Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-19

House. Senate bill removing political
disabilities from Thomas s. Bocock E. J. Harvey,
and Daniel Trigg, Of Virginia and John r. Egan,
OF Texas, was passed. ga petition was presented
from large number OF business men all over
the cQuhtfy for repeal OF the bankruptcy law.
The Speaker LAID before tae Hotse = commu-
nication from the Secretary OF War calling atten.
ton to defalcations IN the accounts Of
General o. Q. Howard, Of the Freedmen's
panyns reports @ rel laiing to the alleged defalca
tions were referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs The Salary question was then taken up
and debated at considerable length, when Il was
ordered that "the Select Committee report bill
repeating the whole Salary act, so far as the same
can be done under the Constitution, excepting
Judges OF the Supreme Court, and ascertain the
average amount OF salary, mileage and all other
allowances, exclusive OF any estimate for the
use Of the franking privilege, paid to Sen.
Forty first Congress; and report Bll determining
the COMPENSATION of Senator's Representatives and
delegates in Congress- hereafter, at the amount as
near as practicable thus ascertaned, With neces-
sary individual expenses, and restoring all other
salaries as they were before the passage OF that
act. The bill appropratng $4,0O0,OO0 for the
debated In Committee Of the Whole, reported 10
the House and passed. Adjourned to the 18th.
MONDAY, December 15.-Bills were in
troduced-to provide for the construction Of Fort
St. Philip Canal and its maintenance as National
public highway; to repeal the tax Of ten per cent
on the circulation Of bank notes, to take effect
July 1, 1S'4....A report.was made from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, that the com
mittee had considered the contested election case
Of p. B. S. Pinchback and General Mcmillan,
claiming seats as Senators from Louisiana, and
were evenly divided. The whole matter was re-
fcrred to the Senate, and a resolution was intro
duced that the credentials OF p. b. s. Pinchback
are formal, and he is entitled to seat in the Sen
ate, having priDG fdcie case. The House bill
to provide for the redemption OF the loan OF 1883
was passed, with several uDimportant amendments.
80. Resolutions concerning financial affairs were
debated at considerable length. Adjourned.
House.--A large number of bills were
introduced and referred, among which were-for
the better preservation of the harbors and channels
OF the lakes; for the isruc OF convertible bonds,
and a reduction of the interest on the funded debt;
to put printing paper, type, etc, on the free list
authorizing National Banks to withdraw their
bonds in proportion TO the reduction OF their
circulation; in aid of the execution OF the laws
In Utah for the survey Of a ship canal from Lake
Michigan to the Wabash River; for the survey Of
the Tennessee and Hawasse Rivers; for canal
over the Muscle Shoals In the Tennessee River;
for q survey and report OF double-track railway
from Omaha to New York City for the transporta-
ton of heavy freight; for the improvement
Of the Missouri River; TO make Sioux City a
port of entry; TO impose tax on incomes of 5000
and over; to regulate commerce between the
States, and to establish reasonable rates Of railway
charges for freight for transcontinental railway
....A bill was reported and read to repeal the
Bankruptcy law. "A preamble and resolu-
ton was reported from the Committee on
Appropriations, and adopted, TO the effect
that the present financial embarrassment
makes it the duty OF Congress to reduce expendi-
tures to the lowest point consistent with the neces
sites OF the Government; and that as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had recommended, in an
official letter to the Committee OF Ways and Means,
increase In certain duties and internal taxation,
therefore IL il resolved that the President be re-
quested to revision Of the estimates OF the
appropriations required for the service OF the Gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending June 80 1875, to
he made by the several executive departments,
possible as early az the 5th Of January next, set
ling forth in detail what public expenditures for
the current fiscal year and what estimates for the
next fiscal year. can be reduced. and the amount
Of such reduction without serious detriment to the
public service A joint resolution was adopted,
to adjourn from December 10 to January g.. .Ad-
ioHrned.