Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-02-20
General News summary.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS-.
FEBRUARY 7.-Senats-A remonstrance
of New York business men against thu rcpeal OF
the Bankrupt law was presented. "A bill was in
troduced and referred, authorizing an irreyocable
deposit OF money in the United States Trea-
sury, and the payment OF five per cent
interest thereon for charitable or re-
ligious purposes Several bills were
reported from committees. The bill for the dis
trfbution Of the Geneva award was debated = Ad-
journed to the 10th. H0ase-After the disposal
Of few private bills. the Military Appropriation
bin, appropriaiing $H9,5l7, was considered in
Committee Of the Whole, reported TO the House
and passed.
FEBRUARY s -HDuac-Bills were pass
ed-senate bill appropriaiing $4,000 for the
Government building at Covington, Ky; to rear
range the judicial districts OF Mississippi; appro
priating 1888 to pay W. w. Hubbel for the use
of several millions OF his patent fuses for navy
shells for rifle cannon. etc. during the war. and
for transfer OF his patents 10 the Government.
large number Of private bills were also passed.
FEBRUARY 10 0-Sen1te-Mr. Pomeroy
rose to a personal explanation. denying every
statement affecting his integrity He pronounced all
the allegations made against him specifically false
He had never entered into any agreement with
any member OF the Kansas Legislature,
and had never paid one dollar to any
special committee, composed largely OF his polii-
cal opponents, TO investigate in the fullest and
pronptest manner all the charges against him, and
offered resolution to that effect. which was
adopted. The Vice-Presdent appointed as such
committee Messrs. Frelinshuysen, Buckingham.
Acorn; Thurman and Vickers letter was
submitted from Mr.. Wilson. OF Massachusetts,, au-
nouncing his resignation as Senator TO take effect
az the end of this Congress. Bills were passed
House bill 10 provide for the appointment of a
commission to complete the boundary line be-
tween the territory Of the United States and the
possessions Of Great Britain not COM
pleted under act OF January IL, 1856. to carry
into effect the fret article of its tresty
OF June Is. 1875: the Alabama Claims
bill providing for the distribution of the Geneva
award Several bills were introduced and other
reported from committees. "A resolution was
adopted that a select committee he appointed to
affecting certain Senator'S with leave TO sit during
the session of the Senate. House-A large number
Of bills were introduced and referred. among
them one for the redemption of United States
notes in coin and after Nav /, 1871. The Sem
ate hill appropriating 50 0.O00 for a Government
building at Grand Rapids, Mich, was passed.
FEBRUARY IL. - Sen0te-Bills were
passed-to continue the Southern Claims Com
mission; authorizing the Secretary OF War to
have monument erected at Salisbury, ". c., to
the Union soldiers who died there in prison:
granting right of way over public lands to the
Denver, Georgetown & Utah Railroad Company.
and to the Denver. South Park and Pacific Rail-
road Company, Colorado; to remit the excise tax
upon alcohol used by universities and colleges for
scientific purposes; amendaiory OF the act to
promote the Development OF the mining resources
of the United States, extending the
time when the first annual expenditure
on mining claims may he made until
authorizing the President to negotiate for the
sion of portion OF the Creek reservation to the
Seminole and Sac Indians; to pay the heirs Of
constructing iron-clad stesmer: authorizing
the building OF the Montana & Wyoming Railroad.
:: The River and HaIbor bill, appropria,ing
$5.s07,40 was reported. "A number Of bills
bill, ,appropriating s3t,sll.sss, was con:
TO the House The bill further amending the
postal laws making letter postage after July two
cents was reported, and an amendment was adopt
ed striking ont the words actually and wholly"
from the section relating 10 weekly newspapers,
so that it will not exclude those country weekly
papers having portion of their editions printed in
the bill was passed as amended. 1t prnvides:
SEC. l. That on and after the 1st day OF July
next on all mail matter which Is wholly or partly
In writing, except book magazine. and newspaper
manuscripts and corrected proofs passing between
authors and publishers, and excepting also corre-
spondence or postal cars, on all printed matter
which is so marked as TO convey any other or fur
ther information than l. conveyed by original
print, except correction of mere typographical er
rors, on all matter which is sent in violation OF
law or regulation OF the Department
speciing Enclosures; and on all matter to which no
specific rate OF postage T. assigned. postage shall
be charged AZ a rate OF two cents for each half
ounce or fraction thereof and this provision shall
local letters. delivered through post-oces or their
carriers; and magazine manuscripts and news
paper manuscripts are hereby declared to belong
to the third class OF mailsble matter.
SEC 9. That from and after the fret day of JAN
uary next, under such regulations and in such
manner as the Postmaster-Cieneral shall prescribe
postage provided by law to he psid upon printed
matter or malable matter Of the second class shal
in all cases be prepaid and collected at the Offices
respectively where such matter shall he mailed.
and the postage on daily newspapers not exceed
ing four ounces each copy in weight shall be har
ed and collected at the rate of fifteen cents per quar-
ter: P1oCided. that weekly newspapers within the
respective counties where the same are printed
and published, and none other, may pass through
the mails free of postage provided in the eighth
clause Of section 1884 the act to revise. consoh
date and amend the statutes relating to the post
office department.
ter, postal card or packet ont of any post Office or
branch post-ofice. from lett l-carrier,
or which has been in any post-office or branch
post t-ofce or In the custody Of any letter mail
carrier, before it shall have been delivered to the
person to whom it was directed. with the design
to obstruct correspondence or PRIV into the husi-
ness or secrets of another or shall secre'e embez-
zle or destroy the same, shall, conviction there
OF, for every such offense, forfeit aud pay pen
atty not exceeding $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding one year. or both, al the die
cretion of the court.
FEBRUARY 10. .-Sen1te-A bill was
passed 10 amend the act providing for holding
United States Circuit Courts in the Western Dis
trict of Missouri House-The Senate amendments
to the bill making provision for the Vienna Expo
siiion - ere concurred in-.-.A bill was passed
changing the time OF h lding United States Courts
in Minnesota.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Senate and House met in joint convention
on the 18th for the purpose of counting the cleo
toral vote for President and ice-President. The
Vice-President called the convention to order and
the announcement Of the votes of the Electoral
College was made. Objections were made to the
counting Of the votes Of the States of Georgia.
Mississippi. Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana and
the votes of Georgia. Arkansas and Louisiana
were rejected and those OF Mississippi and Texas
were counted After the counting OF the votes from
the different States the ViceP President announced
the general result to be the election of Grant and
Wilson, they having received q majority Of the
whole number of Electoral votes.
FEBRUARY INSTRUMENTATION were
the passage of the Soldiers Home
stead bill; in favor of the Bounty land BILL.
Several bills were reported from committees "A
resolution was adopted appropriatng 5000 to
pay the expenses of the Committee to investigate
the charges Of bribery in the late Senatorial
election in Kansas. A bin was introduced pro-
hibiting the several Territories Of the Union from
giving or loaning their credit to railroad compa-
mics. The Naval Appropriation bill was taken
up, and several amendments were agreed to.
HOuse-Bills passed-authorizing the con-
struction of a railroad bridge over the Arkansas
River at Van Buren,; Senatebill in relation to
mineral lands Messrs. Dawes and Beck were
appointed "a a Committee to notify the President
and Vice -President-elect of their election. -.
Several bills were reported from committees.
THE OLD WORLD.
The Empress Caroline Augusta, widow Of
the Emperor Francis l., and grandmother of