Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-19

amendments rejected was one appropriating $25,.
goo 70 enable the President to carry out the civil
service rules-yeas 4S, nays l0S.... Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June Ia Seaate--A re-,
port was made from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections concerning the charges
against Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, and : It
was stated that the committee. was OF the
unanimous opinion that the charges con-
ing action on the part Of the Senate.
Among the bills passed were; House bill to. pro.
vide for the care and custody OF persons convicted
in courts Of the United States who have or may
become insane whilo in prtsoni House hlll pro-
yiding for the. collection OF moneys due the
United States from the Pacific Railroad Com
panies, with amendments. 81. "A motion was agreed
to-5S to 17-insistng on the Senate amend
ments to the Finance bill, and a new Conference
Committee was appointed, consisting OF Messrs
Wright, Ferry Mich and Stevenson motion
was also adopted that the Senate insst upon its
amendments to the bill repeating moicties, and
Messrs. Scott, Howe and Bayard were appointed a
Conference Committee. Adjourned
HOuse.-Several of the Senate amend
ments to the bill repeating moietics were rejected
and Conference Committee was appointed, com
posed of Messrs. E. H. Roberts, sheldon and Wood
Sc. The conference report ON the Currency bill
was taken up. and after debate the report was re-
jeced-ycas los, nays 146-a and motion to refer the
subject to anew Conference Committee was agreed
to-1gS TO 4S--and Messrs. Dawes, McCrcery and
Marshall were appointed as members Of such COM
mittee. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
further considered in Committee OF the Whole,
and an item was inserted appropriating $4,000 for
printing the agricultural reports for 1o13I.. .Ad-
jOurned,
MONDAY, June 1G.-Sendte.-Th House
amendments to the Geneva Award bill were disa-
greed to- and u Conference Committee was ap.
pointed "A substitute for the House bill regulat-
ing the removal of cases from State courts to the
Circuit Courts of the United States was reported
from the Judiciary Committee. One section of
the bill authorizes the service OF process upon the
N a of In nuN Pi vii mt nFf
ing the title to real estate, which was amended so
as to provide that a copy Of the process served on
an agent shall actually be delivered to the prncl-
pal Of such agent anywhere in the United States.
Considerable discussion took place on this section
of the bill several Senators dcnouncing the
aimed nt the liberty Of the press declar
ing that It will tend to suppress freedom Of crti
cism Of the public acts OF Washington officials by
rendering newspaper correspondents in that city
liable for utterances Of the papers which they rep
resent. The bill was finally passcd-33 to %. A
bill was introduced to provide for the prepayment
OF postage on printed matter....A conference re-
port was made and agreed to on the Bankrupt
bill. As nodded the bill provides that voluntary
bankrupt can be discharged upon payment OF 90
dnstead of 33l per cent. of his Indebtedness with
the consent of one fourth Of the number Of credit
ors, representing one-third the value Of indebted
ness. A Conference Committee was appointed on
the Pension Appropriation bill
House-The Conference Committee on
the bill amending the charter Of the Freedman's
Savings Bank made report, which was agreed to
lille Sundry civil Appropriation Dill was de-
bated in Committee Of the Whole, amended and
reported TO the House, and after amendments were
disposed OF the bill was finally passed One section
OF the bill Tepeas the law providing for the Civil
Service Commission, and gives preference
for Office to soldiers and sailors and their relatives
and makes 1t the duty of the veral heads of de-
partments to make honesty, efficiency and fidelity
tests AT the evening session bill extending
the limits of expenditures public buildings and
removing all restrictions regards materials TO be
used, was finally laid on the table-1Os to IT,.
Adjourned