Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-04
General News Summary,
CONGRESS-.
sENATE-RxTRA SESSION

MARoH 21.--Resolutions were offered
providing that two bound copies Of the Congress
ionM Record for the session be furnished eacl
Senator; directing the Finance Committee 70 in
quire what measures can be adopted to give tn,
countrya currency convertible into gold. Mr.
asssSv SsS I Men, aST f. tS
nnt duly elected 20 that heresolution should read
That Alexander Caldwell be, and h'
u the United Psss ssfes To the tds debae ssnsd' an
the Caldwell case Messrp Frelinghuysen Howe
and Stewart thought Mr. Caldwell had been duly
and legally elected, and that the Senate had M
right to declare the election void; Mr. Morrill,
(Maine) said he should vote for the resolution oI
the Committee because he believed It would be q
upon the Senate.
MARCH 22-The Caldwell case was
further considered, and Mr.. Ferry (Mlchigan) Of
fered an amendment "That Alexander Caldwell
be. and he is hereby. declared IN have been elect.
ed senator OF the United States by the Legislature
OF Kansas The discussion was participated in
~ ~ Meesrs Ferry (Connecticut), Alcorn and Ferry
MARCH 24.-The Vice. President laid be.
fore the Senate letter from Alexander Caldwell
announcing that he had resigned his seat as sena.
tor from Kansas This letter was accompanied
BY note from Governor Osborne OF Kansas
Uhen IN Washington), acknowledging the receipt
OF hr CaldweIl's resignation. Mr.. Morton
VINO was not Senator, or to declare his seat va
can't therefore he considered his duties as chair
man OF the Committee on Elections at en- end in
90 far as Mr. Caldwell's case was concerned. The
clayton case was taken mp, by vote of 80 to IL.
and the report OF the Committee was read . A
resolution was adopted ordering ten copies OF the
Colqresstondl Record for the Vlce-Preeident and
each Senator, ave for each member OF the House,
and 800 copies TO be sold at cost. Resolutions
were ofered-inetructtng the Committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard to inquire
and report at the next session the nature and
extent OF the obligations Of the railway companies
az 70 the postal service, and what additional legs-
lation is necessary to guard against interruption
OF the postal service; oongratulating Spain on the
abolition OF slavery In Porto Rico.
MARCH 25.-The resolution coDgratu-
sting Spain on the passage Of the Porto Rico
Emancipation bin was passed unanimously, and
aresolution was also adopted requesting the Pres
ident 70 communicate the resolution to the Govern;
ment OF spain. =. The ce-President appointed
Mr. Boutwell, 10 supply the vacancies in the Com
mittees on Privileges and Elections and on Public
Lands. The Committee on Privileges and
memorial Of thirty-seven members OF the Mis-
sour Legislature, in regard 20 the election OF
Louis V. Bosy to the Senate OF the United States.
made report to the effect that "t is not the pro-
vince OF the Committee upon this reference 70
inquire whether the Judgment pronounced
BY the House OF Representatives OF the
Missouri Legislature upon the evidence
was correct, but they express an opinion
that the evidence is not OF character TO require
wss unanimously discharged from further consid-
Grafton Of the subject "A resolution was agreed
to- sS to 6-declarng that the charges against SEN
ator Clayton, Of Arkansas, were not sustained.
The resolutions relating TO the case OF Mr.. Patter-
son were debated.
MARCH 26.-Mr. Carpenter was chosen
President pro tet., during the absence Of the Vice
President. Resolutions were adopted-instruct-
ing the Committee on transportation to report at
the next session to the extent Of the obligation
OF the railway companies with regard to the postal
services, and what additional legislation Is neces-
sary TO protect the service against interruption
by hostile action OF the companies in
strueting the Secretary Of the Treasury and
Interior 10 transmit To the Senate information as
to the amount Of bonds issued by the Central Pa
cihc Railway. forming the hrst mortgage on its
property; relating to ex-senator Patterson's de-
amendment ordering 1t to be 1led and printed
authorizing the COMMITTEES on Trans,
portatioa 10 sit during recess, to investigate and
report upon the subject OF transportation between
the interior and seAboard -. Tho Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
heretofore instructed to inquire into the most
practicable mode OF electing the President and
Vice-President, were given leave to hold their
sessions In Washington OF elsewhere. .Messrs.
Mitchell and Davis were added to the Select Com
mittee on Transportation "A resolution was
unanimously ad opted rendering the thanks OF the
Senate 20 the VicePresdent for the ability, cour-
tesy and impartiality manifested by him as pre-
siding oficer, and then the Senate Adjourned sine
die.