Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-12
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the Senate, on the 4th, bills were in
troduced and referred-to enable honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors, and their widows
and children, to acquire homesteads on public
lands of the United States; making grant of land
to the State of Kansas, in alternate sections and
to aid in the construction Of certain railroads !;
amending the Bankrupt act SO to give priority
in the distribution of bankrupts estates to wages
due any operative, clerk. or house servant to an
amount not exceeding S20n. =. The bill amenda-
tory Of the funding act of last session, authoriz
ing an increase of the issue of five per cent bonds
from $500 900 to $500 0O0 900, and making the
interest on the same payable quarterly, was
taken up and passed. Resolutions were adopted
calling fer information on. San Domingo
matters; directing inquiry by the Finance
Committee to the expediency of imposing a
tax of one dollar on each application for an Off
cial position having salary OF , less than d sdov ~
the President, or made and presented to any au-
thorized department; and where the salary is in
excess of 81 000 further tax of fifty cents Is ad-
ded :. A resolution was introduced and referred,
directing inquiry into the alleged completely OF
Senator Sprague with blockade runners during
the late rebellion The bill for the relief of
Congressman from opportunities in appointments
to office was briefly considered. Executive ses
sion and adjournment.
In the House, on the 4th, bills were re-
ported-the annual Indian Appropriation bill,
made the special order for the 11th and bill
making an additional appropriation of 50 1900 for
the improvement of the Louisville and Portland
canal made the special order for the 10th Bills
were introduced and referred-to extend the bene-
fits of the homestead policy to disabled soldiers
and sailors, and to widows and orphans and de-
pendent relations of those who died in the service
of the country; to provide that no pensions shall
hereafter be allowed, except in cases where the
wounds or disabilities were contracted in actual
hostility against the public enemy; to repeal SO
much of the National Currency act of July II, 1870
as provides that no banking association shall have
circulation in excess of S500,00O; requiring the
modification of the Newport and Cincinnati bridge
recommendation; authorizing the establishment
of Bureau of Mining. The San Domingo ques-
ton was debated at length, and notice was given
of an amendment to the Senate joint resolution in
reference to San Domingo, with view to Its ap-
plcation to Cuba. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 5th, bill was in
troduced directing the President to nominate to
the Senate six inspectors of Indian affairs, to be
under the. direction of the Interior Department,
and at salary of $4,000 per annum. to visit the
Indian tribes, and inspect their sanitary, indus
trial and educational condition. Bills were
passed-relatve to internal taxes; to make restor-
alton for the destruction of the Union troops
of house at Paducah, KY, during the war....A
resolution was adopted calling for the correspon-
dence between Minister Motley and the Depart
ment of State. An opinion of the Attorney
General was reported, that the United States is
bound by the treaty obligations to issue to the
Choctaw Indians S250,000 in bonds, and resolu-
ton was adopted declaring the President to have
the power, without further legislation, to issue the
bonds. The vacancies in the Committee on Ma
val Affairs and the Pacific Railroad were filed by
the appointment of Mr. Jewett, the new Senator
from Missouri. The Vice-Prcsident announced
as Select Committee to consider the charges
b1ockade-running during the rebellion, Messrs.
Thurman, Trumbull, Howe and Wiley. .Execu-
tive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 5th, a letter was re-
ceived from MI. .Schenck. announcing his resignation
member and the speaker announced that he had
appointed Mr.. Orth of Indiana, to fill the vacancy
in the Committee of Ways and Means, caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Schenck. On motion, the
President was requested to furnish copies of the
report of John Hogan, United States Commits
siOner, the resources and condition of the Domi
nican Republic, made during the administration of
President Polk, and the report of Capt G. b, Nc
tration of President Pierce. "A bill was passed,
giving Mr.. Schenck, the United States Minister to
England, an additional allowance of s2,5G0 year,
for private expenses. Adjourned.
No session of the Senate on the 9th.
In the House, on the 9th, bills were
introduced-to create an additional collection
district in Texas; to make the city of Sabine Pass
a port of entry; relating to the survey of the
Natchez and Angelina rivers in Texas. .Reso-
Affairs in reference to the dispute between Mniste
Washburn and the late GovcLnm of Paraguay,
were taken up, and the following were adopted:
directing court of inquiry for the trial of Admit
rails Gordon and Davis-90 to %; declaring that
Admiral Gordon, in neglecting to aid Mr.. Wash
burn in reaching the Government to which he was
accredited, failed in the discharge of his duty
commander of the Atlantic Squadron to 80;
disapproving of the conduct of Rear Admiral Chas.
H. Davis, in delaying, for an unreasonable time,
to proceed to the rescue of Messrs. Bliss and
Masterman, in accepting their release in the
manner and under the circumstances detailed in
the testimony, in receiving holding, and treating
them as prisOners-100 to GA resolution was
adopted, instructing the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire into the expedency of providing,
served ninety days in the army for the Union and
was honorably discharged, shall receive 100 acres
service to count part of the five years required
by the homestead act of 1862. Adjourned, the