Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-03-13
General News summary.
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CONGRESS-.
FEBRUARY 2S. - Senate te-An amend.
ment to the Louisiana bill was agreed to-sa to 20
| that, until new election, the Kellogg Govern
ment shall be considered the defacto Government
ofLouisiana motion to lay the bill IN the table
was lest, and the bill was then reiected-yeas 1S.
nays 90. The credentials of ]. J. Patterson, Of
iasions n 0n'i Of the we're MISSOURI Teg:lstnfs
sssnst BG 5 FROM the
act, authorizing honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors to acquire homesteads on the public
dieIs and sailors not exceeding 16o acres
each within the limits OF railroad
ssSss S s9 ae te
Rouse-The conference report, extending for four
| years the Southern Claims Commission and limit
Ing it to the consideration Of the claims already
presented, agreed to. "A resolution was pre-
sented from the Judiciary Committee, and
adopted, for the appointment Of Of a
| Delahay, of Kansas. The testimony taken showed
| habitual intoxication on the part of Delahay:
Committee, directing the Attorney General to take
| action to recover the sums due the Government
from the Union Pacific Road, was adopted as an
amendment to the Legislative Appropriation Bill.
"A motion was agreed to that Joseph B. Stewart,
in custody as recusant witness, be discharged
| The amendment to the Legislative Appropriation
bill proposing an increase in the salaries of the
President Cabinet officers, Supreme Court Judges
and members OF Congress, was reiected-yeas %,
| nays 121.
MARCH / and 2.-Sendte-Bills were
passed-making Lacrosse, Wis, a port of entry;
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, with amend
ments; Texas Pacific Railroad bill; authorizing
the construction of bridge across the Mssis-
| sippi, by the St. Clair and Carondelet Bridge
Company, from ssme point on the Illinois shore
| to the southern part of st. Louis; to
provide for payment of judgments of the
| Southern Claims Commission. "A large number
of Pension bills were also passed. Resolutions
were passed-to print so 600 copies of the agrcul-
tural report, to be sold by the Commissioners st
| fifty cents each; rendering the congratulations
of the United States to the people of Spain.
| House The vote rejecting the amendment to the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was reconsidered, and the amendment carried
making the salary of the President $50 900 per
NUN; Chief Justice. s1O,5O0; Associate Justices
Speaker Of the House, $4,000; Senators and
members of the House, $500, mileage, ETC., being
cut off, and the increase OF salaries to
miftee on the Bin was appointed Bills @ were
passed-Senate bill authorizing the Texas Pacific
| Railway Company to issue currency bonds instead
Of coin bonds; Senate bill authorizing the con-
| struction of railway bridge the Missouri
Spinner Sol, ia for losses in his Office through the
embezzlement of employees; Senate bill for the
| suppression of trade in obscene literature; ex
tending by two years the time for pre-emptors OF
public lands in Minnesota and Dakota to make
aymenttherefor; Deficiency Appropriation bill
"A bill was reported and ordered printed, Sc
curing the interests of the United State,
to the sundry Civil Appropriation bill
were non-concurred in "A joint resolution WA
passed congratulating the people of Spain on the
ment, and requesting the President to transmi
the resolution to the American Minister at Mad
rid with instructions to present 1t to the Spanish
! Government
MARCH 8 3-Senate-The House resolu
ton ordering printed 10000 copies of the testimo
ny before the Poland Credit-Mobilier Commute,
was concurred in. The credentials of Messrs
Ingalls,, of Kansas, and Wadlier. of Georgia, wer
amend the tariff act of June 6, 1872, with al
amendment; the Deficiency Appropriation bill
House substitute for Senate bill relating the sal
OF vacant coal lands; Conference reports on thu
Sundry Civil and the Post-Ofice Appropriation
bills were concurred in: ..... Communities
the admission of Mr. Pattcrson-to the SeHstes..
The memorial OF VIM. L. Mcmillan was presented
announcing his election as Senator from Louisiana
and stating that his credentials were on the way
and asking the Senate to take notice of the fac
of his election - The impeachment of Judg
Delahay was reported to the Senate by the Hous
Committee. "A report was made and agreed Il
from the Conference Committee on the Geney
Award bill, that after full and free conferenc
the representatives of the Senate were unable t,
agree with those of the House. The committee
Of the two Houses fully agreed as to the fac
that the actual losses ought to be paid but disagree
as to the class of losses and to the premium
On this point the House conferees would come L
no agreement that the Senate conferees though
they would be justified in accepting. They, there
fore. had concluded that the best thing now wou
be to invest the money in fye per cent registere
suhject to the future action of Congress
Rouse-The Conference Committees report on tn
Sundry Appropriation bill, cutting down the Ser
ate amendments S 100 600, was agreed to. .Th
request of the Senate for a Conference Committe
on the Agricultural College land grant was re
| war hstit tutn for tha Con
ate bill authorizing the entry Of 160 Of Goa
lands by individuals, 800 acres by associations
Where the the ana Iafs is not S within G fifteen ns
Of completed railway, and $40 per acr
where it is; allowing the Atchison, ToPek
route from the western line of Kansas to Pueblo
Col, and branch road from point on the mai
line southwesterly to San Felipe on the Ri
Grande; Senate bill to secure homesteads +
actual settlers on the public domain, with amend
ments; Senate bill to authorize inquiries into tn
courage the growth OF tmser on wester
prairies; Senate bill to place coored persons VIII
enlisted In the army as slaves on the same footin
as other soldiers pensions. Mr.. Dawes, from tn
Committee on Ways and Means, reported the tes
timony taken in the matter of the Pacific Mail sui
sidy to be deposited with the Clerk of the House
! to be laid by him before the next Congress, an
stated that nothing in the testimony implicate
any member or employe of the Hous'
rendering the thanks of the House. to speaSe ss
Blaine for the distinguished ability and impartia
1Iy Win wnlch he had discharged the duties {
Speaker of the House in the Forty-second Cor
} gress. The salaries amendment to the Legisls
f, tive Appropriation Bill, reported by the Confer
ence Committee, was concurred in by 103 ayes I
r "a noes. 1t fixes the salary of the President
$4,000; Vice President, Justices of the Suprem
escpt C0Srt Cabinet Cabin officers and Speaker SioOt
and Representative. s7,5oo each, ineludln sRSiD
members me I'M of the present Congress, the increase
r De IN lieu OF all allowances except for actus
travelling expenses to the capital and return. TIL
Edmunds amendment relative to the Pacific road
directing the withholding Of pay for transportato
e OF mails. ETC., and Wilson's amendment drectin
suits to be brought against the Credit Mobile
were agreed to. Morrilrs amendment suspendm
payment of Judgment rendered by the Court
Claims in favor of disloyal claimants was stricke
out.
MARCH 4.-Sendte-Bills were passed.
for pension of $50 per month for the widow
General w. w. Morris, and like pension to Il
widow of General Wood, the daughter of q,
PRESIDENT Zachary Taylor; to remove the politic
!, | disabilities of r NJ. T. Hunter; to extend n
:, time for the restoration to market of the Ottav
and Chippewa lands of Michigan; House bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish
r duplicate certificate of discharge where. the san
/ mas been lost; authorizing the Secretary of WI
) grounds upon the Fort Gratiot military reserv
+ ton in Michigan and for other purposes; grantir
Northern Pacific Railway Company; to con6r
certain land titles in the State of Mi
s sour, with amendments. The Conference repo
n on the deficiency Appropriation bin was concurrt
y in. .NiCePresident Colfax administered the oa
! of office to Vice-President-elect Wilson, and
r twelve O'Clock m the second session Of the Sena
g of the Fortv-second Congress was declared a
= journed Vice-President Wilson then called Ii
= Senate of the Forty-third Congress to ORDER al
several new members were sworn i
: House-Senate bills were passed-to e
4 tablish board of local inspectors of steam We
y sells In Michigan; to amend the act to enable dj
charged soldiers and sailors to ACQUIRE homestea
on public lands; to authorize the interment
+ honorably discharged soldiers and marines in n
uonal cemeteries. The Conference reno
;, on the Deficiency bill was agreed /
|, MIR. Garfield gave notice IN
q the summing up by the Poland Committee of Il
!, testimony in the Credit -Mobier matter as TO hi
(Garfeld) was inaccurate, and that he had had !
:, opportunity to present corrections, which he h
v prepared and would make public. In a she
speech the Speaker then declared the House of d
10 Forty-second Congress adjourned sine die
q sENATE-EXTRA SESSION
# MARCH 6.-The Senate of the Fort
W third Congress met in extra session Senate