Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-21
General News summary.
CONGRFsS.

CONGRESS-.
FEBRuARY 7.--Senate- "A remopstrance
OF New York business men against the repeal OF
the Bankrupt law was presented IA bill was In.
troduced and referred, authorizing an irrcvocabe
deposit Of money in the United States Trea-
interest thereon for charitable or re-
liRious purposes Several bills were
reported from committees. The bill for the dis
journed to the 10th. Rollse--After the disposal
Of a few private bills, the Military Appropriation
bill, appropriatipg s841,Bi7, was considered In
Committee Of the Whole, reported to the House
and passed.
FEBRUARY s - House-Bills were pAss-
.ed-senate bill appropriating S1Sc,OOO o. the
..Goyernment building at Covington, By- 70 rear
Gange the judicial districts Of Mississippt appro
Hiating S33333 to pay W. W. Huhhell fQt the use
0kseveral millions of his patent fuses FLOR navy
shHls for rife cannon, etc, during the fwar, and
fortrausfer Of his patents to the Govsfnment,
large number Of private bills were Rlso passed
FEBRUARY 10.-Senqte-ME Pomeroy
rose t&a personal explanation. denying every
statement affecting his integrity Hepronounced all
the allegations made against him pecihcally false.
He had never entered into any agreement with
any member OF the kaufas Legislature,
and had never paid ones dollar to any
member toHyote for him. TIe. asked for. a
special commttee, composed ldrgely Of HIS politi-
cal opponents Ato investigate 1in the fullest and
promptest manfer all the changes against him, and
offered resolution to that effect, which was
adopted. The we Presided appointed as such
committee Messrs3 3FrelingIhysen Buckingham,
Alcorn, Thurman Nd Viokers letter was
submitted from Mr.. Wilson OF Massachusetts, an
nouucing his resignatDp as Senator 10 take effect
At the end Of this Conefess. Bills were passed
Houss bin TO provide the apposintms,,nt ,,to Of IA
tween the territory Of tfee United ststes and the
possessions Of Gr@tV Britain not com
pleted under act OF danueTy II, 1856, to carry
afo N JSns S1s'' the i ce ssS.ma Sa ' csms ES1s
bill, providing for the distribution Of the Geneva
award Several bps were ind feduced and other
adopted that select commltteebe appointed to
consider the Testimony transmittetk by the House
affecting certain nators, with leaSe 70 sit during
Of bills were htroduced and reftred; among
them one for bhe redemption Of United States
notes in coin onIand after MAY T. 1874. The SEN
ate bill appropIating So q. ono for a Government
building at Gr9fd Rapids, Mich, was passed.
FEBRUABg II. = Sendte-Bnls were
passed-to cshtinue the Southern Claims Com.
mission; aHhorizing the Secretary OF eWar tc
have a mon tment erected at Salisbury M c., to
the Unio1Ssoldiers who died there in frson'
Denver, georgetown i Utah Railroad com kanY
and to he Denver, South Park and Pacific Rail
road Company, Colorado to remit the excise tax
upon alcohol used by universities and collegeS for
scientific purposes; amendatory OF the ae to
promote the development Of the mining resQuT Te'
I time when the first annual expapditurG
~ mining claims may be. mad& until
atthorizing the President to negotiate Or the ces
si6n OF portion OF the Creek reseIvation to the
Seminole and Sac Indians; to pay Afe heirs Of
constructing an irun.clad steamdH! authorizing
the building OF the Montana a W WIming Railroad
Tle River and HarbOr .bG appropratinrc
sroSaso5 Sns 5I'pSTSsd oTS Tbs Of Am, s
sdered II Committee of the Whole, and reported
Do 70 tsS TS The sT S 1HRSPdnf 11 at
cents, was reported, and ankimendment was adopt
ed striking dbt the worde actually and wholly
rom the sect,3p rsiatn%io wee, weekly newspapesT1s
papers having aRortiolbf their editions printed II
large eities. otAr aHendments we're made, aat
the bill was passed sAmended. 1t provides:
next on ali mail N Ter which Is wholly or partly
in writing, exceptPdok, magazine and newspapei
aPd anS sS6spRss a.o
which is so mas led as y convey any other or fHr
print, except ctgreetion > mere typogrsphicai er
rors on all m1tter which sds sent in violation o
law or Te ation O ths Department St,, re re
specific rataof postage Il assigned, postage shal
be chargedAt rate OF two Gents for each hal
ounce or Faction thereof, and this provision shal
include n letters commonly Known as drop. Of
local etrs, delivered througf4post. ofices or thei
carrfer& and magazine manuscripts and news
paper IWanuscripts are hereby DECLARED to belong
TO theithird class Of mailable matfsr.
SEE2. That from and after the fret day OF Jan
uaESnext, under such regulationsNand in suct
matner the Postmaster General shall prescribe
ppstage provided by law TO be psid uhOn printed
haiter or mailable matter OF the secondclass shal
Pm all cases be prepaid and collected at the otlcei
respectively where such matter shall beA mailed
and dof1 NOT 10y
ing four ounces each copy In weight shall be char
ed and collected at the rate Of fifteen cents per quar-
ter: ProUided, that weekly newspapers within the
respective counties where the same are printed
and published, and none other, may pass through
the malls free OF postage provided In the eighth
clause Of section 1884 Of the act to revise, conso
date and amend the statutes relating to the post
office department.
SEC, g. That any person who shall take any let
ter, postal caro- or packet out OF any post office ol
branch poetofce, or from any letter mail-carrer
or which has been in any post-Ofiice or branch
pOst-ofice or In the custody of any letter or mail
carrier, before it shall have been delivered to the
person 70 whom II was directed, with the design
to obstruct correspondence or PRIV into the husi
ness or secrets Of another, or shall secrete, embez
ze rdestroy the same, shall, on conviction there
OF, for every such ofense, forfeit and pay pen
atty not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding one year, or both, at the dis
cretion Of the court.
FEBRUARY 12.-Sen6te-A bill was
passed TO amend the act providing for holding
United States Circuit Courts in the Western Dis
trict OF Missouri. H0use-The Senate amendments
to the bill making provision for the Vienna Expo
sitioB we're cOncurred in....A bill was passed
changing the time OF hcld ldipg United States Court
In Minnesota.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Senate and House met in joint convention
on the 18th for the purpose of counting the elec
t0ral vote for President and Vice President. Th'
Yice-President called the convention TO order, anC
the announcement OF the votes Of the Electora
College was made, Objections were made to th'
counting Of the votes OF the States of Georgia
Mississippi. Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. ant
the votes OF Georgia, Arkansas and Louisiana
were rejected, and those OF Mississippi and Texa
were counted After the counting OF the votes from
the different States the Vice. President announce,
Wilson, they having received a majority OF tn
whole number Of Electoral votee.
FEBRUARY Observation-Disclosures werI
presented-for the passage of the Soldiers Home
stead bill; in favor OF the Bounty land bill,
Several bills were reported from committees i
resolution was adopted appropHating Se,000 b
pay the expenses Of the Committee to investigate
the charges Of bribery in the late Senatoria
election In Kansas. "A bill was introduced pro
hibitng the several Territories OF the Union iron
giving or lOaning their credit 70 railroad compa
nies. The Naval Appropriation bill was takel
up, and several amendments were agreed TO
H0sfs6- Bills were passed-authorizing the con
River at Van Buren,; Senatebin in relation
mineral lands. Messrs. Dawes and Beck wer
appointed as Committee to notify the Presiden
and Vice. Presidenteleet OF their election +.
Several bills were reported from committees
THE OLD WORLD.
The Empress Caroline Augusta, widow o
the Emperor Francis l., and grandmother o
the reigning emperor, died at Vienna, Feb