Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-03-14
General News summary.
CON9RESs.

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that, until new election, the Kellogg Govern
ment shall be considered the defacto Government
ofLouisiana motion TO lay the bill On the table
sc and the by Es Gs q B. fSo."n
lutions Of the Missotni Legislature
elect Bogy from the charge of bribery made
against him Bills were passed. d.7amending the
ACT, anthoriHing honorsbly dischareed solalefs ls
| lands; legallzing the homestead entries OF sol
diers and sailors not ,exseeding, 1850 acres
grants several smendnents TO the River
and Harbor Appropriation bin were, agreed to.
Rouse-The conference report extending for tonr
years the Southern Claims Commission and limit
| Ing It to the consideration OF tho claims already
presented, was agreed to- "A resolution was pre-
adopted, for the appointment Of.
committee to 60 TO the Senate and impeach Judge
Delahay, Of Kansas. The testimony taken showed
habtual intoxication on the part OF Delahay
The bill reported by the Wilson Credit tMobilier
Committee, directing the Attorney. General to take
action 10 recoverthe sums due the Government
| from the Union Pacific Road, was adopted as an
amendment to the Legislatiye Appropriation BIZ.
-. .Amotion was agreed tothatJoeeph b. Stewart,
| in custody as a recusant witness be discharged e..
! The amendment TO the Legislative Appropriation
! blu proposing an increase In the salaues OF the
| President, Cabinet officers, supreme Court Judges
and members OF Congress, was rejected--yeas o.
nays 191. -tl tit -,
MARCH 1 and 2.-iSenate-Bills were
passed-malng Lacrosse, Wis, port Of entry;
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, with amend
ments; Texas Pacific Railroad bill; authorizing
the construction of bridge across the Missis-
sppi, by the St. Clair and Carondelet Bridge
Company, from some point on the Illinois shore
provide for payment OF judgments OF the
| Southern Claims Commission A large number
OF Pension bills were also passed, Resolutions
tural report TO be sold by the Commissioners at
fifty cents each; rendering the congratulations
1 Rosss The vote reyeetins tie amendment to the
I Legislative Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was reeonsidered, and the amendment @ carried
mum; Chief Justice. $lO, 500; Associate Justices
and members OF the Cabinet, Nice.President and
members OF the House, $s.5OO mileage. etc, being
cut of, and the increase OF salaries to
apply to the members Of the pres
mittee the bill was appointed Bills were
passed-Senate bill authorizing the Texas Pacific
hallway Company 20 issue currency bonds instead
OF coin bonds; Senate bill authorizing the con-
strueiion OF railway bridge across the Missouri
River at lexington Mo; to reimburse Treasurer i
embezzlement OF employees; Senate bill. for the
suppression OF trade in obscene literature; ex-
tending by two years the time for pre- -emptOrs on
public lands in Minnesota and Dakota to make
payment therefor; Deficiency Appropriation bill.
-. A bill was reported and ordered printed, Sc
curing the interests Of the United states
and the public in the Central Pacific
Railway. Several Of the Senate amendmenI,s z;
were non-concurred In. A Joint resolution was
passed eongratuIating the people OF Spain on the
establishment of republican form OF Govern
the resolution to the American Minister at Mad
rid. with instructions to present II to the Spanish
Government
MARCH -Sendte-The House resolu-
ton ordering printed 10000 copies Of the testmo
ny before the Poland Credit Mobilier Committee
was concurred in. The credentials OF Messrs.
Ingalls,, OF Kansas. and Wadlier, of Georgia, were
presented. 80. Bills were passed-House bill to
amend the tariff act OF June q, 1872, with an
amendment; the Deficiency Appropriation bill !;
House substitute for Senate bin relating to the sale
Sundry Civil and the Post-Ofice Appropriation
bills were concurred in: Commnntca
tons were presented from members
the ndmisslon OF Mr.. Patterson to the senate .
The memorial Of VIM. L. Mcaliiian was presehted
announcing HIS election as Senator from Louisiana
and stating that his credentials were on the way
and asking the Senale to take notice of the fact
Of his election The Impeachment Of Judge
Delahay was reported TO the Senate by the House
} Committee. report was made and agreed TO
from the Conference Committee on the Geneva
Award bill, that after full and free conference
the representatives OF the Senate were unable to
| agree with those Of the House. The committees
that the actual losses ought TO be paid but disagreed
to the class OF losses and as TO the premium
ON this point the House conferees would come to
no agreement that the Senate conferees thought
. they would be justified in accepting They, there
fore, had concluded that the best thing now would
be to invest the money in hye per cent registered
subject to the future aetiop of Congress.
Rouss-The Conference Committees report on the
Sundry Appropriation bill, cutting down the Sen
; ate amendments So, 800 600, was agreed to. The
request Of the Senate for a Conference Committee
on the Agricultural College land grant was re-
fused. Bills weEe paesed-su bstitute for the Sen
ate bill authorizing the entry OF l60 acres Of coal
lands by individuals, 800 acres by associations,
S Where tS the and i. not 30 within assn miss afes
J OF completed railway, and $40 per acre
! where it is; allowing the Atchison, Topeka
3 route from the western line OF Kansas to Pueblo,
COL and branch road from point on the main
line southwesterly to San Felipe on the Rio
Grande; Senate bill to secure homesteads 10
actual settlers on the public domain, with amend
ments; Senate bill 70 authorize inquiries into the
courage the growth Of timber on Western
; prairies; Senate bill to place coored persons who
enlisted in the army as slaves on the same footing
az other soldiers pensions. Mr.. Dawes, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported the tes-
timony taken in the matter OF the Pacific Mail sub
stdy to be deposited with the Clerk OF the House,
5 to De laid by him before the next Congress, and
stated that nothing in the testimony implicated
any member or employe OF the House;
IA resolution was unanimously adopted
ter deriRg the thanks OF the House TO Speaker
Blaine for the distinguished ability and impartial
ity with which he had discharged the duties of
, Speaker OF the House in the Forty-second Con-
gress.. The salaries amendment TO the Legisla-
tive Appropriation Bill, reported by the Confer
| ence Committee, was concurTed in by lO3 ayes 10
"a noes. IL fxes the salary OF the President al
$50, 200; Viee-President, Justices Of the Supreme
: each; Chief Justice, S1O,5OO; Senators
e and Representatives. 1880 each, including
members OF the present Congress, the increase "a
p be in lieu Of all allowances except for actual
travelling expenses to the capital and return. The
I, Edmunds amendment relative to the Pacific rcade
directing the Withholding Of pay for transportation
OF mails. etc and wilson 3 amendment directing
: suits TO be brought against the Credit-Mobilier
y were agreed to. Morrlls amendment suspendine
| payment OF Judgment rendered by the Court ol
Claims In favor Of disoyal claimants was stricken
! out.
: MARCH 4.-Senate-Bills were passed
for pension OF $50 per month for the widow o.
General w. W. Morris, and like pension to the
widow Of General Wood the daughter Of ex
9 President Zachary Taylor: to remove the politca
. | disabilities OF II M. T. Hunter; TO extend th'
I. time for the restoration to market Of the Ottaw'
and Chippewa lands OF Michigan; House bills
authorizing the Secretary Of War TO furnish
duplicate certificate OF discharge where the SAINT
. has been lost; authorizing the Secretary Of Wa
to survey pats and sell the present cemetery
J. grounds upon the Fort Gratiot military reserya
lTton In Michigan and for other purposes; granting
right OF way through the public lands to the Utai
Northern Pacific Railway Company; to confirm
certain land titles in the State of Mis-
IS sour, with Amendments .. o.. The Conference repor
: on the nedcency Appropriation hin was concnrre,
. in. NiCePresident COfax administered the oatl
7 Of oface TO Observation-Disclosures Wilson, and q
twelve O'Clock m. the second session 81 the Senat
q Of the Fortv-second Congress- was declared ad
=, journed Vice. President Wilson then called tn
y Senate OF the Fortythird Congress to order, an'
6 several new members were sworn in
!. House-Senate bills were passed-to es
h tablsh a board Of local inspectors of steam YES
u sells in Mlchigan to amend the act TO enable dis
charged soldiers and sailors to acquire homestead
on public lands; to authorize the nterment o
, honorably discharged soldiers and marines in ma
V tional cemeteries. !. The Conferencef repor
}, ON the Deficiency bill was agreed to
| ... Mr.. q Garfield gave notice tina
y the summing up by the Poland Committee of tn
= testimony In the Credit -Mobier matter as 30 hin
3 (Gardeld) was inaccurate, and thatthe Ind had NJ
z opportunity TO present corrections, which he ha
" prepared and would make public In a shor
y speech the Speaker then declared the House Of th
- Forty-second Congress adjourned sine die. 4-
sENATE-EXrRA SESSION
II MARCH 6-The Senate Of the, Forty
v third Congress met in extra session. Senator
. q Jones, Of Nevada, Ferry, OF Connecticut an
Wadleigh, ofNew Hampshire, were sworn in
! The committee appointed TO wait upon the Pres
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