Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-03-10
Weekly News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

statutes relating to patents ana cOpyrghtsi house
bill providing for celebrating tho one hundredth
anniversary OF American Independence. at PlIiia-
delpha. The House amendment TO the southern
Pacific Railroad blllwas non.concurred In, and a
conference was ordered, and Messrs. Howard, Kel
logg and Flanagan were appointed as the eglnmit. 1
tee. The Post o0lce Appropriation bill was
taken up and various amendments were considered.
=. Adjourned. Lii
In the House, on the 25th, n resolution
was adopted to pay Mrs. Leftwich, widow of the
contestant for seat, ss,5O0 for expenses OF the
contest. =. The Senate bill to amend the act to
establish the RAILROAD and bridges of the New Or
leans Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad Company
os post road was passed. The Omnibus Ap;
preparation bill was further considered and several
Items disposed Of Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the creden-
tias of Senator-elect Caldwell were presented and
fled. A resolution was passed providing for
the hecompensation OF the Georgia Senators, Hill
and Miller, from the date of their election, July
20, 1863, and their contestants, Farrow ana Whlte
ly, from their alleged election to the date at which
they were declared not elected to seats. The
bill to authorize the construction of the Cincinnati
& Southern Railroad was reported favorably from
the Committee on Commerce. a report was
made and adopted from the Committee OF Confer
ence on the bill for the construction OF q bridge
at Bonneville, Mo. "A report was made from
the Committee of Conference on the bill to
abolish tho grades of Admiral and Vice-Admiral
of the Navy, that the committees OF the
committee was discharged from further considera-
tion Of the subject. The Post Office Appropria,
tion bill was proceeded with, and am amendment
to increase the annual subsidy to the Pacihc MAI
Steamship Company to S1,00Q,G00 was laid on the
table and the bill was passed Adjourned.
Inthe House, on the 27th, a petition
was presented from South Carolina recounting
outrages upon whites and consequent retaliation
upon the blacks, and urging better government
or the separation OF the races in South Carolina.
The Omnibus Appropriation bill was further
considered ana AT nearly az the & Items Mere qisposGu pc I
THE Conference Committee on the question be-
tween the House and the Senate in refer.
ence to the right OF the Senate to originate the bill
to repeal the income tax, made report in behalf
of the House managers, recommending the adop-
ton of resolution maintaining that it is the sole
and exclusive privilege of the House to originate
bills directly affecting the revenue, whether such
bills be for the imposition, reduction or repeal of
taxes, etc A report was submitted from the Ju-
dietary Committee In favor OF the claims OF the
States OF Illinois, Indiana and Ohio for two per
cent. of the proceeds of public lands and Indian
reservations within those States since their adpis-
sion into the Union, estimating all such lands at
81 .25 per acre; also in favor Of paying TO the
Choctaw nation of Indians S250,0C0 tolls in United
States bonds under the treaty of April Is, 1s66..
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 28th, the credentials
OF John A. Logan, as Senator from the State OF
Illinois for six years from March 4, and of Phineas
w. Hitchcock as Senator from Nebraska for the
ensuing term, were presented, read and ordered
filed. Bills were passed-House bill to authorize
the duplication of registered bonds in certain
cases; to enable the Jackson, Lansing Saginaw
Railroad Company to change the northern termi-
OF its road from Traverse Bay to the Straits OF
Mackinac; a large number of pension bills -. The
River and Harbor Appropriation bill was report
ed, with amendments. Conference Committees
were announced--on the Indian Appropriation
bill, Messrs Cole, Harlin and StocktOn on the Leg
islative Appropriation bill, Messrs. Sawyer Trum.
bull and Bayard. The Army Appropriation bill
was proceeded with, and amendments were dis
posed Of. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 2Sth, bills were
passed-to amend section of the act of July 90
1868, in relation to fermented liquors. so as TO ap-
ply to making fermented liquids used for the man
uacture of vinegar exclusively, but not 10 be con
strued to authorize the distillaton Of fermcnted
liquors anywhere exceptin authorized distilerie
to promote the construction OF the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad; repeating ell laws and parts
of laws imposing duty on foreign coal-14i to AZ
to take effect Immediately; Senate bill passed In
April, 1870, for giving effect to various grants OF
public lands to the State of Nevada, and allowing
the selection OF school lands in California. The
| Senate amendment to the House bill for an Interna
tional Exposition at Philadelphia, in 1876, was con
Cured in, and the bill was passed. also. the Senate
amendment to the House bill allowing the issue o.
duplicate registered bonds, In cases where the origi
| nails were believed to be lost or destroyed, wal
concurrcd in, and the bill was passed Confer
| ence committees were announced-Messrs Sar
| gent Beck, and Clarke (kansas) on the Indian Ap
| preparation bill Messrs. Dawes, Washburn tWis
| consin) and Niblack on the Legislative Appropria
| ton bill. A bill was reported from the Recon
struction Committee to protect the loyal ant
peaceable citizens OF the United States In the ful
enjoyment of their rights of personal liberty ant
property, and to enable such citizens to preserve
and perpetuate evidences of losses claimed to have
| been sustained by them in the war in the State
| lately in rebellion. motion to reconsider thu
| vote whereby the Omnibus bill was tabled pre-
vailed, and substitute was agreed tolls TO 9S-
| emitting several items contained in the origina
| bill, and containing the following amendment
adopted by the House Appropriation Committee
Sixty thousand dollars for the Little Falls Bridge
increasing the compensation of Winnie Ream from
| 5000 to $10000 increasing the appropriation 70
| the survey of the Western coast from 100000 Il
$240,U00; appropriating $4,000 for continuing th
| survey OF the Northern and Northwestern lakes
| the bill was then passed-1l2 to 73.... "A Con
ference Committee was ordered on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 1st, the creden
tials OF senator-elect Frelinghuysen, of New Jer
sey, Kelly, OF Oregon; and Wright, of Iowa, wer
presented, read and ordered filed. A resolution
| was adopted to continue the investigation, by spe
cial committee, Of the alleged Ku-Klux Outrage
in the South during the first session of the Forty
second Congress Messrs; Cole, h9Hmsey an
| on the PostOhce Appropriation bill IA repor
| was made and concurred in, from the Conterenc
Committee on the Indian Appropriation bill
| The bill repeating the duty on coal was receive
from the House, and read for the first time, its sec
ond reading being objected to The Army Al
preparation bill was further amended and passed
In Committee or the whole Adjourned.
| Tn +ba Ionso on +ho lot hills x,,ar
IL 'no AAouso' 0h '"o A'| oiNs W.
passed-Senhte bill providing that no tax shall b
imposed upon any sums added to the contingen
onds of Insurance comnanies or on unearno
nram;nU,s Sanate biIl TX amend Tho act Of Mare
| ! Isss 20 ,astobI;sb and IecIare the Toilrnod an
,id, t5vo, W W the Ne nrioens Mob;ie q HheftennI
,,a I3siiroaS Comnanv n nnsi road. relatinS 10 tb
$500 of the Gnirtsy or Pbe Iinitad States senst
r1Si a,i ~ NJ I o ~ ,e tnc,i" 20 @
rna5 5ronn he veestern bnndnrv Of Minnesota
ne MinnineS district In RrItish' kinerica and !
ro,id uo " gp Re sractian 81 nyerntaent hTiiidir
~ Trentnn N Resoluti6ns were adapted /
nev Nsssra Rogcrs of Tennessee ana FSGIesIo,
Sohio contsstSnts for seats - I'M and "a o06 =,
speCtivs 0to The Senate 10 ne Hons
XII creStIng additional indieiaI dstricts in ArkaI
sas ,Das amended Nv nToviJinp that The nreseI
nIs.r,c9 InSae ~ Aykansos shalI ramoin JndSe
he Eestern 1Sistriet 'Ths renort Of lie Canfel
sncs Snmmittee on the Indiap Annronrjation nj
was sopesd to Adionrned APPi -
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In the Senate on the 2d the creder
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tials OF Senators'elsct Henry cooper OF Iehhe
see, and j. r. West, OF Louisiana, were presented
| Bills were passId--House bill for collectin
dues to the government from Southern railroads
ne DencledhGy Dill, 1 WIN nhn 1he p9dT b,