Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-03-07
General News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL,

ments, authorizing the construction of railroad
bridges across the Ohio River at Mount Vernon.
and near Evansville, Ind; establishing Collection
District at Duluth, and creating ST. Paul port of de-
livery. bill was introduced authorizing bridge
over the Missouri River at Boonsville Mo. A bill
passed to provide for the survey of the harbor
| and river of Washington, ID. c. The resolution
to investigate the alleged sale of arms to the
French was taken mp and further debated by
Messrs. Trumbull and Morton. Executive ses-
sion and adjournment to the Goth.
In the House, on the 23d, petitions were
presented-for law licensing distilleries according
to their capacity; from Philadelphians, asking for
| the erection Of Government buildings I'm that city
| The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was taken up and the amendments advancing
the Russian mission to the flrst-class, and the
Japanese mission to the second class, and reduc-
ing the Central American missions to one Minister
at Nicaragua, were severally agreed to- and the bill
was passed. The bill to reimburse the College of
sroTed during d ths war 1 bT sorder s6ders
the United States was taken up and discussed in
Committee of the Whole. Adjourned, the session
| on the 2ith to be for general debate only.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bills were
introduced-providing that persons held prison
ers of war; in the hospital at the time, subse
quent to the issuing of their commissions, shall
| have the same pay and emoluments as IL mustered
at that date; removing political disabilities from
all persons engaged in the rebellion, condition
| that they shall not be enabled to maintain any
claim or right against the United States
before removal of such disabilities unless
| subsequent to April 10, 1865. A resolution was
offered by Mr. Conkling requesting the President
| to inform the Senate of the number of recon-
mendations for appointment to, removal from,
office, so far as can be ascertained, made to the
present Administration by persons now Senators
| from the States of New York, Missouri, Hi
| nois and Nebraska, respectively with particulars
| relating thereto. Amendments were accepted, to
! include South Carolina and to inquire as to who
/ go around the Departments to seek information as
to how many recommendations were made by any
particular Senator. After discussion of personal
linz n1TI11 Srrrn
ner and Morton, the resolution went over. Con-
sideratlon of the resolution to inquire into the al
| legged sale of arms to French agents resumed,
and further debate ensued. Adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, bills were
introduced-for Government buildings at Evans
vile, Ind. and at Racine, Wis; for bridge over
| the Missouri River at Bonneville; to preserve the
| independence of the several departments of the
Government and to fix the actual responsibility of
appointments TO office in the Civil Service, and for
removals from office. Bills were passed for the
removal of political disabilities from persons
| in various Southern States: Senate bill
removing political disabilities from 1924 persons
named in it, extending the time for the compile
ton of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship
canal to the Sd of March, 1873; repeating the re-
| quirement of stamps on packages of jellies,
mustards, sauces, canned and preserved fruits,
adoptedNproviding for teaching the German
! language at West Point instructing the Commit
! tee on Expenditures in the War Department to in
quire into the sale of ordnance stores in the late
French-German war. with power to send for per-
sons and papers The supplementary Civil Rights
bill came up and went over to March 4. The De-
| fciency bill was considered in Committee of the
| Whole. Adjourned.
! In the Senate, on the 27th, bills were
passed-for the relief of Postmaster Eastman, of
Chicago; authorizing the free importation of pho
tographs, paintings and statuary for the Cleveland
exhibition -. The resolution requesting informa-
tion from the President as to persons recommend
ed to office from New York, Illinois, Nebraska and
South Carolina, was called up and after remarks in
went over Debate was resumed on the resolu-
| tion to the sale of arms to the French, and
after remarks by several Senators, the Senate ad-
journed.
| In the House, on the 27th, petitions
were presented from Pennsylvania miners, remon-
| strating against reduction of the duty on coal
and iron and from citizens of Harrisburg to repeal
| the duties on tea and coffee The Senate amend
ment to the House bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri at st. Joseph
was concurred in, and the Senate amendment to
the House bill allowing the transportation of goods
| in bond non-cOncu-red in, and a Com
mttee of Conference ordered =. Senate bills were
| passed-extending the time for the completion of
| the Green Bay & Sturgeon Bay & Lake Michigan
| Ship Canal setting apart the Yellowstone Valley
| in Montana and Wyoming Territories a
National Park. The Deficiency bill was further
considered in Committee of the Whole. Ad-
| journed.
| In the Senate, ON the 2Sth, a report
was made from the Committee on Elections ad.
versely to the claim of Mr.. Abbott to a seat from
| North Carolina and minority report was made in
his favor. The resolution to investigate the sale
and after speech in its favor by MIR. Sumner, a
motion to reconsider the vote by which Mr..
! Conklings amendment directing the Committee to
| inquire whether American Senator or citiZe n
| had held unauthorized communication with
any foreign Government, its agent, was adopted,
was lost-yeas, 10; nays, %. Mr.. Harlan replied to
Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Schurz offered amend
ment to the pending resolution directing the Com
mttee to inquire, also, whether breech-loading
formed into breechloaders, have been sold by the
| War Department in such numbers as seriously to
affect the defensive capacity of the country in
| case of war. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 2Sth, a resolution
of the Maine Legislature was presented and re-
ferred praying for relief for the fishery interests
| of that State from the effects of the Treaty of
Washington. Resolutions were offered and OBJ
| jected to-for the investigation of sales of ord
nance stores by the Government, in the year 1871,
and whether there was any cOllusiOn with respect
thereto with the French, by any Senator or
| other citizen; to submit the subject of conse-
| quential damages, under the Washington Treaty,
| to John Bright of England. Senate bills were
passed-for the relief of certain counties in Iowa,
| with an amendment; to reimburse United States
| The Senate amendment TO House bill for the adj
exhibition at the Cleveland International
| Photographic Exhibition, including paintings
and statuary imported for exhibition at any port
i within six months were concurred in, as was also
the Senate amendment to the House bill for the
relief of the Postmaster of Chicago. The Senate
bill to extend the time to the State of Wisconsin
| to complete the road from Lake st. CrOix to Lake
Superior was debated, and motion to lay it on
| the table was negatived-79 to 9S-and, without
reaching final vote on the bill, the House ad-
| journed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bill was
passed exempting from the Internal Revenue tax
canned fish, preserves, jellies, etc.. Bills were
| reported from committees-to protect purchasers
of land sold for non payment of taxes in the late
/ insurrectionary States; adversely, to permit
criminals to testify in their own defense An ad
verse report made to the memorial for the
establishment of an educational test suffrage.
The resolution to investigate the sale of arms
to the French was taken up, and after
further debate was adOpted-52 to 5-the preamble
being laid on the table by almost an unanimou.
vote. The Legislative Appropriation bill wa:
taken up, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, the bill Civ
ing an extension of time to the State of Wiscon
sin for the completion of the railroad from LAKE
St. Croix to Lake Superior taken up, and
after discussion, the vote ordering the mail
question was reconsideration to Sand, afte
further debate, motion agreed to-102 to tt
to refer the bill to the Committee on Public Lands
with instructions to amend it so to grant Wis
consin all the lands specified which would inure Il
the Northern Pacific Railroad COMPANY under ex
isting laws, if the grants were not revived. Ad
journed.