Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-01-31
General News summary.
CONGRESSIONAL.

OON0hEooAONAbs
In the Senate, on the 17tA, bills were
passed-appropriating ts0O,0O0 TO defray the ex-
penses incident to a representation Of the United
states in the Vienna Exposition; repeating the act
for the relief OF certain Indians In the Sioux Su-
perintendency The resolution instructing the
Committee on Elections to inquire into the de,
fects Of the present Electoral system, aud
@ up' and and Mr.. Morton spoke At length in behalf Of
dangers attending the the Electoral plan now
President. He was followed BY Mr.. Trumbull who
agreed with Mr.. Morton az to some OF the defects
and dangers o. the existing Electoral system, but
er remedy. Adjourned 10 the a0th. =
In the House, on the nth, large
number Of bills Of private character were report
ed from the Committee on Claims, ana disposed
Of ;, The Senate bill confirming certain railroad
lands In Iowa to the Mssssippi Missouri and
the Chicago, Rock Island q Pacific Railroad Com
panies, was taken up and debated, and the main
question was ordered--ss to 73.. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
passed--to revise the Pension laws; to quiet land
titles in Iowa. providing that the title TO lands In
Iowa heretofore approved and testified by the De-
partment Of the Interior for railroad purposes to
aid In the construction of railroad from Daven
port ria Iowa City to Council Bluffs, under grants
made by Congress, according to the adjustment
thereof made at the General Land once, shall be
confirmed TO the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
Company and the Chicago Rock leland q Pacific
Railroad Company, and their assigns, the corpora
tions to whom lands were certihed-this act TO be
construed as conveying only any reyersionary or
other interest which the United States may have
In the lands, and all lands settled upon in good
faith and now occupied by homeeteads or pre-
emption settlers are to be excluded from Its opera
tions large number of bills OF private char
acter were disposed of....Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, q petition
was presented for prohibitory liquor law....
G. - NaNs-
ported adversely from the Judiciary Committee,
and majority Of the committee reported new
bill repeating the Bankruptcy act Of March ., 1857
and all supplementary and amendatory acts, said
repeal to take effect on the 1st day Of next July,
provided that the repeal shall not in any
way affect any proceedings in bankruptcy com.
was introduced fixing $2.50 as the minimum price
at which the Government shall sell all the lands
remaining to the United States; within the limits
Of grants for rail or wagon roads, excepting lands
within the indemnity limits, and the claims OF pre-
emption settlers, and the privileges accorded by
the existing homestead laws to soldiers and
sailors.
In the House, on the Goth, bills were
introduced-provding for bringing suits for
claims against the United States in the United
States Circuit Courts for tho distribution OF the
Geneva award; organizing the Indian Territory Of
OklOhama; to repeal the law taxing deposits in
savings banks; 10 punish pretended counterfeters
Of United States currency and coin "A bill was
passed repeating the Bankrupt law.
In the Senate, on the 21st, bills were
passed-for the protection OF owners OF saw-mills
on the Mississippi River for the erection OF pub
lie buildings at Nashville, Tenn for the sale Of a
portion OF the lighthouse reservation at Fort Ora
tiot, Michigan; to enable the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs TO purchase certain improvements
within the Nez Perces reservation In Idaho Bills
were MISUNDERSTANDING the titles OF seven
years settlers on lands to which Indian titles
had been extinguished; authorizing the Texas &
Pacific Railroad Company to make payable In law
full money the bonds which 1t has hitherto been
authorized to issue The credentials of p. B. S.
Pinchback as Senator-elect from Louisiana were
presented. The bill TO authorize the construc-
ton OF six new sloops Of war was taken up, and
an amendment was agreed to limiting the aggre-
gate tonnage of the vessels to 1900 tons and The
aggregate cost to 100000
! In the House, on the 21st, the Commit.
toe on Appropriations were instructed to inquire
into the present value of existing telegraph lines
the cost Of constructing the same and the probable
cost Of new lines "A bill was passed, authoriz-
ing settlers on untimbered land to enter forty
acres OF tmbered land for every hundred and sixty
acres Of untimbered land, at Al IS per acre. "A
report was made from the Committee on Elections
that Mr. NblAck, a contestant. was entitled to the
seat from Florida as against Walls The bill for
the admission OF Colorado was taken mp and de-
bated. The bill reported from the Committee on
Commerce, for the encouragement OF the foreign
commerce Of the United States, was considered.
In the House, on the 22d, bills were
passed-to amend the act granting the right OF
way to the Walla waila & Columbia River Rail-
road Company; appropriating $11s,5Oo to supply
the deficiency for the expenses OF the United States
Mixed Commission on American and British
claims. The bill for the admission OF Colorado
| as State was taken mp and debated. message
was presented from the President, votoing the act
reducing from two years to six months m me me TINE td5 N
States, granted in the Court OF Claims
In the Senate, ON the 22d, bills were
passed-House bill abolishing the grades Of Ad-
miral and Rear-Admiral Of the Navy; TO authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the
Creek Indians for portion Of the lands occupied
the Texas Pacific Railway Company; to provide
for the construction Of ten new sloops OF war; to
abolish the franking privilege on the 1st OF July
ne Kt-23 to 16. "A substitute for Mr.. Morton's
| bill to regulate the distribution OF the Geneva
award was reported from the Judiciary Committee
=. The bill to allow women TO vote and hold
-. The credentials of Mr.. Mcmillan, elected by
the Warmoth Legislature to- ill the unexpired
term OF Mr. Kellogg as United States Senator from
louisiana and the credentials OF Mr.. Ray, elected
by the Kellogg Legislature, were presented and
referred.
In the Senate, on the 23d, Mr. West
was appointed to nll a vacancy on the Committee
on Pacific Railroads, and Mr.. Ames on the Com
ing $4,000 to the expenses of the Investigations
Louisiana and Arkansas :. Petitions were
Fapt Ripf''''iii;' law; from soldiers, for the
passage Of the Bounty Land bill. :. An amend
ment to the Appropriation bill, for increasing the
pay Of members Of Congress to 5000, was tabled
| 81 to Is.
In the House, on the Esd, bill was
passed relieving from taxation all alcohol used
for scientific purposes. A resolution was passed
reciting the allegation that members of
| the House who have been interested with
| the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad,
which has received a subsidy in lands, had been
managed by the Credit-Mobiier, and directing
that the Select Committee the first Committee ap-
| pointed (Polands), investigate the matter and re-
! port what members have been interested with the
Dubuque q Sioux City and the Central Pacific
| Railroads.