The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-12-27
SENATE.
DECEMBER IL.


duty the statue to commemorate the
sailors who fell in the late war.
The bill passed placing colored
persons who enlisted in the army,
on the same footing as other soldiers
as 10 county lands.
After an executive session the
House resolution for the holiday re-
cess came up and passed in its origin
al shape.
DECEMBER 12.-NIr. Sherman cal
led up the bill for the reduction OF
officers and expenses of the internal
revenue by abolishing Internal Rev
enue Assessors, and explained it,
stating that if passed it would save
between two and two and one-half
millions of dollars annually. After
considerable debate upon the bill,
participated in by Messrs. Sumner,
Sherman, Trumbull, Morrill, of Yer
mont and Casserly, the Finance Com
mittee's amendments we're agreed to
and the bill passed.
DECEMBER 13.-Mr. Cragin, from
the Naval committee. reported the
House bell for building six steam
sloops of war. and gave notice that
at an early day he would call it up.
The bill passed appropriating
100000 to purchase the additional
site for the Boston postofiee.
DECEMBER 16.-Mr. Morton of In
diana stated the Eelection committee
during the recent recess, had not in
vestigated the charges against Mr..
Caldwell of Kansas, owing to the
difficulty of getting the members to-
gether.
Mr.. Window called up his resolu-
ton for the appointment of a com
mittee of five on the question of
providing cheaper transportation
from west to east. He modified the
resolution, making the number of
the committee seven.
After further discussion, the reso-
luton passed-yeas Sc, nays 3-Cole
of California, Vickers and Hamilton
of Maryland. d5p
Mr.. Sherman reported from the
Finance committee the House bill
revising the mint and coinage laws,
with amendments, among which is
one providing for trade silver dol
lar of weight Of 420 grains trop; a
silver half dollar weighing 124
grammes; a quarter ola dollar and a
dime, respectively one-half and one
fifth the weight of the fifty cent
coins. All these silver coins are to
be legal tender at their nominal value
for any amount not exceeding four
dollars in any one payment.
On motion of Mr.. Steward of Ne
vada, resolutions were adopted in
structing the committee on Ju-
dietary to inquire how how far Con-
gress is authorized to regulate the
rates of fare and transportation, on
railroads between States.
DECEMBER 1.-THE following
were appointed committee to con-
slider the question Of cheaper trans
portation from West to East: Win
dom of Minnesota, Sherman of Ohio
Conkling Of New York, Ames of
Mississippi, Lewis of Virginia, Cas-
erly of California, and Norwood of
Georgia.
Vice President also appointed
Morrill, of Maine, and Osborn of
Florida, to fill vacancies on the Mil
itary committee.
The Vice President presented the
resolution of the House against re-
moving from the Army Register the
names of the battles of the rebellion.
DECEMBER 18.-Mr. Stevenson of
Kentucky formally announced the
death of his late colleague, Garrett
Davis, and delivered eulogy, which
was attentively listened to.
Senators Vickers of Maryland,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Thurman
of Ohio, Sumner of Massachusetts,
Bayard of Delaware, and Trumbnll
of Illinois, also eulogized the de-
CEASED. Mr.. Sumner, in his remarks
made allusion to Mr.. Seward and
Mr. Greeley as contemporaries of
Mr.. Davis, and like him, followers
Of Clay.
After the address, the customary
resolutions were adopted, and the
Senate adjourned.