The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

Wednesday, January 4th, both HOus-
e. reassembled after the holiday re-
cess. The Senate passed Summers
resolution asking for information re-
lative 70 San Domingo, and briefly
considered the bill TO relieve Congress
men from the opportunities Of Office
seekers. After a short executive ses-
sion, the Senate adjourned. In the
House, Air. Wood asked leave to in
troduce a resolution Of inquiry rela-
tive to San Domingo, but Mr. Orth
objected.
In the Senate, on the 5th, bill was
passed in reference TO taxing insur-
anee companies. A resolution was
adopted requesting the President to
communicate to the Senate the latest
correspondence between the State
Department and Mr.. Motley. The
bill to pay $4,000 to J. Milton Best,
Of Paducka, KY, as indemnify for the
destruction Of his dwelling by order
of a Federal commander during the
war, was passed. Mr.. Best was at the
time a surgeon in the Union army
and his home was destroyed TO assist
the range Of gunners in Federal fort.
In the House, majority and minOri-
. ty reports were presented in reference
to the arrest and detention Of Messrs.
Bliss and Masterman by the Para
guayan Government. Both reports
were advocated and further discus
sion was postponed until tomorrow.
The President was requested to fur
nish copies Of reports made upon San
Domingo to the State Department
during the administrations of Presi-
dents Polk and Pierce. A bill was
passed giving General Schenek s2,5OO
a year to pay the salary Of a private
amanuensis made necessary on ac-
count Of the partial disability of his
right hand from wounds received in
battle.
Jan. 6.-In the Senate Representa-
tive Wilson, Of Ohio, made an argu-
ment before the Senate Committee on
Public Lands, in favor Of ceding the
public lands in Ohio TO the State.
The House, last session, passed bill
for this purpose. The committee will
report the bill favorably next month.
The amount Of land is 10000 acres.
In the House, the ParagUayan resO-
Iutions were discussed. The resolu-
ton censuring Rear Admiral Davis
for his conduct in delaying to proceed
to the rescue of Messrss Bliss and
Waterman and for his subsequent
treatment Of them was adopted
Resolutions censuring Admiral Cor
don for neglecting to aid Mr.. Wash
burne in reaching the Government
to which he was accr ,dited were
adopted. The remaining majority
resolutions were agreed to without
division.
Jan. THE time in the House was
spent in a general debate. and num-
bers Of members got rid Of a super
abundance of words about nothing in
particular. Senate not in session.
Jan. IO.-In the Senate, a petition
for the recognition OF the Supreme
Being in the Constitution was present.
ed by Mr.. Yates, and referred TO the
Judiciary Committee. The bill grant
ing the State of Ohio title and juris-
dietiOn over the property purchased
for the National Asylum for Disabled
Soldiers was reported with merely a
verbal amendment. Mr.. TrumbuIl's
Civil Service Reform bill was taken
up and discussed for some, until the
San Domingo resolution came back
from the House, when Mr.. Morton
moved to lay it aside and consider the
Dominican matter. The motion was
agreed to, and then Morton moved
the Senate concur in the amendment.
After considerable discussion it was
agreed that a vote be taken to-day at
4 o'clock. Adjourned.
In the House, the consideration Of
the San Domingo resolutions was re-
sumed, the question being on Mr..
Ambler,s amendment, which asserts
the passage of the resolution does not
commit Congress to annexation.
Ambler's amendment was adopted 1O6
10 76, and the resolution passed-yeas
123, nays 63. The contested election
ease of TiIlman, of Tennessee, came
up, the majority of the committee ia
voring him, and the minority his Op-
ponent. The bill to provide for cele-
brating the independence of America
on the Tooth anniversary, by holding
an international exhibition Of arts
and manufactures in Philadelphia in
1876, passed and the House adjourned.