Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-05
General News Summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

defining the rights Of part owners OF vessels as to
a selection Of Captains to enable discharged sol
ders and sailors, and their widows, to acquire
homeseads atd public lands "A memorial was
presented, signed by over 400 women OF Utah,
strongly deprecating the admission OF that Ter
ritory into the Union as State. Bills were
reported from committees-to secure home
steads to actual settlers on the public
domain repeating the, Presumption laws
and providing for homestead settlements only;
tending for three years the act for final adjustment
OF land claims in Louisiana, Flerida and Missouri
20. A bill was introduced repeating the acts grant
ing lands and certain privileges in the Indian Terri
tory to railroad companies. The Tarlt bill was
taken up, and after further discussion, the amend
ment placing tea and coffee on the free list was
carred-35 to 13-and motion was made to strike
out the second section Of the bill reducing the du
ties ten per cent. on cotton woolens, silks, iron,
steel, and other metals earthenware and glass
ware, leather rubber, oilcoth etc, and, after de-
bate, without voting on the, pending motion, the
Senate adjourned to the 95th.
In the House, on the 22d, large num-
pvr private biiis Poesed...A memorial
was presented from the National Board of Trade,
asking for modification OF the Importation law
Of 1870 to allow spirits the advantages Of the
act On motion, the sum Of &4,4S0 was ordered
to be paid to Mr. Cessna for expenses In cOnesting
the seat Of b. f. Myers OF Pennsylvania .Ad-
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 25th, bills were
passed--for the sale Of the Marine Hospital and
grounds in San Francisco, Cal relative to the en-
try and clearances Of ferry-boats and Of bonded
cars passing. from one State to another through
foreign contiguous territory; TO establish coec
ton district at Duluth, Mimi, and to make St
Paul, MINI, port OF entry; for the enlargement
OF ST, Mary's Falls Canal; to extend the Customs
and Navigation laws over Alaska and adjacent
waters and islands acquired by the United States;
authorizing the construction Of railroad bridge
across the Ohio River at or near Evansville and and
$4,000 to deepen the St Clair F ats Canal to six
teen feet; to declare the New Orleans, Chattanooga
& Mobile Railroad post road; to amend the act
IN ota tha DiDlOmntic system
the United States; increasing the salaries OF vari
ous Consulates, including London, Paris and Ha-
vana; to amend the act for the protection Of Amer
ican citizens who may discover deposits Of guano;
authorizing mail steamship service between New
Orleans and certain Mexican ports An adverse
report was made on the petition to erect public
buildings in Philadelphia. Bills were introduced
to construct and aid In rebuilding leyees on the
Mississippi River and for river purposes; incorpo
rating the Mississippi River Levee and Telegraph
Company with capital Of $10,O00OOO to CON
struCt levees and line OF telegraph from Cape
Girardeau, Mo, to Fort Jackson la, on both sides
land grant Of twenty y-hve sections per mile along
the line OF said levees The bill TO facilitate COM
merce with China, Japan and other countries OF
Asia was taken up, but, pending its consideration,
the Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
In the House, on the 25th, under call
OF States, large number of bills were introduced
and referred A motion was agreed to to sus-
pend the rules and pass the Senate bill to enable
widows and minor children, to secure homesteads
on public lands. A joint resolution was reported
and passed, providing for colossal statue OF the
late Admiral Farragut, to be erected IN Farragut
Suuane in the city OF Washington, and instructing
the Secretary OF the Navy to contract for such
statue at cost not exceeding S2O,OOO Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the bill
granting the right of way to the Mobile Grand
Trunk Railway was passed. "A bill was intro
duced to secure uniformity in the gauge OF rail
roads OF the United States, providing that the
Postmaster General shall require, as one OF the
terms OF contracts with railroads for carrying the
mails that the gauge shall be four feet, eight and
one-haf inches at the expiration OF one-halt OF the
duration OF such contracts, subject TO feducn9n
OF one-ffth of their pay therefor, and also requr-
ing the Department IN making contracts Tor
carrying through mails TO discriminate against rail-
roads that have other gauges, these provisions nor
to apply, however, to narrow-gauge roads, the
gauges Of which do not exceed three rect SIX
inches The Tariff bin came up and the House
bill to make tea and coffee free was taken up, and |
motion to include salt in the free list was reject
ed-yeas 10. nays 29-as was also an amendment
to include ,coal--yeas II, nays 25swhen
the Tariff bill reported from the Senate
Finance Committee was offered as an
amendment to the House bill, and was rejected
yeas %, nays 26-when the free list in the Senate
bill was offered a substitute for another proposed
amendment and adspted-34 TO 13--and motion
was agreed to-22 TO ITO add the second section
Of the Finance Committees bill reducing the du-
ties ten per cent. textile fabrics and manutac-
lures Of iron, steel. earthen-ware, glassware,
leather and inda-rubber Several notices of
amendments were given, when the Senate ad-
journed
In the House, on the Goth, the Confer
ence report on the bill for the removal of causes
to the United States Courts was agreed to-. The
testimony taken before the Committee on Banking
and Currency in the matter Of the failure OF Ma
tiona Banks was presented, with a resolution that
it is the opinion OF the Committee that the success
full working of the Currency Bureau requires a
change in the head of that Bureau, which tesumo-
ny and report ordered printed, TO be called up
for future action. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 27th, the House
amendments to the st. Croix & Bayfield, Railroad
bill were rejected-yeas 49, nays 80 "A resolution
was adopted to pay $4,000 from the contingent
tigating Committee . Bills were introduced-to
incorporate the National Union Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Industrial Training School Associ-
alton; confirming entries by actual settlers on
railway grants when the came have been allowed
through mistake of Government officers.
Bills were reported-without amendment,
Honse bill prohibiting the enlistment of minors
in the military service Of the United States with
out the consent of parents or guardians; without
amendment requiring all votes fer Representatives
in Congress to be by ballot; authorizing suits in
the Court OF Claims for the recovery of money
converted into the Treasury, being the proceeds
Of Northern credits deposited in the banks Of
New Orleans by Confederate and State authori.
ties, and afterward seized by order of General
Butler The Tariff bill was reported from Com
mlttee OF the W mole, ana tne amendment prONiu-
ing that it shall go uto effect on the 1st OF July
was concurred in An amendment to make salt
duty free was debated and rejected, and motion
was made and lost to admit free Of duty stationery
and printing imported by the owner and not for
sale Mr.. Morton gave notice that by request, he
had decided to withdraw his amendment for the
abolition of internal taxes intending, however,
to seek the same object by another bill. .Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 27th, the report Of
the Conference Commiaee on the bill for the re-
porting of debates was agreed to, adopting the
amendments OF the House, with modification and
provision for advocating and directing advertise
ments for the work for the Forty-third Forty.
fourth and Forty,fifth Congresses, and
Philadelphia, New York, Boston Chicago, ST
Louis, Louisville and San Francisco. The bill
designating depot site for the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company was taken up, but no
definite result was reached The speaker an
nounced the appointment Of Mr. Archer, of Mary
land, on the Select Committee to investigate the
affairs OF the Navy Department, instead OF Mr.
Voorhees, who declined. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 29th, bill was
passed settling the title to certain lands along the
boundary between Georgia and Florida The re-
port of the Committee of Conference on the bill
for publishing the debates in Congress was con-
CURED in, "A Committee OF Conference was or
dered and appointed on the Bayfield, & st. Croix
Railroad bill g.. The House amendment to the
Chicago Relief BILL exempting lumber from the
operation OF tne dCt was COHCufTeu ln,..
The bill to repeal the duty on tea and coffee
was taken up, and the amendment adding to the
bill the free list Of the Senate Tariff bill was
Cured in, as was also the amendment adding the
second section Of the Tariff bill reducing the duties
on cotton, woolens silks iron, earthenware, glass
ware etc, ten per cent, when motion was agreed TO
to strike from the second section manufactured silk
now subject to duty OF six per cent The first sec
tion of the Tariff bill reported from the Finance
Committee was adopted excepting the clauses re.
atng TO rice and iron wire cloth, so as TO leave all
the present duties on those articles unchanged. An
amendment was then agreed to-28 to 11-provid-
ing that ali internal taxes on Illuminating gas the
inceme tax the taxes imposed by Section ITO of
the Internal Revenue act OF June 80, 1864, except
the tax on banks and bankers, and all taxes by
stamps, such relate to distilled spirits fermenea
liquors, snuff tobacco and cigars, be repealed, said
repeal to take effect July /, 1872. The bill as
amended, was then passed-S5 to 4. Adjourned
to April 1.
In the House, on the 2Sth, remon-
strances were presented against the proposed re.
duction of the duty on earthenware or stone