Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-03
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, March 4-Senate-Among
the petitions presented and referred was one from
citizens Of Indiana and Kentucky, asking that the
law OF Congress relative to bridges over the Ohio
River be SO amended to require that bridges over
that river shall have 400 feet spans and pivot draw
of 100 feet. The bill to equaze the distribution
of the currency was laid aside informally, and the
new financial bill reported by Mr.. Sherman from
the Committee on Finance was TAKEN up ana ana
new bill. saying it not satisfactory one, as II
was in the nature OF compromise, and while 1t
Ssstness S ~ snch measure The eommit1ee rad
reported in favor Of fixing the amount OF United
States notes at $se2 900 0t0 that being the amount
now outstanding, but he hoped Il would @ a soon be
recover the ground lost by the panic. The S3S7,
600 600 had been fixed upon, not because 1t was the
now in Circulation. The time must come when
these notes must be redeemed in coin, and some
thing must be done looking TO that end. After
went INTO executive session, and soon after ad-
iourned.
House.-The minority resolution in the
Georgia contested election case that Rawls, the
sitting member, twas entitled to the seat, was
rejected-yeNs n, nays Island the majority reso-
lutiOns, declaring Sloan, the contestant, entitled
TO the seat, were adopted-yeas 1oo, nays a.. The
vote was purely a party one, except that Messrs.
Banning, Fort, and Shoemaker, Of Pennsylvania,
voted with the Democrats Mr. Sloan then took the
.
dered to be printed, signed BY 10000 persons, rep
resenting the Typographical Union and various
trades and laborng societies OF New York city, Ia
favor Of the Eight Hour law and for the removal
Of the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury.
The bill to regulate Interstate railway commerce
was debated, and several speeches made on the
subject. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, March %. .-Senate.-
Among the memorials presented were the follow
ing: From citizens Of Michigan, asking that 100
NJ he nuhlfc landa he OivaD IN the aoldfera
OF the late war; Of iron, coal, and other COM
panies Of Ohio, stating that business there is in
:ss Of 'SSnon o1 the and nd
asking that the same be increased and
free banking be authorized. Resolutions
for more currency adopted BY large meet,
presented and referred. The House bill anthor-
izing the Secretary Of the Interior TO use certain
and cthsS Inasan or & eng S rrorx oo
passed The bill TO provide for the redemption and
reissue Of United States notes and for free banking
the FIRST section Of the bill striking out Ss2 900 900
and inserting $50, 600 30 that the maximum
limit Of United state notes should be sSeS COO 600,
instead OF $3.50 900 900, as hxed by the bill .Ex
ecutive session aud adjournment.
H0uss-The bill to regulate Interstate
railway commerce was debated at considerable
length, when motion to lay the bill on the table
was defeated-yeas o. nays 129. The Senate bill
supplemental 10 the Mining act Of the 10th OF
May, 1874, was taken up, and couple OF amend
ments were agreed to-. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 26.-SsaGte.-Se
petitions and resolutions were presented and re-
ferred....A bill was introduced and referred to
enable the people Of New Mexico TO form q Con-
stitution and State Government, and providing
for the admission Of the State into the Union. :.
Bills were passed-appr0pnating $4,000 10 con-
tiRue the dredging at the mouth Of the Mississippi
River House bill concerning practice in Territorial
courts and appeals therefrom, with an amend
ment providing that the provisions OF the bill
should not apply 10 cases In tho supreme Court
provide for the redemption aud reissne Of United
States rotes and for free banking was taken up,
and the amendment 10 strike out SS62 0O0, 900 and
Insert t866, 900, so that the maximum limit Of
United States notes should be S356 900 instead
OF t1SA 100000, as reported by the committee, was
lost-yeaa 1e nays 40 An amendment was then