Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-20
General News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

tary Affairs A joint resolution OF the Indiana
| Legislature was presented and referred, instruct
| ing the Senators and Representatives from that
State to vote against any measure dividing the
State into two or more judicial districts . Bills
I Were en SnSo ta Commission to adjust
fund to the States the interest on the money bor-
f frowed to equip, pay supply and transfer troops
| for the service OF the United States In the late
| war; to repeal the act Of 1862, prescribing an
"iron.clad oath;" toreplace National Bank notes
with United States notes. to provide for the erec-
ton OF public buildings at Covington. "A resolu-
| tion was agreed to inetructng the Committee on
| Finance to inquire what legislation ia necessary
e9Vs the t5s ttnge1cy in the
| for an additional issue Of legaltender notes,
and all matters connected Herewith, and
| practicable .. The resolution calling upon the
President for information In regard to the applica-
tion for sending United States troops to Arkansas
and the action taken thereon. was debated and re,
| ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs 90 TO
IL. -. The report OF the Committee OF Conference
on the bill regulating the construction OF bridges
across the OHIO, was presented and laid over....
| Adjourned to the 9th.
In the House, on the 9th, a bill was in
troduced for the payment for property destroyed
during the rebellion by authority of the Govern
ment Resolutions were adopted-calling on the
Secretary OF War for information as to the proba-
BILE cost OF ship canal from the Mississippi, near
Its mouth, to the deep waters OF the Gulf of Mex
leo; reciting the telegraphic account of the acci
| dent on the Pennsylvania Railroad, by which NJ
| W Dantz, an employe of the House, his wife and
| child, were killed. and directing that ar
rangements be made to transfer their bodies
back to their late home, Princeton,
| Wisconsin, and have them inferred at the expense
OF the House. "A bill wae reported from the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means abolishing the offices
| Of Assessor and Assistant Assessor Of Internal
Revenue, and transferring their duties to the Col
lector s and Deputy COLLECTORS Amendments were
1873 as the time for the bill to go into operation
and requiring Collectors to give additional bonds
for their neY duties, and the bill passed. .Ad-
| journed to the 9th
In the Senate, on the 9th, the creden.
tias of Senator Morton (re-elected) were present
ed. Petitions were presented for a prohibitory
| liquor law; the French spoilation claims, and
other subjects. "A bill was reported from the
Military Committee, refunding the States' interest
on moneys borrowed to equip, pay supply and
transport troops for the United States in time OF
war Bills were introduced and referred-for
the relief Of settlers the Cherokee lands in Kan
sas; for military road in New Mexico; providing
that In case any person entitled to pension for
services in the of 1912 dies during the peuden-
cy of his application the accrued pension 70
which he would have been entitled shall be paid
to his widow or legal representatives. relating TO
the payment OF duties, which provides that after
June 30 1873, 1t shall be lawful to receive 90 per
cent. of the amount OF customs duties in United
states notes and 20 per cent additional proper
tion each year thereafter, until 1871 when the du-
ties may be paid either in gold or United States
notes -. The report OF the Committee Of Confer.
ence on the bill regulating the construction OF
bridges across the Ohio River was agreed to- and,
the House having agreed to il at the last session.
the bill is now passed The bill to define the
rights of miners, and to encourage the develop
ment Of mines was indefinitely postponed Mr.
summers joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution confning the President
to one term was referred to the Judiciary CONT.
tee. "A bill was passed for the relief OF Lizzie
Glmer postmisress at Pittsfeld, III "A motion
was made to postpone indefinitely the bill to ex-
tend the time for the construction of the Kansas
Topeka Santa Fe Railroad -. Executive session
and adjournment.
In the House, on the 9th, among the
bills introduced were-for an amendment to the
Constitution, authorizing Congress to fix a uni
form time for State electcns; repeal the tax on
spirits from fruit: providing for the safety of
bonds; TO reduce taxes; repeating the usury sec
tion OF the Currency act; amending the Postal
acts, and providing for the collection of statistics
of the inland and coastwise trade between States;
repeating the iron-cad oath remitting the duties
on certain goods DESTROYED in the Boston fire; to
| amend the act to facilitate postal and
telegraphic communication; to secure justice
| promote education in the Territories; to secure
more efficient and honest administration OF Indian
affairs; for the removal OF obstructions to naviga-
| tion in the Upper Missouri River; extending for
| four years the Southern Claims Commission; to
repeal the act of June 4, 1872, regulating the
struction of bridges acrose the Mississippi River;
| to authorize the Milwaukee Il St. Paul Railroad
| Company to build bridge across the Mississippi
at North Lacrosse, Wis.,; 9ppropriating $4,000 to
| Boston to aid the families of fremen who lost
| their lives in the recent cOnhagration; for
| 1UT tne construction OF q ml1tafy road In New
| Mexico The Supplemental Civil Rights bill, in
troduced at the last session, discussed and
| ferred Resolutions of the Vermont Legislature
were presented favoring the Civil Service Reform
and the abolition of the franking privilege. :. A
| resolution YVES offered fixing the salary OF the
President at $4,000 per annum, commencing In
| March. 1873, and that the term of office of the
| President and Vice President be six years, the
President TO be ineligible for reelection; and that
! people at the same time the Congressman are
| elected, the portion Of the resolution as to the
term OF the Presidency being In the form OF an
amendment to the Constitution. A resolution was
! passed for a recess from December 90 to January
g.. Bills were passed-admitting free Of duty the
| s9ilore' Monument now being executed at Rome
| which is TO be placed in the grounds of the Naval
| Academy at Annapolis; appropriating $4,000 for
| the removal OF sunken wreck, which Is now an
| obstruction to navigation in the channel way of
sandy Hook, the owners, charterers, or insurers
of such vessel to be held responsible for the cost
Of removal; Senate bill authorizing the Mobile q
| Montgomery Railroad Company to construct and
| operate bridges across the Mobile River and other
naVgable streams tributary to Mobile Bay The
Speaker announced the appointment Of the Select
| Committee on the Centennial Celebration as fol-
| follows: Messrs. Kelley (Pennsylvania), Dawes
| Massachusetts), Maynard (Tennessee), Sargent
| California; Hawley (Connecticut) Havens (Mis-
souri,, Cox New York;, Marshall Gliinois) and
Hancock CTexas).
In the Senate, on the 10th, memorials
were presented-of citizens OF Minnesota, against
the passage of bill to perfect the navigation OF
the Mississippi; Of the Southern Methodist Asso-
citation of Tennessee, asking payment for the de-
straction OF their property during the war. "A
| bill was reported from the Finance Committee,
prohibiting the sale of liquors in the District OF
| Columbia, and motion was made to refer it to
the Judiciary Committee, but, after discussion,
| the Senate refused to discharge the Finance Com
| mittee from consideration Of the subject :. Bills
were reported-to authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury to issue coupon bonds and exchange reg
istered bonds; TO authorize the President
to release the Empire Of Japan from the payment
Of the indemnity due TO the United States under
V1N10 ~
| Finance, House bill for the relief of the sufferers
| by the Boston fire, the committee being equally
divided on the subject "A bill was introduced
and referred, transferring to the EXOra Denison
| e. Sioux City Railroad Company, of Iowa, all the
rights or interests heretofore vested in the Cedar
Rapids Missouri River Railroad Company, by
the acts Of May 49, 1856, and June 2, 1884, to any
public lands lying within twenty miles of the
line between ,Denison and onawa City, Iowa.
LA resolution was adopted directing the
judiciary Committee to inquire into the expedi-
ency OF so amending the Constitution as to pro-
ae Lor Id ne nd eec9n s. oI and VICE
rect vote of the people. Bills were passed-tO
authorize the construction of bridge across the
Ouachita River, at or near Arkadephia, Kansas
to provide for the removal Of the snnken week
obstructing the channel off Sandy Hook, Mr.
stevenson, OF Kentucky, was announced as a
member Of the Board OF Regents of the Smith
sonian Institute In place OF Garrett Davis, deceas
ed. -. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 10th, bills were
introduced and referred-authorizingC Collectors &c
grant special orders for unloading steamships al
night; establishing a new scale of fees and sala
ries of custom officers; repeating the Bankruptcy
act; TO repeal the special tax retailers Of lea
tobacco; to repeal the Enforcement act; abolish
ing the stamp duty on bank checks, and abolish
ing the special tax on leaf tobacco; to amend the
act of May 23 1872, for holding United state
Courts in Toledo for railroad bridge across thu
Ohio River at owensburg, Ky. The bill reported
al the last session, to enable honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows and orphan chi
dren, to acquire homesteads on public lands, will
authority to assign their certificates and to locat
by attorney was debated. The Indian Appro
priation bill, appropdaing $53I9 365, was con
sidcred In Committee OF the Whole, and severa
paragraphs were disposed of. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the nth, bills wer'
passed-to admit free OF duty the statue 10 com
memorate the sailors who fell In the late war
placing coloTed persons who enlisted in the arm
ON the same footing as other soldiers as to bount
lands; authorizing the settlement of the claim o
the estate of the late Admiral Dahlgren; establish
ing an Assay office at Helena, Montana
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