation of San Dc
; mingo were read, ordered to be printe,
: land laid on the table. The Judiciar
> Committee made majority report il
y favor of admitting Joshua Hill as Sena
e tor from Georgia. The bill increasin
# the pensions of disabled soldiers an
: Isailors and the widows and children {
/ deceased soldiers and sailors twenty pc
+ cent for five years was passed. Trum
o bulls Civil Service bill came up. /
: vote was not reached. A memoirs
S was presented from citizens of Obi
: asking that a portrait of John Allen,
+ ISurviving revolutionary veteran, of Obi
It be placed in the rOtunda of the CapitO
S Adjourned.
In the House resolutions were preSen
e ted from the Indiana Legislature agains
:, the annexation of San Domingo, an
r from the Legislature of Indiana; W
+ w. Pain was sworn in as membe
is from Georgia. A bill fixing the ran
$ of surgeons, engineers, paymasters an
: chaplains in the navy was passed.
l. Joint resolution was passed for the al
g pOintment of a Commissioner to inves
d tigate the fish and fisheries of the I'm