The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

asked suspension Of Judgment. Mr..
Pomeroy, in the same connection
offered a resolution referring the SEN
atorial elections in Kansas in 1867 and
1871 to an investigating committee, to
report what action should be taken by
the Senate. The resolution was
tabled. A bill was passed allowing
the importation Of goods in bond to
Pittsburg. Senators Hamlin, Carpen-
ter. Sawyer, Logan, Ames, Harlan,
and Stevenson were chosen the COM
mittee under the French arms resOlu-
ton. Mr.. Stevenson wanted to be
excused, but the Senate refused to
excuse him. The legislative appropri-
alton bill was taken up. Amend
ments were adopted for the extension
Of the Capitol grounds and appropria-
ting 700 to put in force the civil
service rules. Without reaching 3
conclusion the Senate adjourned.
In the House the supplementary
apportionment bill was reported. The
bill giving one-half Of the island OF
Yerba Buena TO the Central Pacific
Railroad was discussed st length, and
went over. The deficiency bill was
taken up and discussed till adjourn
ment.
MARCH I'm the Senate bills were
passed for the erection Of public
buildings at st, Louis and Little Rock.
The COMMITTEES on Commerce report
ed a resolution, which was adopted
directing themselves to inquire int
the treatment Of immigrants at tbs
ports Of the United States and on the
railroads. A petition was presented
from citizens Of Allegheny County
Pa, asking Congress to repay S31, ,5sa
paid by them TO the Baltimore & ohi'
Railroad for the widening Of the spaI
Of the Parkersburg Bridge. A memo
rial from the National Board Of Trad
was presented advocating measure
for the revival Of our commercial ma
rine. The legislative appropriation
bill, which had been reported from
COMMITTEES, was taken up, and all tn
amendments passed except those ne
served for special consideration. Th
) appropriation Of $4,000 for civil serv
ice reform was discussed, but the Sen
. ate adjourned without reaching
I vote.
In the House the Senate bill for th
redemption Of the three per cent. cel
l ti6cates was reported adversely, and
: after discussion, was tabled by larg
majority. The amendments TO th
. deficiency bill were agreed to, includ
ing one from Mr.. Dawes, to pay tn
laborers in the navy yards, &C., te
hours pay for eight hours work, an
the bill passed. During the discus
sion Of the bill Mr.. Blair stated ths
certain charges had been made i
some newspapers against the Nav
Department, and moved the appoint
ment Of q select committee Of five (
investigate them. Mr.. Sargent sal
the Secretary Of the Navy desired thi
Investigation. Mr.. Bingham objecte
TO the resolution, and said he woul
object until good cause was shown fo
the investigation. The resolution
was therefore not received. The Yel
ba Buena bill was discussed for
time, and then went over. The Bay
field & st. Croix bill was reported a
instructed, and made the order 70
Thursday. Adjourned
In the Senate after some miscella
neous business, the consideration o
the appropriation bill was continued
Mr.. Trumbun spoke at length on civ
Il service reform. BE denied tina
since the beginning of the present ad
ministration he had made 1O3 recon
mendations to Office, and said letter
to departments asking for the mum
Der Of cases in which his name ap
pears had elected the falsity ef th'
charge. Mr.. Morton replied to Mr.
/ TrumbuIl. He said be did not moaI
! to say that Mr.. Trumbull's action was
wrong, but he did not think it right
for him CTrumbnlD to impeach his
fellow Senators for doing just what he
had done himself. He said that he
had heard on what he considered
good authority that Mr.. Trumbull
had personally solicited the appoint
ment Of his brother-in-law, DR.. Jayne,
as Psnsion Agent in Illinois, in place
Of Gen. Bloomfield. He did not be
heve Mr.. Trumbull would deny it.
Mr.. Trumbull said If the Senator
would make the statement on his au-
thority he would answer it, but not
otherwise. After some further talk
the amendment appropriating $50
90 0 for civil service reform was pass
ed, and the Senate then adjourned.
In the House a bill was introduced
abolishiug the grades of Vice-Admi-
raj aed Rear-AdmiraI in the navy,
and also postal telegraph bill. The
supplementary civil rights bill was
discussed for some time, but no action
was taken. A resolution was adopt
ed for investigating the conduct Of
Secretary Robson, and the following
committee appointed: Messrs. Blair,
of Mich, Sargent, Peters, Voorhees,,
and Warren. The Senate amend
ments to the bi il for public buildings
in st. Louis were non-eoneurred in
and a conference committe ordered.
The postal appropriation bill was pas
SEX. The Secretary OF War was asked
for detailed statement of the sales
of arms and ordnance stores since
June, 1866. A resolution was passed
declaring it bad policy to give the
public lands to railroads and other
corporations, and that they ought to
be kept for settlers and educational
purposes. Adjourned.