Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-12-19
SUlLAARY OF THE PROCEED
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I r1LOGOEr---lSNC 1MSIG OHGF61
in the House establishing a new scale
of fees and salaries for custom officers;
repeating the bankrupt act; repeating
the tax on leaf tobacco, and on retailers
| of leaf tobacco; for 4 railroad bridge
across the Ohio at Owensboro. A de-
bate ensued on the bill OF Mr. Ceburn to
enable honera5ly- discharged soldiers
and sailors, and their widows and Or
phans to acquire homesfeads on the
public domain through an attorney.
SENA-E--ID the Senate the question
of referring to the Judisiary Committee
the bill prohibiting the sale of liquors
in the District of Columbia was lost.
Mr.. Cameron introduced resolution
to release japan from the Indemnity
due the United States by. her. Mr..
stevenson, of Kentucky, was appoint
led Regent of the Smithsonian Insfi-
ttute, tics Garrett Davis. Mr. Sherman
reported hill to authorize the Secreta-
Try of the Treasury to issuecoup0n bonds
I in exchange farregistered bonds. -
4 SENATE-Dec. f1.-In the Senate e
4 bill was passed placing colored soldiers
lon the same footing with white ia ref
ference to bounty lands Mr.. Summers
supplementary civil rights bill came
up, was objected to, and laid over. 4
jbiIl was introduced for recomputation
of accounts between the central and
State governments relating to tie war
of 1872. The House bill abolishing
h the Office of Assessor AMI Assistant As
isessor was reported as amended. No
tice was given of a motion to reconsider
!, the vote admitting free of duty the
Porter statue, on the ground of its
being bad precedent, =
i HOUsE-In the House, a amemorial OF
the Centennial Commission, asking the
! aid of Congress, was referred to the
Oeateanfaf Committee. The speaker
Ithen announced a list of appointments
l to fill Vacancies on committees. The
lsoldiers' bounty land bill was again
' taken up, and a deoate ensued, ,MessrS.
: Dunneli, Townsend, and Hawley op-
: Lposing, and Messrs. Donnan and Speel
asserting that the Grand Army of the
: Republic did not represent the honest
4 soldiers of the country, and Mr.. Town
J send maintaining the Union soldiers
were Republicans and the rebels Dem.
; ocrats. The debate waxed hot, and oc-
! casioned considerable excitement in
| the House, The morning hour expir,
0 ed, and the bill went oyer The House
then went Into Committee of the
Whole on the Indian appropriation
! bill, which passed, after debate, by III
!, votes to 49,. Adjourned. - - l'.''', Z
y HoUsE-Dec. ,l2.-In the House a bill
was reported for the issue OF coupon tc
Y eAciisiise.Ioi ,eslstvte4 oo4 Itle1 "a
pehse ol mi oASi:Ge ~ ts7 ilt9.q ~ 1tis az
: eWner. 1Lhes oiib MAS lsShRS,.SI I, =
Me5srs. DaWes, l sfr FecA, en- any uiSlialu
a anu oPpoSes9, oy MI. GoA. Aitel 80 elseus
son Inc Dlns pas PaSsel,-yeas, l99, nays
S ~: The soldiers bounty lana nill Wa
: taken up ana aiSeaSsSa 5ss aI leng.n. !. Z
o passed. as AMENDED, by large MAORI
Q ty: Inc HOUSE theh .Wens lhto Cotl
!, mlttee q lhe MAqle on we pension ap
/. preparation Dill, Inc ~ @ PHI was passed
i lapprepriating 50, Q48, 600. ;. 5Its4
{. !, SENaAEE-- Inc OH aeollsnlhg lnterna
I Revenue Assessors was, taken up ane
IS eonsldered l4. the sena1e; AltSf tsl /:
: lengthy debate, IN which iiMessrs. sher
mans sumner hlorrell, Z q. y efll9n, !
u.el Irun5ulA and lCasSefly pssrt'i;lpateq4
: the amendments OF me fInancs com ~,
4 fmittees were agreed 10 lana ethe 9!i
d passed. AL " ilsoA caEeo nP tne pli
q for the Eehet OF sufferers oy the BoSto!
90
Z, = taking action upon It, al sTSgr sd: ri.
s- SENATE--Dec. l3.-In the Senate a
Isl noteowas read ff0ulsMf. Oolfax, sayini
feI ItAathewoud be absent for feMdsys
IS and Mr. Anthony was made Presiden
IA. of theSenate. pro tenn. Y rive ehundre'
sel thousand dollars wasg appropriated :
as add to the site OF the BQst9n Postofllee
1O Mr.. Pomeroy introduced Oil 70 .. organ 9, =
ize the territory or OkItanol1nta.s y ~
toll Chandler offered a bi5 70 iecllltagG "a III ~
lo nligration, "A substitute for me IfteaYs IS Us
re bill authorizing SIX sioops-oi-W.'salr, wa y
is offered. Inc supstltlle proves, s,.;. y
* the building OF Ten: The session reile
t. bill again came up, and, after olscusslo 70
: was referred TO the CON Inlteee on 19
a dietary. .,f.
of HoUsE-In the House House a resolutlo !.
tie was offered calling upon the Postuia
lie ter-General for Intormatlon respectti4ni pt4i
II, the issue of postal; cards ana stamp
of and the contracts thefeior, t5i7,tl ne ~
~ then. as a Committee of the Wiloh
iaJI considered the bill to; relnprIurse IT u
College of William and Mary, IN VI
ginia, s65, 900 for property destroye
its during the war. twas rejected oy.
of fFyote OF 56tos !2o. Iaae.t Senate ameh'
hel metit to the. bill aoollshlng AssesSo
H. was next taken up, and the ainen'
he mefft authorizing the appointment z
is twd dnty-fve Treasury agents was feJec
IL ed. - ol .'i'1H -l5'5.5 tii
hs SENATE Dec. I6.-Mr. Sherma
he he from the Finance Committee, report.
Of ofl the House bill as amended, adthorizii
ssl1lan exchange of registered, for coupt
I'll bonds; all the House bill revising Il
= mint and coinage laws, one amen
lment. of which provides for a tfa
cry silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, al
mas dime, tobe legal tender at their non
-, nal value in sums not exceeding fo