Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-18
committees The bill continuing the Board Of
Audit for the District of Columbia was amended
and passed Adjourned.

committees. The bill continuing the Board of
Audit for the District of Columbia was amended
and passed Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10. -iSendte.-Hon. Geo
Bancroft was appointed one Of the Regents OF
the Smithsonian Institute. The House bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for tho purchase Of scales for
the Postoflice Department was amended and
passed After executive session the Senate ad-
journed until the 18th.
House.--A bill was introduced direct
ing the Commissioners of the Freedmen's Bank
to declare an immediate dividend and also to
bring suit against the Trustees and officers OF
the bank for misappropriaton of the funds
of the institution -. The Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill was reported
and made the special order for the 23d The
Senate amendment to the bill in relation to Post
Office scales was concurred in and the bill passed
THE Speaker announced sundry appoint
mcnts to fill vacancies on standing committees
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dec. 11.-Senate.--Not in ses-
sion.
House.--Bills were passed--allowing
homestead and pre.emption settlers whose crops
had been destroyed by grasshoppers to leave
their lands until May, 1876; Senate bill appoint
ing Hon. Geo. Bancroft to be one of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute. A reso-
luton was adopted directing the Sergeant-at-
Arms to arrest Richard b. irwin for contempt in
disobeying the summons of the Ways and Means
Committee during the Pacific Mail subsidy iDves-
tigation Adjourned
MONDAY, Dec. 14.-Sendte. petition
of the colored men of Indiana was presented,
protesting against the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court Of the State on the question of edu.
cational rights, and asking that the proper law
officer of the Government be directed to appeal the
case TO the Supreme Court Of the United States
"A bill was reported and passed providing that
settlers who left their lands on account of the
ravages of grasshoppers shall not be deprived of
their rights to such lands, and authorizing the
Commissioner of the General Land Office to
modify the Homestead law in their favor. The
provisions of the bill are also made applicable to
land for the same cause next year.
House.-Among the bills introduced
were-for free banking and to retire legal-tender
notes, and for the resumption Of specie pay.
ments; for the relief of the Southern States by
compromise and the settlement of their debts;
to repeal the law requiring prepayment of news
paper postage; to aid in the construction
Of narrowSsauge ,r railroad from Gb,oti,n tide.
making appropriations for lighthouses in Mlchi-
gan; for free banking and the resumption of spe-
Gle payments "A resolution for the appoint
ment of a select committee to inquire whether
any official or other persons have sought to OBJ
struct the administration of law in the District
of Columbia, especially in the case of the So
called safe-burglary conspiracy" was lost for
being: Yeas 139, nays S....A resolution was
adopted, after considerable debate, for the ap.
pointment of select committee of five to pro.
coed to Vicksburg and investigate and report all
the facts relative to the recent troubles in Mssis
sippi, especially in Warren County.