Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-26
General News Summary,
CONGRESSIONAL.

ed by fire in bonded warehouses in Chicago and
other places since January f. 1868: II ouse bill ex
tending the one-ycar term for payments on public
land under pre-emption claims In Minnesota, Da-
kota, Wisconsin and Michigan; House bill requir-
| ing report from the Commissioner OF Claims.
| A joint resolution was adopted to. open negotia
| tions with the Ute Indians, in Colorado, for the
purpose Of acquiring their lands Bills were intro
duoed-to give the Secretaryof the Interior luris-
diction over the Indians of Alaska; to amend the
Pacific Railroad act of July1 1862, by requiring the
Central Pacific Railroad Company to establish the
western terminus Of its road on some point on the
Peninsula Of San Francisco. Bills were reported
relating to cearances of vessels engaged in the
coasting trades on the lakes and Northeastern
frontier; extending for two years from next July,
| the time within which States may comply with the
provisions Of the Agricultural College act; appro-
priating $5000O for the purchase and preparation
! transit of Venus The North Carolina Election
case was debated e.. Executive session and ad-
| journment to the 18th. .bts
In the House, on the 12th resolutions
were adopted in honor OF the late Erastus Corning.
-. The Senate amendments TO the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, on
which no separate amendment was asked, were
| concurred in as a whole, and the amendment pro-
| hibting the publication OF laws and treaties In
newspapers was negatiyed-.yeas 81, nays94w,,the
| one reducing the salary OF Assayer OF New York
| from ~ 500 TO $4,000 was concurred in, and the
amendment appropriating $500O0 to enable the
President to perfect and put in force Civil Service
Reform, was concurred In after reducing the amount
to $40 0001f6 to bS-as was also the one extending
the Capitol grounds, the limit Of the expenditure
| therefor being placed at 100000. a Conference
| Committee was ordered on the disagreeng votes.
| Ia report was made and ordered printed on the
| Dakota contested election case that Mr. Arm
strong the sitting Delegate, is entitled to the seat.
| %. A resolution was offered and referred calling
on the President for information on the subject OF
Mexican outragcs in Texas CALIFORNIA; New Mex
| leo and Arizona. djourned, the session on the
18th to be for debate only.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
| ms ad--n thp IN in
| Cemeteries of all honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors; authorizing the construction of a
wagon and railroad bridge across the Mississippi
River at Quincy. RESOLUTIONS were submitted
| Commerce, asking for the establishment of mai
steamship service between San Francisco and
! the islands of the Pacific; and also ask
ing for an increase Of mail service between
| San Francisco and China and Japan. Me
MORALS were presented protesting against
the renewal Of the Wilson sewing machine
| patent which were laid on the table. the
| Committee having reported adversely on the bill
to renew the patent. A memorial was presented
| against eXactions on the freight and travel over
the railroad bridge between Omaha and Council
| Bluffs Bills were ntrOducGd-providing that
no money shall be paid from the proceeds in the
Treasury of any captured or abandoned property
| without special appropriation be made therefor
directing the sale Of the site of the present post
! office of the city of New York to the
| New York Chamber of Commerce for the
sum Of $20OO00, in such payments as may
| be agreed on. On motion, "wednesday,
|
bill reported from the Joint Select Committee on
outrages In the late insurrectionary States, with
the discretion TO suspend the writ OF hd6edS corpus
| until the end of this Congress The resolution
declaring j. c. Abbott, OF North Carolina, not en-
| It'll ed to his seat In the Senate was taken up and
debated. The Deficiency Appropriation bill was
| further considered and several amendments were
| disposed of.....Adiourned.
In the House, on the 18th, a large num-
Der OF bills of no general interest were introduced
and referred g.. Petitions were presented against
| further land grants, against recognizing God In
the Constitution, and for religious liberty. Bills
| were passed confirming to the Port Huron and
| Lake Michigan Railroad Company the grant of
| land made by Michigan for railroad from Grand
| Haven to Flint and thence to Port Huron; pro-
yiding for the appointment by the President Pre- Of
each, to inquire into me dePredstinps on he ron.
| tiers OF TeSas Dy bands Of Indians and MeXicans,
and appropriating $1,000 for the expenses OF
| such Commission the River and Harbor
improvement bill, apprOpriating about $5.00o,0O0
| 49,. Mr.. Williams, Chairman of Committee on En-
pendiures in the War Department, made report
with the testimony taken on the investigation into
| the sale OF arms and ordnance stores during the
| Franco Prussian war, which report was ordered
printed, together with the views of the minority.
| The Committee reports the following conclusions
First That the act of Congress of July ~, 1867,
authorizing the sale of unsuitable arms, gave by
fair Interpretation Of its letter and spirit, full
authority to the Secretary Of War TO sell and dis
| pose Of the arms and ordnance stores in
| question, and that, in doing so, he violated
neither the letter nor the spirit OF the law. Sec
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paid into the Treasury. Third, That no sales were
made to any known agent of either belligerent
Governments, and that no act was done by the
Secretary Of War or any of his subordinates, that
was calculated to impair or violate any interna-
| tional obligation. Fourth, That no official OF the
| United States Government was pecuniarily bene-
| fitted in connection with the sales. Fifth, That
| the only party benefited was the Government OF
the United States, in having disposed of unsuitable
arms, at the highest market price, TO an amount OF
nearly ten million dollars. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, bills were
passed-to provide for the redemption and sale OF
lands held by the United States under the several
acts levying direct taxes; 10 promote the de-
| velopment OF the mining resources of the United
| States. A joint resolution was introduced and
referred permitting Diplomatic and Consular
| officers of the United States in France to
accept testimonials from the Emperor of
| Germany for their services to Germans In France
| during the war between France and Germany.
| Bills were reported-tO establish assay office at
| Helena, Montana; TO perpetuate the testimony In
United states Courts; to provide for the appoint
| ment OF a District Judge in each of the Judicial
Districts Of Mississippi. Executive session and
| adjournment.
In the House, on the 10th, the Senate
amendments to the House bill relating to contracts
for transporting mails were concurred in, and
| a Conference Committee was ordered "A bill to
reduce duties on imports and internal taxes was
| reported from the Ways and Means Committee and
! referred to the Committee Of the Whole and made
| the special order for the 23d, aud from day to
day until disposed of. bill " for the further
duCton of taxes and the promotion of commerce, -
putting internal taxes first, reported from the
| minority OF the same committee "A report was
made from the Conference Committee on the st.
CroX and Lake Superior Land Grant bill, that the
| Committee had been unable to agree, and mo-
| tiOn was agreed to-l10 to A-that the House ad-
here to its action. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
passed-appropriating $4,000 for the observation
of the transit of Venus in 1874 to perpetuate esti
mony in the Courts of the United States supple
mentary to the act amending the Enforcement act,
providing that, If by existing laws any State cleo
| ton commencing on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November, 1872, for the purpose OF
| choosing Presidential Electors be required to be
| continued for more than one day, then said
| election shall be continued the number of
days required by the laws of such States. Bills
| were introdnced-granting the right of way
| through public lands to the Denver & Rio GTande
Railroads TO settle land titles in Iowa; authoriz-
| ing the sale OF Middle Island, in Saginaw River,
Michigan. . The bill to authorize the President to
| accept the resignation Of Judges Of any Court Of
the United states was amended so az to confne its
operation to Judges who shall have been ten years
In office, and the bill was then rejected-yeas II
nays, 2s.. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passed-to regulate the seizure and examination
of books and Invoices in custom revenue cases !;
approprieting $325 292 for the Military Academy at
West Point, The bill to carry ont the provisions
| OF the Treaty of Washington came IN as the spe.
I
| civil Service Reform bill was taken up and de.
bated. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
reported-House bill relating to the construction
OF bridges across the Ohio River above the mouth
| Of the Big Sandy with an amendment striking ont
the requirement for authority from States so as to
provide simply that bridges over the Ohio may be
erected by any persons or corpora
tions having lawful authority there
for; abolishing the Board of Trustees of
eolored schools Of Washington. and Georgetown,
| ID. C., and prohibiting all distinctions on account
OF race or color, either as to pupils or teachers In
any of the public schools Of the District ., The
bill for the relief Of purchasers of lands sold for
direct taxes in the Southern States was passed as
were also several District of Columbia bills Ad-
| jouned
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passsd-pelmtting the tunneling OF Niagara River
for the Buffalo IN. " Waterworks; incorporating
the Great Salt Lake n Colorado RAILROAD, and
granting tho right OF way through public lands. :,
A hill was introduced and referred suspending the
further cancellation of three per cent;
certificates until next January =. The Civil