Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-19
General News Summary
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGKESSlONAL.
In the Senate, on the 9th, after some
personal remarks by Mr. schurz in which be allud,
ed to- and denied, certain charges nadr against
him by the New York fsnes. the bill reported from
thH FlhAhtN Committee, to reorganize the customs
service, was called up by Mr. Fonton, who spoke
in behalf Of Its passage Bills were introduced
and rcferrcdto further regulate appellate urisdic
ton of the Supreme Court authorizing the Presi-
dent to accept the resignation Of Judges per1nq
nenty disabled, and continue the payment Or thet
salaries rGt The relief bf selcrs on the Usage In
didh lands In Kansas d. Several petitions and me-
MORALS were presented for the passage. Of Mr..
sumner supple}msentarY civil Rights pin The
Committee on Retfehchment WIS authorized TO
continue It's Investigations. Executive session
and adjournment.
In the House, on the Sth, bills were in
troduced-prohbiting States or municipalities
from collecting pilotage or port charges; establish
ing Southern Transportation COMPANY In New
Mexico and Colorado: Incorporating the Brother
hood Of lVtoihbtive Engineers for the recognition
of the bcligercn rights Of Cuba; to amend the Tel
egraph act of July ~. 1866; 10 repeal the income
tax Of 1871; in relation to the Advisory Board OF
islands in the Wisconsin Rlvef; to amend the
Internal Rcyenun hill authorizing, the trausfer er
exchange OF two irregular strips OF land adloin-
ing the Marine Hospital in st. Louis: to prevent
the further sale Of public lands except for tillage
for the sale of unsurveyed swamp or oyerlowcd
lands for the survey aud Improvement of Gascon-
ade River eXtendinu tht llihe Tor the completion
of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal
20 authorize the survey and sale of land reclaimed
by drainage, at Beaver Lake, Ind for the sale of
certain Indian lands in Kansas for the relief of
settlers on the Usage lands, Kansas for a public
building at La Crosse, Wis., making La Crosse a
port Of delivery for survey OF Port oxford, Ore
gon for the removal OF distractions of navigation
in the Colorado and willamette Rivers to relieve
Amercan-buit vessels from import duties on
repair, and use resolution was
introduced requesting the President to ascertain
the views of European Governments relative TO an
Atlantic shin ram
on. Civil Service Reform were instructed to in
quire into the propriety Of providing for appoint
ments to be made from States in proportion to the
population giving preference to honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors. A motion to sus
pend the rules for the adoption OF resolution d-
recting the Committee of Ways and Means to
port bill repeating the income TAX was defeated
yeas 20, nays 20, "A resolution was adopted di
rectng The Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
dispute about land grants between the ST. Joseph,
Pixies Peak and other railroads, the issue of pat
ents to be in the meantime suspended A joint
resolution to amend the Constitution, making nat.
uralized citizens eligible TO the Presidency and
Nice-Prcsidency, was introduced and reiected-Sl
TO S. less than twO-third- ia the affirmative A
bill was passed removing disabilities Of certain per-
sons In Mississippi. The Military Committee was
directed to inquire into the prupriety of paying
bounes TO soldiers mustered into service under the
first call for troops in Of the required num-
Der also, to inquire into the subject Of indian an
nuties, pensions, bounty lands and treaties .Ad-
journed
In the Senate, on the 9th, a special re-
port was made from the Joint Ku-Klux Committee,
TO the effect that tine committee while investigating
affairs in Arkansas. had found that no KuKlux
outrages were alleged to have occurred In that
state Tor more than two years but incidentally tcs
timOny had been given by two witnesses from Ar
kansas, named Wheeler and Whlpplc. duplicating
one of the Senators from that State Mr.. Cayton),
and Il member of the House (Mr Edwardsl. charg-
ing that CLAYTON when Governor, made bargain
with Democratic members Of the Legislature to dis
regard the regular returns Of election for Member
of Congress in the district now represented by Mr.
Edwards, and gave Mr.. Edwards the certificate of
election, although BOcs was really elected: that
the consideration for this was the promise of the
Democrats to vote for United states Sena-
'or. Mr.. Clayton asked unanimous con
Grafton of the report, which was granted and he
read lengthy yindicatiOn Of his acts as Governor
and reviewing the evidence Of Wheeler and Whipple
describing the latter as the foreman Of the United
States Grand Jury which was a mere political ma
chine; and the former, United States Attorney, az
a mere Jdctot'In, who moved only as others pulled
the wires. In conclusion he asked the Senate to ap-
point special committee to investigate the charges
against him, aud resolution adopted TO refer
the matter TO q special committee Of three with
power to send for papers and persons and report
upon the charges against Mr.. Clayton. The Am
nesty bill was made the special order for the 18th
The Senate accepted the Roger Williams statue.
Resolutions were passcd-admitting Mr. Goldth-
waite of Alabama 10 a seat pending the investiga-
ton Of the validity of his election to pay Foster
Blodgett, of Georgia, the usual expenses while con-
testing his seat in the Senate. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, bill was in
troduced and referred, for the improvement of the
Great Wabash and survey of the Little Wabash
Rivers The report Of the Joint ku-Klux Com
mitee relative to the charges against Senator Clay
ton and Representative Edwards, was laid before
the House, and on motion. it was ordered that the
testimony in the case of Edwards he referred to
the Committee on Elections. A report was made
from the Committee on Elections on the Virginia
contested election of McRinzie against Brax-
ton to the effect that BraXtOn, the sitting member
l. entitled to his seat bill was reported from
the Committee on Coinage, revising the laws rela
/ tive to coinage, which was considered in Commit
I tee OF the Whole. Adjourned,
In the Senate, on the 10th, a preamble
and resolution were offered and laid over, setting
forth that the rules and regulations taking from the
President the power of nominating to public office
wonld be contrary to the Constitution The bill
to prohibit the detention Of soldiers discharges by
| claim agents and attorneys adopted. On
motion the Secretary of the Interior was requested
to inform the Senate whether the railroad from the
mouth of the Ohio River to Mobile had been con
structcd as contemplated by the act of 1880, dOna
ting public lands to facilitate its construction, and
If not, what steps have been taken to complete It,
Several bills were introduced and referred.
Adjourned.
! In the House, on the 10th, a majority
| report was submitted from the Committee on Elec
tons favoring the right of W. T. Clarke to the seat
/ from the Third District of Texas, the minority re
port being in favor ef n. C. Gedding, and a rcsolu
/ ton for the admission of Clarke was adopted-l;
| to 19--and he was sworn in Mr. Sargent wa,
| sworn in as Representative from California. The
! Coinage bill was discussed and recOmmitted.
Some discussion was had on the question of sala
! ries Adjourned.
! In the Senate, on the 18th, the House
bill appropriating $27si5 for the expenses Of tn,
! Ku ,Klux Committee was reported and passed . 4
bill was introduced and referred authorizing the
| West Wisconsin Railway Company to construc
! and maintain a railroad bridge across Lake st
CrOix at Hudson, Wis. The joint resolution pro
/ posing Constitutional amendment limiting thu
service of the President to term, came up, anC
Mr. Conkling addressed the Senate, arguing agains
any such amendment Mr., Sumner replied in sup
port of the resolution Executive session and ad
| journment to the 18TH
In the House, on the 18th, resolu
ton in reference to the improvement Of the Ten
nessee River was adopted Bills were reported
| and recommitted-a authorizing the construction 0
a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi
! River; increasing limitation of the minimum
amount of suits which may be appealed TO the Su
perior Court from So 900 to $1,000, and other rule
relative to appeals from Territorial Courts and il
criminal proceedings .. The joint resolution ac
cepting the statue of Roger Williams from Rhod
Island was taken up, and after debate, passed