Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-03-17
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the Senate, on the morning of the
4th, motion was agreed to to postpone the bill
TO repeal the duty on coal. A report was made
that the President had heen waited upon, and had
no further communication 10 make to the Senate,
when a resolution was offered and adopted with
out objection, rendering "the thanks OF the Sen.
ate 70 The Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Vice President OF
the United States. for the eminent ability, court.
esy, and impartalty with which he has presided
over the deliberations OF this body" The hour
o. tTsyS S the time sn sS oy gT lI' the
Vice President returned thanks to the Senators for
their approval of his official course, and then
1ne ast sess0n oI bo1 e asv u
The time fixed for the assembling OF the first
session, according to law, OF the Forty-second
to call the roll Of the Senators elect and the fol.
lowing new Senators came forward and took the
oath OF office Nessrs. Anthony Or. ~, Caldwell
Ferry jMic6.) Htchcock (Neb.l J, Kelly CoregonS
Logan CIll.), Morrill, (Maine), Robertson (S. C.l
stevenson {Ky.), sanlsbqTy, Ell (Del y Cooper
(Minn.), West Qa.l The names Of Senator'S
elect Alcorn (MseissippD and and ". CLAYTON ayoI
dent stated thatth name of Mr.. Vance Senator
from North Carolina, would not be called, as the
legal and political disabilities Of that gentleman
had not been removed The credentials OF MI Mr;
the table, also were the credentials OF Foster
Blodgett, of Georgia, and the two sets of creden-
Senator o Hamilton bad Y BEEN elected for the next I
term and the other certifying to the election OF
Reynolds The committee of notification to the
President and House, Of the organization OF the
Senate, were then appointed Adjourned to the
Tth.
In the House, on the morning of the
4th the Omnibus bill was received from the Senate
with a number of amendments attached to it, all
of which we're finally concurred III. Several
Executive communications were received An
nOuncement was made that the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose had waited on the Presi-
dent and were authorized to inform Congress that
he had no further communication to make, when
the hour of twelve having arrived, the Speaker re-
turned his thanks to the members for the commen-
dation they had been pleased to bestow upon his
official conduct, and declared the last session Of
the House Of the Forty-hrst Congress adjourned
sine de.
Soon after the adjournment OF the Forty-hrst
Congress, the new House was summoned to order
and the names Of the members by States was
called, and 222 responses were made, the full rep
resentation being 243 JAS. G. Blaine (Rep) Of
Maine was reelected Speaker over Gen. Morgan
Dem Of Ohio, by a vote of 1876 TO o.. Mr..
Dawes, the senior member OF the House, adminis-
tered the oath Of Office to the Speaker, and the
Speaker proceeded 10 administer the oath TO the
members. A resolution was adopted declaring
the following persons officers Of the House for the
Forty-second Congress-; Edward Mcpherson,
Clerk; N. @. Ordway, Sergeant: alarms; o. S.
Buxton, Doorkeeper; A., 5; King, Postmaster, and
J. G. Butler, Chaplain, being the officers OF the
last House. - Messrs, Hooper, Nlblack and SehO
field were appointed as a committee 10 join like
@ on & s OF b tine ;Sa 10 ws uP0s
ready to proceed to business. A concurrent res
olutlon was adopted-147 TO 17-for an adjourn
ment sine die on the Sth After the drawing for
seats the House adjourned to the 7th.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the com
mttec appointed to wait on the President reported
that they had performed the duty, and the Presi-
dent informed them that he had no communications
for Congress at present but should make one in the
course OF a week, and expressed the wish that
Congress should not this week fix day OF ad-
journment. Bills were introduced-to abolish
the tax on incomes; 70 provide additional conf
mercial facilities for New York-the Submarine
Tunnel bill; to remove the legal and political
disabilities from all persons on whom such are i'm
posed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Con-
stituton; to enable hOnorably discharged SOL
ders and sailors, and their widows and orphans, to
United states-the same bill which passed the
House last session and failed in the Senate "A
waS % ron M cais Gas a. 10 boye o.
ceiVed clear majority Of all the legal votes cast
by the Legislature of that State in the recent cleo
ton for United States Senator on the ground that
H. B. Vance being ineligible under the constitu-
ton, not entitled to be voted for, and has not
therefore, been elected. A joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the President TO appoint a
Commissioner 20 the international Congress on
Penitentiary Discipline. etc, in Europe. The
House concurren: resolution to adjourn on
Wednesday, March 8, was laid on the table,. Ad'
journed to the 9th.
In the House, on the 7th, the claim OF
Mr. Boles to a seat from the Third District of Ar
kansas, instead of Mr.. Edwards, was presented
and referred to the Committee on Elections.
The Speaker stated that with the exception nj
those on elections, mileage, accounts and public
buildings it was not his intention TO appoint the
standing committees until the December session
to which most OF the members were favorable.
The Senate joint resolution was passed for the ap
pOintment of Commissioner 10 the international
/ lAn m Ili-fi
plne. Adjourned 10 the 9th.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, memorial
was presented for general disarmament through
out the world, and a repeal Of the war clauses o
the Constitution of the United States. Bills were
ntroduced-supplementary to the civil rights act
intended to secure equal rights to colored people
| in all public conveyances, places OF amusement
churches, benevolent and other institutions, etc.
| to incorporate the Japan Steam Navigation Com
| pany, confined to the navigable waters of Japan
| TO facilitate commerce between the United State
| and China, and other Asiatic eountries to ratify
and carry into effect the constitution, and form
| government for the Indian Territory; to provide
| for the erection of a government building a
| Grand Rapids, Mich granting right OF way to Ger
tain railroads in Colorado to provide for the trans
portatiOn OF mails between the United States an'
| Europe, and other purposes; declaring the tru'
| construction OF the second section OF the act o
March 3, 1851, to settle certain accounts betweel
the United States and Mississippi to aid In the con
struction Of railroad from Lincoln, Nebraska, t'
| Denver, Colombo; to incorporate branches of tn
| Texas Pacific Railway Company, under the nami
| OF the North Carolina Extension Railway Compa
ny-the Companies to be the Eastern and westen
| Divisions, Western North Carolina Railroad, vii
| mington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad anS
| the Spartanburg q Union Railroad, OF South Caro-
lima; reviying grant of land to the North Louisi
ana & Texas Railroad, to connect Nicks
| burg with the Texas Pacific Railroad; In
| cooperating the Shreveport & Red River I'm
| provement Company; creating Shreveport a pOr
| Of delivery; to provide for the segregation an(
survey Of swamp lands in Oregon Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, bills were intro
duced-to repeal the duty on salt; for the repea
of the duty on coal; providing that in all cases o
| insurrection or obstruction to the law, either o
the United States of any State or Territory, BY
| a combination too powerful 10 be suppressed By
the ordinary Judiciary proceedings, and In all
| where the constitutional authorities of any Stat
Territory shall fail refuse to execute the laws
| It shall be laWful for the President to employ The
land or naval forces Of the United States to sup
| press such combinations and to execute the law
| even though the Legislature Executive OF sucl
State may not call for such forces; for the appor
| tionment OF Representatives to Congress among
| the several States according to the ninth census
| ... The Committee on Elections was announced
| as follows: Messrs W. W. McCreary, Stevenson
Hale POLAND, Finkelnburg, Thomas, Kerr, Pot
| ter and Arthur "A resolution was offered AM
referred against paying compensation TO contest
| ants for seats, who may be declared by the HOus
not entitled TO them but that the House may al
| low them actual expenses. =. The bill to repea
the duty on salt was considered in committee o
| the whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, a motion wa
agreed to to proceed to the election OF standin
committees, and resolution was submitted wit
list as agreed upon by the Republican caucus
and a request was made by Mr.. Sumner Of Mas
| sachusetts, that his name be eliminated from th
| Committee on Privileges and Elections, and me
| tion to that effect was agreed to. A lengthy an
bitter debate then ensued on the question of tn
removal of Mr. Sumner from the Committee O
| Foreign Relations, of which he had been Chairma
for a number OF years, Mr. Cameron, of Pennsy
| vania, being substituted IN bis stead. motion /
| postpone the consideration Of the question wa
| finally lost, and the resolution confirming the con
| mittees agreed upon In caucus, with the exceI
| ton of the change made In the Committee o
| Privileges and Elections, was adopted-3 to 8.
! Majority and minority reports were made from III
| select Committee on Southern Outrages. and weT
ordered to be printed. Executive session and az
journment to the 18th.
In the House, on the 10th, joint resc
luton was passed constituting the Internal Re-
enue act Of July IA, 1870 so as to provide for Ii
admission OF animals, especially those importe
for breeding purposes, free Of duty, from the DE-
minion Of Canada. Bills were introduced
abolish tho franking privilege; to repeal the ii
| come taxi TO authorize and regulate the constru
| uOn OF bridges across the Missisaippi Miseoul
and Ohio rivers; 10 amend the act regulating Ii